PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Name Less (ranked 3756 p4p, 311 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 2013 p4p, 206 weight class). Bonney has chosen Call me Young Gun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Less
vs
Henry Bonney

178 cm
38
159 lbs
16 - 7 - 2

173 cm
42
149 lbs
42 - 25 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Less throws a nice looking combination but Bonney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Less misses with a low kick.
Less buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney throws a combination. Less tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Less throws a leg kick but Bonney moved away.
Less fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Less fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonney checks it well.
Less fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bonney is out of range.
Nice shot by Bonney.
Less scores with a nice strike.
Bonney swinging wildly here.
Bonney throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Less keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney lands a head kick. Less smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonney misses with a wild combination.
Bonney scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonney avoids a kick to the body.
Less lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonney at a distance.

Bonney pushes Less up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bonney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Less gets through Bonney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonney.
Bonney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Less with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Less has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonney avoids it.
Less throws an elbow that misses.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonney's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Less misses with a knee to the head.
Bonney is leaning against Less and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonney is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Less throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonney.
Bonney managing to block the knees to the body from Less.
Bonney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
Bonney misses with the head strike.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Less scores with a shoulder strike.
Less throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonney blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Less lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Less blocks a body shot from Bonney.
Bonney tries to throw a body punch but Less avoids it by throwing Bonney back against the ropes.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bonney breaks the clinch.
Bonney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Less checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonney defending well as Less loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Bonney releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Less.
Bonney has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Less works the jab nicely.
Less throws a low kick but Bonney moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Less.
Bonney appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
William Henry Bonney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Less connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonney swings for the body but Less moves out of range.
Less scores with a push kick.
Less connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonney momentarily.
Less takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Less was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Less throws a chopping leg kick but Bonney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Less.
Less throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Less lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bonney moves into the clinch.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonney is pushing Less up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bonney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Less lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Less struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonney controls his hands.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Less throws an elbow but misses.
Less throws an elbow that misses.
Less misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonney.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Less landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land.
Bonney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Less is defending well for now.
Bonney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonney avoids the elbow strike from Less, against the ropes.
Less lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Bonney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Less using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Name Less has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonney dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Less tries to land a knee to the head but Bonney blocks with his arms.
Bonney with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Less as Bonney tries to tie him up.
Bonney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Less scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Less.
Bonney avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
Bonney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Less throws a head punch that misses.
Less lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Less misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonney.
Less tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Less lands a left hand.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Less uses good head movement to avoid it.
Less tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Less landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Bonney lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Name Less dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Less was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Bonney dodges the punch combination from Less.
Less checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Less.
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Less pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonney is out of range and Less settles back down.
Bonney scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A lazy left from Less finds it's target.
Less finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Less moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Less misses.
Bonney is looking to land body kicks.
Less connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonney. Bonney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Less lands a right hook to the body.
Less lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bonney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Less, pushing him back against the ropes.
Less tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonney avoids the damage to the body.
Bonney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney wants to stall.
Bonney is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Less has denied him.
Still in the clinch, Bonney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Less with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonney pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Less missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Less.
Bonney digs a right hand underneath Less's ribcage. Less let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Less controls the action.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Less.
Bonney lands a nice uppercut.
Less blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Less tries to work over Bonney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Less is keeping busy.
Less prevents Bonney from breaking the clinch.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonney's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Less in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bonney clinches.
Bonney is looking to control Less's arms but Less gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonney has his back to the ropes.
Bonney dodges an elbow strike from Less.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Less.
Less working aggressively here.
Bonney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Less blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
Less lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Less lands a nice knee to the body.
Less scores with a hook to the body.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike.
Less prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Less avoiding damage as Bonney throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Name Less.
Well Less 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Name Less!
After winning the bout, Name Less thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.