PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Timothy Bourque will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bantrell
vs
Bourque

192 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

225 cm
30
270 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Bantrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bantrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
A head kick by Bourque misses
and Bantrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Bantrell counters with a straight right hand.
Bourque throws an off balance right hand
and Bantrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sebastian Bantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourque checks a leg kick.
Bantrell tries a low kick but Bourque avoids it.
Bantrell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bourque avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bantrell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Bantrell misses.
Bourque tries to bum rush Bantrell with a series of wild strikes but Bantrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bantrell takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Sebastian Bantrell has been cut.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bantrell thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Bantrell misses.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bantrell is looking to slow Bourque down with leg kicks.

Bantrell instigates a clinch.
Bantrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Bantrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bourque avoids the elbow strike from Bantrell, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bantrell darts in trying to clinch
and Bourque counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bantrell slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Bantrell staying out of range there.
Bourque lands a high kick!
Bourque misses with a double jab
and Bantrell counters with an outside leg kick.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Bantrell's head but Bantrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourque throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bantrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.

Bantrell clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Bantrell.
Bantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bourque's defenses.

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Bourque tries to circle away but Bantrell has him pinned against the cage.
Bourque is trying to push Bantrell away but Bantrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bantrell pushes Bourque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bantrell misses with a knee strike.
Bourque is looking to break free of the clinch but Bantrell has double underhooks.
Bantrell tries a knee to the head but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque tries to break free but Bantrell pushes him back against the cage.
Bantrell lands with a left to the head.
Bourque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bourque tries to break free but Bantrell pushes him back against the cage.
Bantrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourque wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bantrell has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bantrell.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Bourque can't break the clinch.

Bourque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourque looks gassed!

Bantrell clinches.
Bourque is trying to push Bantrell away but Bantrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bantrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Bantrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bantrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bantrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bantrell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bourque managing to block the knees to the body from Bantrell.
Bantrell lands an elbow inside.
Bantrell lands an elbow that stopped Bourque in his tracks for a moment.
Bantrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bantrell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
Bantrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Bantrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bourque's defenses.

That has opened up Timothy Bourque's cut even more.
Bourque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bantrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Bourque lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bantrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bourque wants to get back to striking at distance but Bantrell won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Bourque's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bantrell lands an elbow just above Bourque 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sebastian Bantrell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bantrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bantrell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bourque. Those never looked like landing.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bantrell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bantrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Bantrell misses with an uppercut.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Bantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bantrell loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bantrell, right into the meat.
Bantrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bourque has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bantrell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bourque is breathing heavily.
Bourque can't break the clinch.
Bourque wants to break free but Bantrell has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bourque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bantrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bantrell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

The cut above Timothy Bourque's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice shot lands for Bantrell.
Bantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bantrell cracks the inside of Bourque's front leg.
Bourque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Timothy Bourque's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bantrell scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Bantrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sebastian Bantrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bantrell.
Bantrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Timothy Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bantrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque drops his hands momentarily and Bantrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sebastian Bantrell!
Sebastian Bantrell retains his heavyweight title!