PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Fewchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Bonjasky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fewchuck
vs
Bonjasky

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanner Fewchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fewchuck scores with a nice strike.

Bonjasky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bonjasky showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bonjasky trying to control from half guard but Fewchuck is working away.
Bonjasky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fewchuck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonjasky on the ground.
Bonjasky tries to pass to full mount but Fewchuck defends it.

Bonjasky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bonjasky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonjasky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bonjasky wants to free his trapped foot but Fewchuck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bonjasky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fewchuck's head.
Bonjasky wants to pass the guard but Fewchuck is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fewchuck misses with a two punch combination.
Fewchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjasky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonjasky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fewchuck is fending him off so far but Bonjasky persists. Nope, Fewchuck circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonjasky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonjasky fails with the takedown.
Tanner Fewchuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remy Bonjasky.
Fewchuck misses with a head kick.
Fewchuck tries to clinch up.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Fewchuck.
Bonjasky dives in and grabs Fewchuck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fewchuck pushes down on Bonjasky's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Bonjasky or perhaps it was just good defense by Fewchuck which made him look bad.
Bonjasky looks gassed!
Bonjasky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonjasky shoots in for a double leg but Fewchuck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fewchuck throws a series of punches but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a big shot that misses.
Bonjasky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fewchuck fails with the takedown

and Bonjasky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fewchuck's guard.
Bonjasky wants to pass the guard but Fewchuck is keeping the position.
Bonjasky won't allow Fewchuck to get back to his feet.
Bonjasky tries to free his leg and advance position but Fewchuck is retaining full guard.
Bonjasky prevents Fewchuck from getting back to his feet.

Fewchuck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bonjasky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky trying to control but Fewchuck is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bonjasky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Fewchuck.
Bonjasky shoots in looking for a takedown. Fewchuck tries to sprawl out of it but Bonjasky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fewchuck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonjasky shoots in but Fewchuck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonjasky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fewchuck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonjasky as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fewchuck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fewchuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fewchuck scores with a jab to the head.
Bonjasky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fewchuck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fewchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fewchuck is looking to clinch but Bonjasky is avoiding it.
Fewchuck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonjasky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Bonjasky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bonjasky frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bonjasky looking to control but Fewchuck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonjasky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fewchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonjasky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonjasky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fewchuck tries to clinch there but Bonjasky circles away.
Fewchuck wants to clinch.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Tanner Fewchuck has been cut.
Fewchuck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonjasky.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fewchuck.
Fewchuck looks to land a left hand but Bonjasky moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bonjasky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fewchuck manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonjasky content to stall in guard here.
Fewchuck will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bonjasky preventing the sweep.

Bonjasky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fewchuck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonjasky has managed to get both his arms back between Fewchuck's legs - danger averted.
Bonjasky throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonjasky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bonjasky passes Fewchuck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bonjasky passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fewchuck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bonjasky looking to ground and pound but Fewchuck is blocking nicely.
Fewchuck blocking the ground and pound.
Bonjasky landing strikes from the mount and Fewchuck is in trouble!
Bonjasky content just to control the position here.
Fewchuck is squirming around, avoiding Bonjasky's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fewchuck holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bonjasky tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bonjasky throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bonjasky working the ground and pound effectively.
Bonjasky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fewchuck?
Bonjasky controlling from the full mount.
Bonjasky prevents Fewchuck from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bonjasky working for a submission but Fewchuck is keeping him at bay.
Bonjasky lands with some strikes.
Fewchuck is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonjasky has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonjasky cracks Fewchuck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fewchuck is squirming around, avoiding Bonjasky's attempts to control the action.
Bonjasky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bonjasky controlling from the full mount.
Bonjasky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fewchuck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tanner Fewchuck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fewchuck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fewchuck there as he acknowledges the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bonjasky breaks the clinch.

Bonjasky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fewchuck!
Bonjasky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bonjasky tries to control but Fewchuck wriggling away.
Bonjasky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bonjasky throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Bonjasky swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fewchuck is now in Bonjasky's guard. A big mistake from Bonjasky there, giving up the dominant position!
Bonjasky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fewchuck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fewchuck won't allow Bonjasky to get back to his feet.
Fewchuck trying to control but Bonjasky is working from the bottom.
Bonjasky wants to get back to his feet but Fewchuck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fewchuck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fewchuck looking to pass the guard.
Remy Bonjasky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fewchuck is looking to stand up but Bonjasky won't let him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Fewchuck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bonjasky looks for a takedown but Fewchuck sprawls well.
Fewchuck ducks under a wild hook from Bonjasky.
Fewchuck throws a series of punches but Bonjasky avoids them all with ease.
Fewchuck shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonjasky sprawls well. He's pushed Fewchuck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bonjasky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bonjasky is controlling the pace.
Bonjasky is trying to control the action in half guard but Fewchuck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Bonjasky seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fewchuck trying to hold on to Bonjasky's head to control him but Bonjasky postures up.
Bonjasky passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bonjasky throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bonjasky content just to control the position here.
Fewchuck is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonjasky has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonjasky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fewchuck hang on?
Fewchuck can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bonjasky get's back to his feet.
Bonjasky slips under a jab.
Fewchuck misses with an uppercut. Bonjasky saw that one coming.
Remy Bonjasky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bonjasky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bonjasky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fewchuck is looking to escape.
Bonjasky is keen to just control but Fewchuck is a slippery customer.
Bonjasky controlling the action here.
Tanner Fewchuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonjasky wants to pass the guard but Fewchuck is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bonjasky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bonjasky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bonjasky!