PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujimoto has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Napoleon Bonaparte had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bonaparte
vs
Fujimoto

176 cm
25
158 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fujimoto drives through and clinches with Bonaparte against the cage.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Fujimoto throws an elbow that misses.
Fujimoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bonaparte fails to land.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujimoto is defending well for now.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ronin Fujimoto has been cut.
Bonaparte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonaparte gets underhooks to prevent Fujimoto's takedown attempt.
Bonaparte has Fujimoto pressed against the cage, preventing Fujimoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonaparte.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the head.
Fujimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Fujimoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaparte is defending well for now.

Fujimoto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fujimoto manages to end up in side control.
Fujimoto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fujimoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonaparte to see if he's OK.

Fujimoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fujimoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bonaparte managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto working away.
Bonaparte dodges the ground and pound from Fujimoto.
Bonaparte is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujimoto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fujimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonaparte keeps working.
Fujimoto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bonaparte kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fujimoto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte tries to reverse the position but Fujimoto maintains control.
Fujimoto is landing with some decent strikes but Bonaparte is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Fujimoto has control of Bonaparte's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bonaparte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fujimoto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bonaparte because Fujimoto loaded up on that one.
Fujimoto misses with a head shot.
Fujimoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fujimoto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bonaparte wants to hold on but Fujimoto pushes him away.
Fujimoto breaks from Bonaparte's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fujimoto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonaparte is looking to escape.

Fujimoto goes for an armbar but Bonaparte turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bonaparte.
Fujimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Fujimoto working for submissions but it's allowed Bonaparte to get to half guard.
Fujimoto wants to control but Bonaparte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fujimoto works his way to full guard. Good work.

Fujimoto has an active guard here but Bonaparte has managed to pass into half guard.
Fujimoto is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fujimoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bonaparte controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bonaparte wants to pass the guard but Fujimoto is keeping the position.
Fujimoto is trying to keep Bonaparte in close.
Bonaparte pushing down on Fujimoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto tries to roll over but Bonaparte keeps him under control.
Bonaparte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujimoto keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujimoto is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fujimoto scores with a body shot.
Bonaparte motions for Fujimoto to come forward. Bonaparte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte defending well as Fujimoto loads up on a big left hand.

Fujimoto moves into range and clinches up with Bonaparte.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks with his arms.
Fujimoto fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaparte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fujimoto's brow.
Bonaparte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fujimoto has Bonaparte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonaparte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Fujimoto.
A short body shot lands from Bonaparte as the two fighters clinch.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fujimoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fujimoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonaparte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fujimoto looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonaparte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but Fujimoto blocks it.
Bonaparte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fujimoto's defenses.
Fujimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonaparte with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonaparte prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fujimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fujimoto pushes Bonaparte up against the cage in a clinch.
Fujimoto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonaparte walks away with a smile on his face. Fujimoto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fujimoto throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bonaparte has Fujimoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Napoleon Bonaparte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujimoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bonaparte smiles and moves away.
Bonaparte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonaparte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That has opened up Ronin Fujimoto's cut even more.

Fujimoto moves into range and clinches up with Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fujimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Fujimoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonaparte up against the cage.
Fujimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonaparte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fujimoto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonaparte walks away with a smile on his face. Fujimoto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fujimoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonaparte tries to work over Fujimoto's front leg with a kick but Fujimoto checks it.

Fujimoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Bonaparte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks with his arms.
Bonaparte working Fujimoto over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Ronin Fujimoto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fujimoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
Fujimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaparte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonaparte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Bonaparte.
A body shot lands from Bonaparte.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.

Ronin Fujimoto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bonaparte keeps control of Fujimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fujimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaparte's brow.
Bonaparte with a knee to the head.

Fujimoto is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronin Fujimoto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Napoleon Bonaparte!
A victorious Napoleon Bonaparte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.