PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Crunch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Remy Bonny's chin.

Bonny
vs
Crunch

193 cm
26
240 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remy Bonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Crunch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonny tries a low kick but Crunch avoids it.
Crunch avoids the head kick by Bonny.
Crunch moves in looking to clinch but Bonny pushes him off.
Bonny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonny as he jumps to the side.
Remy Bonny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch shoots in but no luck this time.
Crunch shoots in but Bonny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Remy Bonny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Crunch.
Crunch blocks a head kick by Bonny.
Crunch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonny avoids it really well and circles away.
Crunch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonny as he avoids it easily.

Crunch clinches up with Bonny and pushes him back against the cage.
Crunch prevents Bonny from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch wants a takedown.
Bonny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crunch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonny just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crunch looking for a takedown.
Crunch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonny walks away with a smile on his face. Crunch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses.
Bonny throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Lee Crunch has been cut.
Remy Bonny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch tries to clinch but Bonny moves out of range.
Bonny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crunch.
Crunch looks winded!
Bonny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch avoids the head kick by Bonny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonny throws a head kick but Crunch moves out of range.
Crunch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch avoids the head kick by Bonny.
Crunch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonny checks the leg kick.
Crunch should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bonny throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch blocks a head kick by Bonny.
Bonny throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonny throws a sloppy head kick and Crunch moves out of range easily.
Bonny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch blocks a head kick by Bonny.
Bonny throws a head kick but Crunch moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonny tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonny tries a head kick but it misses.

Crunch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crunch is stalling in the full guard.
Bonny keeping moving, preventing Crunch from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lee Crunch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bonny lands a high kick!
Crunch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crunch tries for a takedown but Bonny sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bonny misses with a head kick.
Bonny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonny throws a head kick but Crunch moves out of range.
Bonny throws a head kick but Crunch moves out of range.
Bonny misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Crunch's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crunch shoots in but Bonny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonny throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonny misses with a head kick.
Bonny throws a sloppy head kick and Crunch moves out of range easily.
Crunch fails with the takedown.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bonny here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bonny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonny's waist but Bonny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crunch off to one side.
Remy Bonny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Crunch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Crunch feints and as Bonny raises his hands in defense, Crunch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonny scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bonny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crunch somewhat.
Crunch blocks a head kick by Bonny.
Bonny tries a head kick but it misses.

Crunch feints and as Bonny raises his hands in defense, Crunch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crunch wants to control from the top but Bonny keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch won't allow Bonny to get back to his feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lee Crunch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses.
Bonny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Crunch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bonny sprawls well initially but Crunch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Crunch is keen to just control but Bonny is a slippery customer.

Lee Crunch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bonny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonny manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crunch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses.
Bonny misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonny misses with a head kick.
Crunch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonny defends it nicely.
Crunch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonny throws a head kick that Crunch semi-blocks.
Crunch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonny throws a head kick but Crunch moves out of range.
Crunch shoots in for a takedown but Bonny shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonny connects with a high kick.
Bonny throws a looping overhand right but Crunch ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonny but Bonny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Crunch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bonny throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonny as he jumps to the side.
Bonny slaps away a takedown attempt from Crunch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crunch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch avoids the head kick by Bonny.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonny stuffs the takedown attempt from Crunch. Crunch gets slowly back to his feet.
Remy Bonny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Crunch.
A head kick misses from Bonny.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonny misses with a head kick.

Crunch changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonny is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crunch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Crunch controls the position.
Bonny wants to get back to his feet but Crunch is dominant here and he's now got Bonny's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Crunch is controlling the position but Bonny somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Crunch wants to pass to mount but Bonny is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee Crunch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bonny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crunch blocks a head kick by Bonny.
Crunch shoots in and drives through. Bonny sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Bonny.
Bonny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Bonny.
Crunch fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonny tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch avoids the head kick by Bonny.
Bonny tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crunch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Crunch shoots in and gets a takedown into Bonny's guard.
Lee Crunch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crunch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonny keeping moving, preventing Crunch from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Crunch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonny!