PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diaz
vs
Bonifacio

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Hilo, Ronaldo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bonifacio is controlling him well.
Diaz throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Diaz misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Bonifacio drags him back down.
Bonifacio advances to full mount.
Bonifacio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Bonifacio stands up from mount. Strange move.

Bonifacio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bonifacio showed some decent athleticism there.
Bonifacio trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonifacio prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Bonifacio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonifacio has a good base and remains in mount.

Bonifacio stands up from mount. Strange move.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bonifacio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diaz's guard now.
Bonifacio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Bonifacio controlling him for the moment.
Bonifacio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bonifacio puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz tries to kick Bonifacio off but Bonifacio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Bonifacio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz striking off his back but it's not causing Bonifacio any problems.
Bonifacio stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bonifacio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz misses with a double jab

and Bonifacio counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz tries to bench press Bonifacio off him but Bonifacio keeps the position.
Bonifacio content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bonifacio is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bonifacio controlling his opponent.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Diaz landing a few short strikes.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonifacio preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
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.

Diaz works Bonifacio's body with a nice hook.
Diaz wants to slow Bonifacio down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz fails with the takedown

and Bonifacio counters by clinching up.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Bonifacio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bonifacio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bonifacio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Diaz is in real trouble.
Bonifacio biding his time, looking for the opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to roll but Bonifacio sticks to his back.
Bonifacio controlling the position well here. Diaz rolled but Bonifacio kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Diaz tries to break free.
Bonifacio trying to control momentarily.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Andres Bonifacio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonifacio keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
Diaz trying to control the action but Bonifacio just sinks the hooks in.
Diaz tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Well, if Bonifacio is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Bonifacio avoids it well.
Diaz stalks Bonifacio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonifacio's face. Bonifacio staggers backwards, shaken.

Bonifacio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz strikes from his own guard.
Bonifacio stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bonifacio looking to pass the guard.
Bonifacio stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz striking off his back but it's not causing Bonifacio any problems.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonifacio.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bonifacio counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bonifacio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Diaz regains guard immediately.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Bonifacio stops Diaz from standing up.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonifacio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Bonifacio keeping control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Bonifacio's temple.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonifacio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonifacio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ronaldo Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Diaz with a poor takedown

and Bonifacio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio controls from within his opponent's guard.

Bonifacio stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Bonifacio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bonifacio blocks the strikes from Diaz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonifacio content to control rather than advance.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Bonifacio has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bonifacio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bonifacio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bonifacio controlling his opponent.
Bonifacio mounts Diaz! Really nice guard pass there!
Bonifacio controlling his opponent.
Diaz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bonifacio moves to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is looking to control Diaz but Diaz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Diaz wants to escape the position.
I would not like to be Diaz right now.
Bonifacio is hanging on to Diaz's back as he tries to escape.
Diaz breaks Bonifacio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Bonifacio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bonifacio won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonifacio is one step ahead there.
Bonifacio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bonifacio has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Diaz lands a decent shot there.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Bonifacio passes into half guard.
Bonifacio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Bonifacio is controlling him
Diaz lands with a few short shots to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Diaz pushes Bonifacio off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz fails with the takedown

and Bonifacio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Bonifacio pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Bonifacio has control of the leg.
Diaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bonifacio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Despite being in the dominant position, Andres Bonifacio just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonifacio avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bonifacio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Bonifacio stands up from Diaz's guard - Bonifacio perhaps looking for a knockout.

Bonifacio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Bonifacio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Bonifacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonifacio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Bonifacio!