PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Estes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estes has chosen Shout by Disturbed as his entrance music. Dominic Estes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bourne
vs
Estes

187 cm
23
229 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Estes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne leaves Estes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bourne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Estes was covering up waiting for the punch and Bourne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bourne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bourne tries to free his leg and advance position but Estes is retaining full guard.
Estes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bourne wants to control from the top but Estes keeps moving.
Estes keeping full guard, as Bourne tries to pass.
Bourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bourne passes Estes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bourne working Estes over with strikes.
Bourne tries to stand but can't do so whilst Estes controls his leg.
Bourne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bourne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Estes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bourne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bourne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bourne is trying to control. Estes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Estes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bourne.
Bourne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Estes's head.
Estes is refusing to be controlled, as Bourne sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Estes can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

and Bourne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bourne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bourne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bourne looking to sit in guard and control but Estes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Estes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Estes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Estes looks gassed!

Bourne scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Bourne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Estes's guard.
Bourne with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Estes is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estes keeping full guard, as Bourne tries to pass.
Estes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bourne landing with the ground and pound.
Estes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bourne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bourne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bourne is in close to Estes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bourne wants to get up but he can't break Estes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bourne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Estes scores a takedown into full mount!
Bourne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Estes working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Estes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bourne has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bourne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bourne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Estes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourne trying to control here.
Jason Bourne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bourne actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bourne.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Estes stops Bourne from standing up.

Bourne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Bourne. No joy for Estes on that attempt.
Bourne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Estes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourne looks for a takedown but Estes sprawls well.
Bourne leaves Estes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bourne rushes Estes and presses him up against the cage.

Estes breaks from the clinch.

Bourne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estes, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estes wants a takedown but no success here.
Jason Bourne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Estes.
Bourne slowing the pace effectively.
Bourne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bourne tries to break free but Estes pushes him back against the cage.
Bourne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Estes has him pressed against the cage.
Estes wants a takedown but no success here.
Bourne throws a head punch that misses.
Estes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bourne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bourne trying to control the position but instead, Estes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bourne into the cage.
Estes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bourne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bourne shoots in looking for a takedown. Estes tries to sprawl out of it but Bourne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Estes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Estes darts in and clinches Bourne up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne gets underhooks to prevent Estes's takedown attempt.
Bourne tries to break free but Estes pushes him back against the cage.
Bourne has had enough of the clinch but Estes keeps him there for the moment.
Bourne tries to pull guard but Estes won't allow it.
Bourne has had enough of the clinch but Estes keeps him there for the moment.
Bourne is trying to break the clinch but Estes has him pressed against the cage.
Bourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Estes controls his hands.

Estes has picked Bourne up - he's going for a ride! Estes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bourne trying to hold on to Estes's head to control him but Estes postures up.

Estes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bourne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Estes.

Bourne manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bourne feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bourne is looking to work some ground and pound but Estes has wrist control.
Bourne lands a couple of elbows.
Bourne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Estes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bourne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dominic Estes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Estes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bourne.
Estes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Estes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bourne moves into full guard.
Bourne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Estes manages to get himself to full guard.
Bourne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bourne wants to stand and escape but instead Estes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Bourne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Estes is aware though and is defending well.
Estes postures up in Bourne's guard and throws a big left but Bourne blocks it.

Bourne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Estes defends well.
Bourne controls Estes momentarily but Estes frees himself.
Estes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bourne's head.
Bourne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bourne working for a triangle but Estes defends it easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bourne shoots in looking for a takedown. Estes tries to sprawl out of it but Bourne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Estes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Estes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bourne's half guard.
Estes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bourne trying to control but Estes postures up.
Bourne taking some punishment here, with Estes in his half guard.
Bourne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bourne trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Estes.
Bourne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bourne leaves Estes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bourne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Estes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Estes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Bourne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Estes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Estes tries to reverse the position but Bourne maintains control.
Estes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne thowing shots but they're missing.
Bourne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bourne controlling the position easily from mount.
Bourne unloading with bombs!
Bourne landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominic Estes.
I think Estes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!