PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Hood has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Bourne's chin.

Bourne
vs
Hood

200 cm
23
284 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

194 cm
28
230 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hood's head.
Hood checks a leg kick.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Hood.
John Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood misses with a body shot.
Hood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hood swings for the body but Bourne moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Bourne.
Bourne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hood counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like John Bourne has been cut.
Bourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourne throws an overhand right that lands on Hood's shoulder, as Hood tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne throws a looping overhand right but Hood ducks down to avoid it.
Bourne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bourne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Bourne.
Bourne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bourne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bourne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourne counters with a series of strikes. Hood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bourne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Bourne pushes him off.
Hood loads up on a big right hand but Bourne slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hood tries to clinch there but Bourne circles away.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourne misses with a shot to the body
and Hood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bourne thinking.
Bourne scores with a body shot.
Hood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hood's hands.
Hood checks a leg kick.
A jab from Bourne misses.
Hood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hood misses with a double jab.
Bourne lands a really nice looking cross but Hood seems unphased.
Hood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourne thuds a left hand into Hood's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hood was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourne.
Bourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourne moves away.
Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Hood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne throws a hook but Hood avoids it easily.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Bourne pushes him off.
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 John Bourne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bourne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bourne tests Hood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hood lands a left and a right that send Bourne crashing to the mat, dazed. Hood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bourne stalks Hood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hood's face. Hood staggers backwards, shaken.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gordon Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hood throws a solid leg kick but Bourne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne with a hook.
Hood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hood clobbers Bourne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hood's calf.
Bourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Bourne as he connects with a hook.
Hood checks a leg kick.
Hood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bourne's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hood lands with a hook. Bourne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon Hood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hood throws a head kick but Bourne moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourne misses with a series of wild punches.
Bourne slips under a jab from Hood.
Hood walks into a jab.
Bourne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hood tries to clinch up but Bourne circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourne cracks a nice hook into Hood's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourne with a jab.
Hood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hood is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick from Hood.
Bourne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bourne throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne swinging wildly here.
Bourne misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gordon Hood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Bourne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourne defending well as Hood loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bourne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bourne scores with a jab to the body.
Hood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hood misses with a jab, cross combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hood in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bourne misses with a kick to the body.
Bourne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bourne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Bourne finds it's target.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Hood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Bourne.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Hood tries to work over Bourne's front leg with a kick but Bourne checks it.
Hood misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bourne. Beautiful body shot.
Bourne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourne.
Bourne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hood blocks a leg kick.
Bourne wants to land a leg kick but Hood is out of range.
Hood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourne.
Bourne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Bourne.
Hood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hood walks into a stiff left hand from Bourne.
Bourne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hood at a distance.
A jab from Bourne does it's job there.
Bourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourne misses with a wild combination.
Bourne throws a leg kick which misses Hood's front leg but catches the back leg as Hood tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bourne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bourne 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!