PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Avelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes into the arena with Ethereal Connection blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bourne
vs
Avelli

187 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
184 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Avelli!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avelli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bourne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Avelli. Avelli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourne lands with a nice body punch.
Avelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourne.
Bourne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Avelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bourne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Avelli on the side of the head.
Bourne misses with a body shot.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Avelli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne loads up on a big right hand but Avelli slips the punch.
Bourne connects with a leg kick. Avelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bourne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourne doesn't manage to clinch there - Avelli circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne misses with a low kick.
Avelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Avelli slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Avelli blocks the low kick.
Bourne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourne.
Bourne is looking to wear down Avelli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bourne misses with a body shot.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bourne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avelli is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Avelli does no damage.
Bourne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Avelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourne throws a chopping leg kick but Avelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Avelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avelli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bourne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourne misses with a hook to the body
and Avelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Avelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourne slips a jab and a cross from Avelli.
Bourne misses with a body punch
and Avelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne misses with a double jab.
Avelli checks a leg kick nicely.

Bourne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Avelli wants to sweep here but Bourne controlling him for the moment.
Bourne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bourne won't allow Avelli to sweep him here.
Bourne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Avelli wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avelli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bourne trying to control but Avelli is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Avelli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Avelli misses.
Avelli lands with an uppercut that bounces Bourne off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avelli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Avelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bourne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Avelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Avelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourne counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Avelli.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bourne.
Bourne doesn't manage to clinch there - Avelli circles away.
Avelli throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
Avelli avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Bourne takes a swing at Avelli's ribcage but misses.
Jason Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourne throws a leg kick but Avelli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Bourne jabs Avelli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Avelli checks the leg kick.
Bourne throws a leg kick but Avelli checks it.
Bourne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bourne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Avelli as he checks the leg kick.
Avelli checks a low kick from Bourne.
Avelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avelli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne misses with a leg kick
and Avelli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bourne connects with a body shot that sends Avelli's belly button to the back.
Bourne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bourne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bourne misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne fails to land the takedown.

Avelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne effectively controlling the action here.

Bourne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Avelli as Bourne shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avelli tries to clinch there but Bourne circles away.
Mac Avelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Avelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourne.
Avelli throws a lazy right hand but Bourne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jason Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourne throws a body punch but Avelli moves out of range.
Avelli checks a leg kick.
Bourne loads up on a big right hand but Avelli slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avelli throws a series of punches but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne misses with a hook to the body
and Bourne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourne throws a body punch but Avelli moves out of range.
Bourne is looking to clinch but Avelli is avoiding it.
Bourne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Avelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avelli.
Bourne thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourne throws a right hand that misses
and Avelli counters with a one-two to the body.
Avelli misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bourne dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bourne clinches with his opponent.
Avelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Avelli tries a body shot but Bourne blocks it.
Bourne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Avelli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Bourne manages to break the clinch.
Bourne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avelli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bourne lands with a kick to the temple. Avelli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne misses with an uppercut.
Bourne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Avelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourne tries to work over Avelli's front leg with a kick but Avelli checks it.
Avelli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne misses with a takedown attempt - Avelli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bourne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bourne throws a lazy head kick
and Avelli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Avelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bourne throws a sloppy body shot
and Avelli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avelli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Avelli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Avelli.
Bourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Avelli throws a series of punches but Bourne moves out of range.
Good work by Avelli as he checks the leg kick.
Avelli avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Bourne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Avelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Bourne.
Avelli throws a series of punches but Bourne moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avelli.
Avelli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Avelli keeps Bourne at a distance using the push kick.
Bourne misses with a leg kick.
Avelli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bourne throws a leg kick that misses.
Avelli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avelli doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Bourne lands.
Bourne connects with a right hand. Avelli shakes it off.
Avelli fails to land the takedown.
Jason Bourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avelli moves away from the strike by Bourne.
Bourne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Avelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bourne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bourne 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bourne!
As Jason Bourne got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I know I am not doing what I am expected to do, but I will make all my fans happy again soon...'.