PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jones
vs
Bonaparte

165 cm
21
143 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

167 cm
29
145 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonaparte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonaparte with a hook.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonaparte counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonaparte, as that shot connected.
Jones tries for a takedown but Bonaparte circles away easily

and Bonaparte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonaparte content to stall in guard here.
Bonaparte passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonaparte on the ground.
Bonaparte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bonaparte lands strikes from half guard.
Bonaparte keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bonaparte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bonaparte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonaparte trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Bonaparte might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bonaparte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonaparte pulls his head out easily.

Bonaparte decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots and misses

and Bonaparte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Bonaparte cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Bonaparte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Bonaparte in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bonaparte trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bonaparte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Bonaparte controlling him for the moment.
Bonaparte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bonaparte wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonaparte is aware though and is defending well.
Bonaparte working some strikes from top position.
Bonaparte working some strikes from top position.
Bonaparte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bonaparte stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bonaparte content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jones looking for a sweep but Bonaparte has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bonaparte cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bonaparte landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte controlling from the full mount.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Bonaparte controlling from mount.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Napoleon Bonaparte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonaparte lands a big elbow.
Bonaparte lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte controlling from the full mount.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte dominating with strikes here.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bonaparte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bonaparte with a couple of short strikes.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Bonaparte's attempts to control the action.

Bonaparte is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bonaparte breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bonaparte is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte controlling from the full mount.
Bonaparte lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bonaparte looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Bonaparte lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bonaparte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonaparte content to control rather than advance.
Jones is looking to escape.
Bonaparte is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bonaparte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonaparte pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Bonaparte is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonaparte lands a nice short elbow.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Bonaparte has control of the leg.
Bonaparte is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Bonaparte seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bonaparte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bonaparte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bonaparte advances to half guard.
Bonaparte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bonaparte is working away from the top position though.
Bonaparte drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Bonaparte in his half guard.
Bonaparte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bonaparte content to control rather than advance.
Bonaparte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bonaparte drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Bonaparte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Bonaparte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Bonaparte is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bonaparte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bonaparte is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Bonaparte looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands with a punch from half guard.
Bonaparte is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bonaparte prevents Jones from improving his position.
Bonaparte slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones wants to stand up but Bonaparte is controlling him.
Eddie Jones 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonaparte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonaparte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30

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