PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bohnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Darude - Sandstorm. Bohnam has chosen Hair of the Dog as his entrance music. Jon Bohnam acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ang
vs
Bohnam

178 cm
22
184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bohnam!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ang.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ang.
Bohnam is looking to clinch but Ang is avoiding it.
Bohnam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bohnam leaves Ang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ang throws a sloppy head kick and Bohnam moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Ang.
Ang keeps the fight on the outside.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bohnam fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohnam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bohnam moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bohnam tries to clinch up but Ang circles away and keeps his distance.

Bohnam moves into range and clinches up with Ang.
Bohnam pushes off an throws an elbow but Ang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ang breaks from the clinch.
Bohnam moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.

Bohnam rushes Ang and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Bohnam.
Ang working hard to break the clinch.
Bohnam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Ang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Ang moves out of range.
Ang throws out a powerful jab.
Bohnam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Ang with that takedown attempt.
Bohnam takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ang tries for a takedown but Bohnam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bohnam doesn't manage to clinch there - Ang circles away.
Bohnam tries to close the distance and clinch but Ang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bohnam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ang is breathing heavily.
Ang misses with a few strikes there.
Bohnam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bohnam moves into the clinch.
Ang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bohnam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bohnam blocks the elbow strike.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.

Bohnam is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ang is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bohnam to the mat. Bohnam regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang stops Bohnam from standing up.
Bohnam has momentary wrist control but Ang slips an elbow through the middle.

Bohnam wriggles free and stands up.

Bohnam moves into the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Ang 's eye.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it misses.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Ang 's eye.
Ang avoiding damage as Bohnam throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bohnam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ang's brow.
Ang throws an elbow that misses.
Bohnam takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang blocking some punches.
Ang connects with a knee to the head.
Ang takes an elbow to the temple.
Ang takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam pushes off an throws an elbow but Ang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bohnam prevents it.
Ang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ang's defenses.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Ang shrugs off.
Ang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bohnam pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bohnam landing knees to the body.
Bohnam throws an elbow that misses.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam is pressed up against the cage. Ang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bohnam down to the mat. Bohnam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
George Ang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohnam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bohnam dips to his left and cracks Ang with an uppercut!
Bohnam tries to clinch but Ang is having none of it.
Bohnam tries to clinch there but Ang circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bohnam moves into the clinch.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Ang shrugs off.
Bohnam throws an elbow that misses.
Bohnam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ang jumps guard but Bohnam stands there with Ang around his waist. Ang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bohnam keeps control of Ang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bohnam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bohnam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ang avoiding damage as Bohnam throws knees to the body.
Ang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bohnam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bohnam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bohnam prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bohnam obliges.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bohnam throws an elbow but misses.
Ang is trying to maintain a safe position but Bohnam gets an underhook and turns Ang into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam misses with an elbow over the top.
Ang takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Ang 's eye.
Bohnam blocks an elbow strike.
Ang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bohnam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bohnam dominated that round.
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.

Ang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bohnam.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Ang moves out of range.
Bohnam wants to clinch up but Ang keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Ang or perhaps it was just good defense by Bohnam which made him look bad.
Ang swats away the attempt to clinch by Bohnam.
Ang shoots in but no luck this time.
Ang is looking to clinch but Bohnam is avoiding it.

Bohnam clinches up with Ang and pushes him back against the cage.
Bohnam misses with an elbow strike.
Bohnam missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ang avoids a wild elbow strike from Bohnam.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bohnam.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bohnam misses with the head strike.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Ang shrugs off.
Ang can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bohnam. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it misses.
Ang pushes off an throws an elbow but Bohnam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bohnam's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ang's defenses.
Bohnam misses with an elbow over the top.
Ang blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bohnam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ang's brow.
Ang avoiding damage as Bohnam throws knees to the body.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bohnam obliges.
Ang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ang avoids a wild elbow strike from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Ang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bohnam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Bohnam.
Bohnam pushes off an throws an elbow but Ang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ang takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam misses with an elbow strike.

Ang has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bohnam is trying to keep an underhook but Ang manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bohnam wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bohnam is looking to escape.
Ang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bohnam keeps working.
Ang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bohnam keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bohnam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ang.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Ang is having none of it.

Bohnam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bohnam misses with an elbow strike.
Ang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ang is trying to drag Bohnam to the mat but Bohnam just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Ang in his tracks for a moment.
Ang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Ang looking to stall.
Ang blocks an elbow strike.
Bohnam lands a left hand.
Bohnam scores a nice knee to the body.
Ang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam throws an elbow that misses.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Ang in his tracks for a moment.

Ang has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bohnam clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ang misses with a punch to the head.
Ang throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ang misses with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang missing with strikes.
Bohnam trying to get back to his feet but Ang is in full control for now.
Ang is looking to control Bohnam but Bohnam is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bohnam is trying to stand back up.
Ang thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ang lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bohnam hold on?!
Ang misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jon Bohnam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Bohnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bohnam circles away.
Ang shoots in for a double leg but Bohnam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bohnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bohnam forces Ang back against the cage and clinches.
Ang blocks an elbow strike.
Bohnam looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Ang lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bohnam wants to get back to his feet.

Ang is working for a submission of some sort.

Bohnam makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jon Bohnam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bohnam darts in and clinches Ang up against the cage.

Ang breaks the clinch.
George Ang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bohnam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bohnam dodges the punch combination from Ang.
Bohnam wants to clinch.
Ang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bohnam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohnam is looking to clinch but Ang is avoiding it.
Bohnam moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bohnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ang shoots in for a double leg but Bohnam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Ang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bohnam wants to clinch.
Bohnam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bohnam wants to clinch up but Ang keeps it at a distance.
Bohnam tries to clinch up.
Ang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bohnam.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bohnam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ang looks to land a combination. Bohnam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bohnam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bohnam is looking to clinch.

Bohnam moves into the clinch.
Bohnam avoiding damage as Ang throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bohnam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ang can't get the takedown.
Bohnam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bohnam tries to land knees in the clinch but Ang avoids the damage to the body.
Bohnam trying to land knees to the body.
Ang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Ang in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam has a couple of punches blocked by Ang.
Ang has had enough of the clinch but Bohnam keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bohnam as Ang tries to tie him up.
Ang blocks an elbow strike.

Ang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ang keeps the fight on the outside.
Ang throws a sloppy head kick and Bohnam moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bohnam!

Bohnam forces Ang back against the cage and clinches.
Ang lands an elbow just above Bohnam 's eye.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Ang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bohnam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bohnam prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Ang 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam misses with an elbow over the top.
Bohnam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ang lands an elbow that stopped Bohnam in his tracks for a moment.
Ang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bohnam is defending well for now.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bohnam throws an elbow but misses.
Bohnam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ang dodges an elbow strike from Bohnam.
Bohnam missing with knees to the body.
Bohnam pushes off an throws an elbow but Ang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ang avoids the elbow strike from Bohnam, against the cage.
Bohnam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam misses with an elbow over the top.
George Ang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ang is trying to drag Bohnam to the mat but Bohnam just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bohnam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ang blocks an elbow strike.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jon Bohnam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bohnam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ang misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Bohnam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bohnam 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Bohnam!