PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seven. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silverton
vs
Bonaparte

175 cm
27
156 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

176 cm
27
158 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverton keeps the fight on the outside.
Silverton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silverton 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.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Silverton moves out of range easily.
Silverton takes a swing at Bonaparte's ribcage but misses.
Bonaparte scores with a nice right hand.
Silverton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silverton throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silverton checks it well.
Silverton throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonaparte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 is looking to clinch.
Silverton lands a nice shot that snaps Bonaparte's head back.
Silverton throws a right hand that misses

and Bonaparte counters with a head kick that drops Silverton to the mat! Silverton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Silverton is rocked!
Bonaparte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Silverton is having none of it.
Silverton takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silverton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaparte.
Silverton misses with a hook.

Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silverton avoids it.
Silverton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonaparte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bonaparte gets through Silverton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silverton avoids the elbow strike from Bonaparte, against the cage.
Silverton tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Silverton back against the cage.
Bonaparte scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silverton has clasped his hands together around Bonaparte's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bonaparte tries to improve position but can't.
Bonaparte is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silverton off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silverton doesn't escape.
Bonaparte trying to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bonaparte controlling the positon.
Bonaparte trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silverton doesn't escape.
Silverton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bonaparte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silverton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte controlling from the full mount.
Bonaparte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silverton is looking to escape.
Silverton tries to lock up and control but Bonaparte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silverton is squirming around, avoiding Bonaparte's attempts to control the action.
Bonaparte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silverton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte connects with a high kick.
Silverton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silverton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonaparte was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverton.
Silverton throws a shot from downtown. Bonaparte moves away and avoids it.
Silverton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonaparte misses with a head kick.
Silverton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonaparte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonaparte scores with a head kick. Silverton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Bonaparte rushes Silverton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silverton takes a shot to the head.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silverton is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silverton lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton dodges an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Bonaparte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silverton.
Silverton blocks an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte working Silverton over with knees to the body.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Silverton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside that Silverton shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonaparte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silverton looks to land a right hand but Bonaparte moved out of range.
Silverton blocks the body kick.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Silverton is avoiding it.
Bonaparte scores with the left hand. Silverton knows he should have avoided that one.
Silverton misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonaparte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silverton tests Bonaparte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonaparte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silverton counters with a straight right hand.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Silverton semi-blocks.
Bonaparte looks to land a right hand but Silverton moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonaparte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silverton checks it well.
Silverton throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Silverton tries for a takedown but Bonaparte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Silverton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonaparte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Silverton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverton. Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonaparte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silverton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silverton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bonaparte has Silverton up against the cage in a clinch.
Silverton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonaparte's elbow.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silverton's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Silverton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Silverton avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.

Silverton manages to pull guard.
Bonaparte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bonaparte trying to control but Silverton is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverton wants to stand but Bonaparte is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bonaparte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silverton.
Silverton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonaparte as he jumps to the side.
Silverton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonaparte to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Silverton throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonaparte. That's going to slow Silverton down.
Bonaparte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silverton's sensitive parts.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Silverton misses.
Bonaparte slips under a jab from Silverton.
Silverton throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silverton checks a low kick from Bonaparte.
A good leg kick by Bonaparte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte thuds his right hand into Silverton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonaparte connects with a body shot.
Silverton throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Silverton keeps the fight on the outside.
Silverton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonaparte as he avoids it easily.
Bonaparte lands a leg kick that knocks Silverton off balance momentarily.
Silverton takes one on the button.
Silverton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Silverton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silverton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonaparte can pounce on him.
Bonaparte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Silverton right on the button. Silverton goes down! Bonaparte follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bonaparte gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Bonaparte!
Napoleon Bonaparte spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.