PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Bonifacio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Floyd
vs
Bonifacio

179 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silas Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Floyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that Floyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Floyd also avoids with ease.

Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
Floyd is looking for a takedown.
Floyd avoiding damage as Bonifacio throws knees to the body.
Bonifacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Bonifacio.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonifacio.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Floyd takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Silas Floyd has been cut.
Bonifacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Floyd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
Bonifacio landing knees to the body.
Bonifacio lands an elbow just above Floyd 's eye.
Bonifacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
Bonifacio lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Floyd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Floyd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonifacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonifacio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Floyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Floyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Floyd is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Floyd can't get the takedown.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Bonifacio scores with a knee to the head.
Floyd jumps guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silas Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonifacio pushes Floyd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Floyd avoids it.
Bonifacio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Floyd.
Floyd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bonifacio to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Floyd tries to pull guard but Bonifacio holds him up against the cage and eventually Floyd drops back down to his feet.
Floyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Floyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonifacio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Floyd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bonifacio connects with a high kick.
Bonifacio keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Floyd misses.
Floyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that Floyd semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd shoots in but Bonifacio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonifacio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Bonifacio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Floyd wants to break free but Bonifacio has control.
Bonifacio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Floyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonifacio obliges.
Bonifacio lands a nice elbow.
Bonifacio lands an elbow inside that Floyd shrugs off.
Bonifacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Floyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonifacio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonifacio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Floyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Floyd wants to take the fight to the mat but Bonifacio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonifacio.
Knees to the body from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio landing knees to the body.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
Bonifacio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonifacio tries to land knees in the clinch but Floyd avoids the damage to the body.
Floyd is working for takedown but Bonifacio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonifacio keeps control of Floyd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Floyd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Floyd can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Floyd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Bonifacio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silas Floyd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Floyd throws a body shot but no joy.
Floyd loads up on a big right hand but Bonifacio slips the punch.
Bonifacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Floyd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonifacio defends well and Floyd ends up having to push Bonifacio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bonifacio only half commits to the counter leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jose Bonifacio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonifacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonifacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonifacio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Floyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonifacio obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Floyd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonifacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonifacio scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonifacio connects with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio misses with an elbow strike.

Floyd manages to break the clinch.

Floyd has managed to clinch.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonifacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Floyd avoids it.
Bonifacio prevents Floyd from breaking the clinch.
Bonifacio looking to throw knees to the head but Floyd is blocking nicely.
Floyd tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage.

Floyd ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Floyd no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Floyd is trying to control the position but Bonifacio postures up.
Bonifacio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonifacio is looking to work some ground and pound but Floyd has wrist control.
Bonifacio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Floyd pulls Bonifacio in close to prevent any damage.
Bonifacio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Floyd working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Floyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonifacio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Floyd.
Jose Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
Floyd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bonifacio counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Floyd back into the cage.
Floyd looking for a takedown.
Floyd is trying to break free.
Floyd tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage.
Floyd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonifacio lands a nice knee to the body.
Floyd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonifacio scores with a knee to the head.
Floyd jumps guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silas Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Floyd is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonifacio gets an underhook and turns Floyd into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands an elbow just above Floyd 's eye.
Floyd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonifacio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Floyd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonifacio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonifacio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonifacio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio lands an elbow inside.
Bonifacio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Floyd is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
Bonifacio connects with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Floyd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonifacio lands a damaging elbow.
Floyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonifacio won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
Bonifacio keeps control of Floyd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Floyd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Bonifacio.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
Floyd is trying to drag Bonifacio to the mat but Bonifacio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Bonifacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Silas Floyd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Floyd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Floyd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bonifacio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bonifacio lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonifacio.
Floyd is trying to drag Bonifacio to the mat but Bonifacio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silas Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Bonifacio.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
A knee to the head by Bonifacio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
A knee to the head by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio stops a takedown attempt from Floyd.
Floyd tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bonifacio.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonifacio obliges.
Floyd wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonifacio won't allow it.
Bonifacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
Floyd tries to pull guard but Bonifacio won't allow it.
Bonifacio has Floyd pressed against the cage, preventing Floyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonifacio lands an elbow just above Floyd 's eye.
Bonifacio crunches a lovely knee into Floyd's ribcage.

Floyd turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Bonifacio explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that misses.

Floyd rushes Bonifacio and presses him up against the cage.
Floyd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonifacio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonifacio scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bonifacio is defending well.
Bonifacio prevents Floyd from breaking the clinch.
Bonifacio with a knee to the head.
Floyd wants to stall.
Bonifacio connects with a knee to the head.

Floyd pulls Bonifacio into guard.
Floyd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bonifacio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonifacio is looking to work some ground and pound but Floyd has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bonifacio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Floyd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonifacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonifacio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonifacio is one step ahead there.
Bonifacio distracts Floyd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonifacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bonifacio throws an elbow that misses. Floyd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bonifacio's guard. Nice move by Floyd!

Floyd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Floyd wants to get up but he can't break Bonifacio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jose Bonifacio has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Floyd throws an elbow that misses. Bonifacio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Floyd's guard. Nice move by Bonifacio!

Floyd trying to control the position.
Floyd wants to get back to his feet but Bonifacio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Floyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Floyd, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonifacio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Floyd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonifacio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Floyd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bonifacio postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonifacio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Bonifacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonifacio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Bonifacio!
Jose Bonifacio thanked the fans post fight for their support.