PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Francois Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bonaparte
vs
Francois Xavier

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Francois Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonaparte!
Francois Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.

Bonaparte clinches.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Francois Xavier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away.
Bonaparte misses with a series of wild punches.
Francois Xavier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte lands a two punch combo.
Bonaparte connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonaparte works the jab nicely.
Bonaparte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Francois Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonaparte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Francois Xavier looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bonaparte pushes Francois Xavier up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonaparte.
A short body shot lands from Bonaparte as the two fighters clinch.
Bonaparte crunches a lovely knee into Francois Xavier's ribcage.
Bonaparte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bonaparte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonaparte digs a right hand underneath Francois Xavier's ribcage. Francois Xavier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonaparte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bonaparte turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bonaparte throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Francois Xavier managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bonaparte.
An elbow from Bonaparte crashes against the mat.

Bonaparte decides to stand up, so the ref orders Francois Xavier to his feet.
Francois Xavier avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francois Xavier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bonaparte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonaparte throws a right and a left that Francois Xavier avoids nicely.

Bonaparte closes the distance and clinches.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bonaparte is trying to trip Francois Xavier. He has hold of a leg but Francois Xavier is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bonaparte persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonaparte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonaparte wants to get up but he can't break Francois Xavier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Francois Xavier tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francois Xavier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Francois Xavier wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bonaparte manages to pass to side control.
Francois Xavier is looking to improve his position.
Bonaparte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonaparte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonaparte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francois Xavier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but Francois Xavier circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Bonaparte does no damage.

Francois Xavier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Francois Xavier lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonaparte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Francois Xavier drops back looking for a leg! Bonaparte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bonaparte manages to kick Francois Xavier off! Francois Xavier jumps back into Bonaparte's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Francois Xavier.
Bonaparte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bonaparte rushes Francois Xavier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bonaparte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonaparte is working Francois Xavier over against the cage.
Bonaparte lands an elbow just above Francois Xavier 's eye.
Francois Xavier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bonaparte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonaparte pushes Francois Xavier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bonaparte.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Francois Xavier backs up against the cage.
Bonaparte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Francois Xavier.
Bonaparte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonaparte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Francois Xavier.
Francois Xavier avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
No luck for Francois Xavier with that takedown attempt.
Francois Xavier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonaparte misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Bonaparte.
Francois Xavier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bonaparte lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonaparte!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonaparte!
Bonaparte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Francois Xavier blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
Francois Xavier dodges the punch combination from Bonaparte.
Francois Xavier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonaparte lands an overhand right.
Bonaparte scores with the left hand. Francois Xavier knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bonaparte!
Bonaparte swinging wildly here.
Bonaparte tries to bum rush Francois Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Francois Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonaparte tries to bum rush Francois Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Francois Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Francois Xavier is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bonaparte's half guard.
Francois Xavier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Francois Xavier uses his free foot to push down on Bonaparte's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bonaparte.
Francois Xavier prevents Bonaparte from getting the reversal.
Bonaparte is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francois Xavier throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Francois Xavier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bonaparte tries to hold on but Francois Xavier postures up.

Francois Xavier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Francois Xavier throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Francois Xavier throws a head kick that misses.
Francois Xavier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonaparte tries to avoid it but Francois Xavier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonaparte to the ground. Bonaparte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Bonaparte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonaparte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bonaparte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francois Xavier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonaparte but Bonaparte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bonaparte drives through and clinches with Francois Xavier against the cage.
Bonaparte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francois Xavier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Francois Xavier.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonaparte holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonaparte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonaparte.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonaparte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francois Xaviers head.
Bonaparte digs a right hand underneath Francois Xavier's ribcage. Francois Xavier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonaparte is working Francois Xavier over against the cage.

Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Francois Xavier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonaparte misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonaparte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bonaparte throws a series of strikes that have Francois Xavier backpedaling.
A punch combination from Bonaparte misses.

Bonaparte rushes Francois Xavier and presses him up against the cage.
Bonaparte lands a body shot.
Francois Xavier is working for takedown but Bonaparte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonaparte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Francois Xavier tries for a takedown but Bonaparte manages to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonaparte.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Francois Xavier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Francois Xavier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonaparte is just riding it out for now. Francois Xavier eventually gives up the hold.

Bonaparte makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francois Xavier dives in and grabs Bonaparte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonaparte pushes down on Francois Xavier's head and hops out.
Bonaparte fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonaparte scores with a one two! Francois Xavier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bonaparte throws a nice looking combination but Francois Xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bonaparte scores with a takedown into Francois Xavier's guard.
Bonaparte is looking to advance position but Francois Xavier has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte gets back to half guard.
Francois Xavier is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bonaparte reverses the position - he's now on top in Francois Xavier's guard.
Napoleon Bonaparte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonaparte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Francois Xavier tries to strike from the bottom.

Bonaparte stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Malcolm Francois Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonaparte cracks the inside of Francois Xavier's front leg.
Francois Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Bonaparte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonaparte 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Bonaparte!