PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 612 p4p, 814 weight class) and Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 79 p4p, 110 weight class). Bonaparte comes into the arena with Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bonaparte
vs
Zimmerman

198 cm
29
205
15 - 9 - 0

200 cm
34
215
22 - 23 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman tries to clinch up.
Bonaparte lands with an uppercut that bounces Zimmerman off the cage and back into range.
Zimmerman shoots in for a double leg but Bonaparte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonaparte throwing a counter right hand but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
Zimmerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonaparte.
And Zimmerman tries to counter it with a takedown but Bonaparte pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zimmerman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Zimmerman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zimmerman blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte looks to throw a body kick

and Zimmerman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zimmerman wants to pass to mount but Bonaparte is defending the position.

Bonaparte looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman is pressing down on Bonaparte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bonaparte is holding on for now.

Zimmerman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Zimmerman seems to be looking for submissions.

Zimmerman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonaparte sees it coming and defends easily.

Zimmerman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Zimmerman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zimmerman prevents Bonaparte from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bonaparte looking for submissions off his back.
Zimmerman is thwarting Bonaparte's attempts to control the position.

Zimmerman seems to be working for a kimura but Bonaparte defends the submission attempt.
Bonaparte trying to control here.
Bonaparte is trying to get back to full guard.
Zimmerman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zimmerman working for a submission but Bonaparte is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Zimmerman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bonaparte is now in Zimmerman's guard. A big mistake from Zimmerman there, giving up the dominant position!
Bonaparte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Zimmerman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Zimmerman looking for a guillotine here but Bonaparte defends easily.
Bonaparte stopping the sweep attempt from Zimmerman.
Bonaparte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zimmerman's guard.

Zimmerman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is not content to let Bonaparte control the position.
Still in half guard, Bonaparte seems content to control.

Zimmerman looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bonaparte passes into side control!
Zimmerman is looking for a sweep.

Bonaparte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zimmerman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bonaparte just content to control the position.
Bonaparte wants to control but Zimmerman is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonaparte with the ground and pound but Zimmerman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bonaparte wants to take a breather but Zimmerman is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Moritz Zimmerman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zimmerman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bonaparte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zimmerman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonaparte is retaining full guard.
Zimmerman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonaparte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman is in close to Bonaparte's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Bonaparte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zimmerman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zimmerman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonaparte looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonaparte, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zimmerman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bonaparte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bonaparte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bonaparte!

Zimmerman tries to buck Bonaparte off but Bonaparte is having none of it.

Bonaparte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zimmerman, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonaparte is trying to get an arm triangle but Zimmerman is defending well.
Zimmerman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zimmerman wants to get back to full guard.
Zimmerman keeps trying to improve his position.

Zimmerman is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Bonaparte is tapping! Great win for Zimmerman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Moritz Zimmerman!