PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Bourque acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Leonardo
vs
Bourque

202 cm
38
266 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

225 cm
46
270 lbs
54 - 26 - 0

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KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 54 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo thows a leg kick but Bourque checks it
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Bourque jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonardo throws a head kick but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque misses the jab.
Rai Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Donk. Leonardo catches Bourque right on the button with a cross.
Leonardo throws a nice head kick!
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Leonardo scores with a nice body kick.
Bourque connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourque falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Leonardo counter with a right hand.

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo throws the kick towards the body but Bourque avoids it.
Leonardo moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Leonardo throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo works Bourque's body with a nice hook.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonardo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bourque just manages to avoid it.
Bourque throws a looping overhand right but Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bourque checks it well.
Leonardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Bourque.
Bourque's coach down at The Warehouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bourque's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leonardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Bourque sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bourque misses.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque scores with a head kick. Leonardo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leonardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Leonardo moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leonardo.

Leonardo clinches.
Bourque avoiding damage as Leonardo throws knees to the body.
Bourque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bourque tries to break the clinch but Leonardo is controlling the position.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bourque throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo gets through Bourque's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bourque misses with some punches.
Bourque lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards.

Bourque pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonardo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leonardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonardo avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Leonardo looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Leonardo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo slips a straight right by Bourque.
Leonardo throws a counter high kick but Bourque was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leonardo moves away from the strike by Bourque.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bourque, as that shot connected.
Leonardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bourque throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
Leonardo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bourque throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourque works over Leonardo's head and body with a nice combination.
Bourque lands with a kick to the temple. Leonardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rai Leonardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Bourque's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bourque throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonardo.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Bourque throws a sloppy body shot
and Leonardo counters with a stiff right hand.

Bourque drops Leonardo with a beautiful combination! Leonardo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bourque is looking for the KO!

Leonardo is rocked!
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Leonardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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!
Leonardo throws a right hand that misses
and Bourque counters with a big right hand! Oh Leonardo is in trouble here! Bourque follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Bourque!
Timothy Bourque is the new super heavyweight champion!
Timothy Bourque thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rai Leonardo spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks guys for the support but it just wasn't my night. Will come back stronger!'.