PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Caparzo (ranked 1943 p4p, 1663 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 282 p4p, 248 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caparzo
vs
Bonin

191 cm
20
190
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
195
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wade Caparzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin misses with a hook.
Caparzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Caparzo avoids the body shot from Bonin.
Caparzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonin. Bonin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caparzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonin throws an overhand right that lands on Caparzo's shoulder, as Caparzo tries to avoid the shot.
Bonin moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Wade Caparzo has been cut.
Bonin looks to throw the jab but Caparzo is out of range.
Bonin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caparzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caparzo drops his hands momentarily and Bonin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonin misses with a double jab.
William Bonin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonin throws a big shot that misses.
Caparzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Caparzo is rocked!
Caparzo misses with an uppercut.
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!

Caparzo drives through and clinches with Bonin against the cage.
Bonin blocks a body shot from Caparzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparzo throws a head punch that misses.
Bonin takes a shot to the head.
Caparzo digs a right hand into Bonin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonin's gas tank.
The referee calls for Caparzo to work.

Caparzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caparzo defending well as Bonin loads up on a big left hand.
Bonin moves away from the strike by Caparzo.
Bonin takes a swing at Caparzo's ribcage but misses.
Caparzo cracks Bonin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonin scores with a jab. Caparzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Bonin cracks Caparzo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bonin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Caparzo to stand back up!
Oh Caparzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonin 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonin loads up on a big right hand but Caparzo slips the punch.
Caparzo ducks under a wild hook from Bonin.
Caparzo swings for the body but Bonin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bonin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caparzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Caparzo misses with a hook.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caparzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caparzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caparzo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bonin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caparzo moves away from the strike by Bonin.
Caparzo punishes Bonin's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Caparzo counter with a right hand.
Bonin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caparzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonin's hands.
Bonin misses with a hook
and Caparzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonin thinking.

Caparzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caparzo throws a head punch that misses.
Caparzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caparzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bonin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonin throws out a loose jab but Caparzo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonin fails to land with a series of punches.
Caparzo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bonin looks to land a right hand but Caparzo moved out of range.
Bonin misses with a hook
enabling Caparzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonin throws a right hand that misses
and Caparzo counters with a straight right hand.
Caparzo lands with a nice body punch.
Bonin moves out of range as Caparzo strikes.
A slow jab from Bonin misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Bonin misses its intended target.
Bonin loads up on a big right hand but Caparzo slips the punch.
Caparzo misses with a double jab.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caparzo misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonin! But no joy.
A big right from Caparzo misses.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonin misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonin lands a head shot.
Caparzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caparzo wants to clinch.
Caparzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonin.
Bonin connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Caparzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonin misses with a punch on the inside.

Bonin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonin slips a jab and a cross from Caparzo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonin! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Bonin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Caparzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Caparzo takes one to the side of the head.

Caparzo closes the distance and clinches.
Caparzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caparzo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Caparzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Caparzo breaks from the clinch.
Bonin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caparzo.
Caparzo tries to clinch but Bonin moves out of range.
Caparzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Bonin misses.
Bonin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caparzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caparzo.
An attempted straight right counter from Caparzo misses the target.
Caparzo is looking to clinch.
Bonin throws out a counter right but Caparzo avoids it with no problem.
Caparzo slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Bonin coming out on top.
Bonin throws a hook but Caparzo avoids it easily.
Caparzo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin throws a hook to the side of Caparzo's head but Caparzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caparzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonin.
Bonin moves out of range as Caparzo strikes.
Caparzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonin throws a jab but it's blocked by Caparzo.
Bonin avoids the body shot from Caparzo.
Bonin misses with an uppercut. Caparzo saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Caparzo.
Caparzo throws a big counter combination but Bonin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Bonin.
A little jabbing left from Bonin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caparzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonin's head backwards.
Bonin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caparzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William Bonin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caparzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bonin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Caparzo misses the target.
Bonin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonin lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Caparzo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bonin dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Bonin!