PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagdish Bhagwati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bourne
vs
Bhagwati

189 cm
25
176 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

193 cm
24
177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

► *159+ for $99 * TDP

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jagdish Bhagwati!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jagdish Bhagwati has been cut.
Bourne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bhagwati swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bourne moves into the clinch.
Bhagwati managing to block the knees to the body from Bourne.

Bourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bhagwati's calf.
Bourne throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bourne gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bourne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bhagwati dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bhagwati is looking to break free of the clinch but Bourne has double underhooks.
Bourne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bhagwati backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bourne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bhagwati blocks it with crossed arms.
Bhagwati is struggling to control the position.
Bhagwati gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bourne.
Bourne missing with knees to the body.
Bhagwati effectively controlling the action here.
Bhagwati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bourne stalls.
A short right from Bhagwati on the inside.

Bourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhagwati throws a body punch but Bourne moves out of range.
Bhagwati scores with a hook to the body. Bourne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bhagwati connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bourne. Bourne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck for Bourne with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhagwati throws a big shot that misses.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Bhagwati.
Bhagwati misses with a leg kick
and Bourne counters with a body kick that stops Bhagwati in his tracks momentarily.
Bhagwati pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bourne misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bhagwati darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bourne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bourne connects with a high kick.
Bhagwati throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhagwati with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bhagwati lunges at Bourne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bourne's hand.

It looks like Jason Bourne has been cut.
Bhagwati tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bourne is able to avoid easily.
Bhagwati throws a leg kick
and Bourne counters with a head kick.

Bhagwati lands a left and a right that send Bourne crashing to the mat, dazed. Bhagwati thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jagdish Bhagwati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourne blocks a leg kick.
Bourne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bourne.
Bhagwati is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bhagwati lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bhagwati.

Bhagwati cracks Bourne with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bhagwati has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bourne to stand back up!

Bourne is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati throws a series of punches but Bourne moves out of range.
Oh Bourne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bhagwati throws a body kick that misses.
Bourne seems to have got his legs back now.
Bhagwati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bourne. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bhagwati pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bhagwati throws a body kick that misses.
Bhagwati throws out a leg kick but Bourne moves out of range and Bhagwati only half commits.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bhagwati as he jumps to the side.
Bourne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bhagwati pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bourne is out of range and Bhagwati settles back down.
Bhagwati tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhagwati throws and low kick but Bourne moves out of range easily.
Bourne takes one on the button.

Bourne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bhagwati is trying to break the clinch but Bourne has him pressed against the cage.
Bourne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bhagwati wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourne won't allow it.

Bhagwati manages to break the clinch.
Bourne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bourne tries to clinch up but Bhagwati circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhagwati paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bhagwati pinned against the cage. Bhagwati gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bhagwati connects with a right hand. Bourne shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bourne takes one to the chin there.
Bhagwati misses with a hook. Bourne ducked under it nicely.
Bhagwati is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bourne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bhagwati takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bourne walks into a jab.
Bhagwati cracks Bourne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhagwati manages to avoid it.
Bhagwati lands the left hand.
Bhagwati darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bourne staying out of range there.
Bourne walks into a left hand.
Bhagwati throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Bhagwati.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourne ducks right into an uppercut from Bhagwati.
Bourne tries to clinch but Bhagwati is having none of it.
Bhagwati misses with a body kick.
Bourne misses with a straight left.
Bhagwati throws a shot from downtown. Bourne moves away and avoids it.
Bhagwati pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Bourne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bhagwati keeping hold of Bourne's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati tries to roll over but Bourne keeps him under control.
Bhagwati is refusing to be controlled, as Bourne sits in half guard.
Bourne controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bhagwati can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bhagwati slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bhagwati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bourne manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhagwati accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhagwati slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bourne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bhagwati is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jagdish Bhagwati dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bourne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donk. Bhagwati catches Bourne right on the button with a cross.
A shot to de liver by Bourne. Beautiful body shot.
Bhagwati tries to score with a low kick but Bourne moves his leg out of the way.
Bhagwati throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bhagwati is looking to score with low kicks.
Bourne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bhagwati misses with a leg kick
and Bourne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bourne has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bhagwati.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bhagwati managing to block the knees to the body from Bourne.
Bourne tries to work over Bhagwati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bourne stalling in the clinch but Bhagwati improves position.
Bourne lands a nice elbow.
Bourne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bhagwati is looking to break free of the clinch but Bourne has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Bourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhagwati. Bourne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bhagwati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhagwati attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Bhagwati misses.
Bhagwati connects with the punch.
Jagdish Bhagwati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhagwati throws a head kick that misses.
Bourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourne fails to land with a series of punches.
Jagdish Bhagwati seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bhagwati looks to throw the jab but Bourne is out of range.
Bourne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Bhagwati does no damage.
Nice jab there from Bhagwati.
A telegraphed right hand from Bhagwati misses the target.
Bhagwati cracks a nice hook into Bourne's ribs.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhagwati paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bhagwati throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
Bhagwati blocks a head kick by Bourne.
Bhagwati misses with a straight left.
Bourne fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Bourne misses.
Bourne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bourne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bourne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bourne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bhagwati fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhagwati throws a head kick but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne misses with a series of wild punches.
Bourne takes one on the button.
Bourne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bourne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bhagwati with a hook.
Bhagwati ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bourne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhagwati throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Bourne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bourne tries to clinch but Bhagwati moves out of range.
Bourne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhagwati.
Bourne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhagwati manages to avoid it.
Bhagwati throws a right and a left that Bourne avoids nicely.
Bhagwati connects with a crisp jab.
Bourne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati connects with a crisp jab.

Bourne rushes Bhagwati and presses him up against the cage.
Bourne tries to circle away but Bhagwati has him pinned against the cage.

Bhagwati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bhagwati throws a jab when Bourne was well out of range.
Bhagwati takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bhagwati fails to land with a series of punches.
Bhagwati cracks Bourne with an open hand slap.
Bhagwati waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourne.
Bhagwati takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bhagwati throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhagwati lands a nice hook to Bourne's body. Bourne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bourne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bhagwati.
Nice uppercut there from Bhagwati.
Bhagwati lands a really nice looking cross but Bourne seems unphased.
Nice body kick there by Bourne.
Bourne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bourne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhagwati cracks Bourne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bhagwati tries to land a body kick

and Bourne moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhagwati tries to circle away but Bourne has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bhagwati.
Bhagwati has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Bhagwati manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bourne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bhagwati is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bhagwati misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourne.
Bhagwati stalling in the clinch.
Bourne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bhagwatis head.
Bourne has Bhagwati pressed against the cage, preventing Bhagwati from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bhagwati lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bhagwati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bhagwati tries to break free but Bourne pushes him back against the cage.
Bhagwati taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bourne with a knee to the head.
Bourne missing with knees to the body.
Bhagwati is leaning against Bourne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bhagwati is trying to break free.
Bourne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourne wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhagwati wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhagwati wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourne won't allow it.
Bourne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bhagwati is trying to break the clinch but Bourne is controlling him.
Bhagwati has Bourne pushed against the cage.
Bhagwati wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourne won't allow it.

Bhagwati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jagdish Bhagwati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bourne blocks a low kick nicely.
Bhagwati thuds a left hand into Bourne's body.
Bhagwati scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Bourne.
Bhagwati lands a nice shot that snaps Bourne's head back.
Bhagwati throws a looping overhand right but Bourne ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Bhagwati.
Bhagwati takes a swing at Bourne's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Bhagwati misses.
Bourne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bhagwati dips to his left and cracks Bourne with an uppercut!

Bourne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bhagwati was covering up waiting for the punch and Bourne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bhagwati is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bourne wants to get up but he can't break Bhagwati's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhagwati wants to sweep here but Bourne controlling him for the moment.
Bhagwati is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bourne wants to stand but Bhagwati is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bhagwati keeping moving, preventing Bourne from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bhagwati tried to score with a low kick but Bourne checks it.
Bhagwati pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bhagwati walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bourne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bhagwati with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bourne tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bhagwati avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab from Bhagwati.
Jason Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati misses with a looping left.
Bhagwati throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhagwati scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bhagwati tests Bourne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bhagwati works the jab nicely.
Bhagwati is looking to land body kicks.
Bourne wants to clinch.
Bhagwati lands a nice shot that snaps Bourne's head back.
Bourne scores with a jab to the head.
Bhagwati throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bourne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bhagwati.
Bourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhagwati throws an overhand right that lands on Bourne's shoulder, as Bourne tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Bhagwati.
Bourne fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bhagwati.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhagwati paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bourne scoring well with a low kick there.
Bhagwati cracks Bourne with an open hand slap.
Bhagwati getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bourne.
Bhagwati throws a jab when Bourne was well out of range.
Bhagwati scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bourne throws a head kick but Bhagwati moves out of range.
Bourne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bhagwati is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bhagwati.
Bourne is looking to wear down Bhagwati with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bourne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bourne wants to clinch up but Bhagwati keeps it at a distance.
Bhagwati takes a swing at Bourne's ribcage but misses.
Bhagwati tries to land a leg kick but Bourne saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bourne.
Bhagwati ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bhagwati listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bhagwati scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bhagwati moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Bhagwati getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donk. Bhagwati catches Bourne right on the button with a cross.
Bhagwati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bourne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Bhagwati manages to get underhooks.
Bhagwati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bhagwati misses with a knee strike.
Bhagwati wants to get back to striking at distance but Bourne won't allow it.
Bourne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Bhagwati.
Bourne keeps control of Bhagwati as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bourne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bhagwati wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Bhagwati.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourne tries a knee to the head but Bhagwati blocks it.
Bhagwati is trying to force a seperation but Bourne has the dominant position.
Bhagwati is trying to force a seperation but Bourne has the dominant position.
Bourne missing with knees to the body.
Bhagwati tries to circle away but Bourne has him pinned against the cage.
Bhagwati has had enough of the clinch but Bourne keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jagdish Bhagwati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bhagwati winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jagdish Bhagwati!