PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 3654 p4p, 500 weight class) and Adam Bourque (ranked 3628 p4p, 496 weight class). Bourque is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Last One Standing -¡MAYDAY!. Adam Bourque has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hare
vs
Bourque

190 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

190 cm
34
220 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Hare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Hare lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bourque 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.
Hare throws an off balance right hand
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hare misses with a hook
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Bourque scores with a hook to the body. Hare takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hare lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bourque backs up against the ropes.
Hare tries to land a body kick
and Bourque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare misses with a right hand
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hare.
Hare throws a lazy uppercut
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Bourque - just one landing.
Hare misses with a leg kick
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Hare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Hare lands.
Bourque has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bourque lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hare. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hare lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hare throws a right hand that misses
and Bourque counters with a series of strikes. Hare will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hare moves out of range of the strikes.
Peter Hare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hare misses with a double jab.
Hare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque is looking to clinch but Hare is avoiding it.
Hare throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Hare misses with a leg kick
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.

Peter Hare's cut is getting worse.
Hare misses with a straight right.
Bourque unleashes a big counter combination but Hare bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Bourque avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Bourque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bourque lands a head shot.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Hare.
A low kick from Hare is predictable there
and Bourque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Bourque scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Hare to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Hare staying out of range there.
Hare slips a jab from Bourque.
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!
Hare throws a head kick that misses
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Peter Hare's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hare throws a series of punches but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hare eats them both and turns towards Bourque to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bourque checks the leg kick.
Bourque swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hare scores with a body shot.
Bourque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Hare.
Hare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque throws out a counter right but Hare avoids it with no problem.
Bourque lands with an overhand left.
Hare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bourque doesn't seem bothered though.
Hare misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Hare counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hare looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bourque let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare misses the jab.
Hare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hare walks into a straight right hand from Bourque.

Jeez, Peter Hare's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bourque slips a jab and a cross from Hare.
Bourque ducks right into an uppercut from Hare.
Adam Bourque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hare tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Hare.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque misses with a hook.
Hare appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bourque lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Hare's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adam Bourque!