PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bourque
vs
Williams

192 cm
40
156 lbs
43 - 22 - 0

185 cm
41
140 lbs
40 - 23 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Williams misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bourque needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Bourque's torso.
Bourque seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bourque has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Bourque counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams lands with a straight right. Bourque didn't see that one coming.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams works Bourque's body with a nice hook.
Bourque with a nice cross.
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!
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bourque.
Williams throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bourque eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams tries a low kick but Bourque avoids it.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bourque avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bourque had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourque slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams wants to slow Bourque down by chopping away at his legs.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Bourque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
Bourque takes one to the chin there.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Bourque sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Bourque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bourque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams cracks Bourque with a good jab.
Bourque misses with a wild combination.
Williams digs a good hook to Bourque's body.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bourque at a distance.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bourque. That did some damage!
Bourque lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams cracks Bourque with an open hand slap.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Bourque avoids a kick to the body.
Bourque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bourque misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Williams misses.
Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bourque counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws a low kick but Bourque avoids it.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Bourque to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams scores with the left hand. Bourque knows he should have avoided that one.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.

Williams is rocked!
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bourque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bourque misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Williams.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bourque takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Bourque with an uppercut!
Williams throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Bourque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bourque's calf.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Bourque moves his leg out of the way.
Bourque takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a series of punches but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourque.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bourque takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bourque slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams misses with a right hand
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bourque in his tracks.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bourque's hands.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bourque checks the leg kick.
Bourque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Bourque counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams throws a head kick but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Williams.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Williams!
A very excited looking Paul Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.