PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Barnhardt (ranked 3077 p4p, 349 weight class) and Isla Bonita (ranked 3539 p4p, 374 weight class). Barnhardt comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown, living in America . Isla Bonita acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barnhardt
vs
Bonita

182 cm
21
191 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

192 cm
26
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Barnhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isla Bonita!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bonita crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnhardt - the referee stops the clock and Bonita gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnhardt. Bonita manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Barnhardt clinches.
Barnhardt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barnhardt blocks an uppercut.
Barnhardt managing to block the knees to the body from Bonita.
Barnhardt scores with a hook to the body.
Bonita taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Barnhardt.
Barnhardt blocks an uppercut.
Bonita misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnhardt has Bonita pressed against the cage.
Barnhardt lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnhardt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonita blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnhardt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonita or not.

Barnhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Barnhardt closes the distance and clinches.
Barnhardt pushes Bonita back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonita tries to stall but Barnhardt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnhardt tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonita avoids the damage to the body.
Barnhardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonita backwards.
Bonita working aggressively here.
Barnhardt tries to land a knee to the head but Bonita blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Barnhardt.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnhardt.
Bonita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonita lands a left hand.
Barnhardt pushes Bonita back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnhardt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnhardt misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barnhardt avoiding damage.
Bonita takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Isla Bonita has been cut.
Bonita tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt slowing the pace effectively.
Bonita throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnhardt.
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!
Barnhardt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnhardt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonita.
A short body shot lands from Barnhardt as the two fighters clinch.
Bonita looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Barnhardt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnhardt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bonita lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Barnhardt as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Barnhardt.
Bonita takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnhardt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnhardt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Barnhardt.
Barnhardt lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnhardt lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnhardt has Bonita pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bonita is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barnhardt - that's hurt Bonita badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bonita is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bonita doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ronnie Barnhardt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ronnie Barnhardt made sure he mentioned Hot Spunk, along with how happy he was to win his fight.