PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 42 p4p, 150 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 6 p4p, 23 weight class). Maximilian Bonaparte has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bonaparte
vs
Chukwuma

205 cm
28
245
21 - 6 - 0

190 cm
33
254
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Furnace Performance 🔥

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte swings for the body but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick which misses Bonaparte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonaparte tries to avoid it.
Bonaparte throws a looping overhand right but Chukwuma ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chukwuma! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonaparte misses the target.
Bonaparte throws out a leg kick but Chukwuma moves out of range and Bonaparte only half commits.
Chukwuma tries a quick counter leg kick but Bonaparte is wise to it.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chukwuma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonaparte checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Bonaparte tenderised Chukwuma's leg. Chukwuma is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonaparte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Maximilian Bonaparte has been cut.
Chukwuma has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bonaparte throws a poor cross that misses
and Chukwuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonaparte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonaparte throws a looping overhand right but Chukwuma ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte misses with a leg kick.
Bonaparte lands a jab to the nose.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonaparte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chukwuma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands with a straight right. Chukwuma didn't see that one coming.
Chukwuma just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bonaparte throws the left hand but Chukwuma avoids the punch easily.
Chukwuma feints a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bonaparte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte checks a low kick from Chukwuma.
A jab from Bonaparte misses.
Chukwuma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonaparte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chukwuma.
Bonaparte throws out a loose jab but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Chukwuma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
Chukwuma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Chukwuma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonaparte throws a shot from downtown. Chukwuma moves away and avoids it.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chukwuma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chukwuma avoids the body shot from Bonaparte.
Chukwuma flicks out a counter leg kick but Bonaparte steps away.
Bonaparte wants to land a leg kick but Chukwuma is out of range.
Chukwuma throws a head kick that misses.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
Chukwuma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonaparte. Bonaparte obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Chukwuma tenderised Bonaparte's leg. Bonaparte is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonaparte should have avoided that one.
Chukwuma walks into a left hand.

It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Chukwuma throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte keeps Chukwuma at a distance using the push kick.
Chukwuma swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonaparte throws out a leg kick but Chukwuma moves out of range and Bonaparte only half commits.
As Bonaparte backs off Chukwuma throws a huge counter combo but Bonaparte manages to avoid it all.
Chukwuma throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
Chukwuma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chukwuma swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bonaparte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte connects with an inside leg kick.
Chukwuma throws a looping overhand right but Bonaparte ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bonaparte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maximilian Bonaparte is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bonaparte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chukwuma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but Chukwuma moves out of range easily.
Bonaparte misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma jabs at Bonaparte's body.
Bonaparte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chukwuma can do to turn this around?
Chukwuma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonaparte keeps Chukwuma at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonaparte throws an overhand right that lands on Chukwuma's shoulder, as Chukwuma tries to avoid the shot.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick
and Bonaparte counters with a nice body kick.
Bonaparte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bonaparte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a jab when Chukwuma was well out of range.
Chukwuma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonaparte.
You can see that Chukwuma has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chukwuma's head backwards.
Chukwuma misses with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chukwuma thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chukwuma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonaparte jabs Chukwuma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonaparte throws a lazy uppercut
and Chukwuma counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma feints a counter leg kick.
Chukwuma lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonaparte throws a combination that misses
and Chukwuma counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chukwuma fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonaparte in the body.
Chukwuma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bonaparte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chukwuma misses the jab.
Bonaparte walks into a straight right hand from Chukwuma.
A jab from Bonaparte misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Chukwuma might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonaparte has got the better of the exchanges.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonaparte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonaparte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chukwuma manages to avoid it.
Bonaparte scores with a nice right hand.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonaparte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chukwuma.
Bonaparte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chukwuma.
Maximilian Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte just misses with a punch to the body.
Chukwuma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chukwuma is looking to land body kicks.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chukwuma.
Bonaparte misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Chukwuma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonaparte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonaparte throws a hook but Chukwuma avoids it easily.
Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chukwuma.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte misses the jab.
Chukwuma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonaparte finds it's way round the side to connect with Chukwuma's head.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the body
and Chukwuma counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte tries to land a leg kick but Chukwuma saw it coming and moves away.
Bonaparte lands a front kick.
Chukwuma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick
and Chukwuma counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bonaparte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chukwuma.
Bonaparte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte lands with an overhand left.
Chukwuma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonaparte.
Chukwuma avoids a kick to the body.
Bonaparte tries to work over Chukwuma's front leg with a kick but Chukwuma checks it.
Chukwuma flicks out a counter leg kick but Bonaparte steps away.
A big right from Bonaparte misses.
Chukwuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chukwuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaparte throws the left hand but Chukwuma avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chukwuma throws out the jab.
Bonaparte misses with a left hand
and Chukwuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonaparte sizes up Chukwuma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonaparte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte looks to score with a jab to the body but Chukwuma is just out of range.
Bonaparte misses with a hook
and Chukwuma counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonaparte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Chukwuma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bonaparte sprawling to the canvas! Bonaparte rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chukwuma finish him?!

Bonaparte is rocked!
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!
Bonaparte throws a low kick but Chukwuma avoids it.
Oh Bonaparte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chukwuma. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bonaparte catches Chukwuma right on the button with a cross.
Bonaparte seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonaparte digs a good body shot into Chukwuma's ribs.
Bonaparte looks to land a right hand but Chukwuma moved out of range.
Chukwuma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonaparte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chukwuma counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bonaparte badly! Chukwuma follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bonaparte out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Chukwuma finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tinashe Chukwuma!
A very excited looking Tinashe Chukwuma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.