PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 997 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 141 p4p, 190 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Karate - Kennedy. Osiris Egyptian has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bonifacio
vs
Egyptian

184 cm
40
163
19 - 21 - 0

185 cm
45
163
40 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian connects with a single shot there.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Egyptian has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Egyptian throws an off balance right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a nice body shot.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Egyptian. Those never looked like landing.
Egyptian looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Bonifacio is looking to counter the offense by Egyptian and move into the clinch.
Egyptian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonifacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bonifacio misses the jab.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egyptian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Egyptian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bonifacio fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Egyptian! But no joy.

Bonifacio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Egyptian takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Egyptian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonifacio avoids it.
Egyptian lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonifacio is defending well for now.
Egyptian misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egyptian throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Egyptian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Bonifacio 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Egyptian has Bonifacio pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio is trying to stall.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egyptian is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio slowing the pace effectively.
Egyptian throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Egyptian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egyptian throws a looping overhand right but Bonifacio ducks down to avoid it.
Bonifacio throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonifacio throws a shot to the body.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bonifacio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Egyptian to score with a decent uppercut.
Egyptian lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Bonifacio misses with a double jab.
Egyptian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Egyptian. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Bonifacio is looking to wear down Egyptian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Egyptian scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bonifacio .
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian needs to keep his hands up - Bonifacio had a free shot at his head there.
Egyptian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonifacio misses with a double jab.
Egyptian misses with a left hand
and Bonifacio counters with a three punch combo that has Egyptian backing up. Egyptian nods at Bonifacio to acknowledge the strikes.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Bonifacio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonifacio jabs Egyptian right on the nose. Egyptian blinks but takes it well.
Egyptian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egyptian misses with a kick to the body.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian scores with a one two! Bonifacio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonifacio to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Egyptian 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.

Egyptian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egyptian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Egyptian has Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian lands a body punch in the clinch.

Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egyptian misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Bonifacio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Egyptian.
Egyptian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonifacio tries to counter by clinching up but Egyptian breaks away and moves out of range.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
Bonifacio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Egyptian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian throws an off balance right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egyptian lands an overhand right.
Egyptian swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a left to the body.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Egyptian tries to land a leg kick but Bonifacio saw it coming and moves away.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egyptian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonifacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egyptian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Egyptian throws a hook but Bonifacio blocks it.
Egyptian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio moves out of range as Egyptian strikes.
Egyptian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a jab to Egyptian's midsection.
Egyptian sizes up Bonifacio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good work by Bonifacio as he checks the leg kick.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio .
Egyptian swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio .
Egyptian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonifacio with a body shot.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body. Egyptian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body. Egyptian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Egyptian misses with a combination
and Bonifacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Egyptian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Egyptian's head.
Bonifacio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egyptian circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonifacio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Egyptian.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
The crowd cheers as Egyptian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonifacio doesn't seem phased though.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio .
Egyptian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters with a straight right hand.
Egyptian motions for Bonifacio to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian lands a nice hook to Bonifacio 's body. Bonifacio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Egyptian thinking.
Bonifacio moves away from the strike by Egyptian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonifacio is able to avoid easily.
Egyptian gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Bonifacio gets tackled into the cage by Egyptian. Egyptian maintains the clinch.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Egyptian misses with the head strike.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .

Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Egyptian jabs Bonifacio right on the nose. Bonifacio blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio .
Egyptian misses with a left hand
and Bonifacio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egyptian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Osiris Egyptian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bonifacio 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Egyptian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Bonifacio .
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonifacio .
Egyptian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egyptian misses with a shot to the body
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Bonifacio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Egyptian in his tracks.
Egyptian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonifacio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Egyptian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Bonifacio has closed the distance and engaged Egyptian in a clinch.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio .
Egyptian taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian trying to land knees to the body.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egyptian or not.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Egyptian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Egyptian misses with an elbow strike.
Bonifacio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Egyptian's efforts to push away.
Bonifacio works on Egyptian's body with a couple of short punches.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bonifacio dodges an elbow strike from Egyptian.
Egyptian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bonifacio up against the cage.
Egyptian is stalling here.

Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Egyptian misses.
As Egyptian tries to get set, Bonifacio tries to push him back and clinch up but Egyptian manages to avoid the attempt.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonifacio dodges the punch combination from Egyptian.
Bonifacio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egyptian's hands.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Luigi Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Egyptian tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egyptians head.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bonifacio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian misses with the head strike.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio dodges an elbow strike from Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonifacio is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Egyptian 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
Osiris Egyptian took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Luigi Bonifacio spoke after the fight, saying 'I am the BEST!'.