PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg has chosen My My Misfire - The Sinatra as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bourque
vs
Bragg

225 cm
33
270 lbs
32 - 12 - 0

191 cm
30
270 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colt Bragg!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bourque tries to bum rush Bragg with a series of wild strikes but Bragg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bragg misses the body punch
and Bragg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
Bragg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Colt Bragg has been cut.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bragg blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bragg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bragg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bragg lands in his opponent's guard.
Bragg looking to sit in guard and control but Bourque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bragg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bourque has passed into side control.
Bourque wants to stand but Bragg has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg can't do much from the bottom here.
Bragg isn't going anywhere.
Bragg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bragg wants to improve his position but Bourque is controlling well.
Bourque trying to mount his opponent but Bragg defends it.
Bragg is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throwing shots but Bragg is blocking nicely.
Bourque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bourque is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bragg reverses the position - he's now on top in Bourque's guard.
Bragg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bragg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bourque has momentary wrist control but Bragg slips an elbow through the middle.
Bragg wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bragg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Bourque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bragg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bragg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Bragg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bragg lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Bourque lands but Bragg takes it in his stride.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
Timothy Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bragg moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bragg misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bragg lands a slapping body shot.
Bragg lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Bragg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
Bragg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg misses with a body shot.
Bourque stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bragg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Timothy Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
Timothy Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bragg defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Bragg moves out of range of the body kick from Bourque.
Bourque thows a leg kick but Bragg checks it
and Bragg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Bragg moves out of range easily.
Bourque looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bragg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourque rather than just go for the knockout.
Bragg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bourque defending well as Bragg loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bragg.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bragg throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
Bragg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bragg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourque looks for the body kick but Bragg saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Bragg avoids nicely.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bragg's head backwards.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque leaves Bragg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bragg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Colt Bragg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bragg thuds a left hand into Bourque's body.
Bragg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Bourque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Bragg.
Bourque takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bragg scores with a shot to the body.
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bourque throws a leg kick but Bragg moved away.
Bragg misses with a wild body shot.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourque lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bragg blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bragg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bragg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bragg lands with a shot to the body.
Bragg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Bragg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg lands a body shot.
Bragg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bragg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bourque avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bragg.
Bourque has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bragg is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bragg works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque dodges the ground and pound from Bragg.
Bourque managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bragg.
Bragg wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Bragg.
Bragg throws an elbow but Bourque slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque holds on to Bragg's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bragg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bourque is not content to let Bragg control the position.
The referee asks Bragg politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bragg prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bragg fails to land a wild elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Bragg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bragg 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Bragg!
After the big win, Colt Bragg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.