PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Bourdeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Leonidas
vs
Bourdeau

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
172 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Bourdeau!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdeau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonidas can pounce on him.
Leonidas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bourdeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourdeau. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrew Bourdeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourdeau misses with a straight right.
Bourdeau throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas stuffs the takedown attempt from Bourdeau. Bourdeau gets slowly back to his feet.

Bourdeau closes the distance and clinches.
Leonidas landing knees to the head.
Leonidas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bourdeau looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas with a knee to the head.

It looks like Andrew Bourdeau has been cut.
Bourdeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.
Leonidas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leonidas obliges.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bourdeau's face.
Leonidas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leonidas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bourdeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas slowing the pace effectively.
Leonidas keeps control of Bourdeau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leonidas working Bourdeau over with knees to the body.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.

Bourdeau is rocked!
Leonidas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leonidas lands a good knee to the midsection. Bourdeau won't want to take too many of those.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourdeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leonidas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leonidas working Bourdeau over with knees to the body.
Leonidas stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Bourdeau wants to get back to striking at distance but Leonidas won't allow it.
Leonidas scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bourdeau up against the cage.
Bourdeau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leonidas crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leonidas.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourdeau's efforts to push away.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas landing knees to the body.
Leonidas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bourdeau's face.
Bourdeau working hard to break the clinch.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bourdeau is trying to break free.
Leonidas crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas prevents Bourdeau from breaking the clinch.
Leonidas crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.
Leonidas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leonidas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leonidas lands a good knee to the midsection. Bourdeau won't want to take too many of those.
Leonidas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Achilles Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a leg kick.
Bourdeau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Bourdeau misses with a takedown
and Leonidas counters with a low kick, right behind Bourdeau 's knee.
Leonidas cracks the inside of Bourdeau's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is looking to slow Bourdeau down with leg kicks.
A jab from Bourdeau misses.

Leonidas rushes Bourdeau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leonidas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bourdeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bourdeau is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks.
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bourdeau's face.
Leonidas landing knees to the body.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leonidas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bourdeau being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Leonidas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilles Leonidas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Bourdeau'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.

Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bourdeau misses.
Bourdeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Leonidas lands a big head kick that sends Bourdeau tumbling to the mat! Leonidas takes a step backwards and waves Bourdeau back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bourdeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonidas finish him?
Andrew Bourdeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas scoring well with a low kick there.

Leonidas clinches with his opponent.
Leonidas lands a knee to the body.
Leonidas working Bourdeau over with knees to the body.
Leonidas with a knee to the head.
Leonidas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas jerks Bourdeau's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Bourdeau drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Leonidas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Leonidas because Bourdeau was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Achilles Leonidas!