PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Manucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Manucci is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bourque
vs
Manucci

225 cm
46
270 lbs
52 - 26 - 0

194 cm
24
285 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Manucci!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manucci tries to score with a low kick but Bourque moves his leg out of the way.

Manucci drops his shoulder and cracks Bourque with a huge uppercut! Bourque goes down! Can Manucci finish him?

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Bourque controlling the position.
Bourque continues to stall.
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.
Manucci trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bourque has a closed guard, preventing Manucci from standing up.
Bourque looking for a sweep. Not yet Bourque, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bourque holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Manucci throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourque.
Manucci has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bourque clobbers Manucci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Dominic Manucci has been cut.
Manucci comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manucci rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Manucci misses with a wild combination.
Bourque scores with a jab.
Manucci throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.

Manucci closes the distance and clinches.
Manucci jumps guard but Bourque stands there with Manucci around his waist. Manucci gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is trying to break free.

Manucci gets control of Bourque's arms and successfully pulls guard. Manucci will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Bourque decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque jabs at Manucci's body.
Manucci misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters with a nice body kick.
Bourque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Bourque catches Manucci right on the button with a cross.
Manucci throws a right and a left that Bourque avoids nicely.
It looked like Bourque was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Bourque lands a big head kick that sends Manucci tumbling to the mat! Bourque takes a step backwards and waves Manucci back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Manucci is rocked!
Bourque measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Manucci! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Timothy Bourque!
During a confident post fight interview, Timothy Bourque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.