PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Mikhailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mikhailovich
vs
Bonjasky

200 cm
26
280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

193 cm
26
240 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Mikhailovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mikhailovich.
Mikhailovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikhailovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjasky.
Mikhailovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mikhailovich misses with an uppercut.
Bonjasky misses with the combination.
Bonjasky slips under a jab.
Mikhailovich moves out of range as Bonjasky strikes.
Bonjasky ducks under a wild hook from Mikhailovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailovich has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mikhailovich is defended easily by Bonjasky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitri Mikhailovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Bonjasky throws out a powerful jab.
Bonjasky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikhailovich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonjasky sprawls well. Bonjasky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mikhailovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonjasky tries to bum rush Mikhailovich with a series of wild strikes but Mikhailovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonjasky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mikhailovich on the side of the head.
Mikhailovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikhailovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjasky. Bonjasky obviously looking to wear him down.
Mikhailovich is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky misses with a few strikes there.
Bonjasky scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonjasky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonjasky throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bonjasky lands a left and a right that sends Mikhailovich crashing to the canvas! Bonjasky dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Dmitri Mikhailovich has been cut.

Bonjasky is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Bonjasky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mikhailovich slips a jab and a cross from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikhailovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonjasky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky tries to bum rush Mikhailovich with a series of wild strikes but Mikhailovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Bonjasky throws a body punch but Mikhailovich moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a front kick that sends Mikhailovich stumbling back into the cage.
Bonjasky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mikhailovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonjasky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mikhailovich doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjasky scores with a punch to the head.
Mikhailovich takes a kick to the side of the head.

Bonjasky throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mikhailovich stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bonjasky follows into mount!

Mikhailovich is rocked!

Bonjasky stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bonjasky throws a nice head kick!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mikhailovich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mikhailovich misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tests Mikhailovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Bonjasky throws a left that rocks Mikhailovich and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bonjasky dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mikhailovich regain composure!
Oh Mikhailovich is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut is getting worse.
Bonjasky tries to stand but Mikhailovich is controlling his head.
Mikhailovich seems to have got his legs back now.

Bonjasky decides to stand back up.
Bonjasky lands with a slapping head kick.
Mikhailovich misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikhailovich slips a jab and a cross from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonjasky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mikhailovich backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Mikhailovich'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.

Bonjasky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mikhailovich.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bonjasky. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Nice combo by Bonjasky! Oh, that's hurt him - Mikhailovich falls to the canvas and Bonjasky follows him into side control.

Bonjasky has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A swing and a miss from Mikhailovich.
Bonjasky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Bonjasky.
Remy Bonjasky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mikhailovich lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonjasky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick which misses Mikhailovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhailovich tries to avoid it.
Bonjasky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mikhailovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonjasky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikhailovich misses with a hook.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonjasky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky blocks a jab.
Bonjasky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bonjasky throws a series of punches but Mikhailovich moves out of range.
Mikhailovich blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Mikhailovich looks to throw the jab but Bonjasky is out of range.
Bonjasky connects with a crisp jab.
Bonjasky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Bonjasky does no damage.
Bonjasky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky connects with a high kick.

Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mikhailovich looks for a takedown but Bonjasky sprawls well.
Mikhailovich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mikhailovich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonjasky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mikhailovich momentarily.
Mikhailovich fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitri Mikhailovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonjasky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bonjasky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mikhailovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonjasky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky connects with the punch.
Mikhailovich avoids the head kick by Bonjasky.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bonjasky - that will leave a mark!
Bonjasky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonjasky scores with a punch to the head.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjasky lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonjasky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonjasky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonjasky throws a series of punches but Mikhailovich avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjasky.
Mikhailovich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jeez, Dmitri Mikhailovich's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bonjasky lands a two punch combo.
Bonjasky throws a one two combo.
Bonjasky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bonjasky! Mikhailovich is out on his feet! Bonjasky rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Mikhailovich is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Mikhailovich is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Bonjasky!