PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Typhoon Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Borucinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hurricane
vs
Borucinski

177 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Typhoon Hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrzej Borucinski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hurricane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Borucinski to the mat! Borucinski manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hurricane is stalling in the full guard.
Borucinski working a defensive guard here.

Borucinski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Borucinski has his hands on Hurricane's head, controlling the position.
Borucinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hurricane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hurricane has managed to clinch.

Borucinski breaks the clinch.
Hurricane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurricane throws out a leg kick but Borucinski moves out of range and Hurricane only half commits.

Hurricane drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hurricane stopping the sweep attempt from Borucinski.
Borucinski keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane wants to stand but Borucinski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hurricane postures up.
Hurricane wants to pass the guard but Borucinski is keeping the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrzej Borucinski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Hurricane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Borucinski actively working from the bottom here.
Borucinski is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane is just content to waste time from the top position. Borucinski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hurricane postures up.
Borucinski pulls Hurricane in to control the position.
Borucinski keeping moving, preventing Hurricane from controlling successfully.
Borucinski keeping full guard, as Hurricane tries to pass.
Borucinski looking to control.
Hurricane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hurricane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Typhoon Hurricane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Borucinski blocks a head kick by Hurricane.

Hurricane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Borucinski was covering up waiting for the punch and Hurricane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hurricane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hurricane wants to control from the top but Borucinski keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Borucinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hurricane defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Typhoon Hurricane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hurricane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Borucinski can't do much from the bottom here.
Borucinski is not content to let Hurricane control the position.
Hurricane is really struggling to control Borucinski but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Hurricane tries for a kimura but Borucinski is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borucinski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hurricane's best efforts.
Borucinski controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Hurricane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hurricane wants to stand but Borucinski has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Borucinski looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borucinski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hurricane is working away from the top position though.
Hurricane trying to mount his opponent but Borucinski defends it.
Hurricane is looking to stall here but Borucinski recovers full guard.
Hurricane wants to get up but he can't break Borucinski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borucinski trying to keep a closed guard but Hurricane is proving a slippery customer.
Hurricane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borucinski on the ground.
Borucinski has a closed guard, preventing Hurricane from standing up.
Hurricane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borucinski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Hurricane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borucinski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hurricane has managed to get both his arms back between Borucinski's legs - danger averted.
Borucinski looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borucinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hurricane defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borucinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hurricane has gone for a leg lock! Borucinski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hurricane's guard.
Typhoon Hurricane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hurricane keeping moving, preventing Borucinski from controlling successfully.
Hurricane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borucinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borucinski trying to control but Hurricane is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrzej Borucinski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Borucinski fails with a takedown attempt.

Hurricane closes the distance and pushes Borucinski back into the cage.
Borucinski looking for a takedown.

Hurricane lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Hurricane decides to stand and escape the position.
Borucinski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Typhoon Hurricane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Borucinski.
An inside leg kick from Hurricane misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane misses with an attempted mid kick.

Hurricane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Borucinski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hurricane blocks the strikes from Borucinski.
Borucinski is trying to improve his position.
Hurricane prevents Borucinski from escaping the position.
Borucinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurricane trying to control the action but Borucinski is working from the bottom.
Borucinski sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hurricane is thwarting Borucinski's attempts to control the position.
Borucinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Borucinski is pressing down on Hurricane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borucinski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Borucinski controls Hurricane momentarily but Hurricane frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hurricane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Borucinski was covering up waiting for the punch and Hurricane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Borucinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hurricane wants to control from the top but Borucinski keeps moving.
Borucinski wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borucinski is on top in guard.
Hurricane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hurricane is looking to stand up but Borucinski isn't so interested in that idea.
Hurricane wants to sweep here but Borucinski controlling him for the moment.
Borucinski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Borucinski drops back looking for a leg! Hurricane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hurricane manages to kick Borucinski off! Borucinski jumps back into Hurricane's guard.
Hurricane tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Typhoon Hurricane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hurricane 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Typhoon Hurricane!