PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bourque
vs
Penn

192 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.
Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn fails with the takedown.
A big left from Bourque misses.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bourque tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bourque to the ground. Bourque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice sprawl there from Bourque as Penn shoots in.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Penn.
Bourque misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
Bourque changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn looks gassed!
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bourque lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourque tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bourque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Bourque sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Bourque sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Bourque dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourque which made him look bad.
Penn tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into rage.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Penn.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Jab by Bourque.
Penn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bourque is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Bourque there.
Bourque misses with a few strikes there.
Bourque connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourque tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to advance to mount but Bourque denies him.
Penn advances to mount.
Bourque keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bourque bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bourque knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Bourque trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourque stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Penn trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bourque would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bourque has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Penn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bourque controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bourque throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Bourque dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Bourque.
Bourque scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourque tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bourque as Penn shoots in.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.

Penn gets the takedown into side control.
Bourque struggling a bit here.
Penn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bourque is avoiding damage well.
Bourque is trying to get back to his feet.
Bourque sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is staying active underneath Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bourque wants to get back to his feet.
Bourque controlling the position for now.

Bourque makes his way to full guard, as Penn worked for a kimura.
Bourque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.

Bourque gets to his feet - Penn follows without any prompting.
Paul Bourque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bourque sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paul Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourque throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
A cross from Bourque lands.
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bourque tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bourque to the ground. Bourque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bourque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bourque, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bourque!