PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Grasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen I'm a Souljah as his entrance music. Alex Grasso is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grasso
vs
Bonifacio

176 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Grasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonifacio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonifacio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonifacio throws a jab when Grasso was well out of range.
Bonifacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grasso has time to react.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grasso manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Grasso avoids it easily.
Bonifacio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonifacio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grasso misses with a two punch combination.
Bonifacio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonifacio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grasso manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Grasso's head coaches at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grasso walks into a jab.
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Grasso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Alex Grasso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grasso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grasso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grasso works the jab nicely.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grasso. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grasso ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grasso throws a right hand that Bonifacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonifacio also avoids with ease.
Grasso swinging wildly here.
Grasso takes one on the button.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grasso manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Grasso finds it's target.
Grasso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Grasso.
Grasso is looking to wear down Bonifacio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.
Grasso digs a good body shot into Bonifacio's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grasso.
Grasso throws a chopping leg kick but Bonifacio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grasso throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonifacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grasso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grasso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grasso throws a combination that misses
and Grasso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Bonifacio.
Grasso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonifacio finds it's way round the side to connect with Grasso's head.
Grasso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grasso takes one on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grasso, as that shot connected.
Bonifacio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonifacio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grasso.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonifacio lands the left hand.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Grasso blocks it.
Grasso is looking to counter punch.
Grasso throws a hook but Bonifacio blocks it.
Grasso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Grasso misses with a hook. Bonifacio ducked under it nicely.
Bonifacio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grasso with a body shot.
Grasso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grasso cracks the inside of Bonifacio's front leg.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Grasso misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grasso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonifacios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Grasso moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Grasso there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Grasso throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
No joy there for Grasso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonifacio throws out a counter right but Grasso avoids it with no problem.
Grasso swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grasso. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grasso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grasso.
Grasso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonifacio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grasso had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grasso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grasso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grasso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonifacio scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Grasso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonifacio throws out a powerful jab.
Bonifacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grasso connects with the punch.
Bonifacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Grasso is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Grasso. Those never looked like landing.
Grasso moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.
Bonifacio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grasso throws a combination that misses
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grasso throws a big shot that misses.
Grasso throws an off balance right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifacio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio clobbers Grasso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grasso throws a big shot that misses.
Grasso misses with a few strikes there.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Grasso throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Grasso.
Bonifacio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grasso counters with a straight right hand.
Grasso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonifacio ducks right into an uppercut from Grasso.
Grasso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grasso misses with a leg kick
and Grasso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grasso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasso lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot that snaps Grasso's head back.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Grasso's head but Grasso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grasso cracks Bonifacio with a good jab.
Bonifacio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Grasso.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.
Grasso throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a left to the body.
Grasso scores with a one two! Bonifacio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grasso tries to bum rush Bonifacio with a series of wild strikes but Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonifacio! But no joy.
Grasso throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a three punch combo that has Grasso backing up. Grasso nods at Bonifacio to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grasso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
A punch combination from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grasso misses with a double jab.
Bonifacio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grasso with a body shot.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Bonifacio.
Grasso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Grasso.
Grasso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grasso staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Grasso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Grasso.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Grasso saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grasso slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Grasso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio throws a looping overhand right but Grasso ducks down to avoid it.
Grasso staying out of range there.
Grasso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grasso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grasso.
A swing and a miss from Grasso.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bonifacio needs to keep his hands up - Grasso had a free shot at his head there.
Grasso looks to land a combination but Bonifacio avoids it well.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Grasso ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grasso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andres Bonifacio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonifacio walks into a stiff left hand from Grasso.
Grasso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grasso misses with a hook.
Grasso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grasso.
Grasso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio.
Grasso staying out of range there.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Grasso moved out of range nicely.
Grasso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio scores with a one two! Grasso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Grasso is rocked!
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Grasso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grasso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grasso.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grasso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonifacio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bonifacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grasso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grasso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Grasso's shoulder, as Grasso tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Grasso throws a shot to the body.
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonifacio scores with a nice strike.
Bonifacio lands with a nice combination. Grasso backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio throws a lazy uppercut
and Grasso counters with a series of strikes. Bonifacio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grasso throws a series of punches but Bonifacio avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bonifacio catches Grasso right on the button with a cross.
Bonifacio defending well as Grasso loads up on a big left hand.
Grasso misses the shot to the body.
Grasso misses with a hook.
Grasso fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grasso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grasso slips a jab from Bonifacio.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.
Grasso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grasso throws a right hand that misses
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Grasso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grasso misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grasso.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grasso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bonifacio throws a jab when Grasso was well out of range.
Grasso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grasso slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Grasso ducked under it nicely.
Grasso throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Grasso.
Bonifacio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grasso defending well as Bonifacio loads up on a big left hand.
Bonifacio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Bonifacio.
A swing and a miss from Grasso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grasso throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonifacio counters with a left and a right... And another left! Grasso is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Alex Grasso was interviewed post fight and said 'I like to apologize to my fans but I didn't time the flight right and I paid for it didn't have enough time to recover this is my first time out here in Tokyo I'll be back!'.