PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky has chosen -=Fried Day=- as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Afolabi
vs
Bonjasky

191 cm
32
216 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

190 cm
39
219 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Afolabi has Bonjasky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Afolabi stalling in the clinch but Bonjasky improves position.
Afolabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ernesto Bonjasky has been cut.
Bonjasky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Afolabi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bonjasky up against the ropes.
Afolabi tries to work over Bonjasky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Bonjasky on the inside.
Bonjasky scores with a shoulder strike.
Afolabi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Afolabi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonjasky tries to land a knee to the head but Afolabi blocks with his arms.
Afolabi lands a body punch.

Bonjasky breaks from the clinch.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Afolabi is looking to clinch.
Afolabi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjasky lands a head kick. Afolabi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky tries to work over Afolabi's front leg with a kick but Afolabi checks it.
Afolabi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Afolabi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bonjasky scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Afolabi to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Bonjasky away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Afolabi got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Bonjasky.
Afolabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bonjasky counters with a good, hard body kick but Afolabi shrugs it off.
Bonjasky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Afolabi looks to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Afolabi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjasky. Bonjasky obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonjasky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Afolabi moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Afolabi manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonjasky.
Afolabi tries to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Afolabi wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
Afolabi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonjasky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Afolabi wants to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjasky misses with an uppercut. Afolabi saw that one coming.
Bonjasky throws the left hand but Afolabi avoids the punch easily.
Bonjasky throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Ernesto Bonjasky should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Bonjasky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bonjasky tries a low kick but Afolabi avoids it.
Bonjasky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Afolabi tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Ernesto Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky throws a lazy head kick
and Afolabi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Afolabi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Afolabi wants to clinch but Bonjasky slips to the side
and Bonjasky counters with a nice body kick.
Afolabi moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
Bonjasky wants to land a leg kick but Afolabi is out of range.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Bonjasky misses.
Bonjasky throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Afolabi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Afolabi drives through and clinches with Bonjasky against the ropes.
Afolabi controlling the action here for a moment.
Bonjasky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Afolabi lands with a short shot to the head.
Afolabi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonjasky avoids the elbow strike from Afolabi, against the ropes.
Afolabi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Afolabi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonjasky controls his hands.
Good body shot from Afolabi.
Bonjasky misses with an elbow strike.
Afolabi lands a nice elbow.
Bonjasky is trying to maintain a safe position but Afolabi gets an underhook and turns Bonjasky into the ropes.
Afolabi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonjasky backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonjasky lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Afolabi backwards.
Afolabi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonjasky tries a body shot but Afolabi blocks it.
Bonjasky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonjasky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Afolabi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonjasky is breathing heavily.
Afolabi gets through Bonjasky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Afolabi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Afolabi.
Afolabi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Afolabi lands a nice uppercut.
Afolabi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Afolabi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Afolabi leaning against his opponent.
Afolabi missing with knees to the body.
Afolabi lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ola Afolabi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Bonjasky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick
and Afolabi counters with a big uppercut that drops Bonjasky face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ola Afolabi!
A very excited looking Ola Afolabi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.