PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 189 p4p, 586 weight class) and Leonid Zakharov (ranked 27 p4p, 83 weight class). Leonid Zakharov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bonaparte
vs
Zakharov

205 cm
25
245
13 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
255
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Akuma Wear

AVALON

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov lands with a good body shot.
Bonaparte defending well as Zakharov loads up on a big left hand.
Zakharov scores with the left hand. Bonaparte knows he should have avoided that one.
Zakharov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonaparte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zakharov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonaparte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonaparte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zakharov just manages to avoid it.
Leonid Zakharov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zakharov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Zakharov moved away.
Zakharov tries to clinch
and Bonaparte counters with a stiff right hand.
Zakharov throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakharov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Zakharov misses the target.
Bonaparte is looking to counter punch.
Bonaparte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zakharov is out of range and Bonaparte settles back down.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zakharov moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov swings for the body but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Bonaparte takes one on the button.
Bonaparte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bonaparte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zakharov thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Zakharov.
Bonaparte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zakharov tries to clinch up.
Zakharov scores with a jab. Bonaparte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zakharov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zakharov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonaparte.
Zakharov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Zakharov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zakharov 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 mush.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zakharov throws a right and a left that Bonaparte avoids nicely.
Bonaparte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zakharov.

Zakharov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte lands a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Zakharov.
Zakharov misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonaparte - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zakharov working aggressively here.

Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zakharov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonaparte misses with a looping left.
Zakharov darts in trying to clinch
letting Bonaparte counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonaparte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Zakharov takes the fight into the clinch.
Zakharov blocks a body shot from Bonaparte.
Zakharov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Zakharov.
Zakharov tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Zakharov back against the cage.
Bonaparte lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Zakharov.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zakharov.
Bonaparte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zakharov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonaparte. Bonaparte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonaparte.

Zakharov closes the distance and clinches.
Bonaparte misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonaparte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Zakharov is rocked!
Zakharov digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonaparte is stalling here.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zakharov has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonaparte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zakharov misses with a body punch.
Zakharov can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Zakharov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zakharov can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
Zakharov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zakharov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Zakharov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zakharov throws out a powerful jab.
A jab lands there for Bonaparte.
Zakharov slips under a jab from Bonaparte.
Zakharov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a stiff right hand.
Zakharov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Zakharov closes the distance but Bonaparte moves to the side
and Bonaparte counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte and Zakharov are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bonaparte throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Zakharov into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bonaparte knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maximilian Bonaparte!
Post fight, Maximilian Bonaparte stared into the camera and said 'Boom Boom Boom '.