PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Worger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Worger
vs
Bourque

191 cm
22
241 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Worger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Worger is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.

Bourque moves into the clinch.

Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Worger tries to clinch
and Bourque counters with a solid body kick.
Bourque lands with a kick to the temple. Worger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Bourque as Worger shoots in.
Worger is breathing heavily.
Worger shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Worger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bourque lands a head kick that stumbles Worger and the fighters go to the mat.

Worger is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bourque is looking to work some ground and pound but Worger has wrist control.
Bourque throwing strikes but missing.
Bourque has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Worger is proving hard to escape from.
Worger tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque wants to control from the top but Worger keeps moving.
Bourque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bourque trying to control the position from guard on top but Worger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Worger thows a leg kick but Bourque checks it
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Bourque throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Worger stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bourque follows into mount!

It looks like Ike Worger has been cut.
Bourque won't let Worger get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bourque raining down shots from the mount!
Worger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Worger gets full guard.

Worger looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bourque is defending well. Worger quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bourque has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Worger celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ike Worger!