PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 132 p4p, 764 weight class) and Petar Popara (ranked 21 p4p, 117 weight class). Bonaparte comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bonaparte
vs
Popara

198 cm
25
205
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
220
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Popara moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popara.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
Bonaparte misses with some punches.
Popara pushes Bonaparte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popara has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Popara.
Bonaparte tries to circle away but Popara has him pinned against the cage.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jacques Bonaparte has been cut.
Popara misses with an elbow over the top.
Popara has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonaparte is trying to break the clinch but Popara is controlling him.
Popara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Popara throws a hook but Bonaparte blocks it.

Popara clinches up with Bonaparte and pushes him back against the cage.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte tries to pull guard but Popara won't allow it.
Bonaparte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Popara misses with an elbow over the top.
Popara lands a nice elbow.
Bonaparte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Popara to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara misses with an elbow strike.
Popara presses Bonaparte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Popara tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Bonaparte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Bonaparte tries to work over Popara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonaparte scores with a hook to the body.

Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popara lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Popara takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonaparte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Popara smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Bonaparte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonaparte is just out of range.
Bonaparte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Popara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Popara does no damage.
Popara avoids a kick to the body.
Bonaparte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popara at a distance.

Popara moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Popara.
Nice elbow from Popara.
Nice elbow from Popara.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popara.
Popara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonaparte is breathing heavily.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jacques Bonaparte's cut is getting worse.
Bonaparte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Popara misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Popara, against the cage.
Popara digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popara tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Popara.
Bonaparte is trying to force a seperation but Popara has the dominant position.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Bonaparte as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Popara.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jacques Bonaparte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Popara digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popara lands a body shot.
Popara lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popara is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
Popara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Popara.
A right hand to the body from Popara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonaparte or not.
Popara lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Popara.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Popara.
Popara lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popara.
Popara lands an elbow inside that Bonaparte shrugs off.
Popara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonaparte's defenses.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Bonaparte is rocked!
Popara is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
Oh Bonaparte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Jacques Bonaparte's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Popara lands a body punch.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Popara tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Popara back against the cage.
Popara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petar Popara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Bonaparte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bonaparte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonaparte is looking to counter punch.
Popara loads up on a big right hand but Bonaparte slips the punch.
Bonaparte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Popara finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonaparte's head.
Popara ducks under a wild hook from Bonaparte.
Popara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonaparte lands with an overhand left.
Popara misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Bonaparte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonaparte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Popara instigates a clinch.
Popara looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte is trying to push Popara away but Popara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Popara.
Popara works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonaparte can't find room to land a body shot as Popara controls the action.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Popara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Popara lands an elbow just above Bonaparte 's eye.
Popara lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popara digs a right hand into Bonaparte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonaparte's gas tank.
Popara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popara lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Popara lands a shot to the body.
Popara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacques Bonaparte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Petar Popara!
Petar Popara is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Petar Popara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.