PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bawitdaba. Vengrio has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. John Bourne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bourne
vs
Vengrio

200 cm
29
284 lbs
23 - 6 - 1

190 cm
35
287 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Hellbent
BeastMode

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bourne.
Bourne moves out of range of the strikes.
Vengrio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vengrio circles away quickly and effectively.
Vengrio misses with a combination
and Bourne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Bourne clinches up against the cage.
Bourne scores with a shoulder strike.
Bourne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bourne is working Vengrio over against the cage.
Bourne lands an elbow inside that Vengrio shrugs off.

It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
Vengrio misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Vengrio on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vengrio misses with a body punch.
Bourne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vengrio blocks a body shot from Bourne.
Vengrio lands with a right to the head.
Vengrio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bourne scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vengrio.
Bourne throws an elbow but it misses.
Bourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne tries to break the clinch but Vengrio is controlling the position.
Bourne gets through Vengrio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bourne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vengrio blocks a head kick by Bourne.
Decent striking displayed by Bourne there.
Vengrio looks to land a left hand but Bourne moved out of range nicely.
Vengrio misses with a right hand
and Bourne counters with a low kick, right behind Vengrio 's knee.
Bourne lands with a cross.
Bourne connects with a high kick.

Vengrio is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Bourne tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourne cracks Vengrio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vengrio is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourne finish him?
Bourne throws a nice looking combination but Vengrio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vengrio seems to have recovered his senses.
Vengrio throws a sloppy head kick and Bourne moves out of range easily.
Bourne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Bourne tenderised Vengrio's leg. Vengrio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bourne keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Bourne throws a low kick, looking for Vengrio's leg but Vengrio calmly moves out of range.
Bourne misses with a looping right.
Vengrio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourne blocks a head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio misses with a series of wild punches.
Bourne avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
Bourne connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bourne misses its intended target.
Bourne throws the left hand but Vengrio avoids the punch easily.
Vengrio throws a solid leg kick but Bourne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vengrio.
Vengrio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bourne cracks Vengrio with a good jab.
Bourne misses with a kick to the body.
Vengrio misses with a two punch combination.
Bourne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throws a jab when Vengrio was well out of range.
Vengrio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bourne lands with a hook. Vengrio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vengrio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Bourne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vengrio will feel that in the morning.
Bourne throws the left hand but Vengrio avoids the punch easily.
Vengrio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourne circles away quickly and effectively.
Vengrio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bourne is looking to land body kicks.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vengrio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourne swings for the body but Vengrio moves out of range.
A big left from Vengrio misses.
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!
Vengrio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bourne on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Bourne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vengrio. That did some damage!
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Vengrio.
Vengrio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourne thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bourne, as that shot connected.
Vengrio tests Bourne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vengrio back to the cage. Bourne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab, jab by Bourne - just one landing.
Vengrio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourne throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne throws a sloppy head kick and Vengrio moves out of range easily.
Bourne lands the left hand.
Vengrio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourne counters with a right hand to the body.
Vengrio misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bourne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Vengrio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vengrio misses with the combination.
Bourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vengrio.
Vengrio misses with a wild combination.
Bourne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bourne connects with a crisp jab.
Vengrio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vengrio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourne connects with a solid leg kick.
Bourne moves in looking to clinch but Vengrio pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Bourne.
Bourne tries to bum rush Vengrio with a series of wild strikes but Vengrio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourne throws out a leg kick but Vengrio moves out of range and Bourne only half commits.
Vengrio keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vengrio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio scores with a nice head shot.
Arthur Vengrio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vengrio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourne scores with a leg kick.
Vengrio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vengrio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Bourne lands a big head kick that sends Vengrio tumbling to the mat! Bourne takes a step backwards and waves Vengrio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bourne feints a jab promting Vengrio to slip. Bourne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vengrio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vengrio thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bourne tries to clinch there but Vengrio circles away.
That kick from Bourne tenderised Vengrio's leg. Vengrio is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vengrio.
Bourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vengrio throws a sloppy head kick and Bourne moves out of range easily.
Vengrio is breathing heavily.
Bourne scores with a nice head shot.
Bourne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vengrio can do to turn this around?

Bourne forces Vengrio back against the cage and clinches.
Vengrio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourne blocks a body shot from Vengrio.
Bourne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vengrio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vengrio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John Bourne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bourne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vengrio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bourne is defending well for now.
Bourne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bourne drops Vengrio onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vengrio is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bourne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vengrio.
Bourne misses with the head strike.
Vengrio works on Bourne's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne pushes off an throws an elbow but Vengrio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourne.
Bourne is trying to break free.
Vengrio looking to throw knees to the head but Bourne is blocking nicely.
Vengrio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bourne obliges.

Bourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vengrio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bourne lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Bourne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vengrio throws a lazy head kick
and Bourne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Vengrio there.
Bourne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bourne pushes Vengrio up against the cage in a clinch.
Vengrio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vengrio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vengrio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bourne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bourne takes a shot to the head.
Vengrio misses with a punch to the body.
Vengrio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vengrio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vengrio backwards.
Vengrio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bourne misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vengrio blocks an uppercut.
Vengrio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vengrio throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bourne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Vengrio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vengrio checks a leg kick.
Bourne throws a body punch but Vengrio moves out of range.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Bourne lands a really nice looking cross but Vengrio seems unphased.
Bourne throws a leg kick but Vengrio checks it.
Bourne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Vengrio.
Vengrio ducks right into an uppercut from Bourne.
Bourne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bourne.
Bourne connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Vengrio out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bourne!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Bourne made sure he mentioned BeastMode, along with how happy he was to win his fight.