PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 1203 p4p, 2024 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 178 p4p, 267 weight class). Bonifacio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Karate - Kennedy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bonifacio
vs
Plutov

184 cm
38
163
15 - 18 - 0

178 cm
44
155
40 - 32 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Northern Zombie
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AVALON

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 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bonifacio has closed the distance and engaged Plutov in a clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonifacio .
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonifacio is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Plutov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plutov has Bonifacio pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio blocks the elbow strike.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonifacio is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Plutov.
Bonifacio blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonifacio .
The referee calls for Bonifacio to work.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonifacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Plutov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Plutov effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio .
Plutov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonifacio is working Plutov over against the cage.
Bonifacio avoids the elbow strike from Plutov, against the cage.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Plutov.
Bonifacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plutov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bonifacio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Plutov can turn it around.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio 's elbow.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio .
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Bonifacio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Plutov with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Plutov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
I was talking to Bonifacio 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Plutov stalling.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio .
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Plutov is looking to chop away at Bonifacio 's legs.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonifacio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Plutov misses with an uppercut.
Bonifacio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Plutov moved out of range nicely.
Plutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonifacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonifacio jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Bonifacio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonifacio cracks Plutov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Plutov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Bonifacio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Plutov doesn't seem phased though.
Bonifacio avoids the head kick by Plutov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Plutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonifacio connects with a looping right hand.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio . Beautiful body shot.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luigi Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plutov.
Plutov wants to clinch up but Bonifacio keeps it at a distance.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Bonifacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonifacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plutov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonifacio with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Bonifacio cracks Plutov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonifacio lands a head shot.
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Bonifacio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plutov on the side of the head.
Bonifacio throws a good cross that connects.
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Plutov.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Plutov misses with a low kick as Bonifacio jumps back.

Plutov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio .
Plutov is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonifacio .
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonifacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Plutov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Plutov slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio .
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plutov can do to turn this around?
A short right from Plutov on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio .
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonifacio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luigi Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A hook to the body from Bonifacio .
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Plutov is looking to clinch but Bonifacio is avoiding it.
Bonifacio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bonifacio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio .
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio 's elbow.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bonifacio .
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
Bonifacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
Bonifacio digs a right hand into Plutov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plutov's gas tank.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
Plutov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Bonifacio .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bonifacio lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Bonifacio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Plutov.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio .
Luigi Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov trying to stall but Bonifacio improves his position.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonifacio 's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio .
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonifacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plutov.
Plutov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonifacio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Plutov looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
Plutov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
Bonifacio blocks the elbow strike.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov is stalling here.
Plutov misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio stalls.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonifacio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonifacio avoids it.
Bonifacio managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov taking a breather.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bonifacio !
Luigi Bonifacio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.