PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Ron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prepare To Die. Ron has chosen Carmina Burana O Fortuna as his entrance music. Genghis Ron has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Bourne's chin.

Bourne
vs
Ron

170 cm
20
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Ron!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne with a poor takedown
and Ron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Eric Bourne has been cut.
Ron leaves Bourne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Ron circles away easily
and Ron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bourne doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bourne gets a takedown into half guard.
Ron wants to control but Bourne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bourne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ron defending well though.
Bourne works his way into side control.
Bourne trying to control the action but Ron is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne working the ground and pound but Ron is defending the strikes.
Ron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bourne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bourne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ron is trying to control Bourne's posture but Bourne avoids it.
Ron felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bourne tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bourne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bourne misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ron manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ron manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bourne throwing strikes from guard but Ron blocks nicely.
Bourne trying to control but Ron is working from the bottom.
Ron wants to sweep but no luck.
Bourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bourne throws an elbow that misses. Ron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bourne's guard. Nice move by Ron!
Ron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne wants to improve his position but instead Ron has moved into half guard.
Bourne is trying to get back to full guard.
Ron seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bourne desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bourne trying to control but Ron postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne manages to get to full guard.
Bourne keeping moving, preventing Ron from controlling successfully.
Ron wants to stand but Bourne is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ron is fighting to break Bourne's control of his arms but Bourne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Genghis Ron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Bourne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A lazy left from Ron finds it's target.
Ron misses with a straight right.
Bourne moves out of range of the strikes.
Bourne shoots for a double leg takedown but Ron sprawls well. He's pushed Bourne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourne.
Ron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.
Ron lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Bourne closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ron's guard.
Bourne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bourne trying to control but Ron is working from the bottom.
Bourne throwing strikes but missing.
Bourne connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Ron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourne is pushing down on Ron's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ron is fighting to maintain full guard but Bourne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bourne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bourne trying to control from half guard but Ron is working away.
Bourne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ron defending well though.
Ron tries to roll over but Bourne keeps him under control.
Bourne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne with the ground and pound but Ron uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bourne wants to pass the guard but Ron is keeping the position.
Bourne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bourne works over Ron with some ground and pound from guard.
Ron keeping moving, preventing Bourne from controlling successfully.
Ron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne throwing strikes but missing.
Bourne trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ron manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bourne pulls Ron in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bourne is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne trying to move into half guard but instead Ron has managed to sweep!
Ron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourne is keeping the position for now.
Bourne controls Ron momentarily but Ron frees himself.
Bourne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bourne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Bourne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bourne fails with the takedown.
Bourne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ron defends it nicely.
Bourne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ron to score with a decent uppercut.
Bourne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ron avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ron throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourne.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown but Ron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bourne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Ron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Ron.
Good body shot from Ron.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Ron.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by Bourne.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Ron manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Ron.
Bourne tries to circle away but Ron has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ron.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ron lands a shoulder strike.
Ron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourne backwards.
Ron lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ron working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Ron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Ron.
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 tries to score a body lock takedown but Ron shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ron swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ron gets through Bourne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ron lands a shoulder strike.
Ron scores with a shoulder strike.
Bourne goes for a takedown attempt but Ron pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ron connects with a high kick.

Bourne is rocked!
Ron tries to clinch but Bourne moves out of range.
Ron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Bourne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Eric Bourne's cut is getting worse.
Ron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ron cracks Bourne with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ron tries to avoid it but Bourne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ron to the ground. Ron escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Ron has Bourne up against the cage in a clinch.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bourne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ron fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bourne seems to have got his legs back now.
Bourne drops his hands momentarily and Ron needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Bourne just on the top of the head. Bourne drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Bourne - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Genghis Ron!
Genghis Ron seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.