PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Bonilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes into the arena with Traditional Muay Thai music!!! Wow!!! blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jaa
vs
Bonilla

172 cm
22
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Bonilla!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonilla.
Jaa delivers a nice body kick.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonilla looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bonilla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaa - the referee stops the clock and Bonilla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaa. Bonilla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Jaa clinches.
A short left from Jaa.
Bonilla avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa pushes Bonilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonilla's defenses.

It looks like Hector Bonilla has been cut.
Jaa lands an uppercut.
Jaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Bonilla in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Jaa.
Jaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa digs a right hand underneath Bonilla's ribcage. Bonilla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Bonilla in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Jaa.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaa.
A short body shot lands from Jaa as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaa.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Bonilla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonilla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Jaa.
Jaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonilla avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa digs a right hand into Bonilla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonilla's gas tank.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Hector Bonilla's cut even more.
Jaa presses Bonilla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaa.
Jaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaa scores with a shot to the side of Bonilla's head.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Bonilla shrugs off.
Bonilla takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonilla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonilla.
Jaa gets through Bonilla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Jaa.
Jaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaa digs a right hand into Bonilla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonilla's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Jaa.

The cut above Hector Bonilla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice body punch from Jaa.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa lands a nice uppercut.
Jaa is leaning against Bonilla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa is working Bonilla over against the cage.
Jaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Jaa digs a right hand underneath Bonilla's ribcage. Bonilla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaa.
Jaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonillas head.
Bonilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonilla or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaa.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Bonilla in his tracks for a moment.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaa works on Bonilla's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaa presses Bonilla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Jaa.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Jaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Bonilla has Jaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanom Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Bonilla.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Bonilla has Jaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonilla fails to pull guard.
Jaa scores with a shot to the side of Bonilla's head.
Jaa lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaa.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaa.
A left hand lands to the body for Jaa.
Jaa scores with a shot to the side of Bonilla's head.
Bonilla wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonillas head.
Jaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonilla goes for a takedown attempt but Jaa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanom Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Bonilla's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Jaa. No joy for Bonilla on that attempt.
Bonilla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tanom Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonilla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jaa cracks the inside of Bonilla's front leg.
Bonilla is breathing heavily.

Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Jaa.
Jaa pushes Bonilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonilla avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa is working Bonilla over against the cage.
Bonilla managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonilla is defending well for now.
Jaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa lands a body shot.
Bonilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bonilla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa works on Bonilla's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonilla can do to turn this around?
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa pushes Bonilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jaa gets underhooks to prevent Bonilla's takedown attempt.
Tanom Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Bonilla.
Bonilla drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaa lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jaa.
Jaa pushes Bonilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jaa.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Bonilla won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa is working Bonilla over against the cage.
Bonilla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Jaa.
A left hand lands to the body for Jaa.
Bonilla tries to pull guard but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa works on Bonilla's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaa lands a body shot.
Jaa is working Bonilla over against the cage.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Bonilla 's eye.
Jaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa gets underhooks to prevent Bonilla's takedown attempt.
Jaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonilla.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Bonilla shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Jaa - that landed with a thud.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonilla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Jaa as the two fighters clinch.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Bonilla can't get the takedown.
Jaa scores with a shot to the side of Bonilla's head.
Jaa pushes Bonilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonilla avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Bonilla is working for takedown but Jaa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Bonilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa digs a right hand into Bonilla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonilla's gas tank.
Jaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaa.
Jaa lands a shot to the body.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonilla.
Nice body punch from Jaa - that landed with a thud.
Jaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Bonilla 's eye.
Bonilla tries to pull guard but Jaa holds him up against the cage and eventually Bonilla drops back down to his feet.

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.
Bonilla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Bonilla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaa smiles and moves away.
Bonilla moves out of range of the body kick from Jaa.
Bonilla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Bonilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanom Jaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Bonilla'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. This is the final round!

Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonilla.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaa.

Jaa clinches up with Bonilla and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa lands a right hand.
Bonilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa lands a nice uppercut.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonilla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Jaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jaa.
Bonilla avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonillas head.
Jaa stops a takedown attempt from Bonilla.
Tanom Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Bonilla.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonilla.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaa.
A hook to the body from Jaa.
Bonilla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tanom Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaa pushes Bonilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Bonilla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanom Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonilla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Jaa thumps Bonilla with a low kick.

Jaa closes the distance and pushes Bonilla back into the cage.
Jaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonilla avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Jaa.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Jaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Bonilla 's eye.
Jaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonilla backwards.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonilla.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonilla avoids it.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonilla is defending well for now.

That's four 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.
Jaa lands a body punch.
Bonilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.

Hector Bonilla's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Bonilla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tanom Jaa!