PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Bourdeaux (ranked 4638 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Danis (ranked 6313 p4p, 492 weight class). David Danis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bourdeaux
vs
Danis

186 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Hot Spunk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Bourdeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Danis with that takedown attempt.
Bourdeaux half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bourdeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
Danis wants to clinch.
Bourdeaux throws a big counter combination but Danis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bourdeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourdeaux moves out of range of the body kick.
Bourdeaux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Danis.
Bourdeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Bourdeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourdeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bourdeaux gets a clinch.
Danis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bourdeaux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bourdeaux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danis is fending him off so far but Bourdeaux persists. Nope, Danis circles away and we're back to standing.
Danis closes the distance and clinches up with Bourdeaux, looking for a takedown. Danis pushes Bourdeaux against the cage but Bourdeaux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourdeaux seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Bourdeaux has closed the distance and engaged Danis in a clinch.
Bourdeaux avoiding damage.
Danis gets underhooks to prevent Bourdeaux's takedown attempt.
Bourdeaux tries to break the clinch but Danis is controlling the position.
Danis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Danis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bourdeaux controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Danis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bourdeaux tries to break free but Danis pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bourdeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.

Danis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danis fails with the takedown.
Bourdeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bourdeaux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bourdeaux clinches.
Bourdeaux working hard to break the clinch.

Danis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Danis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bourdeaux postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bourdeaux stands and steps away. Danis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bourdeaux dives in and grabs Danis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danis pushes down on Bourdeaux's head and hops out.
Danis stuffs the takedown attempt from Bourdeaux. Bourdeaux gets slowly back to his feet.
Danis looks for a takedown but Bourdeaux sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux shoots for a takedown but Danis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Danis rushes Bourdeaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danis misses with a punch on the inside.

Danis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danis shoots in for a double leg but Bourdeaux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danis fails to land with a series of punches.
Bourdeaux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danis circles away.
Danis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danis thuds a left hand into Bourdeaux's body.
Bourdeaux is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourdeaux shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danis defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Danis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Danis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danis shoots in and drives through. Bourdeaux sprawls well.

Bourdeaux pushes Danis up against the cage in a clinch.

Bourdeaux manages to pull guard.

Danis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bourdeaux shoots for a takedown but Danis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Bourdeaux dives in and scores a takedown into Danis's guard.

Danis kicks Bourdeaux off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourdeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danis tries to clinch but Bourdeaux is having none of it.
Bourdeaux shoots in looking for a takedown. Danis tries to sprawl out of it but Bourdeaux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Bourdeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bourdeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourdeaux closes the distance and clinches up with Danis, looking for a takedown. Bourdeaux pushes Danis against the cage but Danis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bourdeaux throws a wild body kick that Danis sees coming a mile off.
Danis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Danis with that takedown attempt.
Danis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourdeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Bourdeaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Danis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bourdeaux as he avoids it easily.

Danis has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Bourdeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danis is defending well for now.
Bourdeaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Danis won't allow it.
Bourdeaux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danis tries to pull guard but Bourdeaux won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danis.
Danis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bourdeaux is defending well.
Bourdeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bourdeaux is trying to pull guard but Danis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Danis pulls Bourdeaux into guard.

Bourdeaux postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bourdeaux, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Danis gets to his feet. Bourdeaux looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bourdeaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourdeaux avoids the body shot from Danis.
Bourdeaux blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Danis. No joy for Bourdeaux on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bourdeaux or perhaps it was just good defense by Danis, which made it look bad.
Bourdeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Danis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bourdeaux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danis somewhat.
Bourdeaux avoids the body shot from Danis.
Bourdeaux lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bourdeaux moves away from the strike by Danis.
Danis looks for a takedown but Bourdeaux sprawls well.
Danis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourdeaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourdeaux stuffs the takedown attempt from Danis. Danis gets slowly back to his feet.
Bourdeaux throws a big counter combination but Danis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Danis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bourdeaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bourdeaux somewhat.

Bourdeaux takes the fight into the clinch.
Danis can't get the takedown.

Danis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourdeaux goes for a double leg but Danis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Danis continues to drive forward.
Bourdeaux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry Bourdeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danis stuffs the takedown.
Gerry Bourdeaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bourdeaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danis darts in looking for a takedown but Bourdeaux gets double underhooks and turns Danis into the cage.
Bourdeaux dives in and grabs Danis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danis pushes down on Bourdeaux's head and hops out.
Danis wants to counter with a clinch but Bourdeaux pushes him away.

Danis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bourdeaux avoiding damage.

Danis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourdeaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourdeaux is looking to clinch.

Bourdeaux instigates a clinch.
Danis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bourdeaux stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux is pressed up against the cage. Danis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bourdeaux down to the mat. Bourdeaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bourdeaux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danis swivels and escapes.
Bourdeaux tries to clinch up.
Danis walks into a straight right hand from Bourdeaux.
Danis misses with a head kick.

Danis forces Bourdeaux back against the cage and clinches.
Bourdeaux tries to score a body lock takedown but Danis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Danis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bourdeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Danis dives in and scores a takedown into Bourdeaux's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danis trying to control the position but Bourdeaux is working away.

Danis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Danis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bourdeaux is trying to break the clinch but Danis is controlling him.
Danis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bourdeaux is defending well.
Danis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bourdeaux is keeping busy.
Danis goes for a takedown attempt but Bourdeaux pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bourdeaux shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Danis counters with a head kick.
Danis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourdeaux rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danis closes the distance and clinches up with Bourdeaux, looking for a takedown. Danis pushes Bourdeaux against the cage but Bourdeaux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gerry Bourdeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Danis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Danis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Danis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Danis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Danis!