PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bourne
vs
Millard

178 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

169 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne throws a lazy uppercut
and Millard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bourne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Millard.
A jab from Bourne finds it's way through Millard's defenses.
Bourne slips a jab and a cross from Millard.
Bourne throws a hook but Millard avoids it easily.
Millard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Millard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bourne wants to clinch.
Bourne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bourne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Millard on the side of the head.
Bourne slips under a jab from Millard.
Millard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.
Millard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Bourne there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millard misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Bourne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne throws an overhand right that lands on Millard's shoulder, as Millard tries to avoid the shot.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Bourne throws the left hand but Millard avoids the punch easily.
Bourne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Millard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Millard scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, jab by Millard - just one landing.
Millard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Millard misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Bourne.
Bourne misses with an uppercut. Millard saw that one coming.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Millard.
Millard misses with an uppercut. Bourne saw that one coming.
Bourne moves away from the strike by Millard.
Millard lands a nice looking body shot.
Millard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Good exchange - Bourne coming out on top.
Millard throws a lazy right hand but Bourne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bourne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Millard.
A cross from Millard lands.
Bourne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourne.
Bourne walks into a left hand.
Millard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourne.
Bourne avoids the body shot from Millard.
Bourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Millard.
Millard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Millard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millard throws a sloppy head kick and Bourne moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Bourne misses with a head kick.
Millard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bourne swings widly with a right hand
and Millard counters with a nice body shot.
Bourne moves away from the strike by Millard.
Bourne misses with a straight left.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Bourne tries to land a front kick but Millard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Millard connects with the punch.
Bourne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Millard has time to react.
Millard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Millard throws a series of punches but Bourne avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Bourne misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard scores with a jab.
Bourne scores with a punch to the head.
Bourne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Millard was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourne.
Bourne connects with a leg kick. Millard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Millard misses with a looping right.
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Millard.
Millard misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bourne misses.
Bourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Millard throws a lazy uppercut
and Bourne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Millard's knee momentarily.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millard missing with a left hand there. Bourne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bourne misses with a straight right.
Bourne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bourne - that will leave a mark!
Bourne avoids the body shot from Millard.
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!

Bourne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millard moves away.
Millard slips under a jab from Bourne.
Millard tests Bourne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millard throws an overhand right that lands on Bourne's shoulder, as Bourne tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Bourne misses its intended target.
Bourne is looking to clinch.
Millard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Millard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourne.
Bourne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Millard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bourne cracks the inside of Millard's front leg.
Millard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bourne defending well as Millard loads up on a big left hand.
Millard misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard 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.
Bourne moves out of range as Millard strikes.
Bourne has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Millard misses with a body shot.
Bourne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Millard.
Bourne throws an overhand right that lands on Millard's shoulder, as Millard tries to avoid the shot.
Millard motions for Bourne to come forward. Millard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Millard misses.
Bourne keeps Millard at a distance using the push kick.
Millard is breathing heavily.
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Millard.
Millard throws a low kick but Bourne avoids it.
Bourne misses with a wild body shot.
Bourne cracks Millard with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millard ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.
Bourne looks to throw the jab but Millard is out of range.
Millard looks to throw the jab but Bourne is out of range.
Millard throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Millard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Millard is looking to chop away at Bourne's legs.
Bourne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bourne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bourne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Millard.
Millard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Millard misses the jab.
Jason Bourne is winning the standup battle so far.
Millard takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Millard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Millard momentarily.
Bourne checks a leg kick.
Millard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Bourne looks to throw the jab but Millard is out of range.
Bourne throws a lazy right hand but Millard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Millard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bourne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Millard in his tracks.
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Bourne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bourne is looking to clinch.
Millard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bourne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bourne with a jab.
Bourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Millard connects with a body shot.
Bourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Millard.
Millard misses with a looping right.
Millard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Millard misses with a looping right.
Millard defending well as Bourne loads up on a big left hand.
Millard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourne throws a head kick that Millard semi-blocks.

It looks like Bruce Millard has been cut.
Millard throws a jab when Bourne was well out of range.
Millard ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.
Millard scores with a nice right hand.
Millard lunges at Bourne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bourne's hand.
A slow jab from Millard misses its intended target.
Millard lands with a good body shot.
Millard lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourne.
Millard throws a lazy right hand but Bourne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Bourne.
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourne misses with a looping right.
Bourne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Millard.
Millard moves out of range as Bourne strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bourne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Millard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Millard.
Bourne takes a swing at Millard's ribcage but misses.
Bourne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Millard.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Millard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bourne has got the better of the exchanges.
A clash of legs there as Bourne blocks the low kick.
Millard throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bourne to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourne defending well as Millard loads up on a big left hand.
Millard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bourne misses with a leg kick.
Bourne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Millard throws a good cross that connects.
Millard throws a leg kick but Bourne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bourne scores with a sloppy right hand. Millard should have avoided that one.
Millard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bourne doesn't seem bothered though.
Millard misses the shot to the body.
Millard looks to land a right hand but Bourne moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Millard.
Bourne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Millard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bourne looks to land a right hand but Millard moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bourne.
Bourne feints and then cracks Millard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Millard down.
Millard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Bourne looks to throw the jab but Millard is out of range.
Millard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bourne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Millard is rocked!
Bourne tries a head kick but it misses.
Millard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Millard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bourne, right into the meat.
Bourne scores with a leg kick.
Bourne throws a body kick that misses.
Millard staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourne.
Bourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Millard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne moves out of range of the strikes.
Millard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millard slips under a jab from Bourne.
Millard swings for the body but Bourne moves out of range.
A big left from Millard misses.
Bourne moves out of range as Millard strikes.
Bourne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Millard misses with a hook. Bourne ducked under it nicely.
Bourne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bourne drives through and clinches with Millard against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bourne scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce Millard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Millard has Bourne pushed against the cage.
Bourne is trying to maintain a safe position but Millard gets an underhook and turns Bourne into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne has a couple of punches blocked by Millard.
Millard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Bourne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Millard as Bourne tries to tie him up.
Millard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Millard controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Millard as Bourne tries to tie him up.
A short right from Millard.
Bourne tries to stall but Millard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millard.
A body shot lands from Bourne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard blocking some punches.
Millard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Millard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Millard or not.
Millard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bourne pushes Millard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bourne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourne stalling the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Millard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Millard is trying to stall.
Millard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Millard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bourne lands a nice uppercut.
Jason Bourne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Millard swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bourne!
Jason Bourne very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Recovery (160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.