PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bonne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artair Dostan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Artair Dostan enters the cage!

Bonne
vs
Dostan

176 cm
19
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bonne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dostan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dostan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dostan looks to land a combination but Bonne avoids it well.
Dostan lands a jab-cross combination.
Dostan throws a nice looking combination but Bonne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dostan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bonne moves forwards but Dostan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dostan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dostan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bonne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dostan wants to stand up but Bonne is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonne trying to control but Dostan is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dostan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dostan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dostan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bonne preventing the sweep.
Dostan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bonne being controlled here momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Artair Dostan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bonne avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Dostan misses.
Dostan misses with a double jab.

Dostan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bonne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dostan keeping moving, preventing Bonne from controlling successfully.
Dostan keeping full guard, as Bonne tries to pass.
Dostan wants to sweep here but Bonne controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonne tries to free his leg and advance position but Dostan is retaining full guard.
Dostan wants to sweep here but Bonne controlling him for the moment.
Bonne wants to control from the top but Dostan keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bonne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dostan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonne stopping the sweep attempt from Dostan.
Dostan controlling Bonne's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bonne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dostan scores with the left hand. Bonne knows he should have avoided that one.
Bonne with a poor takedown
and Dostan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Bonne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dostan counters with a straight right hand.
Dostan misses with a double jab.
Bonne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonne has his takedown stuffed
and Dostan counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonne is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostan cracks Bonne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dostan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dostan swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artair Dostan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dostan connects with a right hand. Bonne shakes it off.
Jack Bonne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonne with a poor takedown
and Dostan counters with a left to the body.
Dostan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bonne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dostan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dostan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Bonne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Dostan.
Bonne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dostan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonne scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dostan. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonne eats them both and turns towards Dostan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dostan stalks Bonne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonne's face. Bonne staggers backwards, shaken.
Dostan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonne.
Bonne misses with a takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonne thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dostan looks to land a combination but Bonne avoids it well.
Bonne misses with a takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a left and a right that stings Bonne.
Dostan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dostan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danga de danga de dang - Dostan scores with a four punch combination!
Bonne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dostan counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonne with a poor takedown
and Dostan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dostan scores with a one two! Bonne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dostan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Dostan both land. Nice combination.
Bonne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dostan lands with a shot to the body.
Bonne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dostan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dostan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dostan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonne has his takedown stuffed
and Dostan counters with a left and a right that stings Bonne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostan throws a one two combo.
Bonne with a poor takedown
and Dostan counters with a left and a right that stings Bonne.
Dostan with a hook.
Bonne has his takedown stuffed
and Dostan counters with a one-two to the body.
Dostan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dostan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonne misses with a takedown
and Dostan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Artair Dostan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonne walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Dostan. Beautiful body shot.
Dostan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice cross by Dostan.
Dostan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dostan tries to bum rush Bonne with a series of wild strikes but Bonne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonne with a poor takedown
and Dostan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dostan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artair Dostan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dostan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Dostan misses.
Dostan lands a two punch combo.
Dostan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonne circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dostan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dostan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Dostan scores with a four punch combination!
Bonne misses with a takedown attempt - Dostan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dostan tests Bonne's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dostan.
Dostan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dostan lands a right hook to the body.
Bonne fails with the takedown
and Dostan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Bonne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artair Dostan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dostan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dostan misses with a two punch combination.
Dostan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dostan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dostan lands a jab-cross combination.
Dostan cracks Bonne with a good jab.
Bonne shoots and misses
and Bonne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dostan lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonne's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dostan!
Dostan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bonne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dostan counters with a one-two to the body.
Dostan throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dostan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dostan counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bonne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dostan counters with a nice body shot.
Dostan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dostan duly obliges.
Dostan misses with a few strikes there.
Bonne shoots and misses
and Dostan counters with a nice body shot.
Artair Dostan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dostan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonne on the side of the head.
Dostan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dostan lands with a nice combination. Bonne backs away looking to recover.
Bonne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dostan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonne eats them both and turns towards Dostan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dostan tests Bonne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonne misses with a takedown
and Dostan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Dostan does no damage.
A nice combination there by Dostan.
Dostan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonne in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dostan looks to land a combination but Bonne avoids it well.
Dostan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack Bonne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dostan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Artair Dostan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dostan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artair Dostan!