PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chino Bandito had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bandito
vs
Bourque

180 cm
36
159 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

192 cm
38
156 lbs
41 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chino Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Chino Bandito has been cut.
Bandito moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Paul Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bandito.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandito as he connects with a hook.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandito is just out of range.
A jab from Bourque misses.
Bourque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandito's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bandito throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
Bandito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourque.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Bandito counters with a stiff right hand.

Bourque is rocked!
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourque throws the left hand but Bandito avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque scores with the left hand. Bandito knows he should have avoided that one.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bandito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bandito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Bandito walks into a jab.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bandito throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Bandito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bandito circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourque feints a jab promting Bandito to slip. Bourque then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bandito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bandito.
Bourque lands a jab-cross combination.
Bourque might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bourque misses with a lunging right hand
and Bandito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourque lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a two punch combination.
Bandito misses with the combination.
Bandito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Bourque misses the target.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bandito circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bandito moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Bourque! Bandito continues to tee off on Bourque, landing with a left and a right! Bandito connects with a right hand that leaves Bourque sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Bandito!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chino Bandito!
Our winner, Chino Bandito, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.