PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 16714 p4p, 459 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 1536 p4p, 167 weight class). George's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ca fait mal. Bonney has chosen Call me Young Gun as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

George
vs
Henry Bonney

185 cm
33
159 lbs
27 - 7 - 2

173 cm
41
149 lbs
38 - 21 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonney lands a two punch combo.
George connects with a single shot there.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Good leg kick by George there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
George on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from George.
A little jabbing left from Bonney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonney throws a body kick that misses.
George works the jab nicely.
George misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by George.
George throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bonney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonney momentarily.
Bonney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
Bonney thinks about the counter body kick.
Bonney throws a head kick that George semi-blocks.
Lambert George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney misses with a straight left.
George avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Bonney backs away, George returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch combination from George misses.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonney misses with an attempted mid kick.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bonney scores with a body shot.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Bonney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonney scores with a body shot.
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonney.
Bonney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down George rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Bonney cracks the inside of George's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from George misses
and Bonney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonney connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonney.
George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonney checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonney lands a nice shot to the body.
George blocks a jab.
Bonney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonney wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! George crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bonney - the referee stops the clock and George gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bonney. George manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Henry Bonney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

George misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely.
Bonney pushes George away with a front kick.
Bonney is looking to clinch.
George throws a nice inside leg kick.

George has closed the distance and engaged Bonney in a clinch.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Bonney displaying some good clinch control by pressing George up against the ropes.
George cracks Bonney with a nice body shot.
George working aggressively here.
George tries a body shot but Bonney blocks it.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonneys head.
Bonney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Bonney.
Bonney lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George misses with some punches.
George lands an elbow inside.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonney has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. George seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonney can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonney crunches a lovely knee into George's ribcage.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonney's defenses.
Bonney misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by George as Bonney tries to tie him up.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
I was talking to George's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
George leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Bonney blocks the elbow strike.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
George misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonney working aggressively here.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands a nice elbow.
George lands an elbow inside.
Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from George.
George lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

George lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from George lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
George looks to land a left hand but Bonney moved out of range nicely.
Bonney steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bonney there.
George loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
George throws a shot from downtown. Bonney moves away and avoids it.
George doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George throws a leg kick but Bonney checks it.
George slips under a jab from Bonney.
Bonney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
William Henry Bonney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
Bonney is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
George throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Bonney settles back down.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
George throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney slips under a jab.
George lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bonney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
George 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.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George tries to clinch up but Bonney circles away and keeps his distance.

Bonney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
George throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonney lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bonney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney blocks a body shot from George.
George lands an elbow inside that Bonney shrugs off.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Bonney lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Bonney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
George lands an elbow just above Bonney 's eye.
George lands with a right to the head.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lambert George.
I think George 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lambert George!
Lambert George bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.