PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remmi Bonjaatkos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Johnny Priest has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Priest seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Priest
vs
Bonjaatkos

206 cm
29
277 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

193 cm
30
236 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Remmi Bonjaatkos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Bonjaatkos catches Priest right on the button with a cross.
Bonjaatkos's coach down at MidNight was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bonjaatkos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Priest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonjaatkos.
Priest fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Priest with a jab.
Bonjaatkos throws a push kick but Priest slaps the foot to one side.
Johnny Priest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjaatkos looks to land a body kick but Priest moved away.
Priest throws a low kick but Bonjaatkos moves out of range easily.
Bonjaatkos lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Bonjaatkos misses.
Priest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Priest misses with a low kick.
Bonjaatkos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Priest.
Priest throws the left hand but Bonjaatkos avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos moves out of range as Priest strikes.
Priest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonjaatkos throws a push kick but Priest slaps the foot to one side.
Bonjaatkos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Priest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bonjaatkos - that will leave a mark!
A punch lands to the side of Priest 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Priest.
Bonjaatkos misses with a lunging right hand

and Priest counters by clinching up.
Bonjaatkos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priest's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Priest fails to land.
Priest being controlled against the ropes.
Bonjaatkos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bonjaatkos fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos works on Priest's body with a couple of short punches.
Priest prevents a body shot from Bonjaatkos.
Priest pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjaatkos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjaatkos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Priest backwards.
Bonjaatkos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonjaatkos's elbow.
Priest has Bonjaatkos pressed against the ropes.
Bonjaatkos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bonjaatkos.
Priest working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Priest.
Bonjaatkos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Priest softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonjaatkos.
Priest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonjaatkos looking to stall.
Bonjaatkos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos misses with the head strike.
Priest digs a right hand into Bonjaatkos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonjaatkos's gas tank.
Priest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonjaatkos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priest lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonjaatkos backwards.
Bonjaatkos managing to block the knees to the body from Priest.
Priest leaning against his opponent.
Bonjaatkos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priest scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonjaatkos dodges an elbow strike from Priest.
Bonjaatkos is trying to stall.
Priest lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonjaatkos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priest lands an elbow that stopped Bonjaatkos in his tracks for a moment.
Bonjaatkos is working Priest over against the ropes.
A short right from Bonjaatkos on the inside.
Bonjaatkos leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonjaatkos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonjaatkos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos is leaning against Priest and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Priest has a couple of punches blocked by Bonjaatkos.
Priest works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonjaatkos looking to stall.
Bonjaatkos lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest tries a body shot but Bonjaatkos blocks it.
Bonjaatkos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonjaatkos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonjaatkos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Priest is keeping busy.
Bonjaatkos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Priest will probably get the nod.
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.

Priest tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Priest.
Priest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonjaatkos avoids the body shot from Priest.
Danga de danga de dang - Bonjaatkos scores with a four punch combination!
Bonjaatkos throws out a loose jab but Priest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonjaatkos misses with a body kick.
Bonjaatkos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Priest blocks a head kick by Bonjaatkos.
Priest throws a leg kick which misses Bonjaatkos's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonjaatkos tries to avoid it.
Bonjaatkos slips under a jab from Priest.
Priest thuds his right hand into Bonjaatkos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Priest lands a big head kick that sends Bonjaatkos tumbling to the mat! Priest takes a step backwards and waves Bonjaatkos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bonjaatkos is rocked!
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!

Priest pushes Bonjaatkos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bonjaatkos is still on wobbly legs! Can Priest finish him?
Bonjaatkos avoids the elbow strike from Priest, against the ropes.
Bonjaatkos blocks an uppercut.
Priest pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonjaatkos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bonjaatkos seems to have recovered his senses.
Priest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Priest lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonjaatkos tries to throw a body punch but Priest avoids it by throwing Bonjaatkos back against the ropes.
Bonjaatkos has a couple of punches blocked by Priest.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonjaatkos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Priest as Bonjaatkos tries to tie him up.
Priest lands an elbow inside that Bonjaatkos shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priest.
Bonjaatkos managing to block the knees to the body from Priest.
Priest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonjaatkos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priest backwards.
Bonjaatkos prevents a body shot from Priest.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos blocks an uppercut.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonjaatkos throws a punch but it's blocked by Priest.
Bonjaatkos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Priest lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Priest throws an elbow but misses.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Priest backwards.
Bonjaatkos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Priest scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonjaatkos misses with some punches.
Bonjaatkos throws a head punch that misses.
Priest blocks an uppercut.
Priest is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bonjaatkos misses with the head strike.
Johnny Priest has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonjaatkos throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Priest.
Bonjaatkos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Priest's elbow.
Priest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priest blocks a body shot from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos stalling the fight.
Priest tries to throw a body punch but Bonjaatkos avoids it by throwing Priest back against the ropes.
Priest pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonjaatkos stalling in the clinch but Priest improves position.
Bonjaatkos misses with the head strike.
Bonjaatkos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Priest lands a damaging elbow.
Priest missing with knees to the body.
Bonjaatkos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priest throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonjaatkos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonjaatkos as Priest tries to tie him up.
Bonjaatkos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Priest backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjaatkos misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos misses with a punch to the body.
Bonjaatkos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Priest is keeping busy.
Bonjaatkos blocks an uppercut.
Bonjaatkos working aggressively here.
Bonjaatkos throws a punch but it's blocked by Priest.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Priest lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Priest.
Bonjaatkos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Priest dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Priest throws a shot from downtown. Bonjaatkos moves away and avoids it.
Johnny Priest is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonjaatkos lands with a right hand.
Priest does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Priest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonjaatkos's calf.
Priest has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos defending well as Priest loads up on a big left hand.
Bonjaatkos throws out a loose jab but Priest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonjaatkos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Priest staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonjaatkos.
Priest is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonjaatkos blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonjaatkos blocks a head kick by Priest.
Priest staying out of range there.
Priest scores with a jab to the head.
Bonjaatkos scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonjaatkos misses with a wild combination.
Bonjaatkos thuds a left hand into Priest's body.
Bonjaatkos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonjaatkos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonjaatkos scores with a nice head shot.
Priest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjaatkos.
Remmi Bonjaatkos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjaatkos throws a shot from downtown. Priest moves away and avoids it.
Priest moves out of range of the body kick.
Priest walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonjaatkos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnny Priest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonjaatkos swings widly with a right hand
and Priest counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Priest misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjaatkos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priest manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priest. Bonjaatkos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Priest shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonjaatkos eats them both and turns towards Priest to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonjaatkos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Priest connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonjaatkos scrambles back to his feet.
Bonjaatkos throws a wild body kick that Priest sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bonjaatkos misses.
Bonjaatkos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonjaatkos thows a body shot but no joy.
Priest slips a jab and a cross from Bonjaatkos.
Bonjaatkos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonjaatkos looks to land a right hand but Priest moved out of range.
Priest is looking to land body kicks.
Bonjaatkos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Priest can pounce on him.
Bonjaatkos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Priest.
Priest moves out of range of the body kick from Bonjaatkos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjaatkos, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Priest.
Bonjaatkos misses with a hook
and Priest counters with a left to the body.
Bonjaatkos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Priest missing with a left hand there. Bonjaatkos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Priest throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priest. Bonjaatkos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Priest connects with an inside leg kick.
Priest chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonjaatkos can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Priest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Priest is looking to clinch.
Priest throws a solid leg kick but Bonjaatkos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Priest.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Remmi Bonjaatkos.
I think Priest 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:29

The fight is ruled a draw!