PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 1097 p4p, 852 weight class) and Yajson Rram (ranked 65 p4p, 51 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Rram has chosen Overhaul as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bonifacio
vs
Rram

162 cm
33
142
17 - 5 - 0

164 cm
25
146
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonifacio forces Rram back against the cage and clinches.
Bonifacio tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rram is trying to force a seperation but Bonifacio has the dominant position.
Rram prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.

Rram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Rram.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Rram.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Rram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonifacio's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rram wants to land a leg kick but Bonifacio is out of range.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
Bonifacio lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.

Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Bonifacio's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by Rram.
Rram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rram throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Rram swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio is looking to counter punch.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bonifacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rram tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Rram tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head.

Rram breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Bonifacio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Bonifacio throws a looping overhand right but Rram ducks down to avoid it.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram scores with a hook.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Rram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonifacio cracks Rram with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rram.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
Rram misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonifacio won't allow it.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling the position.
Bonifacio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.

Rram breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Bonifacio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yajson Rram will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bonifacio cracks Rram with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Bonifacio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rram throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
As Bonifacio backs off Rram throws a huge counter combo but Bonifacio manages to avoid it all.
Rram getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rram keeps the fight on the outside.
Rram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rram.
Rram throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Rram throws a hook to the side of Bonifacio's head but Bonifacio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Rram.
Rram misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
Bonifacio is looking to counter punch.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram misses with a hook
and Bonifacio counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram throws a right and a left that Bonifacio avoids nicely.

Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andres Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Bonifacio tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rram is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonifacio gets an underhook and turns Rram into the cage.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio walks into a stiff left hand from Rram.
Bonifacio jabs Rram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rram.
Rram connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonifacio. Bonifacio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bonifacio avoids a kick to the body.
Bonifacio lands an overhand right.
Rram slips under a jab from Bonifacio.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.
Rram lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonifacio backs up against the cage.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot that sends Rram's belly button to the back.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Rram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bonifacio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Bonifacio blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio checks a low kick from Rram.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Rram catches Bonifacio right on the button with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rram buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Bonifacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rram.
Rram lands a left hand.
Rram is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Rram swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram keeps the fight on the outside.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rram keeps the fight on the outside.
Rram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonifacio with a body shot.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Bonifacio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bonifacio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Bonifacio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rram.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a hook.

Bonifacio moves into range and clinches up with Rram.
Rram stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Rram takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Rram moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Rram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rram swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.

Bonifacio has Rram up against the cage in a clinch.
Rram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Bonifacio lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bonifacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio works on Rram's body with a couple of short punches.
Rram is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
Rram wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonifacio works on Rram's body with a couple of short punches.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andres Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rram is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Rram working hard to break the clinch.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio works on Rram's body with a couple of short punches.

Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram throws a right hand that Bonifacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonifacio also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonifacio misses the target.
Rram scores with a jab to the head.

Bonifacio has closed the distance and engaged Rram in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rram 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yajson Rram!
Our winner, Yajson Rram, 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.
Andres Bonifacio was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.