PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bourque
vs
Oliveira

225 cm
38
270 lbs
39 - 19 - 0

195 cm
26
280 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira wants to clinch
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Bourque saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Bourque keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bourque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Oliveira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bourque's guard now.
Bourque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliveira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bourque's head.
Oliveira postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses. Bourque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Bourque!
Bourque wants to stand and escape but instead Oliveira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira controlling from the top position.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bourque holds on and takes a little breather.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Bourque blocks nicely.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bourque is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira looking to control but Bourque passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourque passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Bourque maintains control.
Bourque wants to control the pace but Oliveira is squirming around nicely.
Bourque is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oliveira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oliveira is desperately trying to improve his position but Bourque has a good base and remains in mount.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque controlling from mount.
Oliveira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira is concentrating on defense, preventing Bourque from advancing position.
Bourque tries to pass to full mount but Oliveira defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliveira moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Oliveira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oliveira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveira tries a low kick but Bourque avoids it.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Thiago Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bourque counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque works the jab nicely.
Bourque lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Timothy Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Bourque off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Bourque.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bourque lands a front kick.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.

Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bourque sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourque defending well though.
Oliveira trying to control from half guard but Bourque is working away.
Oliveira throwing shots but Bourque is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliveira wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bourque haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Bourque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Oliveira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bourque looks for the body kick but Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Bourque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.

Oliveira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bourque on his heels. He'll look to pass Bourque's guard now, I'm sure.
Bourque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliveira.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a couple of short punches.
Bourque is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira stopping the sweep attempt from Bourque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira looking to sit in guard and control but Bourque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bourque tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling from the bottom.
Bourque looking to pass the guard.
Bourque is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque wants to stand but Oliveira has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bourque postures up.
Bourque stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Bourque gets to his feet - Oliveira follows without any prompting.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourque scores with a head kick.
Bourque lands with an overhand left.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Timothy Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Bourque misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bourque but Bourque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque connects with a right hand. Oliveira shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timothy Bourque.
I think Bourque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Bourque!
Our winner, Timothy Bourque, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.