PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Tokarczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bourne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ethereal Connection. Pawel Tokarczuk told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bourne
vs
Tokarczuk

187 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Tokarczuk!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk connects with a nice looking jab.
Tokarczuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bourne.
Bourne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bourne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bourne takes one to the side of the head.
Tokarczuk scores with a leg kick.
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.
Jason Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokarczuk moves away.
Tokarczuk misses with a low kick.
Bourne tries to work over Tokarczuk's front leg with a kick but Tokarczuk checks it.
Tokarczuk stuffs the takedown.
Tokarczuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourne loads up on a big right hand but Tokarczuk slips the punch.
Tokarczuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bourne at a distance.
Tokarczuk lands a head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Bourne blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tokarczuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tokarczuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokarczuk throws out a loose jab but Bourne uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bourne tries to keep at a distance but Tokarczuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tokarczuk fails to land.
Bourne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokarczuk throws a head punch that misses.
Tokarczuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bourne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tokarczuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokarczuk looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bourne.
Tokarczuk misses with some punches.
Tokarczuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokarczuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourne lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Pawel Tokarczuk has been cut.
Tokarczuk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bourne's face.
Bourne blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Tokarczuk to work.
Tokarczuk is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk misses with the head strike.

Bourne breaks from the clinch.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tokarczuk but Tokarczuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tokarczuk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tokarczuk is looking to slow Bourne down with leg kicks.
Tokarczuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tokarczuk slips a jab and a cross from Bourne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne swings for the body but Tokarczuk moves out of range.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bourne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourne throws a leg kick which misses Tokarczuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Tokarczuk tries to avoid it.
Tokarczuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokarczuk connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Tokarczuk.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
Bourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk swings for the body but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne walks into a jab.
Tokarczuk connects with a leg kick. Bourne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bourne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tokarczuk is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Tokarczuk.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pawel Tokarczuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Bourne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokarczuk.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown but Tokarczuk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bourne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tokarczuk scores with a hook to the body. Bourne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bourne misses with a shot to the body
and Tokarczuk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Bourne.
Bourne is looking to wear down Tokarczuk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne connects with a looping right hand.
Tokarczuk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tokarczuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bourne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tokarczuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bourne. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Tokarczuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Tokarczuk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tokarczuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Bourne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tokarczuk avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Tokarczuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bourne doesn't seem phased though.

Bourne tries to keep at a distance but Tokarczuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bourne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokarczuk's brow.
Bourne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tokarczuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Bourne throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokarczuk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Tokarczuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tokarczuk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bourne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokarczuk's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokarczuk misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bourne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokarczuk's brow.
Tokarczuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokarczuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokarczuk cracks Bourne with a nice body shot.
A short right from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Tokarczuk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tokarczuk misses with a punch to the body.
Tokarczuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokarczuk avoids the elbow strike from Bourne, against the cage.
Tokarczuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Tokarczuk digs a right hand into Bourne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourne's gas tank.
Pawel Tokarczuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tokarczuk misses with some punches.
Tokarczuk misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Tokarczuk.
Come on Tokarczuk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tokarczuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bournes head.
Bourne blocks an uppercut.
Tokarczuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokarczuk landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tokarczuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tokarczuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Tokarczuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bourne blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokarczuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bourne tries to stall but Tokarczuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Tokarczuk.
Bourne can't find room to land a body shot as Tokarczuk controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tokarczuk fails to land.
Tokarczuk working aggressively here.
Bourne lands an elbow just above Tokarczuk 's eye.

Bourne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tokarczuk darts in and clinches Bourne up against the cage.
Tokarczuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokarczuk throws a head punch that misses.
Tokarczuk works on Bourne's body with a couple of short punches.
Bourne taking a breather.
Bourne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tokarczuk gets through Bourne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bourne.
Tokarczuk working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bourne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bourne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokarczuk is keeping busy.
Tokarczuk has Bourne pressed against the cage, preventing Bourne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tokarczuk landing knees to the head.
Tokarczuk is pressed up against the cage. Bourne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tokarczuk down to the mat. Tokarczuk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tokarczuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bourne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokarczuk stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Tokarczuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pawel Tokarczuk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tokarczuk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tokarczuk looks to land a body kick but Bourne moved away.
Tokarczuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tokarczuk misses with an uppercut. Bourne saw that one coming.
Tokarczuk scores with a kick to the body.
Bourne throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bourne blocks the low kick.
Bourne drops his hands momentarily and Tokarczuk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tokarczuk throws the left hand but Bourne avoids the punch easily.
Bourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourne misses with an uppercut.
Tokarczuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch up.
Good work by Tokarczuk as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokarczuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Tokarczuk there.
Horrible takedown by Bourne or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokarczuk which made him look bad.
Tokarczuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bourne just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Tokarczuk checks a leg kick.
Bourne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tokarczuk.
Bourne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tokarczuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bourne's sensitive parts.
Tokarczuk cracks Bourne with an open hand slap.

Tokarczuk clinches up with Bourne and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokarczuk misses with the head strike.
A short right from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokarczuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bourne tries a knee to the head but Tokarczuk blocks it.
Tokarczuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bourne or not.
Tokarczuk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokarczuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bourne or not.
Tokarczuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tokarczuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokarczuk working aggressively here.
Tokarczuk taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bourne's elbow.
Tokarczuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokarczuk is leaning against Bourne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tokarczuk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Tokarczuk.
Knees to the body from Tokarczuk.
Bourne has Tokarczuk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tokarczuk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tokarczuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bourne tries to score a body lock takedown but Tokarczuk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokarczuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bourne blocks an uppercut.
Jason Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokarczuk works on Bourne's body with a couple of short punches.
Tokarczuk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Tokarczuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokarczuk leaning against his opponent.
Tokarczuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokarczuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bournes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokarczuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Bourne.
Tokarczuk misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk lands a shoulder strike.
Bourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourne tries to throw a body punch but Tokarczuk avoids it by throwing Bourne back against the cage.
Tokarczuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bourne working hard to break the clinch.
Tokarczuk working aggressively here.
Bourne has Tokarczuk pushed against the cage.
Tokarczuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pawel Tokarczuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bourne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bourne pushes off an throws an elbow but Tokarczuk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tokarczuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Bourne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokarczuk's elbow.
Tokarczuk throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Tokarczuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tokarczuk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Tokarczuk!
Pawel Tokarczuk managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.