PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Onjay Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Man (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.

Bones
vs
Man

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
16
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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, Onjay Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Onjay Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man connects with a body shot.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bones moves into the clinch.
Bones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bones is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man is trying to push Bones away but Bones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onjay Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man has Bones pressed against the cage, preventing Bones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bones pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bones pushes Man off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man scores with a jab. Bones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Bones misses.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man scores with a head kick. Bones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Man scores with a jab to the body.

Bones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Man is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bones is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Man wants to stand but Bones is controlling the position.
Bones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bones controls the pace.
Bones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Man for as long as he can get away with.
Man wants to stand up but Bones is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bones. That did some damage!
Bones has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a body kick that stops Bones in his tracks momentarily.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bones's calf.
Bones shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Man works the jab nicely.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bones closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Bones pushes Man against the cage but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bones is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bones is defended easily by Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man 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.

Bones pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.

Bones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Man uses from the top position.
Bones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones pulls Man in to control the position.
Man trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bones's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bones.
Bones misses with a knee to the head.
Bones jumps guard but Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onjay Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Bones's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bones just leaning against Man, taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bones prevents Man from breaking the clinch.

Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bones tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Bones shrugs it off.
Bones slips a jab and a cross from Man.

Bones rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bones keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Bones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bones is stalling here.
Bones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Bones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man tries to break the clinch but Bones is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man is trying to break the clinch but Bones has him pressed against the cage.
Bones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Bones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onjay Bones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bones gets control of Man's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bones is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bones prevents Man from getting back to his feet.

Bones stands up and waves to Man to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bones misses with a takedown
and Man counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice head shot.

Bones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man walks away with a smile on his face. Bones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bones scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bones scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Man tries to keep at a distance but Bones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Bones has double underhooks.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bones pulls guard effortlessly.
Man wanted to stand there but Bones had control of the position.
Bones controlling Man's posture.
Bones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones stops Man from standing up.
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bones controls the pace.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - Bones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man is looking to escape.
Bones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bones stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man misses with a head kick.
Yip Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bones throws a body shot but no joy.
Bones dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Bones's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onjay Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Bones fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Onjay Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bones 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onjay Bones!