PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huey Newton (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!

Newton
vs
Bonaparte

178 cm
28
170 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

167 cm
34
145 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Revolution Fatigues
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[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte scores with a nice head shot.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.

Bonaparte shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bonaparte showed some decent athleticism there.
Newton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonaparte.
Newton is trying to maintain the position but Bonaparte is very close to passing his half guard.

Bonaparte is working for a kimura but Newton is defending it quite comfortably.
Bonaparte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonaparte throws a strike but Newton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonaparte trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton seems keen to control Bonaparte's posture.

Newton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Newton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonaparte defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte blocks a leg kick.
Bonaparte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newton leaves Bonaparte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonaparte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonaparte has a takedown stuffed.
Newton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonaparte's calf.
Newton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonaparte throws a chopping leg kick but Newton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Newton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonaparte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses the shot to the body.
Bonaparte blocks a head kick by Newton.

Newton clinches.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Bonaparte.
Newton trying to land knees to the body.
Bonaparte looking to slow down the pace here.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Newton.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.

Bonaparte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte catches Newton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bonaparte walks into a jab.
Newton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Newton lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.

Newton darts in and clinches Bonaparte up against the cage.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Newton throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte wants to take the fight to the mat but Newton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Huey Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonaparte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Huey Newton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bonaparte ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Newton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonaparte.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Bonaparte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonaparte.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Bonaparte ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Newton checks it.
Newton throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Huey Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton thows a leg kick but Bonaparte checks it
and Bonaparte counters with a good low kick that Newton was not able to check.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.

Bonaparte tries to keep at a distance but Newton has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands with a right to the head.
Newton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonaparte.
Newton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaparte is defending well for now.
Bonaparte is trying to maintain a safe position but Newton gets an underhook and turns Bonaparte into the cage.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Bonaparte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newton stalling in the clinch but Bonaparte improves position.
Newton with a knee to the head.
Bonaparte trying to control the position but instead, Newton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonaparte into the cage.
Bonaparte wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Newton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonaparte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonaparte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Bonaparte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Newton tries to land a front kick but Bonaparte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonaparte scores with a jab.
Newton scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Newton.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Bonaparte blocks a low kick nicely.
Bonaparte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonaparte is looking to score with low kicks.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonaparte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Newton has managed to clinch.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonaparte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Newton smiles and moves away.
Bonaparte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newton rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
Newton tries to work over Bonaparte's front leg with a kick but Bonaparte checks it.
Bonaparte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonaparte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Newton instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Newton scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bonaparte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Newton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte'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. This is the final round!

Bonaparte slips under a jab from Newton.

Newton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonaparte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newton tries to land a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks with his arms.
Newton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
Bonaparte is trying to stall.
Newton tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
Newton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonaparte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newton tries a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton lands with a short shot to the head.
Newton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonaparte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Newton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonaparte's efforts to push away.
Newton tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonaparte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huey Newton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonaparte wants to get back to striking at distance but Newton won't allow it.
Newton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Newton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Newton cracks Bonaparte with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte is struggling to control the position.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaparte is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bonaparte.
Newton lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Newton - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Newton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte managing to block the knees to the body from Newton.
Newton gets through Bonaparte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonaparte's face.
Newton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonaparte's efforts to push away.
Newton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonaparte.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonaparte.
Newton tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
Newton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Newton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bonaparte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Newton uses from the top position.
Newton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonaparte controlling Newton's posture.

Bonaparte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Newton defends well.

Bonaparte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton wants to get up but he can't break Bonaparte's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huey Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newton, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Huey Newton!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Huey Newton!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Huey Newton!

Huey Newton wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Huey Newton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.