PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 3207 p4p, 22040 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 420 p4p, 664 weight class). William Bonin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Terrorelli
vs
Bonin

180 cm
27
180
11 - 9 - 0

178 cm
29
174
5 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrorelli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
William Bonin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrorelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonin connects with a body shot.
Bonin throws a lazy head kick
and Terrorelli counters with a left to the body.
Terrorelli avoids the head kick by Bonin.
Terrorelli ducks under a wild hook from Bonin.
Terrorelli looks to throw the jab but Bonin is out of range.
Bonin lands with a straight right. Terrorelli didn't see that one coming.
Bonin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terrorelli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terrorelli thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Terrorelli.

Terrorelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonin trying to control here.
Terrorelli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Terrorelli is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terrorelli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Terrorelli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Terrorelli scoring with strikes but Bonin is staying in there.
Bonin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Terrorelli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Terrorelli landing strikes from the mount.
Bonin wants to hold on but Terrorelli pushes him away.
Terrorelli controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli landing shots from mount.
Bonin is in a horrible position here. Terrorelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bonin is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terrorelli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Terrorelli working Bonin over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli controlling his opponent.
Bonin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Terrorelli controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bonin is still trying to improve position.
Terrorelli in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bonin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Terrorelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Terrorelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bonin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bonin is desperately trying to improve his position but Terrorelli has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonin wants to hold on but Terrorelli pushes him away.
Terrorelli scoring with strikes but Bonin is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrorelli controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Bonin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Terrorelli tests Bonin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonin staying out of range there.
Bonin scores with a nice body kick.
William Bonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrorelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonin.
Bonin slips under a jab.
Bonin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bonin lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Bonin.
Bonin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Terrorelli misses the target.

Terrorelli feints and as Bonin raises his hands in defense, Terrorelli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Terrorelli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Terrorelli trying to control but Bonin is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terrorelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Terrorelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terrorelli with a nice head shot there.
Terrorelli is in close to Bonin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Terrorelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bonin being controlled here, momentarily.
Terrorelli stands and throws Bonin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Terrorelli is putting a hurting on Bonin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bonin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Terrorelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonin keeps working.
Bonin is looking for a sweep.
Terrorelli moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonin hang on?
Terrorelli scoring with strikes but Bonin is staying in there.
Bonin regains half guard.
Terrorelli slows the pace down in half guard.
Terrorelli winds up and cracks Bonin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Terrorelli is working for a kimura but Bonin is defending it quite comfortably.
Terrorelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonin defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Terrorelli content to control rather than advance.
Terrorelli lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terrorelli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobi Terrorelli dominated that second round.
That's time! Terrorelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A leg kick checked by Bonin.
Bonin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terrorelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonin cracks Terrorelli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Terrorelli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Terrorelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonin can do to turn this around?
Bonin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Terrorelli passes Bonin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Terrorelli thows a huge punch but Bonin dodges it nicely.
Terrorelli working over Bonin with some ground and pound. Bonin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Terrorelli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Terrorelli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin is looking to control Terrorelli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bonin avoid being mounted?
Terrorelli controlling the pace.
Terrorelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Terrorelli is pressing down on Bonin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bonin is holding on for now.
Terrorelli prevents Bonin from improving his position.
Terrorelli lands with a punch from half guard.

Terrorelli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bonin is in trouble now - Terrorelli has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Terrorelli landing strikes from the mount.
Terrorelli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tobi Terrorelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonin is in a horrible position here. Terrorelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bonin is rocked!
Terrorelli postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bonin in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bonin to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobi Terrorelli!
Tobi Terrorelli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.