PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 1317 p4p, 547 weight class) and Gator Boudreaux (ranked 176 p4p, 76 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Karate - Kennedy. Gator Boudreaux acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bonifacio
vs
Boudreaux

184 cm
34
163
11 - 12 - 0

188 cm
25
165
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gator Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudreaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Sloppy strikes from Boudreaux. Those never looked like landing.
Bonifacio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boudreaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio lands with a nice body punch.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Boudreaux's ribcage but misses.
Boudreaux misses the jab.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Boudreaux is out of range.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boudreaux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonifacio connects with a crisp jab.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio is looking to counter punch.
Boudreaux misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boudreaux with a hook.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boudreaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boudreaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boudreaux misses the body punch
and Boudreaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws the left hand but Boudreaux avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio misses the jab.
Boudreaux cracks Bonifacio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boudreaux! But no joy.
Boudreaux cracks Bonifacio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut
and Boudreaux counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot.
Bonifacio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boudreaux in his tracks.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonifacio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.
Boudreaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudreaux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio digs a good hook to Boudreaux's body.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio jabs Boudreaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonifacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux cracks Bonifacio with a good jab.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonifacio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a sloppy body shot
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Boudreaux strikes.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch
and Boudreaux counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio .
A nice side step and Boudreaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio scores with a jab.
Boudreaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonifacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boudreaux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boudreaux connects with a body shot that sends Bonifacio 's belly button to the back.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch
and Boudreaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Boudreaux digs a good body shot into Bonifacio 's ribs.
Bonifacio cracks Boudreaux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luigi Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boudreaux slips under a jab from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
A big right from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Luigi Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Boudreaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands with a nice body punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Boudreaux might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonifacio has got the better of the exchanges.
Boudreaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boudreaux can do to turn this around?
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boudreaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Bonifacio slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boudreaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boudreaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio .
Boudreaux avoids the body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudreaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Boudreaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Bonifacio 's shoulder, as Bonifacio tries to avoid the shot.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws out a counter right but Bonifacio avoids it with no problem.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Bonifacio slips the punch.
Boudreaux misses with a jab to the body
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Boudreaux blocks a jab.
Boudreaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boudreaux throws a series of punches but Bonifacio moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Boudreaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonifacio throws out the jab.
Boudreaux scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
Bonifacio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boudreaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudreaux. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boudreaux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonifacio scrambles back to his feet.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonifacio 's head backwards.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Boudreaux lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux missing with a left hand there. Bonifacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Boudreaux coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonifacio to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Boudreaux moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux dips to his left and cracks Bonifacio with an uppercut!
Bonifacio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudreaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boudreaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boudreaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Boudreaux's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luigi Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonifacio misses with a few strikes there.
Boudreaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux moves away from the strike by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Boudreaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Bonifacio finds it's way through Boudreaux's defenses.
Boudreaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boudreaux lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Bonifacio blocks it.
Boudreaux just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonifacio misses its target.
Boudreaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bonifacio lands a two punch combo.
Boudreaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonifacio .
Boudreaux throws a series of punches but Bonifacio moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio catches Boudreaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudreaux misses with a two punch combination.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Boudreaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonifacio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Bonifacio misses
and Boudreaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Boudreaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux misses with a hook.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gator Boudreaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luigi Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boudreaux. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Bonifacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonifacio cracks Boudreaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonifacio misses with a double jab.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boudreaux.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boudreaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boudreaux misses with a wild combination.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Boudreaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that misses
and Boudreaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonifacio misses with a lunging right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Boudreaux moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreaux.
Bonifacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boudreaux misses with a hook. Bonifacio ducked under it nicely.
Boudreaux slips a jab from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boudreaux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonifacio scrambles back to his feet.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Boudreaux blocks it.
Bonifacio lands a jab to Boudreaux's midsection.
Boudreaux misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio . Beautiful body shot.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Bonifacio throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a straight right hand.
Boudreaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boudreaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Boudreaux's ribcage but misses.
Boudreaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Bonifacio 's shoulder, as Bonifacio tries to avoid the shot.
Boudreaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio misses with a body punch
and Boudreaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio . Beautiful body shot.
Bonifacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boudreaux! But no joy.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio .
Boudreaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonifacio 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bonifacio !
Luigi Bonifacio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.