PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and River Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greywar has chosen "Stick 'em Up!" - Quarashi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bonaparte
vs
Greywar

167 cm
27
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

150 cm
27
130 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, River Greywar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaparte looks to land a body kick but Greywar moved away.
Bonaparte misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonaparte.
Greywar moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries a low kick but Greywar avoids it.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Greywar moves out of range easily.
Bonaparte wants to land a leg kick but Greywar is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte misses with a few strikes there.
Bonaparte throws a series of punches but Greywar moves out of range.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar misses with a takedown attempt - Bonaparte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonaparte throws a head kick but Greywar moves out of range.
Bonaparte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick from Bonaparte lands but Greywar takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Greywar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greywar looking for a sweep. Not yet Greywar, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonaparte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar pulls Bonaparte in to control the position.
Greywar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greywar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonaparte's guard.
Bonaparte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonaparte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bonaparte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bonaparte avoids the attempt from Greywar to control.
Greywar working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands a big shot there that rocks Greywar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Greywar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greywar working to try and regain half guard.
Bonaparte is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Greywar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Greywar wants to control but Bonaparte is having none of it.
Greywar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greywar is looking to get to half guard.
Greywar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar is trying to control but can't.
Bonaparte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Greywar is controlling Bonaparte's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bonaparte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Greywar's head.
Bonaparte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonaparte throwing shots but Greywar is blocking nicely.
Greywar tries to get to full guard but Bonaparte has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Greywar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bonaparte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Greywar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bonaparte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Greywar keeping full guard, as Bonaparte tries to pass.
Greywar is adopting a defensive guard.
Bonaparte distracts Greywar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonaparte with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greywar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Greywar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bonaparte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greywar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonaparte postures up in Greywar's guard and throws a big left but Greywar blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar has control of Bonaparte's left arm, preventing Bonaparte from doing any damage.
Bonaparte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greywar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greywar seems keen to control Bonaparte's posture.
Bonaparte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonaparte chips away with some ground and pound.
Greywar looking for a sweep. Not yet Greywar, not yet.
Bonaparte throwing strikes from guard but Greywar blocks nicely.
Bonaparte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two 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.
Bonaparte throwing strikes from guard but Greywar blocks nicely.
Greywar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greywar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bonaparte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greywar is able to avoid easily.
Bonaparte scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Bonaparte.
Greywar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonaparte can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greywar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bonaparte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonaparte prevents Greywar from improving his position.
Greywar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bonaparte is in close to Greywar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bonaparte wants to control from the top but Greywar keeps moving.
Greywar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonaparte.
Greywar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greywar unloads with some shots from mount but Bonaparte bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to reverse the position but Greywar maintains control.
Greywar lands a big shot there that rocks Bonaparte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Greywar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bonaparte really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greywar unloads with some shots from mount but Bonaparte bucks and avoids them well.
Greywar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bonaparte?
Greywar lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Greywar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greywar throwing strikes here but Bonaparte is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bonaparte avoids a series of strikes thrown by Greywar.
Greywar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bonaparte avoids a strike by Greywar and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Greywar's guard! Fantastic escape!
Greywar is trying to keep Bonaparte in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonaparte jabs at Greywar's body.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Bonaparte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greywar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonaparte looks for the body kick but Greywar saw that one coming.
Bonaparte throws a front kick aimed at Greywar's knee but Greywar avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Greywar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaparte misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greywar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greywar checks the leg kick.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
Bonaparte fails with the takedown

and Greywar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bonaparte's guard now.
Greywar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greywar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
River Greywar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greywar landing with the ground and pound.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonaparte has wrist control.
Greywar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greywar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greywar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonaparte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greywar is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Bonaparte misses

and Greywar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greywar thows a huge punch but Bonaparte dodges it nicely.
Bonaparte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greywar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonaparte's head.
Bonaparte moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Greywar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonaparte has wrist control.
Greywar is working Bonaparte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greywar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greywar throwing strikes from guard but Bonaparte blocks nicely.
Bonaparte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greywar is one step ahead there.
Bonaparte pulls Greywar in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bonaparte is trying to keep Greywar in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonaparte throws a predictable looking body shot

and Greywar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Greywar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
Napoleon Bonaparte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greywar is thwarting Bonaparte's attempts to control the position.
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.

Greywar is working for a kimura but Bonaparte is defending it quite comfortably.
Greywar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
River Greywar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonaparte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

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