PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Napoleon Bonaparte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bonaparte
vs
Quaid

176 cm
25
158 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
153 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 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 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Quaid.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Quaid moved away.

Quaid closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonaparte did well to prevent Quaid getting side control.
Quaid wants to control but Bonaparte is keeping him busy.
Quaid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quaid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bonaparte is looking to improve his position.
Bonaparte trying to control here.
Bonaparte wants to improve his position but Quaid is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte has hold of Quaid's hands but Quaid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quaid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Quaid seems to be working for a kimura but Bonaparte defends the submission attempt.
Quaid content to control rather than advance.
Bonaparte is trying to get back to full guard.
Bonaparte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quaid on the ground.
Quaid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonaparte's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid wants to control but Bonaparte is keeping him busy.
Bonaparte wants to get back to full guard.

Quaid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bonaparte trying to control from the bottom.
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quaid.
Bonaparte tries to get to full guard but Quaid has control of the leg.
Bonaparte is controlling Quaid's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonaparte's head.
Quaid trying to pass the guard but Bonaparte defending well.
Bonaparte wants to get back to full guard.
Bonaparte is trying to maintain the position but Quaid is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Napoleon Bonaparte wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bonaparte wants to land a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
Quaid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quaid dodges the punch combination from Bonaparte.
Quaid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid moves out of range as Bonaparte strikes.
Bonaparte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Quaid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonaparte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quaid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonaparte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quaid.
Bonaparte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Quaid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Douglas Quaid will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Quaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Quaid tries to bum rush Bonaparte with a series of wild strikes but Bonaparte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Bonaparte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quaid doesn't seem phased though.
Bonaparte lands with a nice body kick.
Quaid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonaparte defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Quaid. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaid circles away.
Quaid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonaparte throws an off balance right hand
and Quaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quaid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quaid checks a low kick from Bonaparte.
Quaid just misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonaparte lands a leg kick that knocks Quaid off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Bonaparte. Those never looked like landing.
Quaid fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonaparte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quaid's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bonaparte does no damage.
Bonaparte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonaparte misses with the combination.

Bonaparte gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Quaid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bonaparte trying to keep a closed guard but Quaid is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid controlling from the top position.
Quaid cracks Bonaparte with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quaid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bonaparte is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bonaparte looks to land a body kick but Quaid moved away.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Quaid semi-blocks.
A big left from Bonaparte misses.
Quaid misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonaparte misses with a head kick.

Quaid scores with a takedown into Bonaparte's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonaparte, not yet.
Bonaparte wants to hit a switch here but Quaid passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bonaparte there!
Quaid with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte tries to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Quaid is working for a guillotine from mount but Bonaparte frees his head quite easily.
Bonaparte gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid wants to take a breather but Bonaparte is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Napoleon Bonaparte will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonaparte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quaid avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonaparte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Quaid misses.
Bonaparte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quaid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Quaid moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Quaid. Those never looked like landing.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bonaparte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonaparte wants it to stay on the feet.
Quaid shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonaparte sprawls well. He's pushed Quaid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quaid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quaid misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws an overhand right that lands on Quaid's shoulder, as Quaid tries to avoid the shot.
Bonaparte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonaparte misses with a straight right.
Bonaparte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a front kick that sends Quaid stumbling back into the cage.
Bonaparte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonaparte tries to work over Quaid's front leg with a kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid misses with an uppercut. Bonaparte saw that one coming.
Bonaparte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quaid shoots in and drives through. Bonaparte sprawls well.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Quaid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot by Quaid.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quaid throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Bonaparte scores with a nice head shot.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Quaid moves out of range as Bonaparte throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quaid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonaparte.
Quaid scores with a punch to the head.
Quaid checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quaid's calf.
Quaid has his takedown stuffed
and Bonaparte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quaid's knee momentarily.
Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quaid 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.
Quaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quaid fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonaparte avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Quaid is having none of it.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte scores with a nice strike.
Bonaparte scores with a sloppy right hand. Quaid should have avoided that one.

Quaid drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Quaid throws an elbow but Bonaparte slips to the side and avoids it well.
Douglas Quaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quaid advances to mount.
Bonaparte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Napoleon Bonaparte!
During a confident post fight interview, Napoleon Bonaparte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.