PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Diabolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bonaparte
vs
Diabolis

167 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Diabolis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabolis throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diabolis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diabolis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diabolis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diabolis throws a right hand that Bonaparte ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonaparte also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Diabolis.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Diabolis is avoiding it.
Diabolis misses with a two punch combination.
Diabolis darts in trying to clinch
and Bonaparte counters with a right hand to the body.

Bonaparte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bonaparte.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonaparte looks to clinch
and Diabolis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diabolis misses with the combination.
Diabolis looks gassed!
Diabolis throws a series of punches but Bonaparte moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Bonaparte takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonaparte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Diabolis throws knees to the body.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte lands the left hand.

Diabolis is rocked!

Bonaparte clinches with his opponent.

Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bonaparte darts in and clinches Diabolis up against the cage.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaparte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.

Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Diabolis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonaparte's waist but Bonaparte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diabolis off to one side.
Diabolis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bonaparte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Diabolis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonaparte gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis misses with a double jab
and Diabolis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Diabolis moves out of range.
Bonaparte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Diabolis.

Bonaparte clinches.
Diabolis fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diabolis closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bonaparte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonaparte doesn't manage to clinch there - Diabolis circles away.

Bonaparte has Diabolis up against the cage in a clinch.
Diabolis tries for a takedown. No joy.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis tries a head kick but it misses.

Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis with a poor takedown

and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonaparte.
Diabolis throws an elbow that misses.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diabolis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bonaparte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Diabolis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diabolis.
Diabolis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabolis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diabolis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonaparte lands with a nice combination. Diabolis backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Bonaparte. No joy for Diabolis on that attempt.
Diabolis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonaparte looks to land a combination. Diabolis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bonaparte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Diabolis semi-blocks.
Diabolis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Diabolis shoots in but Bonaparte avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bonaparte closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte keeps control of Diabolis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Diabolis seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonaparte is pressed up against the cage. Diabolis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonaparte down to the mat. Bonaparte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bonaparte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diabolis wants a takedown.
Diabolis is working for takedown but Bonaparte is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Diabolis misses with a wild combination.
Diabolis throws a lazy head kick
and Bonaparte counters with a solid body kick.
Bonaparte avoids a kick to the body.
Diabolis throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonaparte keeps the fight on the outside.
Diabolis darts in trying to clinch

and Bonaparte counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonaparte.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis misses with a lunging right hand

and Bonaparte counters by clinching up.
Diabolis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonaparte has him pressed against the cage.

Diabolis manages to break the clinch.
Diabolis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte 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.

Diabolis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diabolis wants to clinch

and Bonaparte counters by clinching up.
Diabolis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Diabolis is trying to break free.
Diabolis tries for a takedown but Bonaparte manages to get underhooks.
Diabolis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonaparte won't allow it.
Diabolis is working for takedown but Bonaparte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diabolis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis throws a combination that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
Diabolis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabolis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bonaparte closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Bonaparte.
Diabolis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diabolis avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
A short left from Diabolis.
Diabolis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Diabolis drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diabolis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diabolis wants to stand and escape but Bonaparte is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diabolis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diabolis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diabolis is on top in guard.
Diabolis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonaparte is looking to stand up but Diabolis isn't so interested in that idea.
Diabolis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Bonaparte has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Diabolis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Bonaparte forces Diabolis back against the cage and clinches.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte slips a jab and a cross from Diabolis.
Diabolis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonaparte is fending him off so far but Diabolis persists. Nope, Bonaparte circles away and we're back to standing.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Diabolis.
Bonaparte lands a high kick!
Diabolis misses with a low kick.

Bonaparte has closed the distance and engaged Diabolis in a clinch.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Diabolis is blocking nicely.
Diabolis blocks the elbow strike.

Diabolis breaks from the clinch.

Bonaparte moves into the clinch successfully.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diabolis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diabolis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaparte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonaparte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis looks to clinch

and Bonaparte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bonaparte pushes Diabolis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diabolis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Diabolis tries to stall but Bonaparte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonaparte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diabolis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Diabolis tries to pull guard but Bonaparte holds him up against the cage and eventually Diabolis drops back down to his feet.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Diabolis semi-blocks.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.

Bonaparte has Diabolis up against the cage in a clinch.

Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.

Bonaparte forces Diabolis back against the cage and clinches.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte doesn't manage to clinch there - Diabolis circles away.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but Diabolis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonaparte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.

Bonaparte forces Diabolis back against the cage and clinches.
Diabolis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis misses with a double jab
and Bonaparte counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diabolis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bonaparte throws a series of punches but Diabolis avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Diabolis.
A jab lands there for Diabolis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabolis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Bonaparte is rocked!
Diabolis lands with a right hand.
Oh Bonaparte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Diabolis tries to keep at a distance but Bonaparte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diabolis looking to slow down the pace here.

Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
Napoleon Bonaparte is winning the standup battle so far.
Diabolis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonaparte.
Diabolis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diabolis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
Diabolis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonaparte is fending him off so far but Diabolis persists. Nope, Bonaparte circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diabolis misses with a double jab

and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte seems to have got his legs back now.

Bonaparte has closed the distance and engaged Diabolis in a clinch.
Diabolis blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Diabolis throws a combination that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diabolis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonaparte slips a jab and a cross from Diabolis.

Bonaparte moves into the clinch successfully.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis is looking to clinch but Bonaparte is avoiding it.
Diabolis closes the distance but Bonaparte moves to the side
and Bonaparte counters with an outside leg kick.
Diabolis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonaparte.

Bonaparte gets a clinch.
Diabolis can't break the clinch.

Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diabolis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabolis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown attempt from Diabolis. Diabolis gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonaparte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diabolis tries to clinch
and Bonaparte counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bonaparte clinches up with Diabolis and pushes him back against the cage.
Diabolis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diabolis.

Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Diabolis does no damage.

Bonaparte clinches with his opponent.

Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
Diabolis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but Diabolis blocks with his arms.
Diabolis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonaparte scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaparte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diabolis's brow.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diabolis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonaparte swivels and escapes.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Diabolis.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bonaparte gets a clinch.

Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Diabolis.
A jab from Bonaparte does it's job there.
Diabolis misses with a takedown attempt - Bonaparte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis looks to clinch

and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Diabolis.
Diabolis fails to pull guard.
Bonaparte keeps control of Diabolis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diabolis tries to pull guard but Bonaparte won't allow it.
Bonaparte tries to break the clinch but Diabolis is controlling the position.
Diabolis wants to break free but Bonaparte has control.
Diabolis can't break the clinch.
Diabolis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Diabolis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bonaparte can't fight it off and eventually Diabolis manages to take the fight to the floor. Bonaparte looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diabolis looking to pass the guard.
Diabolis thows a big elbow that misses.
Diabolis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonaparte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diabolis on the ground.
Diabolis throwing strikes but missing.
Bonaparte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis throwing strikes from guard but Bonaparte blocks nicely.
Bonaparte controlling Diabolis's posture.
Diabolis prevents Bonaparte from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diabolis misses with a few strikes there.
Bonaparte misses with the combination.
Rex Diabolis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diabolis misses with a double jab

and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.

Diabolis pulls guard successfully.
Bonaparte wants to stand but Diabolis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diabolis wants to stand up but Bonaparte is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diabolis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diabolis being controlled here, momentarily.
Diabolis wants to sweep here but Bonaparte controlling him for the moment.
Diabolis being controlled here, momentarily.
Rex Diabolis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonaparte's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonaparte, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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