PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 337 p4p, 39 weight class) and Timur Lenk (ranked 1133 p4p, 127 weight class). Rei Bourke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bourke
vs
Lenk

170 cm
26
146 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Lenk!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bourke cracks Lenk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lenk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourke.
A telegraphed right hand from Bourke misses the target.
Bourke lands a lovely overhand right.
Lenk misses with a body shot
and Lenk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Lenk is rocked!
Bourke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Bourke wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lenk. Bourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lenk's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lenk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lenk needs to keep his hands up - Bourke had a free shot at his head there.
Lenk is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourke finish him?
Bourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lenk seems to have recovered his senses.
Lenk throws a shot from downtown. Bourke moves away and avoids it.

Lenk gets tackled into the cage by Bourke. Bourke maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourke is leaning against Lenk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lenk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bourke controls his hands.
Bourke lands a nice uppercut.
Lenk blocks an uppercut.
Lenk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bourke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lenk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lenk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lenk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bourke lands a right hand.
Lenk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bourke misses with a punch on the inside.
Lenk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourke.
Lenk misses with a body punch.
Lenk letting Bourke take a breather here.
Bourke lands a right hand.
Bourke lands a shoulder strike.
Bourke lands a left hand.
Lenk misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Lenk.
Lenk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bourke keeps control of Lenk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bourke.
Stalling in the clinch from Bourke.
Lenk misses with a body punch.
Lenk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lenk misses with a punch to the body.
Lenk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourke backwards.
Lenk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lenk can't find room to land a body shot as Bourke controls the action.
Bourke prevents a body shot from Lenk.
Lenk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Bourke - that landed with a thud.
Bourke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lenk tries to work over Bourke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lenk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lenk stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Bourke on the inside.
Bourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lenk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bourke's elbow.
Lenk tries a body shot but Bourke blocks it.
Bourke is leaning against Lenk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lenk misses with a punch to the body.
Bourke lands a shot to the body.
Lenk looks winded!
Lenk being controlled against the cage.
Bourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lenk backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bourke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourke.
Lenk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bourke backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bourke on the inside.
Bourke scores with a shoulder strike.
Bourke misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lenk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Bourke.
Lenk misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Bourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bourke blocks a body shot from Lenk.
Bourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lenk tries a body shot but Bourke blocks it.
Lenk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourke.
Lenk avoiding damage.
Bourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Lenk.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lenk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lenk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bourke backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bourke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rei Bourke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bourke pounces like a tiger and cracks Lenk with a vicious hook! Lenk is down but not out! Bourke follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Rei Bourke misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.