PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Buckethead - jump man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bourque
vs
Minotauro

225 cm
39
270 lbs
41 - 19 - 0

185 cm
38
253 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Minotauro.
Bourque throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Minotauro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bourque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minotauro thinking.
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minotauro tries to move into range but Bourque moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minotauro.
Minotauro throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Minotauro avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Minotauro throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Bourque. That snapped Minotauro's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bourque.
Minotauro lands the left hand.
Bourque lands with a kick to the temple. Minotauro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Ze Minotauro has been cut.
Minotauro misses with a wild body shot.
Minotauro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bourque counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minotauro thows a leg kick but Bourque checks it

and Bourque counters with a head kick that drops Minotauro to the mat! Minotauro scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bourque misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Minotauro misses.

Bourque drops Minotauro with a beautiful combination! Minotauro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bourque is looking for the KO!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bourque finds it's target.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bourque connects with a jab.
Minotauro misses with a body kick.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minotauro.
Bourque takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bourque scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque fails to land with a series of punches.
Minotauro defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Minotauro throws a body kick that misses
and Bourque finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Minotauro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Minotauro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Minotauro avoids them all with ease.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Minotauro instigates a clinch.
Minotauro prevents Bourque from breaking the clinch.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque wants to break free but Minotauro has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Minotauro breaks the clinch.
Bourque throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bourque keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque scores with a nice strike.
Bourque punishes Minotauro's body with a nice straight punch.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minotauro.
Minotauro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque scores with a crisp jab that stopped Minotauro in his tracks.
Bourque lands with an overhand left.
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!

Minotauro misses with a combination
and as Minotauro loses concentration momentarily, Bourque counters with a picture perfect head kick! Minotauro goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Timothy Bourque!
A very excited looking Timothy Bourque made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.