PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Celebik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bourne
vs
Celebik

175 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
222 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wojciech Celebik!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celebik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bourne tries to clinch up.
That kick from Bourne tenderised Celebik's leg. Celebik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bourne is looking to slow Celebik down with leg kicks.
Bourne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bourne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Celebik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bourne doesn't manage to clinch there - Celebik circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne shoots in but Celebik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Celebik throws a counter combo.
Bourne has been working on his balance at Tycoon Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Celebik.
Bourne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne looks to throw the jab but Celebik is out of range.
Celebik throws a counter combo.
Celebik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourne.
Celebik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bourne throws a head kick but Celebik moves out of range.
Bourne shoots for a takedown but Celebik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Bourne looking to score a takedown here. Celebik is defending well but Bourne drives through and ends up in Celebik's guard.
Bourne content to stall in guard here.
Celebik wants to stand and escape but Bourne is having none of it.
Bourne wanted to stand there but Celebik had control of the position.
Celebik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bourne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Celebik swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Celebik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bourne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bourne throws the kick towards the body but Celebik avoids it.
As Bourne backs off Celebik throws a huge counter combo but Bourne manages to avoid it all.
Bourne tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Celebik defends well and Bourne ends up having to push Celebik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Celebik is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne misses with a series of wild punches.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bourne.
Celebik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bourne swings for the body but Celebik moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne looks for a takedown but Celebik sprawls well.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Bourne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Bourne misses.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bourne closes the distance and clinches up with Celebik, looking for a takedown. Bourne pushes Celebik against the cage but Celebik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bourne throws a sloppy head kick and Celebik moves out of range easily.
Celebik is looking for the big counter here.
Bourne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Bourne does no damage.
As Bourne backs off Celebik throws a huge counter combo but Bourne manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne swinging wildly here.
Bourne takes a swing at Celebik's ribcage but misses.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bourne or perhaps it was just good defense by Celebik, which made it look bad.
Bourne misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wojciech Celebik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourne has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bourne or perhaps it was just good defense by Celebik, which made it look bad.
Celebik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Bourne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bourne misses with a double jab.
Celebik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Celebik keeps the fight on the outside.
Celebik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourne.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Bourne gets the takedown into side control.

Bourne is trying to get an arm triangle but Celebik is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Celebik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Celebik manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bourne's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Celebik regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Celebik pulls Bourne in to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Celebik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bourne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Celebik keeping full guard, as Bourne tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bourne moves in looking to clinch but Celebik pushes him off.
Celebik unleashes a big counter combination but Bourne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Bourne.
Celebik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good work by Celebik as he checks the leg kick.
Bourne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Celebik throws a counter combo.
Liam Bourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourne throws a right and a left that Celebik avoids nicely.
Bourne is looking to wear down Celebik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bourne looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne shoots in but Celebik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt.
Bourne shoots in but no luck this time.
As Bourne backs off Celebik throws a huge counter combo but Bourne manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Liam Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Celebik. No joy for Bourne on that attempt.
Celebik unleashes a big counter combination but Bourne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Celebik defends well and Bourne ends up having to push Celebik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Celebik slaps away a takedown attempt from Bourne, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Celebik defends it nicely.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne takes a swing at Celebik's ribcage but misses.
Bourne throws a lazy head kick
and Celebik counters with a three punch combo that has Bourne backing up. Bourne nods at Celebik to acknowledge the strikes.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Celebik avoids them all with ease.
As Bourne backs off Celebik throws a huge counter combo but Bourne manages to avoid it all.
Bourne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Celebik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bourne throws a solid leg kick but Celebik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bourne.
Bourne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Celebik can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celebik 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.
Bourne throws a head kick but Celebik moves out of range.
Bourne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Celebik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bourne somewhat.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne is looking to clinch but Celebik is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bourne throws an overhand right that lands on Celebik's shoulder, as Celebik tries to avoid the shot.
Bourne shoots in looking for a takedown but Celebik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bourne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bourne shoots in for a double leg but Celebik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bourne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Celebik unleashes a big counter combination but Bourne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Liam Bourne will probably get the nod.
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. 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.

Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Celebik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liam Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bourne throws a head kick but Celebik moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bourne or perhaps it was just good defense by Celebik, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Celebik. No joy for Bourne on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Celebik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Bourne backs off Celebik throws a huge counter combo but Bourne manages to avoid it all.
Bourne throws a sloppy head kick and Celebik moves out of range easily.
Celebik moves out of range as Bourne throws a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Celebik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Celebik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Bourne backs off Celebik throws a huge counter combo but Bourne manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bourne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bourne throws a left and a right that both miss

and Celebik counters with a crisp one two that drops Bourne! Celebik thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bourne to his feet! Bourne is in big trouble!
Bourne shoots in for a takedown but Celebik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Celebik lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Celebik unleashes a big counter combination but Bourne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bourne misses with a hook
and Celebik counters with a left right combination that sends Bourne crashing to the mat - Celebik wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Bourne out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wojciech Celebik!