PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 1866 p4p, 1990 weight class) and Ivar Lothbrook (ranked 231 p4p, 246 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Karate - Kennedy. Luigi Bonifacio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bonifacio
vs
Lothbrook

184 cm
29
163
6 - 7 - 0

176 cm
23
168
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lothbrook!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Lothbrook misses with a right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lothbrook throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a right hand to the body.
Lothbrook throws a lazy right hand but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Lothbrook misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lothbrook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonifacio lands a slapping body shot.
Bonifacio jabs at Lothbrook's body.
Bonifacio throws a combination. Lothbrook tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio thuds a left hand into Lothbrook's body.
Bonifacio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonifacio .
Lothbrook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lothbrook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonifacio is looking to wear down Lothbrook with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Lothbrook misses the target.
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Bonifacio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lothbrook. Lothbrook circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lothbrook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
A jab from Lothbrook misses.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Lothbrook misses.
Luigi Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonifacio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lothbrook misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonifacio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lothbrook's head.
Lothbrook throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio .
A counter left hand to the body from Bonifacio misses its target.
Bonifacio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lothbrook lands a head shot.
Lothbrook might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lothbrook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lothbrook misses with a left hand
and Bonifacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lothbrook is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lothbrook throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifacio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
The fighters circling - Lothbrook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Bonifacio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bonifacio cracks a nice hook into Lothbrook's ribs.
Bonifacio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lothbrook's head.
Bonifacio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lothbrook doesn't seem bothered though.
Lothbrook misses with a hook
and Bonifacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonifacio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lothbrooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Lothbrook.
Bonifacio cracks Lothbrook with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lothbrook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lothbrook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a nice right hand.
Bonifacio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bonifacio slips a jab and a cross from Lothbrook.
Bonifacio stuns Lothbrook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lothbrook smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot.
Ivar Lothbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio thuds his right hand into Lothbrook's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonifacio .
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Bonifacio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lothbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio lands a really nice looking cross but Lothbrook seems unphased.
Lothbrook misses with a right hand
and Bonifacio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonifacio jabs Lothbrook right on the nose. Lothbrook blinks but takes it well.
Bonifacio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bonifacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lothbrook walks into a jab.
Lothbrook finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonifacio lands a nice hook to Lothbrook's body. Lothbrook takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonifacio with a jab.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Lothbrook.
Bonifacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lothbrook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonifacio lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonifacio blocks a leg kick.
Bonifacio is looking for a counter combo.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Bonifacio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bonifacio stalks Lothbrook and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lothbrook's face. Lothbrook staggers backwards, shaken.
Lothbrook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lothbrook might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonifacio has got the better of the exchanges.
Lothbrook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Lothbrook gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lothbrook walks into a stiff left hand from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Lothbrook's ribs.
Bonifacio scores with a hook.
Bonifacio scores with a decent looking hook.
Lothbrook moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Bonifacio .
Lothbrook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonifacio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bonifacio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bonifacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lothbrook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lothbrook thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Bonifacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice combination there by Bonifacio .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
Lothbrook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonifacio to score with a decent uppercut.
Lothbrook throws a right hand that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lothbrook misses with a hook
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lothbrook's head.
Lothbrook misses with a hook. Bonifacio ducked under it nicely.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lothbrook can do to turn this around?
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Lothbrook misses its intended target.
Lothbrook misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lothbrook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrook.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrook.
It looked like Bonifacio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lothbrook.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Lothbrook changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lothbrook throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lothbrook looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Lothbrook's ribcage but misses.
Lothbrook misses with a leg kick
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Lothbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lothbrook circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonifacio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lothbrook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrook walks into a stiff left hand from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lothbrook at a distance.
Lothbrook misses with a low kick.
Lothbrook misses with an uppercut
and Bonifacio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonifacio works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Lothbrook's ribs.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lothbrook misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Lothbrook misses.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Lothbrook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lothbrook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonifacio .
Bonifacio moves away from the strike by Lothbrook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lothbrook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonifacio is fending him off so far but Lothbrook persists. Nope, Bonifacio circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonifacio tries to bum rush Lothbrook with a series of wild strikes but Lothbrook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lothbrook misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lothbrook walks into a stiff left hand from Bonifacio .
Lothbrook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonifacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lothbrook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lothbrook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio .
Bonifacio blocks a jab.
Lothbrook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Lothbrook tries to score with a low kick but Bonifacio moves his leg out of the way.
Bonifacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lothbrook throws a hook to the side of Bonifacio 's head but Bonifacio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lothbrook throws out a leg kick but Bonifacio moves out of range and Lothbrook only half commits.
Bonifacio lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio clobbers Lothbrook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lothbrook swings widly with a right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lothbrook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Bonifacio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lothbrook throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Lothbrook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonifacio lands with a cross.
Lothbrook fails with a takedown attempt.
Lothbrook misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
Bonifacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonifacio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bonifacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonifacio throws a shot to the body.
Lothbrook ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifacio .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lothbrook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Lothbrook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lothbrook tries for a takedown but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lothbrook looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bonifacio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonifacio connects with the punch.
Lothbrook has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lothbrook shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonifacio sprawls well. Bonifacio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lothbrook gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonifacio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Luigi Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivar Lothbrook.
Lothbrook drops his hands momentarily and Bonifacio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lothbrook attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bonifacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lothbrook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonifacio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
Bonifacio lands with an overhand left.
Lothbrook scores with a punch to the head.
Bonifacio blocks a jab.
Luigi Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lothbrook looks to land a combination but Bonifacio avoids it well.
Bonifacio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lothbrook at a distance.
Bonifacio catches Lothbrook with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lothbrook is looking to chop away at Bonifacio 's legs.
Bonifacio digs a good hook to Lothbrook's body.
Bonifacio jabs at Lothbrook's body.
Lothbrook misses with a hook
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonifacio !
A left lands for Bonifacio .
Lothbrook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Lothbrook throws a hook to the side of Bonifacio 's head but Bonifacio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lothbrook connects with a single shot there.
Lothbrook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonifacio .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lothbrook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lothbrook will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Lothbrook tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonifacio swivels and escapes.
Lothbrook walks into a left hand.
Lothbrook throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrook throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.
Lothbrook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lothbrook takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Bonifacio with a hook.
Lothbrook takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lothbrook takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Lothbrook misses with an uppercut.
Bonifacio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonifacio with a nice cross.
Bonifacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrook.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Lothbrook.
Bonifacio lands with a straight right. Lothbrook didn't see that one coming.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Lothbrook.
Lothbrook misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Lothbrook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivar Lothbrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio works over Lothbrook's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonifacio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bonifacio !
Luigi Bonifacio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.