PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte comes to the cage accompanied by An Epic Age. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bonaparte
vs
Hardy

176 cm
30
158 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

164 cm
28
144 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Backyard Fighting

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonaparte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy lands a head kick!
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Bonaparte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Bonaparte avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Donk. Hardy catches Bonaparte right on the button with a cross.
Bonaparte blocks a jab.
Hardy lands a jab to Bonaparte's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Bonaparte down.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy tries a low kick but Bonaparte avoids it.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Bonaparte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonaparte tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonaparte is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonaparte.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Bonaparte.
Hardy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Bonaparte blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
Bonaparte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonaparte counters with a low kick, right behind Hardy 's knee.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy cracks Bonaparte with a good jab.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonaparte under the eye.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bonaparte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Bonaparte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonaparte avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonaparte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body kick there by Hardy.
Hardy with a nice cross.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonaparte connects with a jab.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bonaparte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bonaparte has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonaparte's elbow.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Hardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonaparte has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonaparte's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Hardy dominated that round.
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 avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonaparte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonaparte scrambles back to his feet.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonaparte looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Bonaparte.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Bonaparte.
Hardy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bonaparte.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaparte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonaparte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonaparte throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Bonaparte saw that one coming.
Hardy checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Bonaparte jumps back.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a three punch combo that has Hardy backing up. Hardy nods at Bonaparte to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Bonaparte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Bonaparte saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte tries to land a leg kick but Hardy saw it coming and moves away.
Bonaparte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonaparte counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonaparte checks it well.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonaparte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonaparte cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonaparte throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonaparte.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonaparte tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Bonaparte with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.

Bonaparte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Bonaparte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy is struggling to control the position.
Bonaparte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bonaparte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Bonaparte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonaparte tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Hardy moved away.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Bonaparte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Hardy.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardy thinking.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Bonaparte takes one to the chin there.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonaparte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Hardy moved away.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Bonaparte seems unphased.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.
Bonaparte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonaparte tries a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonaparte. Bonaparte obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy wants to slow Bonaparte down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
Hardy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy misses with a hook. Bonaparte ducked under it nicely.

Bonaparte forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Bonaparte lands a damaging elbow.
Bonaparte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the action here for a moment.
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Bonaparte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonaparte lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Bonaparte throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Napoleon Bonaparte.
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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Bonaparte!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Napoleon Bonaparte waved his t-shirt featuring Happy Pills 159Q's logo in front of the cameras.