PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 105 p4p, 231 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 16 p4p, 37 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bonaparte
vs
Line

205 cm
28
245
21 - 7 - 0

194 cm
35
243
27 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Line checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bonaparte. Those never looked like landing.
Line throws out a counter right but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.
Bonaparte is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick from Bonaparte.
A good leg kick by Bonaparte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Bonaparte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte throws a solid leg kick but Line takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonaparte.
Bonaparte connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonaparte.
A jab lands there for Line.

It looks like Maximilian Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte scores with a nice right hand.
Bonaparte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Line throws out a counter right but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Line.
Bonaparte is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte digs a good body shot into Line's ribs.
Bonaparte connects with a looping right hand.
Bonaparte throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line throws out a counter right but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.
Bonaparte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonaparte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte misses with a body kick.
Bonaparte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Line momentarily.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line slips a straight right by Bonaparte.
As Bonaparte backs off Line throws a huge counter combo but Bonaparte manages to avoid it all.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Maximilian Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot to the body.
Line avoids the body shot from Bonaparte.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonaparte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bonaparte throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line throws out a counter right but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte misses with a leg kick
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonaparte takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonaparte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Line scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Line. Line circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonaparte lands with a hook. Line tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonaparte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maximilian Bonaparte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Bonaparte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bonaparte ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Bonaparte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Line takes one on the button.
Line takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonaparte loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Line steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonaparte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Line can do to turn this around?
Bonaparte throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonaparte throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte looks to land a body kick but Line moved away.
Line is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonaparte with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Line 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.
Bonaparte misses with a few strikes there.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonaparte throws a big shot that misses.
Bonaparte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonaparte throws a right hand that misses
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Line scores with a hook to the body. Bonaparte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonaparte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line looks to land a left hand but Bonaparte moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonaparte misses the target.
Line with a jab.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Bonaparte quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Line checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Line throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonaparte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line looks to throw the jab but Bonaparte is out of range.
Maximilian Bonaparte is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Bonaparte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Line at a distance.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line moves out of range of the body kick.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Line counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonaparte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonaparte with a body shot.

Line instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line lands an uppercut.
Line scores with a shoulder strike.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte can't find room to land a body shot as Line controls the action.
Line is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Line is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Line.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Bonaparte does it's job there.
Line misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Line. That snapped Bonaparte's head back.
Line misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maximilian Bonaparte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximilian Bonaparte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Line throws a body punch but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Line might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonaparte misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonaparte dips to his left and cracks Line with an uppercut!
Bonaparte throws a lazy head kick
and Line counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonaparte throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte misses with an uppercut
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Bonaparte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Gothic Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonaparte lands with a nice body kick.
Bonaparte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonaparte throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
Line throws out a counter right but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.
Line slips a jab from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonaparte throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Line misses with a head kick.
Bonaparte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line throws a big counter head kick but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line looks to land a left hand but Bonaparte moved out of range nicely.
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Line's defenses.
Bonaparte throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Bonaparte lands a nice hook to Line's body. Line takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonaparte throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Line throws out a counter right but Bonaparte avoids it with no problem.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a hook but Line blocks it.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the body
and Line counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Line takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonaparte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonaparte misses with a straight left.
Line scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Bonaparte.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Line takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonaparte stuns Line with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonaparte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

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 Maximilian Bonaparte.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonaparte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximilian Bonaparte!
Maximilian Bonaparte took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Convicted 2nd string - give me Kilo or Kersikov rematch '.