PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 691 p4p, 76 weight class) and Adam Walker (ranked 1079 p4p, 117 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rei Bourke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rei Bourke seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bourke
vs
Walker

170 cm
25
146 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

160 cm
26
135 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Bourke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Walker !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker .
Bourke throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker tries to clinch there but Bourke circles away.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourke.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Bourke staying out of range there.
Bourke looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker lands a nice hook to Bourke's body. Bourke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bourke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bourke throws a hook to the side of Walker 's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bourke. Those never looked like landing.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Bourke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker , pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Bourke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourke scores with a punch to the head.
Rei Bourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Bourke's shoulder, as Bourke tries to avoid the shot.
Walker misses with a left hand

and Bourke counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Bourke.
Bourke gets through Walker 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bourke on the inside.
Bourke misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a body shot from Bourke.
Walker being controlled against the cage.
Walker digs a right hand into Bourke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourke's gas tank.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourke lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourke has a couple of punches blocked by Walker .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bourke breaks the clinch.
Walker moves away from the strike by Bourke.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Bourke cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Bourke is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bourke.
Bourke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Bourke rushes Walker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bourke working aggressively here.
Walker works on Bourke's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bourke's brow.
Walker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourke tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Bourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Walker 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Bourke.
Bourke stalling against the cage.
Bourke looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
Bourke lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bourke.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker .
Bourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourke can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Bourke tries to work over Walker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bourke prevents a body shot from Walker .
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bourke blocks a body shot from Walker .
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourke lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourke working aggressively here.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Bourke tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourke.
Bourke gets through Walker 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker prevents a body shot from Bourke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rei Bourke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bourke dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Bourke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bourke lunges at Walker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walker 's hand.

Walker is rocked!
Walker backs away from a small jab... but Bourke lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Walker crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Bourke with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Rei Bourke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.