PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 65 p4p, 3 weight class) and Brandon Vee (ranked 125 p4p, 12 weight class). Vee has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan 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.

Napoleon
vs
Vee

195 cm
31
265 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

190 cm
29
249 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee lands a nice looking body shot.
Vee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Vee misses its intended target.
Vee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napoleon.
Napoleon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Napoleon back to the cage. Vee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vee scores with a decent looking hook.
Vee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Napoleon counters with a nice leg kick.
Napoleon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vee is able to avoid easily.
Napoleon looks to score with a jab to the body but Vee is just out of range.
We've been informed that Vee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Napoleon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vee.
Napoleon is looking for a counter combo.
Vee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napoleon scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napoleon swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
Vee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
Vee misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Vee.
Vee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Napoleon's head backwards.
Vee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napoleon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Napoleon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Napoleon misses.
Napoleon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Napoleon connects with a looping right hand.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut. Vee saw that one coming.
Vee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Napoleon misses with a hook. Vee ducked under it nicely.
Vee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vee scores with a jab to the head.
Napoleon misses with a lunging right hand
and Vee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Napoleon throws out a leg kick but Vee moves out of range and Napoleon only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Vee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Napoleon misses with a straight right.
A big left from Vee misses.
Vee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napoleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napoleon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Vee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napoleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vee.
A swing and a miss from Vee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Vee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Vee throws a body punch but Napoleon moves out of range.
Vee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napoleon manages to avoid it.
Vee loads up on a big right hand but Napoleon slips the punch.
Napoleon misses with a straight right.
Vee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vee throws a hook but Napoleon avoids it easily.
Napoleon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vee.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
It looked like Napoleon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vee jabs at Napoleon's body.
Vee scores with a body shot.
Napoleon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Vee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vee keeps the fight on the outside.
Vee connects with a nice looking jab.
Napoleon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Napoleon misses with a low kick.
Napoleon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vee was well out of range. Poor timing from Napoleon.
Napoleon throws a looping overhand right but Vee ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Napoleon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Napoleon at a distance.
Vee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vee connects with a jab.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Napoleon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut.
Vee cracks a nice hook into Napoleon's ribs.
Jab, jab by Vee - just one landing.
Napoleon ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
A big right from Napoleon misses.
Napoleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vee.
Napoleon staying out of range there.
Napoleon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vee circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee lands a lovely overhand right.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napoleon misses with a takedown attempt - Vee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee swings for the body but Napoleon moves out of range.
Vee slips under a jab from Napoleon.
Vee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vee connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Napoleon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napoleon misses with a straight right.
Vee throws a hook to the side of Napoleon's head but Napoleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Napoleon takes one on the button.
Napoleon throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
A slow jab from Vee misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napoleon looks to land a right hand but Vee moved out of range.
Napoleon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Napoleon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napoleon moves away from the strike by Vee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Vee misses its intended target.
Napoleon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon blocks a jab.
Napoleon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Napoleon lands a jab to the head.
Vee missing with a left hand there. Napoleon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee lands with a shot to the body.
Vee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Napoleon lands a jab to Vee's midsection.
Napoleon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Napoleon tries a low kick but Vee avoids it.
Napoleon misses with a straight left.
Vee lands with a good body shot.
Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napoleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vee defending well as Napoleon loads up on a big left hand.
Vee digs a good body shot into Napoleon's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Napoleon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Napoleon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Vee does it's job there.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vee throws a lazy uppercut
and Napoleon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Napoleon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vee misses the jab.
Napoleon looks to land a left hand but Vee moved out of range nicely.
Vee connects with a nice looking jab.
Vee avoids the body shot from Napoleon.
Napoleon digs a good hook to Vee's body.
Vee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Napoleon avoids the body shot from Vee.
Brandon Vee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vee scores with a hook to the body. Napoleon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Napoleon misses with a low kick.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Napoleon misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vee misses with a hook.
As Vee looks to move away, Napoleon throws a big counter combo but Vee just gets out of the way.
Vee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napoleon manages to avoid it.
Napoleon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Napoleon misses the target.
Napoleon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vee misses the jab.
Napoleon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vee throws a jab when Napoleon was well out of range.
Vee misses with a wild body shot.
Napoleon staying out of range there.
Napoleon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vee manages to avoid it.
Napoleon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Napoleon slips a straight right by Vee.
An attempted straight right counter from Napoleon misses the target.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Vee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vee lands a glancing blow to the side of Napoleon's head.
Napoleon misses the jab.
Napoleon with a nice cross.
Napoleon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Napoleon just misses with a punch to the body.
Napoleon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.
Vee works over Napoleon's head and body with a nice combination.
Napoleon throws a solid leg kick but Vee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Napoleon.
Vee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vee thuds a left hand into Napoleon's body.
Vee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napoleon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vee lands a nice shot to the body.
Napoleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon misses with a body shot.
Vee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Vee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napoleon.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napoleon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Vee.
Vee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Napoleon throws a jab but it's blocked by Vee.
Napoleon walks into a stiff left hand from Vee.
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee looks to land a left hand but Napoleon moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee misses with a few strikes there.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napoleon manages to avoid it.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brandon Vee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Napoleon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vee is out of range.
Napoleon looks to score with a jab to the body but Vee is just out of range.
Napoleon drops his hands momentarily and Vee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napoleon manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Napoleon misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Vee.
Vee tries to clinch up.
Napoleon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vee throws the left hand but Napoleon avoids the punch easily.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
Napoleon just misses with a punch to the body.
Vee misses with a hook. Napoleon ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Vee - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vee feints a jab promting Napoleon to slip. Vee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Napoleon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Napoleon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Napoleon throwing a counter right hand but Vee manages to avoid it.
Napoleon connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Napoleon misses.
Napoleon throws an off balance right hand
and Vee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee swinging wildly here.
Napoleon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Napoleon scores with a spinning back kick!
Vee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Napoleon misses with a hook.
Napoleon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Napoleon thuds a left hand into Vee's body.
Napoleon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vee at a distance.
Napoleon throws a hook but Vee blocks it.
Napoleon connects with a single shot there.
Napoleon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Napoleon throws a leg kick which misses Vee's front leg but catches the back leg as Vee tries to avoid it.
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!
Vee throws a hook but Napoleon blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee blocks the body kick.
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee slips under a jab from Napoleon.
Napoleon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Napoleon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.
Napoleon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vee.
Vee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Napoleon.
Napoleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vee scores with a hook to the body. Napoleon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Vee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vee.
Napoleon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vee connects with a body shot that sends Napoleon's belly button to the back.
Napoleon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Napoleon scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon moves out of range of the strikes.
Napoleon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Vee misses.
A punch combination from Napoleon misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Vee misses.
Vee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Napoleon.
Vee throws out a powerful jab.
Vee misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Vee. Beautiful body shot.
Napoleon slips a straight right by Vee.
Good exchange - Vee coming out on top.
Vee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napoleon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vee.
Vee throws a poor cross that misses
and Napoleon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Napoleon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Napoleon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon throws a low kick, looking for Vee's leg but Vee calmly moves out of range.
Napoleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Vee lands a nice shot to the body.
Vee jabs at Napoleon's body.
Vee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Napoleon finds it's way through Vee's defenses.

That has opened up Brandon Vee's cut even more.
Vee misses with a wild body shot.
Vee missing with a left hand there. Napoleon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napoleon thows a leg kick but Vee checks it
and Vee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vee misses with a hook. Napoleon ducked under it nicely.
Napoleon is pawing at Vee, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Vee's nose. Vee is badly hurt! Napoleon pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Vee tries desperately to hold on but Napoleon is relentless in his assault! As Vee receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Napoleon away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Napoleon!
Buster Napoleon is the new heavyweight champion!
Buster Napoleon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition - Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Brandon Vee had this to say: 'I didn't lose that fight in my mind. True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret. '.