PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Bonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Flanery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanery has chosen Dropkick Murphys - The Dirty Glass as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonny
vs
Flanery

190 cm
23
212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Red Light Clothing
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Bonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Flanery!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Flanery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonny throws a series of punches but Flanery avoids them all with ease.
Flanery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonny's waist but Bonny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flanery off to one side.
Bonny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flanery fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bonny moves into the clinch.

Flanery is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bonny is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Flanery to the mat. Flanery regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bonny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonny throws and elbow that misses. Flanery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bonny's guard. Nice move by Flanery!
Flanery looking to sit in guard and control but Bonny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bonny preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonny thows a big elbow that misses.
Bonny throwing strikes but missing.
Flanery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonny is one step ahead there.
Bonny tries to free his leg and advance position but Flanery is retaining full guard.
Bonny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bonny moves into the clinch.

Bonny has picked Flanery up - he's going for a ride! Bonny dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bonny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonny is trying to control. Flanery wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanery tries to roll over but Bonny keeps him under control.

Flanery looking for submissions off his back.
Bonny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bonny thows a huge punch but Flanery dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flanery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonny.
Bonny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flanery keeps working.
Bonny throwing shots but Flanery is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanery is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bonny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flanery trying to control but Bonny postures up.
Bonny works his way into side control.
Bonny lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Bonny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bonny grinds an elbow into Flanery's temple.
Flanery manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonny's best efforts.
Flanery misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bonny lands strikes from half guard.
Flanery is trying to stand.
Bonny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flanery's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonny lands a nice short elbow.
Bonny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flanery taking some punishment here, with Bonny in his half guard.
Bonny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bonny working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bonny dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Flanery shoots in and bounces Bonny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bonny doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bonny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bonny tries to get out of the position.
Bonny lands a decent shot there.
Bonny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flanery manages to get himself to full guard.
Bonny is looking to work some ground and pound but Flanery has wrist control.

Flanery had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bonny is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Flanery Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bonny's back instead.
Flanery doesn't have the hooks in and Bonny manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonny connects with a couple of short punches.
Bonny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bonny working the body and head with strikes.
Bonny cracks Flanery with a big elbow.
Bonny working the ground and pound.
Bonny grinds an elbow into Flanery's temple.
Bonny controls the position.
Flanery is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Flanery manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonny's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanery is trying to stand.
Bonny takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Bonny stands up from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Bonny with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flanery has his takedown stuffed

and Bonny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bonny.
Bonny lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Flanery looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bonny passes into side control.
Flanery tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Flanery can't do much from the bottom here.
Bonny lands a few punches from side control.
Bonny lands some shots froms side control.
Bonny creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Flanery sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bonny working the ground and pound.
Bonny is looking to take a break and control but Flanery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flanery is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bonny lands some shots froms side control.
Flanery takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flanery is pushing Bonny's head away, looking to escape. Bonny manages to hold on to the position though.
Flanery is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonny scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Flanery taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bonny fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Bonny dominated that second round.
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!

Flanery looks to clinch
and Bonny counters with a straight right hand.

Bonny forces Flanery back against the cage and clinches.
Flanery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bonny has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Flanery is trying to keep an underhook but Bonny manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Bonny.
Still in half guard, Bonny seems content to control.
Bonny passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bonny has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flanery's face.
Bonny cracks Flanery with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bonny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bonny unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanery wants to hold on but Bonny pushes him away.
Bonny scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flanery?
William Bonny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonny avoids the attempt from Flanery to control.
Flanery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonny working Flanery over with strikes here.
Bonny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flanery can do to turn this around?
Bonny is landing with some decent strikes but Flanery is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flanery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bonny trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bonny cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonny landing strikes from the mount and Flanery is in trouble!
Flanery is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bonny lands a big shot there that rocks Flanery but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bonny lands a big shot there that rocks Flanery but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bonny cracks Flanery with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Flanery is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonny has a good base and remains in mount.
Flanery wants to control but Bonny is having none of it.
Bonny landing strikes from the mount and Flanery is in trouble!
Bonny working Flanery over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonny connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bonny prevents Flanery from getting the reversal.
Flanery is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bonny scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flanery?
Flanery is looking to improve his position but Bonny isn't that keen on the idea.
Bonny with a couple of short strikes.
Connor Flanery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanery is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonny has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonny landing punches.
The referee warns Flanery that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flanery swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bonny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bonny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bonny with a couple of short strikes.
William Bonny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Bonny.
Bonny landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
BOOM! Bonny connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
William Bonny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonny has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bonny!