PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myke Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Knockout. Bonner has chosen Gunther-ding ding dong as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cross
vs
Bonner

182 cm
25
213 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myke Bonner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonner swings widly with a right hand

and Cross moves into the clinch.
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
A bit of stalling here from Bonner.
Cross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross blocking some punches.
Cross just leaning against Bonner, taking a breather.
Cross managing to block the knees to the body from Bonner.
Bonner tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Bonner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cross blocks a body shot from Bonner.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Bonner blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonner misses with a knee to the head.
Cross tries to stall but Bonner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonner's defenses.

It looks like Myke Bonner has been cut.
Cross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cross just leaning against Bonner, taking a breather.
Cross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonner avoids the damage to the body.
Cross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Bonner is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Bonner.
Cross misses with a knee strike.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Bonner is blocking nicely.
Bonner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bonner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner takes a shot to the head.
Cross avoiding damage.
Cross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonner avoids the damage to the body.
Bonner managing to block the knees to the body from Cross.
Bonner stalling in the clinch.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Bonner is blocking nicely.
Come on Cross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bonner tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonner is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonner's brow.
Cross leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross trying to stall but Bonner improves his position.
Bonner misses with a punch to the body.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Bonner is blocking nicely.
Cross is pushing Bonner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caiden Cross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Myke Bonner's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cross tests Bonner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonner looks for the body kick but Cross saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonner.
Bonner tries to clinch up.

Cross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bonner.
Bonner prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross throws an elbow but it misses.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Bonner is blocking nicely.
Bonner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonner can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
Caiden Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Bonner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonner takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Myke Bonner's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cross.
Cross throws an elbow but it misses.
Cross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Cross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonner lands a shot to the body.
Cross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonner lands an elbow inside.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross blocks a body shot from Bonner.
Bonner avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cross's face.
Cross misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonner avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bonner in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cross lands a knee to the body.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonner.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cross wants to stall.
Bonner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonner avoids the damage to the body.
Bonner lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross throws an elbow that misses.
Bonner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cross avoids it.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Cross lands a right hand.

The cut above Myke Bonner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonner's elbow.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Bonner.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caiden Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Myke Bonner'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!

Bonner lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonner swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Cross scores with the left hand. Bonner knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Cross.
Bonner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonner.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonner manages to avoid it.
Bonner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!

Cross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonner, pushing him back against the cage.
Bonner controlling the action here for a moment.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Cross looking to throw knees to the head but Bonner is blocking nicely.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonner is defending well for now.
Bonner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cross misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonner's brow.
Bonner working aggressively here.
Bonner prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cross blocks a body shot from Bonner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cross as Bonner tries to tie him up.
Bonner swings wildly with an uppercut but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cross lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross missing with knees to the body.
Cross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Myke Bonner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
Bonner lands a damaging elbow.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonners head.

Myke Bonner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cross pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cross stalling in the clinch but Bonner improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonner.
Cross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonner avoids it.
Bonner tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cross as Bonner tries to tie him up.
Cross lands a good knee to the midsection. Bonner won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Bonner blocks it.
Cross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonner blocks it with crossed arms.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Caiden Cross!