PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Penn Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hartwell
vs
Bonnar

199 cm
22
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Fight King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Penn Hartwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephan Bonnar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartwell stalks Bonnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonnar's face. Bonnar staggers backwards, shaken.
Hartwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartwell looks to land a combination but Bonnar avoids it well.
Hartwell throws a right hand that Bonnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonnar also avoids with ease.
Hartwell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hartwell misses with a wild combination.
Hartwell thuds a left hand into Bonnar's body.
Bonnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartwell.

Bonnar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bonnar trying to control but Hartwell is working from the bottom.
Hartwell wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hartwell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartwell is trying to control the position but Bonnar postures up.
Bonnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hartwell trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hartwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonnar.
Hartwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartwell throws a right hand that Bonnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonnar also avoids with ease.
Bonnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartwell.
Hartwell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bonnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
Penn Hartwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Hartwell.
Hartwell throws a right and a left that Bonnar avoids nicely.
Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartwell throws a nice looking combination but Bonnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartwell is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell looks to land a combination but Bonnar avoids it well.
Hartwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.

Bonnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hartwell to the mat! Hartwell manages to get full guard.
Bonnar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bonnar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hartwell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hartwell trying to control from the bottom.
Bonnar thows a huge punch but Hartwell dodges it nicely.
Bonnar is controlling the pace.
Bonnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar throwing shots but Hartwell is blocking nicely.
Bonnar is tying to control. Hartwell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hartwell is looking for a sweep. Bonnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hartwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonnar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Hartwell misses.

Bonnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hartwell's guard.
Bonnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Hartwell wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Penn Hartwell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartwell tries to clinch but Bonnar is having none of it.
Hartwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonnar.
Hartwell throws a lazy right hand but Bonnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bonnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bonnar in particular looking to stall.
Bonnar prevents Hartwell from improving his position.
Bonnar trying to control the pace.
Hartwell trying to hold on to Bonnar's head to control him but Bonnar postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell wants to improve his position but Bonnar is controlling well.
Bonnar lands strikes from half guard.
Bonnar slips a nice elbow through Hartwell's hands, connecting with Hartwell's forehead.

Hartwell actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bonnar stands up and beckons Hartwell to join him on the feet.
Bonnar slips a jab and a cross from Hartwell.
A choreographed right hand from Hartwell misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartwell lands a with a good body shot.
Hartwell throws a hook but Bonnar blocks it.
Bonnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonnar avoids the body shot from Hartwell.
Bonnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell.
Bonnar dodges the punch combination from Hartwell.
Hartwell looks to land a left hand but Bonnar moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hartwell.

Bonnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hartwell wants to control but Bonnar is keeping busy.
Bonnar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bonnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hartwell moves into full guard.
Bonnar won't allow Hartwell to sweep him here.
Bonnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartwell, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hartwell looking to control but Bonnar passes into half guard.
Bonnar slips a nice elbow through Hartwell's hands, connecting with Hartwell's forehead.
Nice strikes from Bonnar there.
Bonnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bonnar winds up and cracks Hartwell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Hartwell is rocked!
Bonnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Hartwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonnar lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hartwell! More strikes land and this one is all over! Bonnar jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Bonnar!