PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Rally (ranked 3728 p4p, 5546 weight class) and Benson Bonanza (ranked 425 p4p, 508 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Rally
vs
Bonanza

180 cm
24
142
8 - 8 - 0

160 cm
45
155
25 - 26 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fantasy 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benson Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from O Rally.
O Rally connects with a jab.
O Rally scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
O Rally jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonanza walks into a stiff left hand from O Rally.
Bonanza takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for O Rally. That snapped Bonanza's head back.
O Rally misses with a looping left.
O Rally throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonanza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for O Rally with that takedown attempt.
O Rally throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by O Rally as he connects with a hook.
O Rally ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Rally shoots for a takedown but Bonanza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonanza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Rally lands with a good body shot.
O Rally jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
O Rally throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonanza.
O Rally feints a jab promting Bonanza to slip. O Rally then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonanza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bonanza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Rally to score with a decent uppercut.
O Rally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson Bonanza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally scores with a hook to the body. Bonanza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonanza sprawls well. He's pushed O Rally's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by O Rally as he connects with a hook.
O Rally throws a good cross that connects.
O Rally takes a swing at Bonanza's ribcage but misses.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
O Rally scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
Sean O Rally seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Rally works the jab nicely.
Good exchange - O Rally coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rally lands a body shot.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Rally jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
A jab from O Rally does it's job there.
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
O Rally lands the left hand.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Rally connects with the punch.
O Rally cracks Bonanza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Rally.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonanza moves away.
O Rally catches Bonanza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bonanza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Rally finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonanza's head.
O Rally jabs Bonanza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonanza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonanza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Rally.
O Rally turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Rally lands with a nice combination. Bonanza backs away looking to recover.
O Rally throws a series of punches but Bonanza avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Rally dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Rally dives in and grabs Bonanza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonanza pushes down on O Rally's head and hops out.
O Rally lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bonanza takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - O Rally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Rally is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonanza.
No luck for O Rally with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as O Rally lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonanza doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from O Rally misses the target.
O Rally displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally throws a jab when Bonanza was well out of range.
Bonanza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Rally lands with a right hand.
O Rally uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonanza has time to react.
Bonanza tries to move into range but O Rally moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Rally lands a head shot.
O Rally with a poor takedown
and Bonanza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Rally throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Rally misses with a takedown attempt - Bonanza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally throws a hook to the side of Bonanza's head but Bonanza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Rally fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Bonanza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - O Rally scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like O Rally has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A punch combination from O Rally misses.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Rally jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
A jab from O Rally finds it's way through Bonanza's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Bonanza as O Rally shoots in.
A nice side step and Bonanza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonanza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Rally moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBonanza.
Bonanza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza moves out of range of the strikes.
O Rally misses with an uppercut.
O Rally is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonanza can do to turn this around?
O Rally shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by O Rally. Beautiful body shot.
O Rally lands the left hand.
O Rally keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from O Rally misses.
Bonanza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Rally scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Rally swings for the body but Bonanza moves out of range.
Bonanza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rally throws a nice looking combination but Bonanza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Rally, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rally. Bonanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Rally misses with a body punch
and Bonanza counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Rally changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Rally dips to his left and cracks Bonanza with an uppercut!
O Rally connects with a body shot.
O Rally lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonanza circles away quickly and effectively.
O Rally shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonanza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Rally's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean O Rally dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

O Rally jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
O Rally connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonanza momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bonanza might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Rally has got the better of the exchanges.
O Rally scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from O Rally misses.
O Rally lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from O Rally.
O Rally shoots in and drives through. Bonanza sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rally lands with a straight right. Bonanza didn't see that one coming.
O Rally fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonanza manages to avoid it.
Bonanza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonanza takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally lands with a hook. Bonanza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Rally rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bonanza counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Rally.
Bonanza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Rally lands a jab to Bonanza's midsection.
O Rally fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Bonanza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Rally is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice sprawl there from Bonanza as O Rally shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Bonanza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean O Rally. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Rally.
Bonanza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Rally.
Benson Bonanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonanza sprawls well. He's pushed O Rally's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Rally throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Rally just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonanza walks into a left hand.
O Rally wants to land a leg kick but Bonanza is out of range.
Bonanza throws out a counter right but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
Bonanza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from O Rally.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Rally tries to score with a low kick but Bonanza moves his leg out of the way.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Rally really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Rally.
Despite the aggression on Bonanza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Rally throws a series of punches but Bonanza moves out of range.
Bonanza throws a counter combo.
O Rally lands a jab to the nose.
O Rally misses with a hook.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sean O Rally is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rally throws a solid leg kick but Bonanza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Rally.
O Rally tests Bonanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Rally throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonanza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by O Rally. Beautiful body shot.
O Rally takes a swing at Bonanza's ribcage but misses.
Bonanza throws a big counter head kick but O Rally avoids it with no problem.
O Rally fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonanza avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonanza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sean O Rally is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rally lunges at Bonanza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonanza's hand.
O Rally is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Rally throws a right hand that Bonanza ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonanza also avoids with ease.
Bonanza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Rally lands an overhand right.
Bonanza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Rally throws a big shot that misses.
Bonanza slips a jab from O Rally.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean O Rally showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Rally 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Rally!