PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Klay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klay
vs
Bonner

180 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Klay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Bonner!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klay somewhat.
Bonner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bonner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klay's head backwards.
Klay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klay fails with a takedown attempt.
Klay misses with a takedown attempt

and Bonner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Klay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Klay tries to stand and escape but Bonner is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klay thows a huge punch but Bonner dodges it nicely.
Bonner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klay is nestled in close to Bonner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bonner won't allow Klay to pass to mount.

Klay decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bonner lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Klay. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Klay misses its intended target.
Klay fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonner in the body.

Klay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bonner was covering up waiting for the punch and Klay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klay wants to get up but he can't break Bonner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Klay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klay throwing strikes from guard but Bonner blocks nicely.
Bonner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klay wants to stand but Bonner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Klay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klay postures up in Bonner's guard and throws a big left but Bonner blocks it.
Bonner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Klay chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klay trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klay throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klay advances position into side control!
Klay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klay decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bonner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daniel Klay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klay swinging wildly here.
Klay throws a body kick that misses.
Klay shoots in for a takedown but Bonner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Klay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonner pinned against the cage. Bonner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bonner duly obliges.

Bonner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Klay on his heels. He'll look to pass Klay's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Klay dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Klay throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bonner. What's that going to do exactly?
Klay gets back to half guard.
Klay punching from the bottom.
Bonner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonner wants to stand up but Klay has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Klay gets back to full guard.
Bonner is looking to advance position but Klay has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bonner is in a horrible position here. Klay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Klay tries to control but Bonner wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Klay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Klay.
Bonner is squirming around, avoiding Klay's attempts to control the action.
Klay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Klay fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Klay trying to control but Bonner is having none of it.
Klay postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonner looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klay punishing his opponent with strikes.
Klay landing punches.
Klay lands a heavy elbow.
Bonner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Klay looking to control but Bonner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonner is bucking up trying to escape but Klay cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bonner is bucking up trying to escape but Klay cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klay working the ground and pound effectively.
Klay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Klay working the ground and pound effectively.
Bonner is bucking up trying to escape but Klay cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Klay wants to control the pace but Bonner is squirming around nicely.
Klay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Klay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Klay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonner is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klay has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonner's face.
Bonner taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klay lands a nice shot to the head.
Bonner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klay breaks from Bonner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Klay dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonner works over Klay's head and body with a nice combination.
Bonner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonner somewhat.
No luck for Klay with that takedown attempt.
Klay shoots in for a takedown but Bonner shows good takedown defense.
Bonner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Klay.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Klay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klay pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bonner back to the cage. Klay follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Klay throws a head kick that misses.
Bonner stuffs the takedown.
Klay misses with a two punch combination.

Bonner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Klay throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner wants to pass the guard but Klay is keeping the position.
Klay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bonner!
BOOM! Klay connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Klay lands a big shot there that rocks Bonner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Klay landing punches.
Klay trying to control but Bonner is having none of it.
Bonner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klay misses with a head shot.
Klay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bonner really wants to buck Klay off and get back to his feet.
Klay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Klay lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bonner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Klay.
Klay wants to control the pace but Bonner is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Bonner, under a barage of strikes from Klay.
It looks like Klay is going to stand back up.

Klay decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Klay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bonner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bonner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klay.
Klay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Klay punching from mount but Bonner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Klay punching from mount but Bonner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klay working Bonner over with strikes here.
Stephan Bonner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Klay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonner trying desperately to get to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Klay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Klay!