PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Robinson
vs
Henry Bonney

173 cm
25
169 lbs
18 - 10 - 2

173 cm
28
164 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Hellbent

BHP Clothing
Hellbent

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 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Bonney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Bonney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Robinson jabs Bonney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Bonney's body.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson digs a good hook to Bonney's body.
Robinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson is looking to wear down Bonney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robinson takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Robinson takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Bonney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robinson with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tried to score with a low kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney throws a counter combo.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Bonney's ribs.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Bonney avoids them all with ease.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bonney tries a low kick but Robinson avoids it.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robinson tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Timothy Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Bonney scores with a head kick.
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!
Robinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonney was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Bonney counters with a body kick.
Bonney 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.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Robinson backs off Bonney throws a huge counter combo but Robinson manages to avoid it all.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Robinson swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Robinson. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonney feints a jab promting Robinson to slip. Bonney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Robinson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot

and Bonney moves into the clinch.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonney.
Bonney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonney walks away with a smile on his face. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
It seemed like Bonney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robinson with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney unleashes a big counter combination but Robinson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson tries to work over Bonney's front leg with a kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Bonney only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Robinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robinson digs a good hook to Bonney's body.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bonney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson misses the body punch
and Bonney counters with a head kick.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Bonney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Bonney's ribs.
Bonney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Bonney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson feints and then cracks Bonney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonney down.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonney throws a counter combo.
Nice uppercut there from Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Bonney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonney at a distance.
Robinson takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson punishes Bonney's body with a nice straight punch.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick

and Bonney counters by clinching up.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Bonney has him pressed against the cage.
Bonney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Bonney.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Robinson wants to break free but Bonney has control.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Robinson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonney can turn it around.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bonney misses with a knee strike.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson is working Bonney over against the cage.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Bonney working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with some punches.

Bonney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Bonney moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Bonney tries to counter with a clinch but Robinson shakes him off and moves away.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonney was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonney counters with a low kick, right behind Robinson 's knee.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Bonney counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonney in the body.
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 Timothy Robinson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bonney scores with a shot to the body.
Robinson punishes Bonney's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonney misses with a few strikes there.
Bonney needs to keep his hands up - Robinson had a free shot at his head there.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Robinson misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robinson connects with the punch.
Robinson cracks Bonney with an open hand slap.
Robinson throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Bonney counters with a one-two to the body.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bonney counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonney can do to turn this around?
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Bonney has managed to clinch.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robinson with a body shot.
Robinson throws a front kick aimed at Bonney's knee but Bonney avoids it well.
Robinson lands with a cross.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Bonney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonney counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a two punch combination.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson misses with a leg kick
and Bonney counters with a nice kick to the body.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Bonney unleashes a big counter combination but Robinson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Robinson tries to score with a low kick but Bonney moves his leg out of the way.
Bonney replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robinson blocks it well.
Bonney pushes Robinson away with a front kick.
Robinson lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonney. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Robinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonney counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.

Bonney closes the distance and clinches.
William Henry Bonney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonney throws an elbow that misses.
Bonney tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Bonney back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bonney - that landed with a thud.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but Bonney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bonney.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonney lands a body shot.
Timothy Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Robinson is stalling here.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bonney smiles and moves away.
Bonney misses with a kick to the body.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Bonney 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.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Bonney tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bonney misses with a body kick.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Bonney's ribs.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Henry Bonney.
I think Robinson 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Robinson!
Timothy Robinson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.