PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Bonito (ranked 2513 p4p, 2621 weight class) and Archy Banoffee (ranked 309 p4p, 325 weight class). Banoffee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Reputation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bonito
vs
Banoffee

178 cm
19
155
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
156
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Bonito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archy Banoffee!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banoffee slips under a jab from Bonito.
Bonito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Archy Banoffee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonito bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banoffee's head.
Banoffee blocks a leg kick.

Banoffee pushes Bonito up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bonito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonito avoiding damage as Banoffee throws knees to the body.
Bonito has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bonito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banoffee is looking to control Bonito's arms but Bonito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banoffee has his back to the ropes.
Bonito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Banoffee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonito's brow.
Banoffee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonito prevents Banoffee from breaking the clinch.
Banoffee misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banoffee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banoffee lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Paulo Bonito has been cut.
Bonito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banoffee working Bonito over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Banoffee's efforts to push away.
Bonito throws a head punch that misses.
Bonito has Banoffee pressed against the ropes, preventing Banoffee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banoffee blocks a body shot from Bonito.
Banoffee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonito backwards.
Bonito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banoffee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banoffee has a couple of punches blocked by Bonito.
Banoffee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bonito seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Banoffee can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banoffee.
Bonito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Banoffee breaks from the clinch.
Banoffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Banoffee lands but Bonito takes it in his stride.
Bonito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Banoffee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bonito - the referee stops the clock and Banoffee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bonito. Banoffee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Banoffee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banoffee thuds his right hand into Bonito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonito scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banoffee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonito manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bonito misses.
Banoffee throws out a leg kick but Bonito moves out of range and Banoffee only half commits.
Bonito looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonito misses with a kick to the body.
Banoffee is looking for the big counter here.
Bonito misses the jab.
Banoffee flicks out a counter leg kick but Bonito steps away.
Bonito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonito misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Banoffee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonito throws out a loose jab but Banoffee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonito tries to land a leg kick but Banoffee saw it coming and moves away.
Banoffee cracks Bonito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banoffee moves out of range of the body kick.
Banoffee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Banoffee misses.
Banoffee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonito looks to land a left hand but Banoffee moved out of range nicely.
Bonito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banoffees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banoffee.

Banoffee closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banoffee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonito backwards.
Bonito tries a knee to the head but Banoffee blocks it.
Bonito blocking some punches.
Banoffee avoiding damage as Bonito throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archy Banoffee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banoffee 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 9:10
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archy Banoffee!
Our winner, Archy Banoffee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.