PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Buckethead - jump man. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Minotauro
vs
Bourque

185 cm
36
253 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

225 cm
38
270 lbs
38 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Minotauro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minotauro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Minotauro scores with a jab to the body.

Bourque lands a big head kick that sends Minotauro tumbling to the mat! Bourque takes a step backwards and waves Minotauro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ze Minotauro has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bourque counters with a nice body shot.
Minotauro tries a low kick but Bourque avoids it.
Minotauro lands a glancing blow to the side of Bourque's head.

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Minotauro shoots in but no luck this time.
A low kick from Minotauro is predictable there
and Bourque counters with a head kick. That will keep Minotauro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bourque there.
Minotauro avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minotauro.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Bourque misses with a two punch combination.
Minotauro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourque getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Minotauro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Minotauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a three punch combo that has Minotauro backing up. Minotauro nods at Bourque to acknowledge the strikes.
Bourque takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minotauro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minotauro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Minotauro is just out of range.
Minotauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Minotauro throws a head kick but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Minotauro is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Minotauro's shoulder, as Minotauro tries to avoid the shot.
Minotauro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Minotauro.
Minotauro misses with a looping left.
Bourque has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bourque misses with a right hand
and Minotauro counters with a straight right hand.
Bourque lands a nice looking kick to the body. Minotauro takes a step back to recover.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Bourque takes a swing at Minotauro's ribcage but misses.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Minotauro moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Minotauro.
Bourque misses with an uppercut.
Bourque throws a body punch but Minotauro moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Minotauro.
Minotauro throws a nice looking combination but Bourque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minotauro moves away.
Minotauro throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Bourque dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minotauro.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minotauro.
Bourque throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bourque throws a nice head kick!
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minotauro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minotauro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Minotauro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Minotauro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Timothy Bourque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourque moves out of range as Minotauro throws a body kick.
Minotauro takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Minotauro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bourque misses with a hook. Minotauro ducked under it nicely.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minotauro walks into a jab.
Bourque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourque lands with a kick to the temple. Minotauro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bourque rushes Minotauro with punches - Minotauro moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Minotauro goes down! Bourque follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Bourque!
After winning the bout, Timothy Bourque thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.