PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pillu Mieles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Bonaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaza has chosen Mnemic-Deathbox as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mieles
vs
Bonaza

200 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

195 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pillu Mieles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Bonaza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieles blocks a head kick by Bonaza.
Jab, jab by Bonaza - just one landing.
Bonaza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mieles circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonaza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonaza throws a sloppy head kick and Mieles moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mieles checks a leg kick.
Mieles wants to clinch
and Bonaza counters with a body kick.
Bonaza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Mieles.
Bonaza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mieles blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonaza lands a jab to Mieles's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonaza.
Mieles cracks a nice hook into Bonaza's ribs.
Bonaza delivers a nice body kick.
Bonaza misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonaza misses with a body kick.
Bonaza misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieles avoids the body shot from Bonaza.
Bonaza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mieles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonaza lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonaza throws a sloppy head kick and Mieles moves out of range easily.
Mieles scores with a shot to the body.
Bonaza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mieles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonaza thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Bonaza. Those never looked like landing.
Raul Bonaza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mieles slips a jab and a cross from Bonaza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonaza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mieles takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza thows a body kick. Mieles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mieles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mieles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonaza, pushing him back against the cage.
Mieles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonaza is looking to break free of the clinch but Mieles has double underhooks.
Bonaza scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonaza looking to throw knees to the head but Mieles is blocking nicely.

Bonaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaza misses with a leg kick
and Bonaza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Mieles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mieles avoids the head kick by Bonaza.
Bonaza throws a leg kick but Mieles checks it.
Mieles misses the jab.
A left and a right from Bonaza both land. Nice combination.
Bonaza throws a nice looking combination but Mieles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonaza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaza swings for the body but Mieles moves out of range.
Mieles scores with a jab. Bonaza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bonaza lands with a cross.
Bonaza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bonaza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mieles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mieles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonaza throws a body punch but Mieles moves out of range.
Bonaza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonaza misses with a double jab
and Mieles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Mieles.
Bonaza throws a leg kick but Mieles moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mieles.
Bonaza misses with a head kick.
Mieles throws a hook but Bonaza avoids it easily.
Bonaza misses with a series of wild punches.
Mieles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonaza connects with a body shot.
Mieles looks to land a combination but Bonaza avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Bonaza. Those never looked like landing.
Raul Bonaza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mieles avoids the head kick by Bonaza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza throws a lazy head kick
and Mieles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonaza misses the target.
A jab from Mieles misses.
Mieles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonaza counters with a body kick.
A big left from Mieles misses.
Mieles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonaza misses with a double jab
and Mieles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonaza thinking.
Bonaza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mieles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonaza. Bonaza obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonaza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaza swinging wildly here.
Bonaza lands with an overhand left.
Bonaza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mieles connects with a crisp jab.
Raul Bonaza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mieles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonaza swats away the attempt to clinch by Mieles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bonaza misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonaza.
Mieles misses with an uppercut
and Bonaza counters with a series of strikes. Mieles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bonaza feints and then cracks Mieles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mieles down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bonaza misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mieles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mieles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonaza can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Bonaza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonaza!
No joy there for Bonaza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonaza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonaza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mieles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mieles misses with the combination.
Bonaza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mieles backs up against the cage.
Bonaza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mieles finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonaza's head.
Bonaza misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaza. Mieles does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaza moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonaza stalks Mieles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mieles's face. Mieles staggers backwards, shaken.
Mieles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mieles misses with a right hand
and Mieles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonaza throws a leg kick but Mieles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mieles doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonaza circles away.
Mieles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mieles thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza throws a leg kick which misses Mieles's front leg but catches the back leg as Mieles tries to avoid it.
Mieles throws a shot from downtown. Bonaza moves away and avoids it.
Bonaza tries a head kick but it misses.
Mieles connects with a jab.
Bonaza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mieles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mieles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaza throws a head kick that Mieles semi-blocks.
Bonaza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mieles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza throws out a loose jab but Mieles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mieles looks to throw the jab but Bonaza is out of range.
Bonaza misses with a few strikes there.
Mieles lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonaza off the cage and back into rage.
Bonaza misses with the combination.
Bonaza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaza lands a nice looking body shot.
Mieles checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonaza as he connects with a hook.
Mieles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bonaza throws a nice head kick!
Bonaza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mieles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mieles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pillu Mieles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raul Bonaza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice cross by Mieles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Bonaza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonaza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Bonaza!