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 into the arena with For whom the bell tolls blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vanpelten
vs
Bonfim

170 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

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 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Bonfim!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vanpelten clinches up against the cage.

Bonfim breaks the clinch.
Vanpelten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonfim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vanpelten.
Bonfim scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanpelten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonfim tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Bonfim.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vanpelten.
Vanpelten throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Vanpelten.
Vanpelten postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bonfim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vanpelten working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonfim parries the strikes from Vanpelten easily there. Vanpelten is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonfim to escape.
Bonfim tries to buck Vanpelten off but Vanpelten is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Vanpelten.
Bonfim throws a right and a left that both miss.

Vanpelten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonfim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonfim misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanpelten has Bonfim pushed against the cage.
Vanpelten looking to stall.
Bonfim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanpelten has Bonfim pressed against the cage.
Bonfim wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vanpelten has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonfim misses with some punches.
Vanpelten has Bonfim pressed against the cage, preventing Bonfim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vanpelten misses with an elbow over the top.

Vanpelten pulls guard effortlessly.
Bonfim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bonfim tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanpelten is retaining full guard.
Vanpelten keeping moving, preventing Bonfim from controlling successfully.
Vanpelten wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vanpelten keeping full guard, as Bonfim tries to pass.
Vanpelten is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanpelten looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanpelten, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanpelten is wriggling around but Bonfim manages to pass to half guard.
Well, if Bonfim is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Vanpelten has one foot on Bonfim's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bonfim misses the jab.
Vanpelten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vanpelten throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanpelten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marcos Bonfim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vanpelten.
Bonfim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vanpelten.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ Vanpelten. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanpelten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanpelten tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonfim avoids the damage to the body.

Vanpelten successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vanpelten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bonfim tries to roll over but Vanpelten keeps him under control.
Vanpelten drops an elbow to the side of Bonfim's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russ Vanpelten dominated that round.
That's time! Vanpelten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bonfim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonfim moves out of range of the body kick from Vanpelten.
Vanpelten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonfim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russ Vanpelten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vanpelten closes the distance and clinches.

Vanpelten drags the fight down to the ground.
Bonfim won't allow Vanpelten to get back to his feet.

Vanpelten has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bonfim off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vanpelten closes the distance and clinches up with Bonfim, looking for a takedown. Vanpelten pushes Bonfim against the cage but Bonfim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bonfim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonfim tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonfim throws a series of punches but Vanpelten avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Bonfim both land. Nice combination.
Vanpelten fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Bonfim does no damage.
Vanpelten throws a lazy head kick
and Vanpelten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonfim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonfim is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vanpelten.
Vanpelten doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonfim circles away.
Good leg kick by Vanpelten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Vanpelten is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bonfim's half guard.
Bonfim taking some punishment here, with Vanpelten in his half guard.

Vanpelten decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Vanpelten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonfim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanpelten misses with a kick to the body
and Bonfim counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Vanpelten instigates a clinch.
Vanpelten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bonfim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vanpelten is stalling here.
Bonfim misses with some punches.

Vanpelten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanpelten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanpelten tries to clinch up but Bonfim circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vanpelten.
Vanpelten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bonfim throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanpelten counters with a solid body kick.
Bonfim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonfim wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ Vanpelten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vanpelten - that will leave a mark!
Bonfim circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vanpelten.

Vanpelten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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 landing strikes from the mount.
Vanpelten landing punches.
Vanpelten scoring with strikes but Bonfim is staying in there.
Vanpelten is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonfim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bonfim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vanpelten breaks from Bonfim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vanpelten looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vanpelten prevents Bonfim from getting the reversal.

Vanpelten looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanpelten lands a big shot there that rocks Bonfim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vanpelten landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vanpelten lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Bonfim is rocked!
Vanpelten with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonfim is still in real trouble! Can Vanpelten finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanpelten postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bonfim badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Vanpelten around the waist but Vanpelten pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Vanpelten is the winner by TKO! Vanpelten jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russ Vanpelten!