PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabouzi Massu (ranked 2946 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bornholm (ranked 3700 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Massu
vs
Bornholm

196 cm
29
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabouzi Massu !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornholm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Massu throws a jab but it's blocked by Bornholm.
Bornholm throws a head kick but Massu moves out of range.
Bornholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bornholm swings for the body but Massu moves out of range.
Massu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Massu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Massu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bornholm.
We've been told by Massu 's head coaches at The Takeover that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Massu .
Bornholm blocks a head kick by Massu .
Bornholm tries a quick counter leg kick but Massu is wise to it.
Bornholm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Massu .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bornholm misses with a low kick.
Bornholm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bornholm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Massu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bornholm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bornholm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bornholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Massu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bornholm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bornholm lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Massu misses.
Massu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Massu slips a jab from Bornholm.
Nice jab there from Massu .
Bornholm throws a head kick that misses.
Massu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bornholm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Massu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Massu .
Massu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bornholm.
Bornholm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bornholm just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Massu .
Massu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Massu misses with a body shot.
Bornholm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Massu .
Massu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bornholm misses with a body kick.
Massu moves away from the strike by Bornholm.
Bornholm throws an off balance right hand
and Massu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bornholm's knee momentarily.
Bornholm throws an overhand right that lands on Massu 's shoulder, as Massu tries to avoid the shot.
Massu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bornholm looks to land a right hand but Massu moved out of range.
Massu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bornholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Massu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bornholm.
Massu throws a counter high kick but Bornholm was just alert enough to avoid it.
Massu throws a body shot but no joy.
Bornholm avoids the body shot from Massu .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massu misses with a series of wild punches.
Bornholm is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bornholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bornholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Bornholm misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Bornholm misses.
Daniel Bornholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Massu connects with an inside leg kick.
Bornholm throws a leg kick which misses Massu 's front leg but catches the back leg as Massu tries to avoid it.
Bornholm throws a hook to the side of Massu 's head but Massu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Massu checks a leg kick.
Massu moves out of range as Bornholm strikes.
Bornholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Massu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Massu keeps Bornholm at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massu throws a body shot but no joy.
Massu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bornholm is just out of range.
Bornholm thuds his shin into the meat of Massu 's side.
Massu slips under a jab from Bornholm.
Massu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bornholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bornholm throws a lazy right hand but Massu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massu is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Bornholm.
Massu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bornholm scores with a kick to the midsection.
Massu ducks under a wild hook from Bornholm.
Massu walks into a stiff left hand from Bornholm.
Massu throws a nice head kick!
Bornholm connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Fabouzi Massu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bornholm moves into the clinch successfully.
Massu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bornholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bornholm misses with the head strike.
Massu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bornholm lands a shoulder strike.
Bornholm lands a shoulder strike.
Bornholm misses with some punches.
Massu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bornholm lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massu lands a right hand.
Bornholm misses with the head strike.
Massu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bornholm controls his hands.
Massu blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bornholm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Massu 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.
Massu slips a jab from Bornholm.
Massu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bornholm just misses with a punch to the body.
Massu ducks under a wild hook from Bornholm.
Good leg kick by Bornholm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Massu throws an overhand right that lands on Bornholm's shoulder, as Bornholm tries to avoid the shot.
Massu looks to land a left hand but Bornholm moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massu tried to score with a low kick but Bornholm checks it.
Bornholm connects with a jab.
Bornholm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Massu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bornholm throws a leg kick that misses.
Massu throws a head kick that misses.
Massu slips a straight right by Bornholm.
Massu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Massu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Massu cracks Bornholm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Massu looks to throw the jab but Bornholm is out of range.
Bornholm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bornholm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Massu looks to land a left hand but Bornholm moved out of range nicely.
Massu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Massu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bornholm tries a quick counter leg kick but Massu is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bornholm throws out the jab.
Massu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Massu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Massu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bornholm dips to his left and cracks Massu with an uppercut!
Bornholm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Massu stuns Bornholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bornholm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bornholm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Massu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bornholm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bornholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Massu lands a head kick. Bornholm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bornholm throws out a loose jab but Massu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Massu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bornholm instigates a clinch.
Bornholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bornholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bornholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bornholm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bornholm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bornholm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Massu counters with an outside leg kick.
Massu tries a head kick but it misses.
Massu ducks under a wild hook from Bornholm.
Massu misses with a lunging right hand
and Bornholm counters with a thumping low kick.
Massu is looking to score with low kicks.
Massu misses with a straight right.
Massu moves out of range as Bornholm strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Bornholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bornholm swings for the body but Massu moves out of range.
Massu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Massu moves forwards but Bornholm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Massu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Massu misses the jab.
Bornholm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Massu with a body shot.
Bornholm avoids the body shot from Massu .
Bornholm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Massu .

Massu tries to keep at a distance but Bornholm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Massu has a couple of punches blocked by Bornholm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm blocks a body shot from Massu .
Bornholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Massu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bornholm tries to throw a body punch but Massu avoids it by throwing Bornholm back against the cage.
Massu misses with a punch to the body.
Bornholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Massu controls his hands.
Massu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Massu stalling against the cage.
Bornholm working aggressively here.
Massu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bornholm's elbow.
Massu tries a body shot but Bornholm blocks it.
Bornholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bornholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bornholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bornholm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massu .
Bornholm is looking to control Massu 's arms but Massu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bornholm has his back to the cage.
Bornholm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bornholm is trying to break the clinch but Massu is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bornholm.
Bornholm blocking some punches.
Massu can't find room to land a body shot as Bornholm controls the action.
Massu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bornholm tries to throw a body punch but Massu avoids it by throwing Bornholm back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm misses with the head strike.
Massu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bornholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bornholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Massu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Massu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bornholm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bornholm.
Massu blocks an elbow strike.
Massu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Massu pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm scores with a shot to the side of Massu 's head.
A head punch on the inside from Bornholm fails to land.
Massu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Massu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bornholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Massu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Massu blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bornholm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Massu .
Bornholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Bornholm!