PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne comes to the cage accompanied by Bawitdaba. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bourne
vs
Russo

200 cm
29
284 lbs
24 - 6 - 1

225 cm
31
286 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Hellbent
BeastMode

LOD: Affordable Quality
CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo throws out a leg kick but Bourne moves out of range and Russo only half commits.
Bourne lands a nice shot that snaps Russo's head back.
Bourne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
Russo cracks the inside of Bourne's front leg.
Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
Bourne moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Russo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Russo lands a head kick!
Russo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bourne's sensitive parts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bourne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Russo - the referee stops the clock and Bourne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Russo. Bourne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Russo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bourne will feel that in the morning.
Russo moves out of range of the leg kick from Bourne.
Russo throws a hook to the side of Bourne's head but Bourne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo misses with a head kick.
Russo tries to land a front kick but Bourne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo lands with a nice body punch.
Bourne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourne misses with a hook.
Russo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bourne finds it's way round the side to connect with Russo's head.
Russo avoids the body shot from Bourne.
Russo throws a leg kick but Bourne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bourne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Russo moves out of range as Bourne strikes.
Russo is looking to land body kicks.
Russo avoids the body shot from Bourne.
A shot to the body from Russo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bourne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Russo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bourne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to land a leg kick but Bourne is out of range.
Bourne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Russo.
Russo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Russo throws a body punch but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Russo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Russo avoids them all with ease.
Bourne moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Russo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Bourne does no damage.
Russo delivers a nice body kick.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Russo!
Russo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Russo throws the kick towards the body but Bourne avoids it.
Bourne cracks Russo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bourne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Russo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Bourne misses its intended target.
Russo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bourne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Russo throws a body punch but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Russo throws a wild body kick that Bourne sees coming a mile off.
Russo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bourne can pounce on him.
Bourne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo throws the kick towards the body but Bourne avoids it.
Bourne cracks Russo with a good jab.
Bourne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Russo - that will leave a mark!
Bourne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Bourne misses.

Russo takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Russo.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bourne avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Russo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourne.
Bourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Bourne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russo working Bourne over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo throws an elbow that misses.
Russo is trying to pull guard but Bourne has him pressed against the cage.
Russo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourne.
Nice body punch from Bourne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bourne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bourne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Russo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Russo with a jab.
Russo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bourne is out of range and Russo settles back down.
Russo lands a jab.
Russo thuds his shin into the meat of Bourne's side.
Russo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo scoring well with a low kick there.
Leeroy Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo tries to land a leg kick but Bourne saw it coming and moves away.
Russo throws a head kick but Bourne moves out of range.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bourne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Russo swings for the body but Bourne moves out of range.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Russo avoids the head kick by Bourne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne avoids the head kick by Russo.
A telegraphed right hand from Bourne misses the target.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A swing and a miss from Bourne.
Bourne throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Bourne misses.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Leeroy Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Russo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bourne to score with a decent uppercut.
Russo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Russo scores with a head kick. Bourne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo moves in looking to clinch but Bourne pushes him off.
Russo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russo tries to clinch but Bourne is having none of it.
Russo takes a swing at Bourne's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bourne misses the jab.
Bourne blocks a jab.
Bourne looks to land a combination but Russo avoids it well.
A jab from Bourne misses.
Bourne avoids the head kick by Russo.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bourne.
Russo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bourne throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Russo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bourne.
Bourne connects with a body shot.
Bourne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Sloppy strikes from Bourne. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne blocks the body kick.
Bourne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Russo throws a body punch but Bourne moves out of range.
Russo swings for the body but Bourne moves out of range.
Bourne misses with a few strikes there.
Russo lands with a slapping head kick.
Bourne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Bourne lands.
Bourne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Russo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bourne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bourne.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Russo in his tracks.
Russo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourne throws out the jab.
Russo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bourne swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Russo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bourne on the side of the head.
Russo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Russo misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne misses with a straight left.
Bourne walks into a jab.
Russo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourne moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Russo throws a hook to the side of Bourne's head but Bourne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourne with a jab.
Russo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Russo tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bourne.
Bourne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Russo. Russo obviously looking to wear him down.
Russo lands a head kick. Bourne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Russo scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Russo throws a sloppy head kick and Bourne moves out of range easily.
Bourne throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bourne misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Russo misses.
Russo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bourne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Bourne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bourne throws a right and a left that Russo avoids nicely.
Russo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bourne missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.

Russo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bourne managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Russo avoiding damage as Bourne throws knees to the body.
Bourne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bourne's brow.
Russo has a couple of punches blocked by Bourne.
Bourne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russo throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bourne throws an elbow but misses.
Russo stalling in the clinch but Bourne improves position.

Bourne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bourne's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourne moves away.
Bourne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Russo ducks right into an uppercut from Bourne.
Russo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bourne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russo.
Russo is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Russo.
Russo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourne avoids the head kick by Russo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bourne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourne misses with a body shot.
Bourne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Russo scores with a jab.
Russo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Russo connects with a high kick.
Bourne slips a straight right by Russo.
Russo is looking to clinch but Bourne is avoiding it.
Russo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Bourne.
Bourne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russo counters with a low kick, right behind Bourne 's knee.
Russo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Russo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Russo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Russo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Russo instigates a clinch.
Russo tries a knee to the head but Bourne blocks it.
Russo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russo.
Russo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A knee to the head by Bourne.
Russo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leeroy Russo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Russo blocks the elbow strike.
Bourne pushes Russo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from Bourne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bourne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourne can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Bourne tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Bourne back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Russo really dominated that round.
That's time! Bourne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bourne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bourne misses with a straight right.
Bourne throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Russo avoids them all with ease.
Bourne lands a slapping body shot.
Bourne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Russo.
Russo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Russo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russo.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
Bourne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourne moves out of range of the body kick.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourne misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Bourne - just one landing.
Russo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russo throws a body kick that misses
and Bourne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Russo needs to keep his hands up - Bourne had a free shot at his head there.
Bourne throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo throws a front kick aimed at Bourne's knee but Bourne avoids it well.
Russo lands with a kick to the temple. Bourne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Russo misses with a head kick.
Russo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bourne lands a really nice looking cross but Russo seems unphased.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourne moves away.
Russo throws out a leg kick but Bourne moves out of range and Russo only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo lands a leg kick that knocks Bourne off balance momentarily.
Russo misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russo.
Bourne thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourne connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Bourne misses its intended target.
Russo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourne throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Russo thows a leg kick but Bourne checks it
letting Bourne counter with a right hand.

Russo is rocked!
Bourne lands an uppercut, right on the button! Russo tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bourne!
John Bourne retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, John Bourne made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BeastMode and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.