PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bondoc has chosen Vica Versa as his entrance music. Balaur Bondoc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dish
vs
Bondoc

175 cm
25
163 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
26
167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Shot in the Arm Nutrition

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balaur Bondoc!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dish looks to land a body kick but Bondoc moved away.
Bondoc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dish counters with a good, hard body kick but Bondoc shrugs it off.
Bondoc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Dish bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dish sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bondoc is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bondoc is looking to reverse the position.

Dish stands up.
Bondoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Dish is just out of range.
Bondoc just misses with a punch to the body.
Bondoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bondoc misses with a looping right.
Dish throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dish shoots in and drives through. Bondoc sprawls well.
Bondoc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Bondoc moves out of range easily.
Dish slips a jab and a cross from Bondoc.
Bondoc scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bondoc.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Bondoc misses with a looping left.
Bondoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dish fails with the takedown.
Dish slips under a jab.
Dish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bondoc counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondoc misses with a double jab.
Dish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bondoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dish circles away quickly and effectively.
Dish fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish's corner calls for a 1-2. Dish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bondoc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dish cracks Bondoc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dish scores with a head kick.
Bondoc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balaur Bondoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dish throws the kick towards the body but Bondoc avoids it.
Dish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bondoc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dish somewhat.

Dish shoots in and gets a takedown into Bondoc's guard.
Bondoc is looking to sweep but instead, Dish has passed into half guard.
Dish trying to pass the guard but Bondoc defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc tries to get to full guard but Dish has control of the leg.
Dish has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dish is thwarting Bondoc's attempts to control the position.
Dish throwing shots but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Dish throwing shots but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Dish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dish connects with a nice short shot to Bondoc's temple.
Bondoc is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bondoc gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dish with a nice head shot there.
Dish wants to get up but he can't break Bondoc's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bondoc working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dish stands up and waves to Bondoc to follow him.
Dish tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bondoc swivels and escapes.
Bondoc misses with a series of wild punches.
Dish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondoc.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dish misses with a hook. Bondoc ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Swe Dish dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bondoc is fending him off so far but Dish persists. Nope, Bondoc circles away and we're back to standing.
Bondoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Bondoc misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dish fails to land with a series of punches.
Bondoc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dish lands the left hand.
Swe Dish is winning the standup battle so far.
Bondoc throws a nice looking combination but Dish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bondoc misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Dish.
Dish shoots for a double leg takedown but Bondoc sprawls well. He's pushed Dish's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Bondoc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bondoc swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Dish counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bondoc is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bondoc is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dish is one step ahead there.
Dish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bondoc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dish.
Dish throws a big elbow that misses.
Swe Dish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dish is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bondoc wants to stand up but Dish is controlling him.
Bondoc keeping full guard, as Dish tries to pass.
Dish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bondoc has momentary wrist control but Dish slips an elbow through the middle.
Dish wants to stand but Bondoc has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish is in close to Bondoc's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dish won't allow Bondoc to get back to his feet.
Dish postures up in Bondoc's guard and throws a big left but Bondoc blocks it.
Dish throwing strikes from guard but Bondoc blocks nicely.
Dish would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dish trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dish passes Bondoc's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dish seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bondoc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dish stops Bondoc from getting back to his feet.
Dish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bondoc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bondoc is trying to stand.

Dish is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bondoc is just riding it out for now. Dish eventually gives up the hold.
Bondoc is looking for a sweep. Dish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bondoc has hold of Dish's hands but Dish slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bondoc defending well though.
Dish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bondoc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bondoc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dish throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dish throwing strikes but missing.
Bondoc keeping moving, preventing Dish from controlling successfully.
Bondoc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dish.
Dish working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bondoc's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dish drops back looking for a leg! Bondoc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bondoc manages to kick Dish off! Dish jumps back into Bondoc's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dish looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Swe Dish dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Dish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bondoc.
Dish throws a head kick but Bondoc moves out of range.
Dish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bondoc.

It looks like Swe Dish has been cut.
Dish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bondoc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bondoc slips a jab and a cross from Dish.
A bone on bone clash there as Bondoc blocks the leg kick.
Bondoc throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dish counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dish throwing shots but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Dish prevents Bondoc from improving his position.
Bondoc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bondoc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish is pressing down on Bondoc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bondoc is holding on for now.
Dish is nestled in close to Bondoc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dish wants to take a breather but Bondoc is having none of it.
Dish missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Dish stands up from half guard.
Bondoc tries to land a leg kick but Dish saw it coming and moves away.
Bondoc looks to land a combination but Dish avoids it well.
Dish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bondoc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dish was well out of range. Poor timing from Bondoc.
Horrible takedown by Dish or perhaps it was just good defense by Bondoc which made him look bad.
Bondoc throws a nice looking combination but Dish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dish.
Dish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bondoc as he avoids it easily.
Balaur Bondoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondoc.
Dish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bondoc but Bondoc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Swe Dish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bondoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bondoc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dish rather than just go for the knockout.
Dish looks to land a body kick but Bondoc moved away.
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Bondoc moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck for Dish with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bondoc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Bondoc.
Dish tries to land a front kick but Bondoc steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bondoc stalks Dish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dish's face. Dish staggers backwards, shaken.
Dish dodges the punch combination from Bondoc.
Dish fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bondoc avoids it really well and circles away.
Dish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondoc tries to avoid it but Dish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondoc to the ground. Bondoc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bondoc throws a head kick that misses.
Bondoc slaps away a takedown attempt from Dish, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish shoots in looking for a takedown but Bondoc manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bondoc throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dish.
Bondoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bondoc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bondoc lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dish scores with a head kick.
Balaur Bondoc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Dish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bondoc tries to avoid it but Dish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bondoc to the ground. Bondoc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swe Dish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dish shoots in for a double leg but Bondoc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Swe Dish.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swe Dish!