PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Stenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenson has chosen Young Jeezy - I'm Here as his entrance music. Henrik Stenson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Henry Bonney
vs
Stenson

173 cm
33
164 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

170 cm
40
155 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henrik Stenson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
Bonney throws a big counter combination but Stenson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stenson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Stenson misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
Bonney scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Bonney tenderised Stenson's leg. Stenson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Henrik Stenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
Stenson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenson tries to clinch up
and Bonney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenson cracks the inside of Bonney's front leg.
Bonney throws a body punch but Stenson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stenson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonney did well to prevent Stenson getting side control.
Stenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonney keeping control of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bonney manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bonney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonney is keeping the position for now.
Bonney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonney is controlling Stenson's posture.
Stenson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stenson trying to control but Bonney is working from the bottom.
Stenson being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenson stopping the sweep attempt from Bonney.
Bonney wants to get back to his feet but Stenson passes into half guard.
Bonney is controlling Stenson's trapped leg to prevent Stenson from advancing to side control.
Bonney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stenson.
Bonney controlling the position well.
Bonney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonney is working hard here to advance position.
Bonney won't allow Stenson to pass to mount.
Bonney is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stenson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stenson's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is not going to allow Stenson to sit and survive in this position.
Bonney is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bonney is hanging on to Stenson's back as he tries to escape.
Good control from Bonney.
Bonney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bonney is hanging on to Stenson's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenson tries to escape the position.
Stenson keeps trying to improve his position.
Good control from Bonney.
Further stalling from Bonney.
Stenson is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonney just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stenson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Henry Bonney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bonney is looking to clinch but Stenson is avoiding it.
Stenson feints and then cracks Bonney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonney down.
Bonney is looking to land body kicks.
Bonney moves in looking to clinch but Stenson pushes him off.
Stenson wants to slow Bonney down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonney throws a right hand that Stenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stenson also avoids with ease.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenson.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
A jab from Bonney does it's job there.
Bonney throws a chopping leg kick but Stenson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Bonney finds it's target.
Bonney seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stenson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stenson works Bonney's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenson.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonney keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenson.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
Stenson throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem.
Stenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonney feints a jab promting Stenson to slip. Bonney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stenson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stenson misses with a low kick.
Stenson misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bonney keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonney rather than just go for the knockout.
Stenson throws a low kick, looking for Bonney's leg but Bonney calmly moves out of range.
Bonney throws a combination. Stenson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stenson shoots in but Bonney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Stenson.
Bonney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Stenson.
Bonney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Stenson lands a head shot.
Stenson misses with an uppercut.
Bonney jabs Stenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stenson can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Stenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stenson misses its intended target.
Stenson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stenson.
Stenson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stenson fails with the takedown.
William Henry Bonney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Stenson.
Bonney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stenson walks into a straight right hand from Bonney.
Bonney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonney.
William Henry Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonney.
Stenson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson blocks a leg kick.
Stenson with the counter takedown but Bonney avoids it easily.
Stenson misses with an uppercut.
Bonney takes a swing at Stenson's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenson throws a leg kick
and Bonney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stenson throws a leg kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Stenson moves out of range.
Stenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bonney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Bonney feints a jab promting Stenson to slip. Bonney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stenson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick
and Stenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonney slips a jab and a cross from Stenson.
Bonney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bonney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stenson scores with the left hand. Bonney knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bonney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Stenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonney checks a low kick from Stenson.
Stenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Bonney misses.
Stenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney checks a low kick from Stenson.
Stenson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBonney.
Bonney moves out of range of the leg kick from Stenson.
Stenson throws a hook to the side of Bonney's head but Bonney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenson scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonney lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stenson is looking to clinch.
A combination from Bonney does no damage.
Good work by Bonney as he checks the leg kick.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stenson throws a leg kick but Bonney moved away.
Stenson with a poor takedown
and Bonney counters with a body kick.
Stenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stenson looks to land a left hand but Bonney moved out of range nicely.
Bonney throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stenson throws a leg kick but Bonney sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Bonney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenson.

Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Bonney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bonney blocks a low kick nicely.
Bonney misses with a shot to the body
letting Stenson counter with a right hand.
Bonney defending well as Stenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stenson has a takedown stuffed.
William Henry Bonney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Stenson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney tries to clinch there but Stenson circles away.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenson manages to avoid it.
Stenson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stenson slips a jab and a cross from Bonney.
Bonney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Stenson.
Bonney misses with a kick to the body
and Stenson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bonney's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stenson.
Stenson thuds his right hand into Bonney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Stenson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenson throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stenson throws a big shot that misses.
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stenson.
Stenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stenson's calf.
Stenson throws a solid leg kick but Bonney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stenson.
Stenson looks to land a right hand but Bonney moved out of range.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stenson is looking to clinch.
Bonney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bonney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Stenson slips the punch.
Bonney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stenson misses with a double jab
and Bonney counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but William Henry Bonney did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stenson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonney in his tracks.
Stenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenson throws a counter combo.

Bonney instigates a clinch.
Stenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bonney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stenson throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.

Bonney feints and as Stenson raises his hands in defense, Bonney changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bonney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenson keeping moving, preventing Bonney from controlling successfully.
William Henry Bonney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonney preventing the sweep.
Stenson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonney manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is controlling Stenson's posture.
Stenson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bonney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stenson wants to control from the top but Bonney keeps moving.
Stenson preventing the sweep.
Stenson connects with a couple of short punches.
Stenson lands a couple of digs.
Bonney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenson won't allow Bonney to sweep him here.

That's two 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.
Bonney is pulling down on Stenson's head to control his posture.
Stenson content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bonney wants to stand up but Stenson is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Bonney.
Bonney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stenson throws a solid leg kick but Bonney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stenson.
Nice sprawl there from Stenson as Bonney shoots in.
Stenson with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stenson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonney, which made it look bad.
Stenson motions for Bonney to come forward. Stenson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Stenson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonney is out of range and Stenson settles back down.
Stenson dives in and grabs Bonney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonney pushes down on Stenson's head and hops out.
William Henry Bonney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Stenson.

Bonney gets a clinch.
Stenson wants a takedown.

Bonney breaks from the clinch.
Stenson throws out a loose jab but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenson dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
Stenson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bonney throws a leg kick
and Stenson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Stenson is just out of range.
And Stenson tries to counter it with a takedown but Bonney pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bonney throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenson tries to work over Bonney's front leg with a kick but Bonney checks it.
Stenson stuns Bonney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stenson checks a low kick from Bonney.
Bonney tries to clinch there but Stenson circles away.
Stenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stenson fails with the takedown
and Bonney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
Bonney appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stenson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Bonney throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Stenson counters with a shoot takedown. Bonney fights it but they end up in guard.
Stenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonney is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stenson throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Stenson moves out of range.
Stenson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonney throws a nice looking combination but Stenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stenson checks a low kick from Bonney.
Bonney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonney connects with a body shot.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Stenson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stenson. That's going to slow Bonney down.
Stenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonney throws a leg kick which misses Stenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stenson tries to avoid it.
Stenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Stenson instigates a clinch.
Bonney is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bonney lands a body punch.
Bonney misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bonney is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stenson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bonney to the mat. Bonney regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bonney holds on and takes a little breather.
Stenson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bonney wants to sweep here but Stenson controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bonney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stenson distracts Bonney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bonney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bonney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney controlling the pace.
Bonney is thwarting Stenson's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Bonney is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stenson is pressing down on Bonney's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stenson keeping full guard, as Bonney tries to pass.
Bonney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stenson pulls Bonney in close to his closed guard and prevents Bonney from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stenson is trying to keep Bonney in close.
Bonney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stenson is pulling down on Bonney's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Let's hope that Stenson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Stenson moves out of range easily.
A combination from Bonney does no damage.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Henrik Stenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenson avoids the body shot from Bonney.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Henry Bonney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonney 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Henry Bonney!
William Henry Bonney made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Norman, I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Broken Halo Pride!'.
In defeat, Henrik Stenson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for the fight. This loss is proof that an old geezer like me just doesn't have it anymore. This was my last fight and I want to thank my fans and supporters for everything.'.