PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo T A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timo T A 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!

Rourke
vs
T A

185 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo T A!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T A throws a right hand that Rourke ducks under and follows up with a left that Rourke also avoids with ease.
Rourke lands a really nice looking cross but T A seems unphased.
T A digs a good hook to Rourke's body.
T A tries to bum rush Rourke with a series of wild strikes but Rourke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rourke gets a takedown into half guard.

Rourke decides to stand and escape the position.
T A thows a body shot but no joy.
T A lands a jab to the nose.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by T A.
T A misses with a looping left.
T A misses with a two punch combination.
Timo T A seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
T A throws a shot from downtown. Rourke moves away and avoids it.
Rourke slips a straight right by T A.
T A closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
T A throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rourke throws a right hand that T A ducks under and follows up with a left that T A also avoids with ease.
Rourke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
T A misses with a looping left.
Rourke thows a body shot but no joy.
T A loads up on a big right hand but Rourke slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rourke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
T A is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rourke off and has taken his back!

T A working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rourke looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Rourke is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if T A gets his way!

T A has his opponent's back but Rourke is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off T A.
T A lands a jab to Rourke's midsection.
T A looks to land a combination but Rourke avoids it well.
Rourke slips under a jab from T A.
T A dodges the punch combination from Rourke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from T A.
A combination from Rourke does no damage.
A jab from T A does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by T A. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of T A.
T A scores with a jab. Rourke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Rourke does no damage.
Rourke is breathing heavily.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by T A.
T A thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rourke fails to land with a series of punches.
Rourke staying out of range there.
Rourke slips a jab from T A.
Rourke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rourke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke moves out of range of the strikes.
Rourke throws a looping overhand right but T A ducks down to avoid it.
T A misses with a wild combination.
T A might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rourke walks into a straight right hand from T A.
T A keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rourke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timo T A is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
T A with a nice cross.
T A scores with a shot to the body.
T A fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
T A is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Rourke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
T A avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rourke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
T A lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rourke at a distance.
T A lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from T A.
T A ducks under a wild hook from Rourke.
Rourke avoids a punch combination nicely.
T A throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rourke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and T A has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from T A and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Rourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
T A tries to land a sweep but no joy.

T A is working an open guard so Rourke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rourke tries a head kick but it misses.
Rourke tests T A's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by T A.
Rourke tries to bum rush T A with a series of wild strikes but T A uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rourke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rourke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rourke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
T A is trying to escape the mount.
Rourke looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Rourke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

T A loads up on a big right hand but Rourke slips the punch.
Rourke throws a series of punches but T A moves out of range.
T A tries to bum rush Rourke with a series of wild strikes but Rourke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
T A looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rourke looks to land a left hand but T A moved out of range nicely.
Rourke thuds a left hand into T A's body.
Rourke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Rourke lands a jab to T A's midsection.
T A looks to land a left hand but Rourke moved out of range nicely.
T A swings for the body but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke throws a shot from downtown. T A moves away and avoids it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rourke.
T A manages to get back to half guard.

Rourke stands up and beckons T A to join him on the feet.
Rourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T A cracks Rourke with a good jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rourke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
T A waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rourke.
T A lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
T A misses with a hook.
T A lands a nice hook to Rourke's body. Rourke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
T A displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rourke throws out the jab.
Rourke misses with a head kick.

Rourke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rourke tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. T A manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Rourke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
T A throws a shot from downtown. Rourke moves away and avoids it.
Rourke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rourke looks to land a body kick but T A moved away.
T A misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rourke.
T A dodges the punch combination from Rourke.
Timo T A seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rourke throws a looping overhand right but T A ducks down to avoid it.
Rourke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Rourke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
T A shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

T A is rocked!
Rourke moves out of range as T A strikes.
T A is still on wobbly legs! Can Rourke finish him?
T A blocks a jab.
T A misses the shot to the body.
T A seems to have recovered his senses.
T A missing with a left hand there. Rourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rourke lands a nice hook to T A's body. T A takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rourke gets a takedown into half guard.

Rourke decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
T A on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rourke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Mickey Rourke has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from T A.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A lands a right hook to the body.
T A digs a good body shot into Rourke's ribs.
A jab lands there for T A.
T A cracks Rourke with an uppercut from hell and Rourke crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of T A's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Rourke is rocked!
T A tries to free his leg and advance position but Rourke is retaining full guard.
Oh Rourke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rourke can't keep his opponent in guard - T A advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

T A is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

T A is looking for a kimura but Rourke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for T A to get the leverage.
Rourke seems to have got his legs back now.

Rourke has one foot on T A's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Rourke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. T A looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke controls the position from side control.
T A tries to buck Rourke off but Rourke is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
T A is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Rourke decides to stand back up.
T A cracks Rourke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
T A scores with a sloppy right hand. Rourke should have avoided that one.
Rourke scores with a nice strike.

Rourke gets the takedown into side control.

Rourke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rourke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rourke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent T A stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Rourke finds it's way through T A's defenses.
T A pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
T A misses with a combination
and Rourke counters with a three punch combo that has T A backing up. T A nods at Rourke to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy left from Rourke finds it's target.
Rourke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
T A throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rourke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rourke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Rourke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

T A tests Rourke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
T A missing with a left hand there. Rourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rourke slips under a jab from T A.
Rourke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for T A.
T A fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rourke on the side of the head.
Rourke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from T A.
T A looks to land a combination but Rourke avoids it well.
T A throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.
T A fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
T A scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
T A keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
T A throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rourke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for T A!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
T A is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T A gets back to half guard.
T A slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

T A looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

T A looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rourke passes into half guard.
T A is looking to improve his position.
Rourke is taking a breather. T A says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
T A is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
T A is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rourke jumps into side control!
T A gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Rourke decides to stand and escape the position.
Rourke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from T A.
Rourke scores with a hook.
Rourke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
T A showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rourke.
T A dodges the punch combination from Rourke.
Rourke misses with a looping left.
Rourke catches T A with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
T A connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rourke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but T A manages to avoid it.
T A works the jab nicely.
T A getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
T A bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
T A misses with a straight right.
T A gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rourke.
T A clobbers Rourke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
T A lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
T A misses with an uppercut.
Rourke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
T A scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
T A lands a right hook to the body.
T A dips to his left and cracks Rourke with an uppercut!
T A lands with a cross.
Rourke looks for the body kick but T A saw that one coming.
T A misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by T A there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
T A lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rourke at a distance.
T A throws a looping overhand right but Rourke ducks down to avoid it.
Rourke avoids the body shot from T A.
T A takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rourke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rourke takes a swing at T A's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - T A coming out on top.
Rourke throws the left hand but T A avoids the punch easily.
T A lands with a right hand.
T A fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
T A cracks Rourke with an open hand slap.
Rourke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. T A doesn't seem bothered though.
T A is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rourke.
T A keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rourke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but T A moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rourke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rourke throws a wild body kick that T A sees coming a mile off.
T A misses with a straight left.

Rourke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rourke decides to stand up, so the ref orders T A to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Timo T A just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mickey Rourke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

T A scores with a jab to the head.
T A misses with a straight left.
T A throws an overhand right that lands on Rourke's shoulder, as Rourke tries to avoid the shot.
Rourke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rourke throws a shot from downtown. T A moves away and avoids it.
Rourke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rourke misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for T A.
Rourke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rourke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
T A slips a jab from Rourke.
Good standup being displayed there by T A as he connects with a hook.
T A scores with a one two! Rourke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
T A scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - T A throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
T A throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Rourke colapses and takes a barrage of punches from T A as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Rourke is left battered and dazed whilst T A and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo T A!
Timo T A is the new middleweight champion!