PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 4217 p4p, 5577 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 491 p4p, 559 weight class). Powell has chosen Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bonaparte
vs
Powell

198 cm
19
205
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
205
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powell.
Powell jabs Bonaparte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Powell.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonaparte pushes Powell away with a front kick.
Powell jabs at Bonaparte's body.
Powell thuds a left hand into Bonaparte's body.
Bonaparte throws a looping overhand right but Powell ducks down to avoid it.
Bonaparte takes one on the button.
Bonaparte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powell lands with a straight right. Bonaparte didn't see that one coming.
Bonaparte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte takes one to the side of the head.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell jabs at Bonaparte's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws an off balance right hand
and Powell counters with a good low kick that Bonaparte was not able to check.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Powell scores with a nice right hand.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Powell lands a body shot.
Bonaparte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Powell coming out on top.
Powell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonaparte.
Kemar Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Powell cracks Bonaparte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Powell scoring well with a low kick there.
Powell lands the left hand.
Powell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonaparte. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonaparte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell scores with a body shot.
Powell connects with a nice looking jab.
Powell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Powell can pounce on him.
Bonaparte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Powell! But no joy.
Bonaparte misses with a head kick.
Bonaparte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powell finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonaparte's head.
Powell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonaparte throwing a counter right hand but Powell manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.
Powell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonaparte in his tracks.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
Bonaparte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Powell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Powell scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bonaparte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Powell scores with a shot to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Bonaparte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Bonaparte misses with the head strike.
Powell is trying to push Bonaparte away but Bonaparte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Powell has had enough of the clinch but Bonaparte keeps him there for the moment.
Powell prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.
A short right from Powell.

Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Powell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Powell tries to keep at a distance but Bonaparte has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kemar Powell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Powell 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.
The crowd cheers as Powell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonaparte doesn't seem phased though.
Powell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a looping overhand right but Powell ducks down to avoid it.
Powell lands a leg kick that knocks Bonaparte off balance momentarily.
Powell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonaparte throws out the jab.
Bonaparte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonaparte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonaparte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaparte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Powell. Powell obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Powell - just one landing.
Bonaparte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonaparte has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands with a straight right. Bonaparte didn't see that one coming.
Bonaparte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonaparte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonaparte misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.
Powell lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powell.
Powell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonaparte on the side of the head.
Powell slips a jab from Bonaparte.
Powell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonaparte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonaparte.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Powell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonaparte takes a step back to recover.
Powell connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.
Powell misses with a straight right.
Bonaparte is looking to counter punch.
Powell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Powell throws a leg kick which misses Bonaparte's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonaparte tries to avoid it.
Powell lands with a right hand.
Bonaparte missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonaparte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonaparte misses with a left hand
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonaparte on the side of the head.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Powell thumps Bonaparte with a low kick.
Powell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Powell scores with a leg kick.
Bonaparte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from Powell.
Jab by Powell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonaparte looks to land a right hand but Powell moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Powell gets tackled into the cage by Bonaparte. Bonaparte maintains the clinch.
Powell working hard to break the clinch.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bonaparte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Powell lands an uppercut.
Bonaparte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte lands a nice uppercut.
Bonaparte throws a head punch that misses.
Powell working aggressively here.
Bonaparte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powell blocks a body shot from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Powell smiles and moves away.
Powell connects with a body shot.
Bonaparte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Powell. Powell obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kemar Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Powell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Powell connects with a body shot that sends Bonaparte's belly button to the back.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Powell does it's job there.
Powell scoring well with a low kick there.
Kemar Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Bonaparte moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Bonaparte clinches with his opponent.
Bonaparte scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacques Bonaparte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonaparte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
Bonaparte throws a head punch that misses.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Powell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
A nice left hand lands by Powell.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonaparte scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Bonaparte tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonaparte misses with the head strike.

Powell manages to break the clinch.

Bonaparte has Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bonaparte manages to pull guard.
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!

Bonaparte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bonaparte looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonaparte, not yet.
Bonaparte is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bonaparte is looking for a triangle but Powell pushes his legs off easily.

Bonaparte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Powell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bonaparte is looking for a triangle but Powell pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bonaparte has his foot on Powell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Powell works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonaparte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kemar Powell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonaparte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Powell manages to get himself to full guard.

Powell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Bonaparte from controlling successfully.
Jacques Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte stands and throws Powell's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bonaparte goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Powell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bonaparte but great work by Powell.
Bonaparte is looking to regain half guard here but Powell keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Powell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Powell prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bonaparte is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonaparte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Powell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Bonaparte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Powell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kemar Powell!