PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 565 p4p, 70 weight class) and Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 557 p4p, 68 weight class). Bonney comes to the ring accompanied by Call me Young Gun. The crowd seem to be enjoying St. Georges's choice of entrance music: Jiu Jitsu. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Henry Bonney
vs
St. Georges

173 cm
44
149 lbs
46 - 28 - 2

182 cm
38
156 lbs
37 - 19 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 46 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Bonney tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonney is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a few strikes there.
Bonney slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonney blocks a head kick by St. Georges.
Bonney tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney misses with the combination.
St. Georges misses the body punch
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonney counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bonney.
Bonney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bonney scores with a body shot.
Bonney throws a head kick that half lands.
Good leg kick by Bonney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bonney has managed to clinch.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside that Bonney shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
St. Georges lands an uppercut.

St. Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney misses with a double jab
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
William Henry Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St. Georges is trying to counter with his kicks.
St. Georges misses with a hook
and Bonney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney throws a left and a right that both miss
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Bonney misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

St. Georges staying out of range there.
Bonney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St. Georges on the side of the head.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney throws a one two combo.
Bonney staying out of range there.
St. Georges takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
Bonney throws a lazy head kick
and St. Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
St. Georges wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St. Georges drops his hands momentarily and Bonney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney scores with a leg kick.
Bonney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St. Georges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Bonney catches St. Georges right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by St. Georges.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Bonney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St. Georges.
Bonney is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
Bonney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Bonney is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
Bonney moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSt. Georges.
Nice uppercut lands for St. Georges. That snapped Bonney's head back.
Bonney scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonney misses with a right hand
letting St. Georges counter with a right hand.
Bonney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonney throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy body kick from Bonney
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Bonney.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonney scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bonney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonney can pounce on him.
Bonney looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from St. Georges misses the target.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonney scores with a hook.
Bonney takes one on the button.
Bonney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonney throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

St. Georges lands a front kick to the face, that drops Bonney to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a right and a left that St. Georges avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on St. Georges's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
Bonney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - St. Georges throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by St. Georges.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Bonney blocks the body kick.
St. Georges throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
Bonney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St. Georges back to the ropes. Bonney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney scores with a punch to the head.
Bonney misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonney throws a series of strikes that have St. Georges backpedaling.
St. Georges throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily.
William Henry Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St. Georges counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonney throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney cracks St. Georges with a good jab.
St. Georges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St. Georges is looking to chop away at Bonney's legs.
Bonney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Henry Bonney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonney, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!