PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ghotha
vs
Bourque

207 cm
50
272 lbs
49 - 50 - 1

225 cm
51
270 lbs
59 - 35 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 49 - 50 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 59 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bourque throws a lazy head kick

and Ghotha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bourque won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghotha is looking to take a break and control but Bourque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghotha throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ghotha throws a strike aimed at the side of Bourque's head but Bourque avoids it well.
Ghotha postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ghotha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Ghotha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bourque managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ghotha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque dodges the ground and pound from Ghotha.
Bourque looks to move to half guard but instead Ghotha has passed into mount! Damn!
Ghotha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ghotha avoids the attempt from Bourque to control.
Ghotha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ghotha thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bourque tries to reverse the position but Ghotha maintains control.
We've been hearing good reports from Ghotha's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ghotha thowing shots but they're missing.
Bourque is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Ghotha controlling his opponent.
Ghotha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ghotha sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bourque that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ghotha with good strikes from the mount here!
Ghotha wants to control the pace but Bourque is squirming around nicely.
Ghotha landing punches.
Ghotha misses with a head shot.
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ghotha.
Ghotha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghotha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bourque wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ghotha.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ghotha is landing with some decent strikes but Bourque is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That has opened up Timothy Bourque's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghotha sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ghotha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ghotha unloads with some shots from mount but Bourque bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ghotha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Bourque is rocked!

Timothy Bourque's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timothy Bourque's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghoul Ghotha!
During a confident post fight interview, Ghoul Ghotha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.