PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bourque might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Dale has chosen Try A Little Tenderness as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bourque
vs
Dale

225 cm
26
270 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

200 cm
21
287 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale swinging wilding here.
Bourque misses with a hook. Dale ducked under it nicely.
Bourque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bourque moves into the clinch successfully.
Dale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dale is leaning against Bourque and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Bourque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourque slips under a jab from Dale.
Bourque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dale stuns Bourque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bourque is breathing heavily.
Dale misses with a straight left.
Dale cracks Bourque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bourque takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Dale.
Dale cracks a nice hook into Bourque's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale misses with a few strikes there.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dale tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Dale just misses with a punch to the body.
Dale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourque thows a body shot but no joy.
Dale throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Dale misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Dale misses its intended target.
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.
Dale misses with a jab to the body
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
Dale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque counters with a series of strikes. Dale will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dale lands with a hook. Bourque tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bourque swings for the body but Dale moves out of range.
Dale misses with a body shot.
Dale wants to clinch.
Dale blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Dale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dale.

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Bourque tries to clinch up.
Bourque scores with a hook to the body. Dale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dale misses the jab.
Dale misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
Dale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dale misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bourque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dale blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Dale misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dale looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale walks into a straight right hand from Bourque.
Dale blocks a head kick by Bourque.
A shot to the body from Dale misses
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Dale.
Dale misses the body punch
and Bourque counters with a head kick.
Dale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dale misses with a combination
and Bourque counters with a head kick.
Dale blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Dale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Dale misses with a hook.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bourque lands a head kick. Dale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bourque lands with a slapping head kick.
Dale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dale wants to clinch
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourque rather than just go for the knockout.
Bourque connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Dale.
Bourque throws a body punch but Dale moves out of range.
Dale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Dale.
Philip Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque looks to land a left hand but Dale moved out of range nicely.
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Bourque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dale to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Dale throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
Dale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Dale's head but Dale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dale misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
Dale misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Timothy Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
Dale throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Dale.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Dale moves away and avoids it.
Dale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a body kick that stops Dale in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dale tries to clinch
and Bourque counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dale throws a big shot that misses.
Dale throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands with a straight right. Dale didn't see that one coming.
Dale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dale throws a sloppy body shot
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Dale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dale misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dale swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Dale misses with a body punch
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dale lands a right hook to the body.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Dale moves out of range easily.
Dale swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dale.
Bourque misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dale tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
Dale throws a combination that misses
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dale throws a shot to the body.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Dale.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Bourque misses the target.
Dale lands a jab.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Bourque dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Dale throws a one two combo.
Dale lands with a nice combination. Bourque backs away looking to recover.
Dale misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bourque looks to land a combination but Dale avoids it well.
Dale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourque counters with a big head kick but Dale shrugs it off.
Dale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Dale misses its intended target.
Dale wants to clinch
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Dale misses.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
Bourque wants to land a leg kick but Dale is out of range.
Dale throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Dale avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dale misses with a looping right.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Dale moves out of range easily.
Dale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dale moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Dale.
Dale misses with a body shot.
Dale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bourque's head.
Dale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dale wants to clinch
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dale misses the shot to the body.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Dale avoids them all with ease.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Dale's shoulder, as Dale tries to avoid the shot.
Dale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourque counters with a big head kick but Dale shrugs it off.

That has opened up Philip Dale's cut even more.
Bourque slips under a jab from Dale.
Bourque tries to clinch there but Dale circles away.

Dale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bourque can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque tries to circle away but Dale has him pinned against the cage.

Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dale on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dale.
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dale pushes Bourque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Dale has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bourque wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Dale.
Bourque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Dale misses with some punches.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Dale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Dale has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dale has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bourque misses with some punches.
Bourque is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dale.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Dale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bourques head.
Dale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Dale dips a shoulder and cracks Bourque with a mighty uppercut! Bourque falls back against the cage and Dale unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bourque is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dale screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Dale!
Philip Dale is the new heavyweight champion!