PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Napoleon
vs
Dux

195 cm
21
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
264 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Dux!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Napoleon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Dux.
Napoleon throws a push kick but Dux slaps the foot to one side.
Napoleon connects with a right hand. Dux shakes it off.
Napoleon lands with a nice body punch.
Dux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Napoleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napoleon throws a head kick that misses.
Napoleon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Tyson Dux has been cut.
Napoleon blocks a head kick by Dux.
Napoleon blocks a head kick by Dux.
Napoleon moves out of range of the body kick from Dux.
Napoleon moves out of range of the leg kick from Dux.
Napoleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dux's head.
Dux sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Napoleon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Napoleon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Napoleon.
Napoleon throws a body kick that misses
and Dux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Dux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napoleon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dux on the side of the head.
Dux throws a hook to the side of Napoleon's head but Napoleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Napoleon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Napoleon misses with a combination
and Dux counters with a good low kick that Napoleon was not able to check.
Dux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Napoleon instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Napoleon to work.
Napoleon tries a body shot but Dux blocks it.
Napoleon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dux's elbow.
Dux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoleon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Napoleon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dux tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Napoleon lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Napoleon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Napoleon lands a big uppercut and Dux is down! He's in big trouble - Napoleon follows him to the mat!

Dux is rocked!

That has opened up Tyson Dux's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux tries to get to full guard but Napoleon has control of the leg.
Dux is still in real trouble! Can Napoleon finish him?
Napoleon controlling the action here.
Dux seems to have recovered his senses.
Napoleon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dux defending well though.
Napoleon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is not content to let Napoleon control the position.
Napoleon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Napoleon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dux wants to improve his position but Napoleon is controlling well.

Napoleon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dux has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dux is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Napoleon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Napoleon's back!
Napoleon covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dux misses with a punch to the head.
Napoleon wants to escape the position.
Dux missing with strikes from the back.
Dux misses with an elbow to the head.
Napoleon wants to control his opponent's hands but Dux gets his hands free.
Dux is trying to stick to Napoleon's back but Napoleon is turning into Dux. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dux's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Napoleon.
Dux tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Napoleon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Dux's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dux throws a hook but Napoleon blocks it.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Napoleon moves away and avoids it.
Dux connects with a solid leg kick.
Dux keeps Napoleon at a distance using the push kick.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Napoleon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dux.
Napoleon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dux can do to turn this around?
Napoleon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napoleon looks to land a left hand but Dux moved out of range nicely.
Dux misses with a wild body shot.
Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napoleon manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux throws a leg kick but Napoleon moved away.
Napoleon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Napoleon throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
Dux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon connects with a crisp jab.
Dux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Napoleon. That did some damage!
Napoleon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dux connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Napoleon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dux throws a low kick, looking for Napoleon's leg but Napoleon calmly moves out of range.
Napoleon tries to counter by clinching up but Dux breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Dux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Napoleon doesn't seem phased though.
Napoleon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Napoleon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dux.
Dux looks to throw the jab but Napoleon is out of range.
Dux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Napoleon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
Dux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Dux misses with a lunging right hand
and Napoleon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Napoleon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Napoleon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Napoleon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dux connects with a leg kick. Napoleon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dux keeps Napoleon at a distance using the push kick.
Dux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Napoleon is looking to counter punch.
Napoleon lands a right hook to the body.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Dux thows a leg kick but Napoleon checks it
and Napoleon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon fakes the leg kick and cracks Dux in the body.
Dux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Napoleon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Dux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Napoleon checks a low kick from Dux.
Dux misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Napoleon misses its target.
Dux misses with a kick to the body.
Napoleon cracks Dux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dux throws a lazy head kick
and Napoleon counters with a straight right hand.
Napoleon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Napoleon lands with an uppercut that bounces Dux off the cage and back into range.

The cut above Tyson Dux's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Napoleon. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick from Napoleon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napoleon.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dux takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Napoleon cracks Dux with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dux tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Napoleon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dux is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Napoleon!