PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celestyn Kluz (ranked 763 p4p, 935 weight class) and Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 98 p4p, 124 weight class). Kluz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love. Bonaparte has chosen Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger as his entrance music. 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.

Kluz
vs
Bonaparte

185 cm
27
205
14 - 8 - 0

198 cm
29
205
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestyn Kluz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Kluz semi-blocks.
Kluz moves forwards but Bonaparte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kluz lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Bonaparte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Bonaparte tries to get set, Kluz tries to push him back and clinch up but Bonaparte manages to avoid the attempt.
Kluz tries to land a body kick
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte scores with a nice strike.
Kluz misses with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluz throws the kick towards the body but Bonaparte avoids it.
Kluz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonaparte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kluz.
Celestyn Kluz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kluz scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Kluz. Beautiful body shot.
Bonaparte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonaparte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kluz swings for the body but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Kluz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kluz misses with a wild body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonaparte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluz lands with a light punch inside.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Kluz.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Kluz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kluz lands a left hand.
Kluz misses with a body punch.
Kluz is stalling here.
Bonaparte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluz controls his hands.
Bonaparte is looking to break free of the clinch but Kluz has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluz tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Kluz back against the cage.
Kluz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonaparte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kluz walks away with a smile on his face. Bonaparte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A lazy body kick from Kluz
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kluz moves in looking to clinch but Bonaparte pushes him off.
Bonaparte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kluz will feel that in the morning.
A lazy left from Bonaparte finds it's target.
Bonaparte slips a jab from Kluz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonaparte! But no joy.
Kluz scores with a push kick.

Kluz closes the distance and clinches.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Kluz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Kluz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonaparte's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kluz on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kluz.
A frustrated look appears on Bonaparte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kluz has a couple of punches blocked by Bonaparte.
Kluz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Bonaparte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonaparte misses with the head strike.
Kluz lands with a left to the head.
Kluz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluz throws a head punch that misses.
Kluz scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonaparte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonaparte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kluz misses with the head strike.
Kluz lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte - that landed with a thud.
Kluz tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Kluz back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kluz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kluz keeps control of Bonaparte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kluz scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonaparte wants to break free but Kluz has control.
Bonaparte tries to circle away but Kluz has him pinned against the cage.
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonaparte is trying to break free.
Bonaparte tries to circle away but Kluz has him pinned against the cage.
Kluz presses Bonaparte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kluz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kluz is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
Bonaparte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kluz misses with some punches.
Kluz gets through Bonaparte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonaparte wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kluz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Kluz. Beautiful body shot.
Kluz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonaparte misses with a hook to the body
and Bonaparte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kluz catches Bonaparte napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bonaparte to the canvas!

Bonaparte is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluz stands and throws Bonaparte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bonaparte is still in real trouble! Can Kluz finish him?
Bonaparte tries to buck Kluz off but Kluz is having none of it.
Bonaparte seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee asks Kluz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kluz prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Bonaparte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kluz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bonaparte is looking for a sweep.

Kluz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonaparte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bonaparte struggling a bit here.
Bonaparte is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bonaparte tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kluz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kluz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonaparte can do to turn this around?
Kluz controlling the position easily from mount.
Kluz wants to stand but Bonaparte is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Bonaparte tries to reverse the position but Kluz maintains control.
Kluz is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluz controlling the pace for now.
Bonaparte is looking to get to half guard.
Kluz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kluz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kluz wants to stand but Bonaparte is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kluz controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kluz prevents Bonaparte from getting the reversal.
Bonaparte tries to lock up and control but Kluz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bonaparte slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kluz wants to stand up but Bonaparte is controlling the position.

Bonaparte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kluz passes into side control, despite Bonaparte's attempt to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Celestyn Kluz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kluz swings widly with a right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Bonaparte keeps it at a distance.
Bonaparte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kluz momentarily.
Celestyn Kluz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kluz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kluz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a stiff right hand.
Kluz avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Kluz throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kluz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kluz pushes Bonaparte away with a front kick.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Bonaparte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluz.
Kluz clobbers Bonaparte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz throws the kick towards the body but Bonaparte avoids it.
Bonaparte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kluz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kluz scores with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kluz misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a nice body shot.
Bonaparte lands with a shot to the body.
Bonaparte moves away from the strike by Kluz.
Kluz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
Kluz throws a series of punches but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Kluz throws a series of punches but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Bonaparte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Bonaparte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kluz lands with a hook. Bonaparte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kluz digs a good body shot into Bonaparte's ribs.
Bonaparte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kluz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonaparte to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonaparte avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kluz closes the distance and pushes Bonaparte back into the cage.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Kluz avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte is trying to force a seperation but Kluz has the dominant position.
Kluz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kluz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kluz working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kluz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte tries to work over Kluz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kluz has closed the distance and engaged Bonaparte in a clinch.
Kluz has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonaparte can't find room to land a body shot as Kluz controls the action.
Celestyn Kluz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kluz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonaparte is trying to force a seperation but Kluz has the dominant position.
Kluz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Bonaparte wants to get back to striking at distance but Kluz won't allow it.
Kluz lands a shoulder strike.
Jacques Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluz lands a body punch.
Kluz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kluz has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Kluz.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluz controls his hands.
Kluz lands with a left to the head.
Kluz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kluz lands a left hand.
Bonaparte lands with a right to the head.
Kluz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Kluz is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kluz.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kluz.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Bonaparte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kluz has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Celestyn Kluz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kluz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Celestyn Kluz!