PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Live & Let Die. Pelaez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never gonna give you up-Rick Astley. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bonifacio
vs
Pelaez

168 cm
30
147 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Global Empire MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelaez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio is looking to chop away at Pelaez's legs.
Bonifacio lands a jab to Pelaez's midsection.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Pelaez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Bonifacio finds it's target.
Pelaez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonifacio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pelaez to score with a decent uppercut.
Pelaez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio misses with a low kick as Pelaez jumps back.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio stuns Pelaez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Pelaez has closed the distance and engaged Bonifacio in a clinch.
Pelaez trying to stall but Bonifacio improves his position.
Pelaez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pelaez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonifacio gets an underhook and turns Pelaez into the cage.
Pelaez slowing the pace effectively.
Pelaez has Bonifacio pressed against the cage, preventing Bonifacio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelaez misses with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio can't break the clinch.
Bonifacio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to break free but Pelaez pushes him back against the cage.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pelaez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
Bonifacio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pelaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio.
Pelaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tests Pelaez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Bonifacio.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio. Beautiful body shot.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelaez throws a push kick but Bonifacio slaps the foot to one side.
Pelaez slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Pelaez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pelaez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonifacio lands an overhand right.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pelaez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio jabs Pelaez right on the nose. Pelaez blinks but takes it well.
Bonifacio lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Bonifacio.
Pelaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelaez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio misses with a low kick as Pelaez jumps back.
Bonifacio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
Bonifacio works the jab nicely.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pelaez is out of range and Bonifacio settles back down.
Pelaez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonifacio loads up on a big right hand but Pelaez slips the punch.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelaez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonifacio.
Pelaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio wants to land a leg kick but Pelaez is out of range.
Bonifacio connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelaez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonifacio momentarily.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pelaez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonifacio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pelaez scrambles back to his feet.
Pelaez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonifacio counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifacio keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Bonifacio lands a lovely overhand right.
Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pelaez closes the distance but Bonifacio moves to the side
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pelaez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Pelaez moves out of range.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelaez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pelaez takes one on the button.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
Pelaez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonifacio avoids the elbow strike from Pelaez, against the cage.

Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelaez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pelaez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Pelaez wants to clinch up but Bonifacio keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A clash of legs there as Pelaez blocks the low kick.
Bonifacio's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonifacio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot that snaps Pelaez's head back.
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelaez.
Bonifacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelaez.
Pelaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelaez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelaez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jason Pelaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Pelaez tries to clinch up.
Bonifacio works Pelaez's body with a nice hook.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonifacio jabs Pelaez to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Bonifacio lands with an uppercut that bounces Pelaez off the cage and back into range.
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelaez.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio lands a glancing blow to the side of Pelaez's head.
Pelaez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Bonifacio does it's job there.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pelaez. That did some damage!
Bonifacio with a nice cross.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Pelaez is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelaez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelaez tries to clinch
and Bonifacio counters with a left to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Pelaez slips under a jab.
Bonifacio thuds his right hand into Pelaez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelaez.
Bonifacio with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bonifacio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonifacio.
Pelaez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonifacio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelaez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelaez.
Bonifacio tries to score with a low kick but Pelaez moves his leg out of the way.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Pelaez blocks it.
Bonifacio throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelaez.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pelaez moves to clinch but Bonifacio breaks away
and Bonifacio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pelaez thinking.
Bonifacio throws the left hand but Pelaez avoids the punch easily.
Pelaez misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Pelaez avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelaez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelaez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio with a nice cross.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut
and Pelaez counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonifacio throws a jab when Pelaez was well out of range.
Bonifacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pelaez throws a series of punches but Bonifacio moves out of range.

Pelaez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bonifacio wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Pelaez blocks it.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Pelaez's shoulder, as Pelaez tries to avoid the shot.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Pelaez checks it.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Pelaez moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Bonifacio connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelaez.
Pelaez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelaez moves in looking to clinch but Bonifacio pushes him off.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Pelaez checks it.
Pelaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pelaez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifacio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pelaez on the side of the head.
Pelaez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bonifacio connects with a jab.
Bonifacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Pelaez misses.
Bonifacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelaez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Pelaez's head but Pelaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pelaez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
Pelaez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pelaez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
Pelaez tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonifacio tests Pelaez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pelaez.
Bonifacio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonifacio wants to land a leg kick but Pelaez is out of range.
Pelaez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Bonifacio.
Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio scores with the left hand. Pelaez knows he should have avoided that one.
Pelaez slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pelaez walks into a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bonifacio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pelaez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pelaez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Pelaez is looking to clinch.
Pelaez avoids the body shot from Bonifacio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelaez.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Pelaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelaez.
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio cracks a nice hook into Pelaez's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pelaez.
Pelaez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Pelaez tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
Pelaez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio cracks Pelaez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pelaez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
Bonifacio digs a good hook to Pelaez's body.
Bonifacio lands with an uppercut that bounces Pelaez off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Bonifacio.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Pelaez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonifacio to score with a decent uppercut.
Pelaez slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pelaez looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Pelaez is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the head.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio tries to land a leg kick but Pelaez saw it coming and moves away.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio.
Pelaez tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Bonifacio finds it's target.
Bonifacio connects with the punch.
Pelaez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonifacio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pelaez scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelaez tries to clinch but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pelaez throws out the jab.
Pelaez avoids the body shot from Bonifacio.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelaez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick
and Pelaez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jason Pelaez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Pelaez.
Pelaez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pelaez looks to land a combination but Bonifacio avoids it well.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelaez on the wrong end of a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Bonifacio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.