PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romain Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bornholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boucher
vs
Bornholm

186 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
16
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

BHP Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romain Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher scores with a leg kick.
Bornholm moves out of range of the leg kick from Boucher.
Bornholm looks to land a left hand but Boucher moved out of range nicely.
Bornholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boucher moves out of range as Bornholm strikes.
Boucher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boucher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bornholm throws out the jab.
Boucher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bornholm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters circling a little - Boucher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boucher misses with a body kick.
Bornholm misses with an uppercut
and Boucher counters with a low kick, right behind Bornholm 's knee.
Boucher connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm throws a hook to the side of Boucher's head but Boucher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bornholm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boucher blocks a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boucher. Bornholm shrugs it off though.
Bornholm with a jab.

It looks like Romain Boucher has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boucher lands a head kick. Bornholm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bornholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boucher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boucher slips under a jab.
Boucher is looking to score with low kicks.
Bornholm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boucher throws a leg kick which misses Bornholm's front leg but catches the back leg as Bornholm tries to avoid it.
Boucher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bornholm checks a leg kick.
Bornholm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boucher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bornholm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boucher is looking to score with low kicks.
Boucher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Bornholm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bornholm blocks the body kick.
Bornholm throws a jab but it's blocked by Boucher.
Boucher throws a counter high kick but Bornholm was just alert enough to avoid it.
Boucher thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bornholm throws a looping overhand right but Boucher ducks down to avoid it.
Boucher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bornholm.
Boucher is looking to land body kicks.
Boucher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bornholm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Bornholm does it's job there.
Boucher throws a head kick but Bornholm moves out of range.
Boucher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bornholm throws a big shot that misses.
Boucher throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm lands a nice hook to Boucher's body. Boucher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bornholm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boucher.
A slow jab from Bornholm misses its intended target.
Bornholm blocks a head kick by Boucher.
Bornholm cracks Boucher with a good jab.
Boucher moves out of range as Bornholm strikes.
Bornholm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bornholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boucher moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boucher. That's going to slow Bornholm down.
Boucher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boucher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bornholm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bornholm avoids the head kick by Boucher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher moves out of range as Bornholm strikes.
Boucher looks for the body kick but Bornholm saw that one coming.
Boucher lands a head kick. Bornholm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Boucher fakes the leg kick and cracks Bornholm in the body.
Boucher ducks under a wild hook from Bornholm.
Bornholm throws a hook but Boucher avoids it easily.
Boucher looks to land a combination. Bornholm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boucher on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Bornholm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boucher, pushing him back against the cage.
Bornholm blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bornholm.
Boucher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bornholm is keeping busy.
Bornholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boucher wants to get back to striking at distance but Bornholm won't allow it.
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 Romain Boucher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Romain Boucher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with an uppercut. Boucher saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bornholm. Boucher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bornholm blocks a head kick by Boucher.
Boucher misses with a low kick.
Boucher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bornholm throws a hook but Boucher avoids it easily.
Boucher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bornholm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm misses with an uppercut. Boucher saw that one coming.
Bornholm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bornholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boucher moves away.
Boucher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bornholm swings for the body but Boucher moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm scores with a jab to the head.
Bornholm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boucher.
Boucher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boucher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bornholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boucher.
Boucher throws a leg kick but Bornholm checks it.
Bornholm checks the leg kick.
Bornholm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boucher.
Bornholm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boucher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bornholm.
Bornholm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bornholm blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Boucher is predictable there
and Bornholm counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm misses with a right hand
and Boucher counters with a body kick that stops Bornholm in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boucher lands with a nice body kick.
Bornholm throws a hook but Boucher blocks it.
A shot to the body from Bornholm misses
and Boucher counters with a low kick, right behind Bornholm 's knee.
Bornholm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boucher thumps Bornholm with a low kick.
Bornholm misses with a double jab
and Boucher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bornholm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boucher lands a head shot.
Bornholm misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Boucher slams his shin into Bornholm's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boucher. Boucher obviously looking to wear him down.
Bornholm scores with a body shot.
Bornholm takes a swing at Boucher's ribcage but misses.
Boucher blocks a jab.
Bornholm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boucher.
Boucher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bornholm throws out a counter right but Boucher avoids it with no problem.
Bornholm misses with a body shot.
Boucher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bornholm just manages to avoid it.
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bornholm lands a really nice looking cross but Boucher seems unphased.
Bornholm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boucher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bornholm moves out of range of the body kick from Boucher.
Boucher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bornholm misses with a right hand
and Boucher counters with a head kick.
Bornholm avoids the head kick by Boucher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm looks to score with a jab to the body but Boucher is just out of range.
Boucher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boucher throws a head kick that misses.
Bornholm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Boucher throws a lazy body kick
and Bornholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bornholm misses with a looping left.
Boucher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bornholm is able to avoid easily.
Boucher misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bornholm! But no joy.
Boucher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bornholm misses with an uppercut. Boucher saw that one coming.
Bornholm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Romain Boucher's cut is getting worse.
Boucher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bornholm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Bornholm gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boucher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Bornholm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Romain Boucher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bornholm throws a shot from downtown. Boucher moves away and avoids it.
Boucher feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bornholm throws a big shot that misses.
Bornholm throws a shot from downtown. Boucher moves away and avoids it.
Boucher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Boucher misses.
Boucher slips a straight right by Bornholm.
A little feinted left hand from Boucher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bornholm cracks Boucher with an open hand slap.
Bornholm misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm misses with a hook.
Boucher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bornholm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boucher.
Bornholm misses with a body punch
and Boucher counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm misses with a hook. Boucher ducked under it nicely.
Boucher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boucher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boucher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bornholm.
Bornholm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boucher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bornholm finds it's way round the side to connect with Boucher's head.
Bornholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boucher was well out of range. Poor timing from Bornholm.
Boucher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boucher delivers a nice body kick.
Boucher is looking to slow Bornholm down with leg kicks.
Boucher throws a push kick but Bornholm slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bornholm! But no joy.
Boucher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bornholm throws a right and a left that Boucher avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Bornholm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bornholm checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boucher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bornholm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bornholm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boucher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boucher throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Bornholm does it's job there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bornholm checks a leg kick.
Bornholm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bornholm throws a series of punches but Boucher avoids them all with ease.
Bornholm throws an overhand right that lands on Boucher's shoulder, as Boucher tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bornholm. Boucher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boucher is looking to counter punch.
Boucher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bornholm with a nice cross.
Boucher misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boucher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bornholm just manages to avoid it.
Bornholm lands a lovely overhand right.
Bornholm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boucher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boucher throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bornholm! But no joy.
Bornholm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boucher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bornholm misses with a wild body shot.
Bornholm throws a jab when Boucher was well out of range.
Bornholm misses with a looping left.
Bornholm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boucher looks for the body kick but Bornholm saw that one coming.
Bornholm looks to score with a jab to the body but Boucher is just out of range.
Boucher tried to counter with a leg kick but Bornholm avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boucher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bornholm lunges at Boucher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boucher's hand.
Boucher lands a nice looking body kick.
Boucher throws the kick towards the body but Bornholm avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bornholm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boucher.
Bornholm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bornholm jabs Boucher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boucher throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Bornholm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boucher looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Bornholm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boucher.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Bornholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bornholm 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Romain Boucher!
Romain Boucher gave a mention to BHP Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).