PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne has chosen Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nieds
vs
Bourne

191 cm
31
240 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

200 cm
27
284 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Syndicate Nutrition

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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Nieds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nieds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Bourne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nieds jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Nieds.
Bourne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nieds looks to land a body kick but Bourne moved away.
Nieds throws a head kick but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nieds circles away quickly and effectively.
Nieds throws a low kick but Bourne moves out of range easily.
Nieds throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nieds avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nieds crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bourne - the referee stops the clock and Nieds gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bourne. Nieds manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieds fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bourne is out of range.
Nieds misses with a head kick.
Bourne works Nieds's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nieds. Bourne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieds lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nieds closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourne.
Bourne managing to block the knees to the body from Nieds.
Nieds misses with a knee strike.
Nieds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bourne managing to block the knees to the body from Nieds.
Bourne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bourne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niedss head.

Bourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourne scores with a one two! Nieds had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nieds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Nieds.
Nieds is looking to land body kicks.
Nieds misses with a body shot.
Nieds misses with a left hand
and Bourne counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nieds has time to react.
Nieds connects with an inside leg kick.
John Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieds tries to clinch there but Bourne circles away.
Bourne misses with a looping left.
Nieds throws a head kick but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nieds is breathing heavily.
Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourne throws a hook to the side of Nieds's head but Nieds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nieds takes one to the chin there.
Bourne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourne misses with an uppercut. Nieds saw that one coming.
Bourne lands a jab to the nose.
Bourne cracks Nieds with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bourne jabs Nieds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nieds misses with a low kick as Bourne jumps back.
Nieds tried to score with a low kick but Bourne checks it.
Bourne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throws the left hand but Nieds avoids the punch easily.
Bourne tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Nieds misses.
Bourne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourne tries to bum rush Nieds with a series of wild strikes but Nieds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nieds slips under a jab from Bourne.
Nieds tries to land a front kick but Bourne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bourne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nieds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Nieds avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Nieds.
Bourne throws the left hand but Nieds avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieds tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourne scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bourne finds it's way round the side to connect with Nieds's head.
Bourne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bourne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nieds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nieds tries to move into range but Bourne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nieds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bourne blocks a head kick by Nieds.
Bourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nieds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bourne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bourne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nieds doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bourne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nieds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bourne can pounce on him.
Bourne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nieds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieds manages to avoid it.
Bourne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niedss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Bourne.

Nieds closes the distance and pushes Bourne back into the cage.
Nieds throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niedss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nieds's hands.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Nieds moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nieds.
Nieds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne throws a head kick but Nieds moves out of range.
Nieds throws out a leg kick but Bourne moves out of range and Nieds only half commits.
Nieds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nieds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bourne.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Bourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nieds misses with a hook.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nieds lands a leg kick that knocks Bourne off balance momentarily.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourne digs a good hook to Nieds's body.
Nice defenses there by Nieds.
Bourne lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nieds.
Bourne jabs Nieds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne loads up on a big right hand but Nieds slips the punch.
Nieds looks to land a right hand but Bourne moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne connects with a crisp jab.
Bourne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourne misses with an uppercut
and Nieds counters with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bourne blocks the leg kick.
Nieds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourne throws a jab when Nieds was well out of range.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Nieds checks a low kick from Bourne.
Nieds throws a leg kick but Bourne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nieds connects with a leg kick. Bourne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bourne throws the kick towards the body but Nieds avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bourne if he has to take too many more of those.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
Nieds wants to clinch.
Nieds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bourne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Bourne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nieds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bourne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bourne throws a body punch but Nieds moves out of range.
Nieds displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieds scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bourne.
Nieds's corner calls for a 1-2. Nieds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne works the jab nicely.
Bourne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nieds connects with a solid leg kick.
Bourne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bourne looks to land a right hand but Nieds moved out of range.
Nieds throws a leg kick which misses Bourne's front leg but catches the back leg as Bourne tries to avoid it.
Bourne lands a high kick!
Bourne throws a leg kick but Nieds checks it.
Bourne misses with a looping right.
Bourne throws a jab when Nieds was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieds lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nieds lands a leg kick that knocks Bourne off balance momentarily.
Nieds throws a leg kick but Bourne sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Bourne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Nieds.
Nieds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Nieds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nieds throws out a leg kick but Bourne moves out of range and Nieds only half commits.
Bourne jabs Nieds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bourne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bourne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bourne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bourne misses with a kick to the body.
Nieds looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nieds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nieds's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Bourne.
A swing and a miss from Bourne.
Nieds throws a leg kick but Bourne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nieds tries to work over Bourne's front leg with a kick but Bourne checks it.
Bourne misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Nieds lands but Bourne takes it in his stride.
Bourne moves out of range of the body kick from Nieds.
Bourne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nieds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nieds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nieds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bourne moves out of range of the leg kick from Nieds.
Nieds connects with a nice looking jab.
Nieds misses with a leg kick
and Bourne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nieds really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nieds checks a leg kick.
Bourne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nieds slips under a jab.
Nieds misses with a low kick.
Nieds takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne moves out of range as Nieds throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bourne avoids the head kick by Nieds.
Nieds shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bourne connects with a nice looking jab.
Bourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nieds.
Nieds shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nieds darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Bourne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Bourne.
Nieds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bourne.
Bourne with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne lands a jab.
Bourne tries to land a leg kick but Nieds saw it coming and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Bourne as he connects with a hook.
Nieds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Bourne blocks the low kick.
Nieds cracks a nice hook into Bourne's ribs.
Bourne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nieds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bourne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nieds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bourne scores with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nieds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Nieds misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieds missing with a left hand there. Bourne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bourne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bourne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bourne duly obliges.
Bourne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nieds blocks a jab.
Nieds tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Bourne is predictable there
and Nieds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nieds can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bourne, right into the meat.
Bourne throws a lazy right hand but Nieds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieds moves out of range of the strikes.
Nieds avoids a kick to the body.
Nieds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Bourne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bourne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bourne really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bourne misses with a looping left.
Bourne swings for the body but Nieds moves out of range.
Nieds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bourne throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Nieds moves into the clinch.
Nieds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourne.
Nieds prevents a body shot from Bourne.
Bourne can't find room to land a body shot as Nieds controls the action.
Come on Nieds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bourne lands an uppercut.
Bourne scores with a shot to the side of Nieds's head.
Bourne throws a head punch that misses.
Nieds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieds.
Nieds throws an elbow but it misses.
Bourne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Nieds wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne lands a left hand.
Nieds misses with an elbow strike.
Bourne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bourne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bourne dodges an elbow strike from Nieds.
Nieds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bourne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nieds blocking some punches.
Bourne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Todd Nieds has been cut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nieds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourne.
A body shot lands from Bourne.
Bourne lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieds takes a shot to the head.
Bourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nieds is rocked!
Bourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nieds backwards.
Oh Nieds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nieds misses with a knee strike.
Bourne creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nieds's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nieds drops to his knees and Bourne pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bourne!
John Bourne is the new heavyweight champion!
John Bourne decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.