PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 1758 p4p, 1560 weight class) and Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 266 p4p, 229 weight class). Jacques Bonaparte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodrigo Carioni's chin.

Bonaparte
vs
Carioni

198 cm
22
205
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
205
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Carioni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carioni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carioni misses with the head strike.
Bonaparte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carioni or not.
A shot in the inside from Carioni.
Carioni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carioni misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carioni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carioni.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Carioni avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Carioni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bonaparte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Carioni moves into the clinch successfully.
Carioni lands with a light punch inside.
Bonaparte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 jumps guard but Carioni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carioni swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Carioni controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carioni's elbow.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carioni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carioni misses with the head strike.
Carioni digs a right hand into Bonaparte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonaparte's gas tank.
Bonaparte lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carioni.
Carioni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carioni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonaparte swings wildly with an uppercut but Carioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni blocks a body shot from Bonaparte.
Carioni has a couple of punches blocked by Bonaparte.
Carioni has a couple of punches blocked by Bonaparte.
A right hook to the body lands for Carioni.
Bonaparte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carioni lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Carioni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to work over Carioni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carioni prevents a body shot from Bonaparte.

Bonaparte pulls Carioni into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bonaparte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bonaparte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carioni defends it easily.

Bonaparte working for a triangle but Carioni defends it easily.
Carioni wanted to stand there but Bonaparte had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bonaparte has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Carioni doesn't defend quickly enough and Bonaparte has managed to lock this one up! Can Carioni escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bonaparte on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacques Bonaparte!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Bonaparte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.