PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dube has chosen The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Napoleon Bonaparte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Dube's chin.

Bonaparte
vs
Dube

176 cm
23
157 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

173 cm
31
163 lbs
18 - 17 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dube!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dube paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dube throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dube. That did some damage!
Dube on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dube is looking to slow Bonaparte down with leg kicks.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Michael Dube has been cut.
Bonaparte pushes Dube away with a front kick.
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 instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside that Dube shrugs off.
Bonaparte working Dube over with knees to the body.
Dube is trying to break the clinch but Bonaparte is controlling him.
Dube takes a knee to the side of the body.

Dube breaks from the clinch.
Dube checks a leg kick nicely.

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.

Dube gets tackled into the cage by Bonaparte. Bonaparte maintains the clinch.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dube takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaparte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dube's brow.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but Dube blocks with his arms.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Dube avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but Dube blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dube working hard to break the clinch.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonaparte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dube blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dube is defending well for now.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but Dube blocks it.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Dube has had enough of the clinch but Bonaparte keeps him there for the moment.
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!
Dube is trying to force a seperation but Bonaparte has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonaparte won't allow it.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Dube is trying to break the clinch but Bonaparte has him pressed against the cage.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonaparte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dube's face.
Dube looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dube blocks an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dube blocks it with crossed arms.
Dube is trying to break the clinch but Bonaparte is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dube is defending well for now.
Dube wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonaparte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaparte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dube's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonaparte throws an elbow but misses.
Dube takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dube is trying to break the clinch but Bonaparte is controlling him.
Bonaparte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Dube's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dube cracks the inside of Bonaparte's front leg.
Dube throws a head kick that misses.
Dube throws a leg kick
and Bonaparte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dube throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonaparte.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dube.
Dube misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Dube.
Dube throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonaparte throws a front kick that sends Dube stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonaparte lands a head kick. Dube smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Dube is rocked!

Bonaparte closes the distance and pushes Dube back into the cage.
Dube is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Bonaparte working Dube over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Bonaparte lands a big elbow that drops Dube! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dube is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Bonaparte!