PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Bonjesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjesky has chosen Lyle Humphreys is a little bitch. as his entrance music. Steven Walter had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walter
vs
Bonjesky

173 cm
26
170 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

182 cm
29
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

Ganja's Warehouse

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bonjesky!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonjesky tries to sprawl out of it but Walter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonjesky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walter. Bonjesky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Bonjesky misses.
A cross from Bonjesky lands.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Bonjesky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walter misses with a hook. Bonjesky ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Walter or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonjesky which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonjesky thumps Walter with a low kick.
Bonjesky blocks a head kick by Walter.
Walter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonjesky as he avoids it easily.

Walter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walter is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bonjesky looking to control.

Bonjesky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjesky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Bonjesky goes for an armbar but Walter turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Walter.
Walter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bonjesky is looking for a triangle here but Walter uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bonjesky keeping his opponent close.
Bonjesky manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjesky tries to roll over but Walter keeps him under control.
Bonjesky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walter is working away from the top position though.
Walter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bonjesky wants to hold on but Walter pushes him away.
Bonjesky can't escape the position.
Bonjesky wants to control but Walter is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bonjesky tries to improve his position but instead Walter has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is trying to stick to Bonjesky's back but Bonjesky is turning into Walter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Walter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bonjesky.
Walter wants to stand up but Bonjesky is controlling him.
Bonjesky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Bonjesky from controlling successfully.
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Bonjesky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonjesky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
Bonjesky trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chuck Bonjesky wasn't active enough on the ground.
Walter throws a head kick but Bonjesky moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjesky tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steven Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjesky tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter throws a lazy head kick
and Bonjesky counters with a three punch combo that has Walter backing up. Walter nods at Bonjesky to acknowledge the strikes.
Bonjesky works over Walter's head and body with a nice combination.
Bonjesky looks to land a combination but Walter avoids it well.
Walter shoots for a takedown but Bonjesky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter blocks a low kick nicely.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonjesky.
Bonjesky moves out of range of the body kick from Walter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter throws out a leg kick but Bonjesky moves out of range and Walter only half commits.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonjesky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Bonjesky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bonjesky thumps Walter with a low kick.

Walter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bonjesky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walter is working away from the top position though.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but Bonjesky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonjesky is trying to maintain the position but Walter is very close to passing his half guard.
Walter sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Steven Walter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bonjesky avoids the head kick by Walter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steven Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonjesky avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonjesky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonjesky feints and then cracks Walter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walter down.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Bonjesky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonjesky moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonjesky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bonjesky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonjesky throws a series of punches but Walter moves out of range.
Bonjesky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walter.
Bonjesky throws a combination. Walter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bonjesky lands a jab to the nose.
Bonjesky throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjesky connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonjesky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonjesky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonjesky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Bonjesky.
Walter throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Bonjesky lands but Walter takes it in his stride.
A nice combination there by Bonjesky.
Bonjesky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bonjesky lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonjesky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walter misses with a head kick.
Bonjesky misses with a double jab
and Walter counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonjesky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walter looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonjesky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walter.
Bonjesky misses with a low kick.
Walter darts in trying to clinch
letting Bonjesky counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjesky.
Bonjesky checks a leg kick.
Bonjesky lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonjesky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Walter misses with a hook.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.
Walter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjesky. Bonjesky obviously looking to wear him down.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonjesky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonjesky.
Bonjesky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonjesky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter checks a leg kick nicely.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter dodges the punch combination from Bonjesky.
Bonjesky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonjesky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonjesky throws a series of punches but Walter moves out of range.
Bonjesky throws a leg kick but Walter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonjesky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walter's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Bonjesky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonjesky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonjesky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Bonjesky. No joy for Walter on that attempt.
Bonjesky connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonjesky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Bonjesky.
Bonjesky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walter misses with a left hand
and Bonjesky counters with a series of strikes. Walter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walter tries to clinch up but Bonjesky circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonjesky keeps Walter at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjesky, right into the meat.
Walter needs to keep his hands up - Bonjesky had a free shot at his head there.
Walter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonjesky on the side of the head.
Bonjesky throws a right and a left that Walter avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter lands a nice looking body kick.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjesky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonjesky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walter.

Walter has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bonjesky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonjesky lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonjesky throws a shot to the body.
Walter throws a right hand that Bonjesky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjesky also avoids with ease.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bonjesky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonjesky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walter throws a low kick, looking for Bonjesky's leg but Bonjesky calmly moves out of range.
Walter walks into a jab.
Walter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonjesky swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Chuck Bonjesky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walter.
Walter misses with a hook to the body
and Bonjesky counters with a nice uppercut.
Chuck Bonjesky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonjesky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walter lands with a nice combination. Bonjesky backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjesky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Bonjesky. Those never looked like landing.
Bonjesky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonjesky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonjesky swinging wildly here.
Walter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonjesky doesn't seem bothered though.
Walter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonjesky counters with a good low kick that Walter was not able to check.
Bonjesky throws a series of punches but Walter avoids them all with ease.
Bonjesky leaves Walter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonjesky.
Bonjesky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjesky throws the kick towards the body but Walter avoids it.
Bonjesky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walter.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Bonjesky.
Walter throws a right and a left that Bonjesky avoids nicely.
Bonjesky lands a front kick.
Walter stuffs the takedown.
Walter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjesky.
Bonjesky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter shoots in and drives through. Bonjesky sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjesky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonjesky scores with a nice strike.
Bonjesky misses with a double jab.
Bonjesky tries to bum rush Walter with a series of wild strikes but Walter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonjesky checks a low kick from Walter.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walter.
Bonjesky misses with a two punch combination.

Walter has Bonjesky up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Steven Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonjesky avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Bonjesky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bonjesky 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Bonjesky!
After the fight, Chuck Bonjesky was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.