PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bourque
vs
Williams

192 cm
43
156 lbs
49 - 25 - 1

185 cm
45
140 lbs
45 - 26 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 25 - 1, 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 45 - 26 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Williams shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bourque connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourque.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bourque takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Williams misses.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Bourque moves his leg out of the way.
A counter left hand to the body from Bourque misses its target.
Bourque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bourque, as that shot connected.
Bourque lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bourque clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bourque is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourque has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourque throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Bourque lands a right hook to the body.
Williams moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
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.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams works Bourque's body with a nice hook.
Bourque has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Bourque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Bourque darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Bourque swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bourque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bourque throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Bourque misses its intended target.
Bourque throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque lands a two punch combo.
Bourque takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bourque connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Bourque thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Williams appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bourque checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourque sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bourque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Bourque. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bourque doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bourque.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Williams misses the jab.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams cracks Bourque with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams misses the jab.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Williams misses with a hook
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Bourque dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a nice body shot.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Bourque tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Paul Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourque counters with a two punch combo.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Williams.
Bourque throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Bourque.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bourque.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Williams misses.
Bourque swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bourque thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams cracks Bourque with a good jab.
Bourque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Bourque displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bourque throws an off balance right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bourque.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Bourque backpedaling.
Bourque checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Bourque on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Bourque lands.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams tries to work over Bourque's front leg with a kick but Bourque checks it.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourque smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Bourque's ribs.
A jab from Williams misses.
Bourque throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourque takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Bourque with an open hand slap.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bourque connects with a jab.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bourques jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bourque's head.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Bourque misses its target.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bourque throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bourque at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Bourque's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bourque duly obliges.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Williams.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bourque on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Bourque's front leg but catches the back leg as Bourque tries to avoid it.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Bourque will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bourque closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Bourque wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Bourque is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams keeps control of Bourque as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Bourque jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Bourque scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Bourque.

Williams is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bourque.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque scores with a nice strike.
Williams slips under a jab.
Bourque lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Bourque with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bourque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Bourque throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque with a hook.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bourque under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque connects with a looping right hand.
Bourque cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Bourque lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paul Bourque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Bourque connects with a right that clearly hurt Williams. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Bourque proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Williams collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque thanked the fans post fight for their support.