PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Bourassa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourassa has chosen Harlem Shake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Henri Bourassa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Middleton
vs
Bourassa

165 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Middleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henri Bourassa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourassa slips a jab and a cross from Middleton.

Middleton clinches up with Bourassa and pushes him back against the cage.

Bourassa lands a takedown into guard.
Bourassa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Middleton keeping moving, preventing Bourassa from controlling successfully.
Middleton keeping full guard, as Bourassa tries to pass.
Middleton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bourassa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Middleton working a defensive guard but Bourassa manages to pass into side control anyway.
Middleton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bourassa's best efforts.
Bourassa prevents Middleton from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourassa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bourassa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Middleton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bourassa on the ground.
Bourassa is trying to control. Middleton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Middleton looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bourassa is working for a submission of some sort.
Bourassa lands strikes from half guard.

Bourassa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bourassa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bourassa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Middleton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bourassa.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Middleton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Middleton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Middleton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Middleton trying to control but Bourassa postures up.
Middleton is breathing heavily.
Middleton is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Middleton is refusing to be controlled, as Bourassa sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bourassa lands a nice short elbow.

Bourassa has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Middleton defend it? Bourassa steps over the head and cranks it - Middleton is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bourassa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henri Bourassa!
Henri Bourassa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.