PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mooney
vs
Bourne

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bourne rushes Mooney and presses him up against the cage.
Mooney looking to slow down the pace here.

Bourne gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bourne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mooney keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourne tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mooney.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bourne trying to mount his opponent but Mooney defends it.
Mooney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bourne.
Bourne uses his free foot to push down on Mooney's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mooney.
Bourne misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mooney wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mooney tries to reverse the position but Bourne maintains control.
Bourne throws some wild stikes that Mooney manages to avoid easily.
Mooney is breathing heavily.
Bourne landing strikes from the mount.
Bourne throwing strikes here but Mooney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bourne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bourne throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bourne.
Mooney avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bourne.
Bourne throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bourne throwing strikes here but Mooney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bourne throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mooney because Bourne loaded up on that one.
Mooney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bourne unloading with bombs!
Bourne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mooney blocking the ground and pound.
Bourne with a couple of short strikes.
Mooney is trying desperately to improve position.
Mooney is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mooney wants to hold on but Bourne pushes him away.
Bourne throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bourne punching from mount but Mooney doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne landing strikes from the mount and Mooney is in trouble!
Mooney is in a horrible position here. Bourne smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bourne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bourne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bourne with the ground and pound from mount.
Bourne connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mooney holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bourne tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mooney is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bourne throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bourne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bourne thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bourne lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mooney hang on?
Bourne cracks Mooney with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney is trying desperately to improve position.
Bourne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mooney is looking to improve his position but Bourne isn't that keen on the idea.
Mooney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bourne misses with a head shot.
Bourne throws some wild stikes that Mooney manages to avoid easily.
Mooney is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bourne throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mooney because Bourne loaded up on that one.
Mooney is looking to get to half guard.
Bourne looking to finish with strikes here!
Mooney wants to hold on but Bourne pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bourne looking to finish Mooney with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mooney!
Bourne misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bourne unloads with some shots from mount but Mooney bucks and avoids them well.
Mooney wants to control but Bourne is having none of it.
Bourne misses with a head shot.
Bourne throws some wild stikes that Mooney manages to avoid easily.
Bourne misses with a head shot.
Mooney tries to lock up and control but Bourne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bourne with good strikes from the mount here!
Bourne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mooney squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mooney is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bourne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bourne shoots in and bounces Mooney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mooney is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bourne thows a big elbow that misses.

Bourne stands up and waves to Mooney to follow him.
David Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bourne moves into range and clinches up with Mooney.

Bourne successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mooney wants to stand but Bourne is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mooney is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bourne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mooney wants to control from the top but Bourne keeps moving.
Mooney won't allow Bourne to sweep him here.
Bourne is controlling Mooney's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Bourne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mooney is aware though and is defending well.
Mooney trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bourne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mooney is trying to maintain the position but Bourne is very close to passing his half guard.
Bourne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mooney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney tries to kick Bourne off but Bourne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mooney trying to control but Bourne postures up.
Mooney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bourne escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bourne. No joy for Mooney on that attempt.

Bourne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mooney, pushing him back against the cage.
Mooney tries to pull guard but Bourne holds him up against the cage and eventually Mooney drops back down to his feet.
Bourne lands a hook that snaps the head of Mooney backwards.
Mooney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bourne prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cathal Mooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bourne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mooney uses from the top position.
Mooney trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mooney is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bourne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney looking to pass the guard.
Mooney wants to control from the top but Bourne keeps moving.
Bourne is pulling down on Mooney's head. It's preventing any offense from Mooney, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bourne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mooney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bourne has Mooney up against the cage in a clinch.

Bourne is trying to trip Mooney. He has hold of a leg but Mooney is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bourne persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bourne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourne throws a big right hand that misses.
Mooney working a defensive guard here.
Bourne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mooney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bourne.
Mooney keeping moving, preventing Bourne from controlling successfully.
David Bourne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bourne has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bourne.
Bourne lands a right hand.
Bourne scores with a shot to the side of Mooney's head.
A short right from Bourne on the inside.
Mooney fails to pull guard.
Bourne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mooney backwards.
Mooney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mooney tries to pull guard but Bourne holds him up against the cage and eventually Mooney drops back down to his feet.

Bourne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mooney is trying to keep an underhook but Bourne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bourne trying to control the pace.
Bourne is thwarting Mooney's attempts to control the position.
Mooney manages to get to full guard.
Mooney working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mooney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bourne stopping the sweep attempt from Mooney.
Mooney is trying to control the position but Bourne postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bourne has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bourne wants the takedown. Mooney is fighting it off but Bourne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mooney's guard against the cage.
Bourne thows a big elbow that misses.

Mooney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bourne defends well.
Bourne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mooney is proving hard to escape from.
Bourne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney trying to control the position.
Mooney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bourne controls the pace.
Mooney trying to control the position.
Mooney wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bourne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bourne is working away from the top position though.
Mooney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bourne tries to free his leg and advance position but Mooney is retaining full guard.
Mooney controls Bourne momentarily but Bourne frees himself.
Mooney is really struggling to control Bourne but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bourne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mooney trying to keep a closed guard but Bourne is proving a slippery customer.
Cathal Mooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Bourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mooney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bourne is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bourne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bourne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bourne!