PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bourque's choice of entrance music: "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dale
vs
Bourque

200 cm
21
287 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
270 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dale throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Dale swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque moves in looking to clinch but Dale pushes him off.
Dale ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Dale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque scores with a shot to the body.
Dale lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
Dale slips under a jab from Bourque.
Bourque connects with a single shot there.
Dale misses with a straight right.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philip Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dale misses with a jab to the body
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Dale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dale tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque lands a head kick!
Bourque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dale on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Dale misses with a combination
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
Dale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourque counters with a left and a right that stings Dale.
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!
Dale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourque.
Dale tries to clinch
and Bourque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dale is looking to wear down Bourque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Dale instigates a clinch.
Dale scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dale lands a jab to the head.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bourque digs a good hook to Dale's body.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Bourque wants to clinch.
Dale throws a sloppy body shot
and Bourque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Dale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourque has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dale darts in trying to clinch
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dale.
Bourque throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dale thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Dale moves away and avoids it.
Dale tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Dale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque throws a hook but Dale avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a few strikes there.
Dale misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque digs a good hook to Dale's body.

Bourque moves into the clinch.
Bourque tries to break free but Dale pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bourque's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Dale on the inside.

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Bourque wants to get back to striking at distance but Dale won't allow it.

Bourque manages to break the clinch.
Dale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bourque throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dale blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Dale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Dale throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Bourque dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timothy Bourque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Dale connects with a looping right hand.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dale's head.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Dale circles away.
Bourque throws a head kick but Dale moves out of range.
Dale looks to clinch
and Bourque counters with a head kick. That will keep Dale thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Dale.
Bourque scores with a hook.
Dale tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
Dale misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dale throws a series of punches but Bourque avoids them all with ease.
Dale misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Dale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bourque finds it's way round the side to connect with Dale's head.
Bourque lands with a slapping head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bourque!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bourque clinches up against the cage.
Dale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
Bourque is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dale.
Bourque tries to circle away but Dale has him pinned against the cage.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque tries to break free but Dale pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Dale is controlling him.
Dale has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bourque tries to circle away but Dale has him pinned against the cage.
Dale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bourque can't break the clinch.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Dale misses with some punches.

Bourque manages to break the clinch.
Dale clinches but Bourque breaks the clinch
and Bourque counters with a one-two to the body.
Good exchange - Dale coming out on top.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Dale misses with a hook to the body
and Bourque counters with a head kick. That will keep Dale thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bourque throws a hook but Dale blocks it.
Dale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with an outside leg kick.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Dale moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Dale's shoulder, as Dale tries to avoid the shot.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bourque counters with a big head kick but Dale shrugs it off.

Philip Dale's cut is getting worse.
Dale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bourque plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dale.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Dale misses
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
Dale scores with a body shot.
Dale tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Dale is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
Dale clinches but Bourque breaks the clinch
and Bourque counters with a right hand to the body.
Dale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dale there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bourque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourque thows a body kick. Dale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Bourque lands but Dale takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque throws a head kick that Dale semi-blocks.

Philip Dale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bourque throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Bourque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bourque lands a nice looking body shot.
Bourque lands with a nice body punch.
Dale misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters with a big head kick but Dale shrugs it off.
Dale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
Dale misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bourque.

Bourque lands a big head kick that sends Dale tumbling to the mat! Bourque takes a step backwards and waves Dale back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dale is rocked!
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dale misses with a body punch
and Bourque counters with a big head kick but Dale shrugs it off.
Oh Dale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourque throws an overhand right that drops Dale like a sack of potatoes! Bourque dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Bourque!
Timothy Bourque is the new heavyweight champion!