PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rourke
vs
Austin

180 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Austin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a head kick but Rourke moves out of range.

Rourke scores a takedown into full mount!
Austin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rourke looking to ground and pound but Austin is blocking nicely.
Austin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rourke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Rourke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rourke cracks Austin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Austin tries to buck Rourke off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rourke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Austin is surviving well by controlling Rourke's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rourke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Austin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Austin looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke with a couple of short strikes.
Rourke controlling his opponent.
Rourke dominating with strikes here.
Austin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rourke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austin on the ground.
Rourke controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Rourke with shots to the head and body - Austin looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke is landing with some decent strikes but Austin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke working the ground and pound effectively.
Rourke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Rourke looking for a guillotine from mount but Austin is having none of it.
Austin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rourke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Austin is bucking up trying to escape but Rourke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rourke landing punches.
Rourke lands a big shot there that rocks Austin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rourke with shots to the head and body - Austin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rourke tries to control but Austin wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rourke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Austin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rourke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Rourke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Austin looks a forlorn figure.
Austin taking shots to the head.
Rourke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Austin is looking to escape.
Rourke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Austin looks a forlorn figure.
Austin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rourke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Austin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rourke with a couple of short strikes.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Rourke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin taking shots to the head.
Austin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rourke landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rourke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rourke showed some decent athleticism there.
Rourke is nestled in close to Austin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rourke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Rourke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rourke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Rourke feints and as Austin raises his hands in defense, Rourke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Austin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Rourke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke works over Austin with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Rourke gets to his feet - Austin follows without any prompting.

Rourke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?

Austin is working an open guard so Rourke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Rourke moves into the clinch successfully.
Austin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rourke.

Rourke is trying to trip Austin. He has hold of a leg but Austin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rourke persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rourke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Austin's guard.
Rourke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rourke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke is looking to advance position but Austin won't allow it.
Austin is refusing to be controlled, as Rourke sits in half guard.
Mickey Rourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rourke wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.

Rourke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Rourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke advances position into side control!
Austin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rourke connects with a decent elbow.
Rourke lands an elbow.
Rourke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Austin down.
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.

Rourke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Austin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Austin's temple.
Rourke slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke landing strikes.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Austin's temple.
Rourke cracks Austin with a big elbow.
Austin prevents Rourke from moving into mount.
Rourke lands some shots froms side control.

Rourke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Austin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rourke cracks Austin with a big right hand but Austin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rourke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Rourke scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rourke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rourke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rourke trying to control from half guard but Austin is working away.
Austin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rourke lands a nice short elbow.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rourke.
Austin tries to kick Rourke off but Rourke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rourke winds up and cracks Austin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Austin taking some punishment here, with Rourke in his half guard.

Rourke stands up from half guard.

Rourke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke stops Austin from getting back to his feet.
Rourke working over Austin with some ground and pound. Austin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Austin is staying active underneath Rourke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rourke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Rourke decides to stand up.

Rourke moves into the clinch successfully.
Rourke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Austin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Rourke has hold of one of Austin's legs. Austin is fighting the takedown attempt but Rourke gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rourke throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
Rourke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Rourke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rourke tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Rourke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Mickey Rourke has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Rourke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Austin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rourke trying to control the position but Austin is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rourke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Austin's temple.
Austin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Rourke stands up and beckons Austin to his feet.

Rourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Austin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Austin trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke dominating with strikes here.
Rourke lands a heavy elbow.

Rourke looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jeff Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rourke with the ground and pound from mount.
Rourke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Austin's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Rourke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Rourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rourke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rourke!