PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Grasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Grasso
vs
Bonaparte

176 cm
20
151 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

169 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Grasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasso connects with a looping right hand.
Grasso misses with a hook.
Bonaparte slips a jab from Grasso.
Bonaparte tries a quick counter leg kick but Grasso is wise to it.
A cross from Grasso lands.
Jab, jab by Grasso - just one landing.
Bonaparte throws a right hand that misses
enabling Grasso to counter with a crisp jab.
Grasso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grasso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a hook.
Grasso misses with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grasso works Bonaparte's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grasso misses with an uppercut. Bonaparte saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Bonaparte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonaparte misses with an uppercut. Grasso saw that one coming.
Grasso throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bonaparte counters with a body kick.
Grasso walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte scores with a nice right hand.
Grasso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bonaparte lands with a straight right. Grasso didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Bonaparte catches Grasso right on the button with a cross.
Grasso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick which misses Grasso's front leg but catches the back leg as Grasso tries to avoid it.
Bonaparte thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Grasso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonaparte loads up on a big right hand but Grasso slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Grasso defending well as Bonaparte loads up on a big left hand.
Bonaparte missing with a left hand there. Grasso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grasso throws a hook but Bonaparte avoids it easily.
Grasso feints a jab promting Bonaparte to slip. Grasso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonaparte slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Bonaparte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonaparte circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonaparte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Grasso. Beautiful body shot.
Grasso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grasso loads up on a big right hand but Bonaparte slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Grasso. Those never looked like landing.
Grasso stalks Bonaparte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonaparte's face. Bonaparte staggers backwards, shaken.
Bonaparte jabs at Grasso's body.
Bonaparte moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Grasso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grasso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Bonaparte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Grasso moves out of range.
Bonaparte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grasso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonaparte scores with the left hand. Grasso knows he should have avoided that one.
Grasso slips a straight right by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte walks into a jab.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the body
and Grasso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Grasso.
Bonaparte dips to his left and cracks Grasso with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grasso throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grasso takes a swing at Bonaparte's ribcage but misses.
Grasso is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grasso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonaparte to score with a decent uppercut.

Grasso is rocked!
Grasso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Grasso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some bone on bone action there as Bonaparte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grasso seems to have got his legs back now.
Grasso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaparte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonaparte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonaparte thumps Grasso with a low kick.
Bonaparte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonaparte throws a good cross that connects.
Grasso throws a big shot that misses.
Grasso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonaparte at a distance.
Grasso defending well as Bonaparte loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonaparte misses with a straight right.
Grasso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonaparte lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Grasso misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch lands to the side of Grasso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonaparte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Bonaparte - just one landing.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grasso.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonaparte throws a poor cross that misses
and Grasso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grasso connects with a nice looking jab.
Grasso throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grasso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grasso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grasso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonaparte tries a quick counter leg kick but Grasso is wise to it.
Grasso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a straight left.
Bonaparte cracks Grasso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grasso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grasso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bonaparte throws out a loose jab but Grasso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bonaparte pushes Grasso away with a front kick.
Grasso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A cross from Bonaparte lands.
Bonaparte throws an overhand right that lands on Grasso's shoulder, as Grasso tries to avoid the shot.
Grasso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grasso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Grasso misses with a looping right.
And Bonaparte responds with a good body kick, but Grasso manages to step out the way in time.
Grasso takes one to the side of the head.
Grasso throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonaparte scores with a leg kick.
Grasso slips a jab from Bonaparte.
Grasso connects with a body shot that sends Bonaparte's belly button to the back.
Grasso throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
Bonaparte is looking to slow Grasso down with leg kicks.
Bonaparte looks to throw the jab but Grasso is out of range.
Bonaparte misses with a left hand
letting Grasso counter with a right hand.
Grasso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonaparte moves away.
Grasso moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Grasso finds it's way through Bonaparte's defenses.
Grasso throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a good, hard body kick but Grasso shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasso misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
Bonaparte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grasso is out of range.
Bonaparte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grasso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonaparte misses with a straight left.
Bonaparte slips a straight right by Grasso.
Bonaparte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grasso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grasso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grasso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grasso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonaparte counters with an inside leg kick.
Grasso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bonaparte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte connects with a looping right hand.
Grasso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonaparte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grasso connects with a body shot.
Grasso lands with a good body shot.
Grasso misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bonaparte throws a hook but Grasso blocks it.
Bonaparte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Grasso walks into a left hand.
Grasso misses with a double jab
and Bonaparte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grasso's knee momentarily.
Grasso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grasso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grasso.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonaparte misses with a left hand
and Grasso counters with a straight right hand.
Bonaparte connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a shot from downtown. Grasso moves away and avoids it.
Grasso misses with a looping right.
Bonaparte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grasso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Grasso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Bonaparte coming out on top.
Bonaparte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grasso lands a right hook to the body.
Bonaparte slips a straight right by Grasso.
Bonaparte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grasso throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
Grasso will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasso stuns Bonaparte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grasso misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Grasso.
Bonaparte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grasso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Grasso is looking to counter punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grasso.
Grasso moves out of range of the strikes.
Grasso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grasso misses with a double jab.
Bonaparte throws a looping overhand right but Grasso ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonaparte scores with a leg kick.
Bonaparte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grasso throws out the jab.
Bonaparte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte connects with a looping right hand.
Napoleon Bonaparte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonaparte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonaparte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grasso misses with an uppercut. Bonaparte saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Grasso does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Grasso was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Bonaparte.
Grasso lands a head shot.
Grasso throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a body kick.
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
Bonaparte takes a swing at Grasso's ribcage but misses.
Bonaparte lands a jab.
Bonaparte scores with a sloppy right hand. Grasso should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grasso misses the target.
Grasso backing away here, and Bonaparte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grasso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonaparte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonaparte throws out a counter right but Grasso avoids it with no problem.
Grasso just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Bonaparte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grasso throws a hook to the side of Bonaparte's head but Bonaparte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonaparte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grasso manages to avoid it.
Grasso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grasso connects with a right hand. Bonaparte shakes it off.
A combination from Grasso does no damage.
Bonaparte throws a big shot that misses.
Grasso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grasso.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grasso has time to react.
Alex Grasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a hook. Grasso ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Bonaparte misses.
Grasso throws a right and a left that Bonaparte avoids nicely.
Bonaparte feints a counter leg kick.
Grasso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grasso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Good work by Bonaparte as he checks the leg kick.
Bonaparte is looking to slow Grasso down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grasso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonaparte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grasso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grasso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grasso has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Napoleon Bonaparte.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Bonaparte!
Alex Grasso spoke after the fight, saying 'I like to apologize to my fans but I didn't time the flight right and I paid for it didn't have enough time to recover this is my first time out here in Tokyo I'll be back!'.