PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russ Vanpelten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Bonfim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanpelten comes to the cage accompanied by For whom the bell tolls-Metallica. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vanpelten
vs
Bonfim

170 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Vanpelten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Bonfim!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vanpelten 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 Bonfim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonfim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Bonfim lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Vanpelten sprawling to the canvas. Bonfim follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Vanpelten hang on?

It looks like Russ Vanpelten has been cut.
Vanpelten wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonfim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bonfim trying to control the pace.
Bonfim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanpelten is trying to control but Bonfim manages to pass to mount!

Vanpelten defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bonfim.
Bonfim controlling the pace for now.
Bonfim's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vanpelten is looking to get to half guard.
Vanpelten wants to hold on but Bonfim pushes him away.
Bonfim prevents Vanpelten from getting the reversal.
Bonfim controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonfim throwing strikes here but Vanpelten is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonfim sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bonfim avoids the attempt from Vanpelten to control.
Vanpelten is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonfim has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonfim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vanpelten is looking to escape.
Vanpelten tries to hold on but Bonfim postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vanpelten is looking to get to half guard.
Bonfim landing strikes from the mount.
Vanpelten is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonfim trying to control but Vanpelten is having none of it.
Bonfim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vanpelten because Bonfim loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Bonfim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russ Vanpelten's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vanpelten wants to clinch.
Bonfim's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonfim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bonfim.
Vanpelten blocks a head kick by Bonfim.
Marcos Bonfim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanpelten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonfim.
Vanpelten tries to clinch but Bonfim moves out of range.
Vanpelten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonfim misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonfim connects with a right hand. Vanpelten shakes it off.
Vanpelten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Bonfim takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonfim stalling the fight.
Bonfim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vanpelten backwards.

Bonfim manages to break the clinch.
Vanpelten tries to clinch there but Bonfim circles away.
Vanpelten moves in looking to clinch but Bonfim pushes him off.
Vanpelten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bonfim counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bonfim.
Bonfim fails to land with a series of punches.
Vanpelten tries to clinch up
and Bonfim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonfim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanpelten swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonfim.
Vanpelten is looking to slow Bonfim down with leg kicks.
Bonfim is breathing heavily.
Vanpelten closes the distance but Bonfim moves to the side
and Bonfim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonfim throws a right and a left that Vanpelten avoids nicely.
Vanpelten motions for Bonfim to come forward. Vanpelten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vanpelten tries to clinch up
and Bonfim counters with a left to the body.
Vanpelten fails to land the takedown.
Vanpelten wants to clinch up but Bonfim keeps it at a distance.
Vanpelten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonfim counters with a big head kick but Vanpelten shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonfim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Vanpelten rushes Bonfim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanpelten as Bonfim tries to tie him up.
Vanpelten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanpelten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vanpelten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vanpelten looking to throw knees to the head but Bonfim is blocking nicely.

Bonfim breaks the clinch.
Vanpelten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonfim counters with a straight right hand.

Vanpelten looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bonfim!
Bonfim is trying desperately to improve position.
Vanpelten breaks from Bonfim's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanpelten scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bonfim can't escape the position.
Bonfim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vanpelten cracks Bonfim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vanpelten lands a big shot there that rocks Bonfim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vanpelten lands a big elbow.
Vanpelten fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Bonfim is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanpelten loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bonfim scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vanpelten land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vanpelten stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russ Vanpelten!