PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brows Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booya Hellya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bourque
vs
Hellya

187 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brows Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booya Hellya!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bourque pushes Hellya up against the cage in a clinch.
Bourque lands a shoulder strike.

Hellya has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bourque uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Bourque stands up and waves to Hellya to follow him.
Bourque fails with a takedown attempt.
Bourque slips a jab and a cross from Hellya.
Bourque looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hellya is fending him off so far but Bourque persists. Nope, Hellya circles away and we're back to standing.
Hellya slaps away a takedown attempt from Bourque, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brows Bourque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourque closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hellya circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Bourque. No joy for Hellya on that attempt.
Hellya misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bourque moves into the clinch successfully.
Bourque managing to block the knees to the body from Hellya.
Hellya jumps guard but Bourque stands there with Hellya around his waist. Hellya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bourque gets control of Hellya's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bourque will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hellya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hellya advances to half guard.
Hellya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bourque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bourque moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellya trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bourque uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bourque circles away.
Bourque throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellya fails with the takedown.
Hellya looks winded!
Hellya throws a head kick but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque shoots for a double leg takedown but Hellya sprawls well. He's pushed Bourque's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hellya looks to land a combination but Bourque avoids it well.
Hellya closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bourque counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bourque can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hellya is defending well.
Hellya is trying to drag Bourque to the mat but Bourque just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bourque goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hellya prevents it.

Bourque manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Bourque had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hellya defends it easily.
Bourque has a closed guard, preventing Hellya from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Bourque pushes Hellya off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque scores with a hook to the body. Hellya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brows Bourque dominated that round.
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.

Bourque throws a leg kick but Hellya moved away.
Hellya tries to clinch up

and Bourque counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bourque.
Bourque wants to get back to striking at distance but Hellya won't allow it.

Bourque gets control of Hellya's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bourque will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Bourque working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hellya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hellya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bourque looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hellya puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hellya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bourque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hellya is just content to waste time from the top position. Bourque takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hellya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bourque. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bourque content just to control the position here.
Hellya is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque unloads with some shots from mount but Hellya bucks and avoids them well.
Bourque throwing strikes here but Hellya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bourque throws some wild stikes that Hellya manages to avoid easily.
Bourque content just to control the position here.
Brows Bourque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hellya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hellya is breathing heavily.
Bourque looking to ground and pound but Hellya is blocking nicely.
Hellya avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bourque.
Hellya has given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bourque controlling the positon.
Bourque thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Bourque looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bourque looking to break Hellya's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hellya remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bourque will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Hellya is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bourque gets his way!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hellya avoids the strikes from Bourque.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brows Bourque dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bourque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bourque stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bourque wants it to stay on the feet.
Hellya shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.

Bourque closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hellya quickly recovers to half guard.
Bourque controlling the pace.
Bourque has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bourque prevents Hellya from improving his position.
Hellya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bourque not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bourque is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brows Bourque has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bourque rushes Hellya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bourque has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hellya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bourque lands an elbow inside that Hellya shrugs off.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Hellya has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque is trying to break free.

Bourque has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hellya uses from the top position.
Hellya 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 stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bourque looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bourque slows the pace down in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brows Bourque wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Bourque has Hellya up against the cage in a clinch.
Hellya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bourque drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hellya pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brows Bourque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellya shoots in but Bourque avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bourque looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hellya!
Hellya looking for a sweep but Bourque has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bourque throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bourque connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bourque throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bourque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hellya can do to turn this around?
Bourque throwing strikes here but Hellya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brows Bourque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bourque 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Brows Bourque!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Brows Bourque!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Brows Bourque!

Brows Bourque wins by unanimous decision!