PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte comes to the cage accompanied by An Epic Age. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ballard Magnar enters the cage!

Bonaparte
vs
Magnar

176 cm
31
158 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

174 cm
28
158 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Backyard Fighting

Diamond Nutrition 160q

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnar.
Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnar.
Magnar scores with a hook to the body. Bonaparte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A clash of legs there as Magnar blocks the low kick.
Magnar throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonaparte.
The fighters circling - Magnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonaparte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonaparte looks for the body kick but Magnar saw that one coming.

Magnar clinches up against the cage.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but Magnar blocks it.
Magnar misses with the head strike.
Magnar tries to circle away but Bonaparte has him pinned against the cage.
Magnar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Magnar is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bonaparte.
Magnar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Magnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Magnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Magnar.

It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnar manages to avoid it.
Bonaparte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonaparte tries a low kick but Magnar avoids it.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte doesn't manage to clinch there - Magnar circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonaparte as he connects with a hook.
Magnar tries to land a leg kick but Bonaparte saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Magnar finds it's target.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Magnar misses with a low kick.
Bonaparte misses with an uppercut
and Magnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Magnar misses with a two punch combination.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Magnar moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Magnar.
Magnar loads up on a big right hand but Bonaparte slips the punch.
Bonaparte jabs Magnar right on the nose. Magnar blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar looks to throw the jab but Bonaparte is out of range.
Magnar keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonaparte. That's going to slow Magnar down.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick
and Magnar counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Magnar.
Magnar throws a hook to the side of Bonaparte's head but Bonaparte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnar misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magnar, as that shot connected.
Bonaparte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonaparte, right into the meat.
Bonaparte defending well as Magnar loads up on a big left hand.
Magnar misses with a wild combination.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick as Magnar jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar thuds his right hand into Bonaparte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Magnar checks it.
Bonaparte checks a leg kick.
Bonaparte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnar blocks the body kick.
Bonaparte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Magnar throws a jab when Bonaparte was well out of range.
Bonaparte slips under a jab.
Magnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonapartes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonaparte wants to clinch up but Magnar keeps it at a distance.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Magnar slips a jab from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Magnar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonaparte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Magnar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ballard Magnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnar.
Magnar fails to land with a series of punches.

Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magnar avoids it.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Magnar fails to land.
Magnar is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonaparte gets an underhook and turns Magnar into the cage.
Magnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike from Magnar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnar.
Still in the clinch, Magnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonaparte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnar is trying to break the clinch but Bonaparte has him pressed against the cage.
Magnar tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magnar effectively controlling the action here.
Bonaparte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magnar is defending well for now.
Bonaparte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Magnar.
Bonaparte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magnar backwards.
Magnar is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonaparte gets an underhook and turns Magnar into the cage.
Magnar misses with some punches.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magnar.
Magnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnar throws a head punch that misses.
Magnar blocks an elbow strike from Bonaparte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Magnar throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnar stalling.
Magnar looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Bonaparte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Magnar.
Magnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magnar blocks a body shot from Bonaparte.
Magnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonaparte blocks it with crossed arms.
Napoleon Bonaparte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magnar digs a right hand into Bonaparte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonaparte's gas tank.
Magnar lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Magnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bonaparte lands a good knee to the midsection. Magnar won't want to take too many of those.
Magnar looking to slow down the pace here.
Magnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnar controls his hands.
Bonaparte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magnar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonaparte is keeping busy.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Magnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Magnar is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Magnar. Those never looked like landing.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magnar's head backwards.
Magnar lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonaparte. Bonaparte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonaparte defending well as Magnar loads up on a big left hand.
Magnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Magnar. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Magnar.
Bonaparte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magnar. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnar throws a shot from downtown. Bonaparte moves away and avoids it.
Bonaparte lands with a good body shot.
Magnar cracks Bonaparte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonaparte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte's cut.
That's time! Bonaparte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Magnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnar scores with a nice right hand.
Ballard Magnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonaparte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Magnar misses its intended target.
Magnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonaparte.
Magnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonaparte.
Magnar 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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonaparte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Magnar is having none of it.
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
Magnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bonaparte.
Magnar misses with a left hand
and Bonaparte counters with a low kick, right behind Magnar 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Magnar moves out of range.
Magnar thows a leg kick but Bonaparte checks it
and Bonaparte counters with a good low kick that Magnar was not able to check.
Magnar scores with a decent looking hook.

Bonaparte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonaparte works on Magnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
Magnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonaparte misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonaparte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonaparte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonaparte misses with a knee strike.
Magnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magnar misses with some punches.
Magnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Knees to the body from Bonaparte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte tries to work over Magnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Magnar fails to land.
Magnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magnar stalls.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magnar.
A short right from Magnar.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magnar avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonaparte lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonaparte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magnar's defenses.
Bonaparte misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magnar dodges an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonaparte misses with the head strike.
Bonaparte with a knee to the head.
Magnar tries to stall but Bonaparte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonaparte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonaparte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magnar lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the head.

Magnar manages to break the clinch.
Magnar misses the jab.
Magnar blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magnar.
Nice shot lands for Magnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Magnar does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bonaparte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Magnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnar managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Magnar lands a right hand.
Magnar can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Magnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnar misses with the head strike.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnar.
Magnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Napoleon Bonaparte!
A relieved looking Napoleon Bonaparte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.