PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quid
vs
Bonaparte

178 cm
20
149 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonaparte shoots in for a double leg but Quid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quid avoids a kick to the body.
Quid throws a lazy body kick
and Bonaparte finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bonaparte takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quid, right into the meat.
Bonaparte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonaparte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quid thuds his shin into the meat of Bonaparte's side.
Bonaparte tries to bum rush Quid with a series of wild strikes but Quid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quid misses with a kick to the body
and Bonaparte counters with a nice body kick.
Quid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonaparte scores with a jab. Quid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonaparte's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Quid.
Quid misses with the body kick
and Bonaparte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quid thinking.
Bonaparte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quid finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonaparte's head.
Bonaparte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quid. Quid obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quid.
Bonaparte just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bonaparte looks gassed!
Quid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bonaparte counters with a nice kick to the body.
Quid throws the kick towards the body but Bonaparte avoids it.
Quid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid throws a front kick that sends Bonaparte stumbling back into the cage.
Quid throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but Quid circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to de liver by Quid. Beautiful body shot.
Quid cracks the inside of Bonaparte's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quid throws a body kick that misses.
Johnny Quid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Bonaparte.
Quid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonaparte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot
and Quid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quid misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
Quid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quid throws a front kick that sends Bonaparte stumbling back into the cage.
Johnny Quid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Bonaparte.
Quid connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quid.
Bonaparte misses with a looping left.
Bonaparte thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Quid!
Quid throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
Quid throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Quid is looking to chop away at Bonaparte's legs.
Quid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid misses with a body kick.
Quid scores with a body shot.
Quid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bonaparte if he has to take too many more of those.
Quid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Quid misses with a body kick.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a body punch
and Quid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quid is fending him off so far but Bonaparte persists. Nope, Quid circles away and we're back to standing.
Quid misses with a looping right.
Quid gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Bonaparte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bonaparte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Quid throws a chopping leg kick but Bonaparte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Quid is avoiding it.
Bonaparte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Quid.
Bonaparte misses with a kick to the body
and Quid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonaparte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Quid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonaparte lands with a kick to the temple. Quid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonaparte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quid was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonaparte.
Quid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Quid.
Bonaparte is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid throws a big shot that misses.
Bonaparte misses with a body punch
and Quid counters with a nice uppercut.
Quid lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonaparte takes a step back to recover.
Bonaparte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quid throws a low kick but Bonaparte avoids it.
Johnny Quid is winning the standup battle so far.
Quid connects with a looping right hand.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the body kick.
Quid looks to land a combination but Bonaparte avoids it well.
Bonaparte takes a swing at Quid's ribcage but misses.
Bonaparte wants to slow Quid down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a lazy right hand but Quid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quid throws a lazy body kick
and Quid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Quid throws a body kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Bonaparte or perhaps it was just good defense by Quid which made him look bad.
Bonaparte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Quid.
Quid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonaparte's calf.
Quid misses with a leg kick
and Bonaparte counters with a solid body kick.
Quid misses with a body kick.
Quid thows a body kick. Bonaparte tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid throws a good cross that connects.
Quid throws the kick towards the body but Bonaparte avoids it.
Bonaparte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quid.
Quid tries a head kick but it misses.
Quid ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Quid scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Quid misses.
Quid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonaparte. Bonaparte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonaparte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid lands a two punch combo.
Quid blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
Quid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quid throws a hook but Bonaparte blocks it.
Quid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Quid is looking to land body kicks.
Bonaparte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bonaparte just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte looks to score with a jab to the body but Quid is just out of range.

Bonaparte gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Quid scores with a shot to the body.
Quid tries to work over Bonaparte's front leg with a kick but Bonaparte checks it.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quid.
Quid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quid is looking to land body kicks.
Bonaparte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonaparte needs to keep his hands up - Quid had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte misses with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte looks to throw a body kick
and Quid counters with a nice body shot.
Bonaparte misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a double jab
and Quid counters with a body kick.
Bonaparte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Bonaparte misses.
Quid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Quid.
Quid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quid gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bonaparte counters with a two punch combo.
Bonaparte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quid scores with a nice body kick.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quid is out of range.
Bonaparte throws a head kick but Quid moves out of range.
Quid clobbers Bonaparte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quid tests Bonaparte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quid blocks the body kick.
Bonaparte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Bonaparte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Quid is trying to control Bonaparte's posture but Bonaparte avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonaparte working the strikes but Quid uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bonaparte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quid defending well though.
Bonaparte passes into side control, despite Quid's attempt to control the position.
Bonaparte lands a few punches from side control.
Johnny Quid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonaparte lands some shots froms side control.
Bonaparte cracks Quid with a big elbow.
Quid is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonaparte tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bonaparte passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Quid!
Quid wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bonaparte.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonaparte misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Quid holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bonaparte tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Quid is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bonaparte lands a big shot there that rocks Quid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

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 Johnny Quid.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quid, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!