PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sim Heer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bonaparte
vs
Heer

176 cm
25
158 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sim Heer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot that snaps Heer's head back.
Heer connects with a single shot there.

Bonaparte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Heer.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Heer, against the cage.
Bonaparte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heer backwards.
Heer throws an elbow that misses.
Heer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heer.
Heer tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
Bonaparte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaparte misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaparte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heer's brow.
Heer wants to break free but Bonaparte has control.
Heer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte lands an elbow that stopped Heer in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the temple.
Heer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike.
Heer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Heer.
Heer throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heer avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonaparte pushes Heer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Heer manages to break the clinch.

Bonaparte moves into range and clinches up with Heer.
Bonaparte blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bonaparte.
Heer misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heer trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte connects with a knee to the head.
Heer throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonaparte's defenses.
Heer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaparte avoids it.
Heer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonaparte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Heer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Heer avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but Heer blocks with his arms.
A short left from Bonaparte.
Heer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonaparte crunches a lovely knee into Heer's ribcage.
Bonaparte scores with a shot to the side of Heer's head.
Heer misses with a punch on the inside.
Heer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Heer is blocking nicely.
Heer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heer is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Heer.
Bonaparte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heer lands a nice elbow.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heer blocks it with crossed arms.
Heer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but Heer blocks it.
Bonaparte connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Heer.
Bonaparte tries to work over Heer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaparte's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside that Heer shrugs off.

Heer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte cracks Heer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Napoleon Bonaparte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Heer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonaparte.
Heer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the liver by Bonaparte. Beautiful body shot.
Bonaparte swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Heer counter with a right hand.

Heer gets tackled into the cage by Bonaparte. Bonaparte maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonaparte throws an elbow but misses.
Heer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside that Heer shrugs off.
Heer trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heer misses with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heer throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Heer is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonaparte has double underhooks.

Heer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonaparte throws a body kick that misses.
Heer cracks Bonaparte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Bonaparte. No joy for Heer on that attempt.
Bonaparte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heer cracks a nice hook into Bonaparte's ribs.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. Heer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonaparte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte lands with a kick to the temple. Heer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonaparte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heer avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Heer checks it.
Heer loads up on a big right hand but Bonaparte slips the punch.
Heer misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heer.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sim Heer.
Bonaparte shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Heer eats them both and turns towards Bonaparte to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Sim Heer has been cut.
Donk. Heer catches Bonaparte right on the button with a cross.
Heer ducks right into an uppercut from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bonaparte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heer shoots for a takedown but Bonaparte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bonaparte clinches up with Heer and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike from Heer.
Heer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a punch on the inside.
Heer tries to stall but Bonaparte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonaparte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heer's defenses.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside that Heer shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Heer fails to land.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Heer lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.

Napoleon Bonaparte's cut is getting worse.
Heer avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heer.
Bonaparte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Heer.
A frustrated look appears on Heer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heer throws an elbow but misses.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Heer is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonaparte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heer with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte blocks the elbow strike.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonaparte blocks the elbow strike.
Heer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Napoleon Bonaparte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonaparte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonaparte blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heer effectively controlling the action here.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Heer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonaparte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bonaparte duly obliges.

Bonaparte moves into the clinch.
Heer misses with an elbow over the top.
Heer lands a body shot.
Bonaparte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonaparte throws an elbow that misses.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike from Heer.
Heer takes an elbow to the temple.
Heer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonaparte scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaparte's brow.
Heer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Heer, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer misses with an elbow strike.
Heer lands an elbow inside that Bonaparte shrugs off.
Heer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Heer, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Heer.
Bonaparte pushes off an throws an elbow but Heer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Heer is blocking nicely.
Heer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonaparte.
Heer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Napoleon Bonaparte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but Heer blocks with his arms.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heer is defending well for now.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike from Heer.
Heer trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte managing to block the knees to the body from Heer.
Bonaparte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaparte avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bonaparte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Heer throws knees to the body.
Heer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonaparte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Heer is blocking nicely.
Bonaparte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heer backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
Heer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaparte avoids it.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Heer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heer obliges.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Heer.
Heer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Sim Heer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heer working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heer stalling in the clinch but Bonaparte improves position.
Heer lands an elbow inside.
Bonaparte misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heer avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Heer.
Heer trying to land knees to the body.
Heer is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonaparte has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Heer to work.
Bonaparte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte dodges an elbow strike from Heer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sim Heer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonaparte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

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