PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ave Maria. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Le
vs
Bourque

188 cm
28
160 lbs
10 - 0 - 1

192 cm
29
162 lbs
23 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Le bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Bourque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Le misses with a combination
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Le connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Bourque both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Victor Le has been cut.
Bourque misses the jab.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourque.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bourque darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bourque cracks Le with an open hand slap.
Le throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le thuds a left hand into Bourque's body.
Victor Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le. Le circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le.
A shot to the liver by Bourque. Beautiful body shot.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Le lands a body shot.
Le fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bourque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Bourque 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
Bourque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Le throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Le slips under a jab.
Le fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bourque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Le throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Le misses with a hook
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Bourque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Le's cut.
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.

Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le misses with a body shot.
Bourque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Le is rocked!
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le lands with a shot to the body.
Le connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le throws out the jab.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le is looking to wear down Bourque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Bourque misses with a hook
and Le makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a right hand that misses
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Bourque throws a predictable looking body shot
and Le counters with a right hand to the body.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
Le looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourque ducks right into an uppercut from Le.
Le throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le misses with a double jab.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le scores with a shot to the body.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le.
Bourque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Le.
Le misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Le missing with a left hand there. Bourque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Le's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Le misses with a looping left.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Bourque throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le cracks Bourque with an open hand slap.
Le lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Le misses with a wild combination.
Le lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Victor Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le.
Le tests Bourque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bourque looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Bourque throws a poor cross that misses
and Le counters with an inside leg kick.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque digs a good body shot into Le's ribs.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Le avoids nicely.
Bourque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourque.
Le throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Bourque defending well as Le loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Le!