PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 6789 p4p, 454 weight class) and Jon Bones (ranked 23415 p4p, 511 weight class). Jon Bones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pesalelei
vs
Bones

189 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

193 cm
21
265 lbs
9 - 11 - 1

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Bones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesalelei misses with a two punch combination.
Pesalelei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bones!

It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.
Pesalelei with a nice cross.
Bones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesalelei throws out the jab.
Bones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bones keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Bones lands.
Pesalelei throws a solid leg kick but Bones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pesalelei.
Bones throws a shot from downtown. Pesalelei moves away and avoids it.
Bones throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesalelei lands a jab.
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!
Pesalelei wants to clinch.
Pesalelei misses the jab.
Pesalelei scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bones takes a step back to recover.
Bones misses with the combination.
Pesalelei is looking to counter punch.
Pesalelei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sigi Pesalelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones throws a shot from downtown. Pesalelei moves away and avoids it.
Bones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pesalelei wants to clinch up but Bones keeps it at a distance.
Pesalelei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Bones.
Bones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bones misses with an uppercut.
Pesalelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bones manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pesalelei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesalelei misses with a straight right.
Bones misses with a combination
enabling Pesalelei to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesalelei tries to land a front kick but Bones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pesalelei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bones wants to counter the offense by Pesalelei and move into the clinch position.
Pesalelei is looking to clinch but Bones is avoiding it.
Bones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bones slips under a jab.
Bones misses with a hook
and Pesalelei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up.
Pesalelei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Bones wants to counter with a clinch but Pesalelei pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jon Bones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sigi Pesalelei's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jon Bones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bones moves out of range as Pesalelei strikes.
Pesalelei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Pesalelei misses.
Bones wants to counter the offense by Pesalelei and move into the clinch position.
Bones throws the left hand but Pesalelei avoids the punch easily.

Bones tries to keep at a distance but Pesalelei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Pesalelei - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesalelei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bones.
Bones blocks a body shot from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei working aggressively here.
Pesalelei throws a punch but it's blocked by Bones.
Bones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesalelei lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
Bones blocking some punches.
Pesalelei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bones scores with a shoulder strike.
Pesalelei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bones is leaning against Pesalelei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bones blocking some punches.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
Pesalelei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bones avoids a wild elbow strike from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei tries a body shot but Bones blocks it.
Bones blocks an uppercut.
Pesalelei misses with the head strike.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bones blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones presses Pesalelei against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesalelei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bones controls his hands.
Bones tries to work over Pesalelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesalelei swings wildly with an uppercut but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Pesalelei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Bones.
Bones prevents a body shot from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei misses with a punch to the body.
Pesalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesalelei lands a shot to the body.
Pesalelei tries a body shot but Bones blocks it.
Pesalelei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pesalelei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigi Pesalelei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bones pressing his opponent against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigi Pesalelei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sigi Pesalelei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pesalelei misses with a head kick.
Bones connects with a body shot that sends Pesalelei's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Bones.
Pesalelei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bones.
Bones wants to counter with a clinch but Pesalelei pushes him away.
Pesalelei cracks Bones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bones blocks a head kick by Pesalelei.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pesalelei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pesalelei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bones can do to turn this around?
Pesalelei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesalelei throws a leg kick but Bones moved away.
Bones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bones swings for the body but Pesalelei moves out of range.
Pesalelei lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bones missing with a left hand there. Pesalelei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesalelei throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.
Bones wants to counter the offense by Pesalelei and move into the clinch position.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pesalelei 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 Bones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pesalelei sets himself, and Bones steps forward looking for the clinch! Pesalelei avoids it this time.
Pesalelei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesalelei tries to close the distance and clinch but Bones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bones misses with a hook. Pesalelei ducked under it nicely.
Pesalelei throwing a counter right hand but Bones manages to avoid it.
Bones connects with a single shot there.
Pesalelei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bones finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesalelei's head.
Pesalelei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bones moves away.
Pesalelei wants to clinch up but Bones keeps it at a distance.
Pesalelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesalelei wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesalelei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pesalelei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bones scrambles back to his feet.
Bones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesalelei manages to avoid it.
A jab from Pesalelei misses.
Pesalelei wants to clinch up but Bones keeps it at a distance.
Bones swinging wildly here.
Pesalelei takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Bones wants to counter with a clinch but Pesalelei pushes him away.
Bones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesalelei moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pesalelei throws a shot from downtown. Bones moves away and avoids it.
Bones looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesalelei is just out of range.
Pesalelei throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Pesalelei misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Bones.
I think Bones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Bones!
Sigi Pesalelei spoke after the fight, saying 'im sorry to all my fans i let down.'.