PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Napoleon Bonaparte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barr
vs
Bonaparte

206 cm
25
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barr misses with an uppercut. Bonaparte saw that one coming.
Bonaparte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Barr has Bonaparte up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Barr.
Bonaparte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonaparte blocks it with crossed arms.
Barr is pushing Bonaparte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barr seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Barr looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Barr with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Barr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonaparte lands a head shot.
Barr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonaparte keeps Barr at a distance using the push kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonaparte. That snapped Barr's head back.
Bonaparte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barr momentarily.
Barr fails with the takedown.
Bonaparte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonaparte connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot that snaps Barr's head back.
Barr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonaparte avoids it really well and circles away.

Barr gets a clinch.
Barr throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barr is breathing heavily.
Barr misses with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte throws a head punch that misses.
Barr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Bonaparte scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Bonaparte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Barr.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Barr blocking some punches.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barr.
Barr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonaparte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barr misses with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte misses with a punch on the inside.
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 misses with the head strike.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Barr.
Barr tries to land a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks with his arms.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bonaparte fails to land.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Barr manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte connects with the punch.
Bonaparte lands the left hand.
Bonaparte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barr's head.
Jab by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Bonaparte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonaparte scores with a decent looking hook.
Barr walks into a left hand.
Bonaparte cracks Barr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barr shoots in for a double leg but Bonaparte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Barr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonaparte works the jab nicely.
Bonaparte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonaparte with a nice cross.
Bonaparte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Bonaparte lands.
Barr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonaparte lands with a hook. Barr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barr moves forwards but Bonaparte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
Barr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Bonaparte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr looks for a takedown but Bonaparte sprawls well.
Bonaparte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Bonaparte.
A jab lands there for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands with a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bonaparte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Barr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away.
Nice shot by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a good cross that connects.
Bonaparte's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonaparte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bonaparte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barr on the side of the head.
Barr walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonaparte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaparte lands with an overhand left.
Bonaparte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonaparte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barr on the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte connects with a right hand. Barr shakes it off.
Barr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaparte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Bonaparte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.
Bonaparte lands a really nice looking cross but Barr seems unphased.
Bonaparte cracks Barr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonaparte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Bonaparte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barr walks into a stiff left hand from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte works the jab nicely.
Bonaparte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barr walks into a left hand.
Bonaparte lands with a hook. Barr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonaparte lands with a cross.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. Barr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Bonaparte lands.
That kick from Bonaparte tenderised Barr's leg. Barr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonaparte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonaparte scores with a sloppy right hand. Barr should have avoided that one.
Barr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonaparte tests Barr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Bonaparte connects with a single shot there.
Bonaparte lands with a right hand.
Barr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Barr.
Barr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Bonaparte.
Nice cross by Bonaparte.
Barr misses with a looping left.
Bonaparte's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonaparte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Barr needs to keep his hands up - Bonaparte had a free shot at his head there.
Bonaparte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonaparte defends it nicely.
Napoleon Bonaparte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a straight left.
Barr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonaparte lands with a cross.
Barr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonaparte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonaparte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barr momentarily.
Barr lands with a cross.
Bonaparte with a hook.
The fighters circling - Barr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab, jab by Bonaparte - just one landing.
Bonaparte scores with a hook.
Bonaparte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonaparte's hands.
Bonaparte scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barr missing with a left hand there. Bonaparte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonaparte feints and then cracks Barr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barr down.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonaparte.
Barr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barr misses with a straight right.
Bonaparte with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonaparte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonaparte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Barr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
Bonaparte connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonaparte thuds his right hand into Barr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Bonaparte as Barr shoots in.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barr.
The crowd cheers as Bonaparte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barr doesn't seem phased though.
Bonaparte slips under a jab.
A jab from Bonaparte finds it's way through Barr's defenses.
Bonaparte thuds his right hand into Barr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barr needs to keep his hands up - Bonaparte had a free shot at his head there.
Bonaparte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown.
Bonaparte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonaparte scores with a jab to the head.
Barr needs to keep his hands up - Bonaparte had a free shot at his head there.
Bonaparte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Bonaparte finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Barr misses the target.
Bonaparte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonaparte.
Barr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bonaparte's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bonaparte lands a glancing blow to the side of Barr's head.
Barr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Bonaparte lands.
Bonaparte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barr walks into a left hand.
Steve Barr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Bonaparte does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonaparte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Napoleon Bonaparte!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Napoleon Bonaparte!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Napoleon Bonaparte!

Napoleon Bonaparte wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Napoleon Bonaparte rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.