PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Teller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bonaparte
vs
Teller

167 cm
31
145 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

180 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

160! - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Teller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bonaparte decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Teller tries to roll over but Bonaparte keeps him under control.
Bonaparte with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bonaparte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bonaparte is keen to just control but Teller is a slippery customer.
Bonaparte trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Napoleon Bonaparte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bonaparte avoids the head kick by Teller.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonaparte.
Teller is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson Teller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teller leaves Bonaparte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Bonaparte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte slips a straight right by Teller.

Bonaparte drives through with a takedown into Teller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bonaparte wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
Teller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte trying to control but Teller is working from the bottom.
Teller is adopting a defensive guard.

Teller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Teller.
Bonaparte trying to stall but Teller improves his position.
Teller has Bonaparte pushed against the cage.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
Teller taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Teller as the two fighters clinch.
Teller throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teller avoids it.
Teller is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonaparte gets an underhook and turns Teller into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Teller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte avoiding damage.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Teller controls his hands.
Teller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teller stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaparte is trying to maintain a safe position but Teller gets an underhook and turns Bonaparte into the cage.
Teller scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte lands a body punch.
Bonaparte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Teller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Napoleon Bonaparte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Teller leaves Bonaparte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teller misses with an uppercut

and Bonaparte counters with a single leg into guard. Teller didn't expect that.
Bonaparte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonaparte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Teller is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonaparte wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Napoleon Bonaparte wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bonaparte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teller.
Teller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonaparte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the body from Teller misses

and Bonaparte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bonaparte stopping the sweep attempt from Teller.
Teller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Napoleon Bonaparte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonaparte.
Teller keeping moving, preventing Bonaparte from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonaparte throwing strikes from guard but Teller blocks nicely.
Teller keeping moving, preventing Bonaparte from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Napoleon Bonaparte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Teller throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bonaparte counters with a shoot takedown. Teller fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Teller seems keen to control Bonaparte's posture.
Bonaparte trying to control but Teller is working from the bottom.
Bonaparte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bonaparte wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
Teller is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bonaparte avoids the head kick by Teller.
Teller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Teller misses

so Bonaparte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bonaparte wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
Bonaparte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte distracts Teller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Teller throws an overhand right that lands on Bonaparte's shoulder, as Bonaparte tries to avoid the shot.
Bonaparte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonaparte somewhat.
Bonaparte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teller circles away.
Teller throws a head kick but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Bonaparte ducks under a wild hook from Teller.
Bonaparte fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Bonaparte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teller misses with a head kick.
Bonaparte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teller swings widly with a right hand

and Bonaparte counters with a single leg into guard. Teller didn't expect that.
Bonaparte controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bonaparte passes Teller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bonaparte working the head and body with strikes.
Teller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonaparte is looking to take a break and control but Teller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bonaparte here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Teller is trying to stand.

Bonaparte seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Bonaparte checks a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Bonaparte or perhaps it was just good defense by Teller which made him look bad.
Teller throws a looping overhand right but Bonaparte ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller misses with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson Teller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teller throws a push kick but Bonaparte slaps the foot to one side.
Bonaparte fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Teller finds it's target.
Jackson Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napoleon Bonaparte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teller throws the left hand but Bonaparte avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonaparte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

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