PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Burnquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnquist's entrance music is "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. A fine choice. Seagal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scheming Dreaming Juggernaut by A Jealousy Issue. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burnquist
vs
Seagal

198 cm
23
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
273 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Win Nutritional
Syndicate Drugs

Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Burnquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Burnquist.
Burnquist moves out of range as Seagal strikes.
Bob Burnquist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burnquist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burnquist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seagal misses with a hook.
Seagal misses with the combination.

Burnquist gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Seagal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Seagal wants to control from the top but Burnquist keeps moving.
Burnquist looking for a sweep. Not yet Burnquist, not yet.
Burnquist is trying to control the position but Seagal postures up.
Burnquist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Burnquist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seagal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burnquist's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burnquist has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Seagal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Seagal blocks a head kick by Burnquist.
Burnquist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seagal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burnquist at a distance.
Burnquist is breathing heavily.
Seagal checks the leg kick.
Burnquist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seagal checks it well.
Burnquist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seagal fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Burnquist misses.
Seagal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagal misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Seagal.

It looks like Bob Burnquist has been cut.

Seagal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burnquist was covering up waiting for the punch and Seagal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burnquist keeping moving, preventing Seagal from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burnquist is keeping the position for now.
Seagal thows a big elbow that misses.
Burnquist might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Seagal trying to control but Burnquist is working from the bottom.
Seagal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seagal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burnquist struggling a bit here.
Burnquist tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Seagal presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Burnquist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnquist is working hard here to advance position.
Seagal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burnquist's face.
A nice elbow there by Seagal.
Seagal working Burnquist over with strikes here.
Burnquist is desperately trying to improve his position but Seagal has a good base and remains in mount.
Seagal punching from mount but Burnquist doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seagal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burnquist is looking to escape.
Burnquist tries to hold on but Seagal pushes him away.
Burnquist is desperately trying to improve his position but Seagal has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagal landing punches.
Seagal unloads with some shots from mount but Burnquist bucks and avoids them well.
Seagal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seagal scoring with strikes but Burnquist is staying in there.
Seagal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagal landing punches.
Seagal tries to control but Burnquist wriggling away.
Seagal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Seagal with the ground and pound from mount.
Seagal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seagal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Seagal looking to control but Burnquist is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burnquist tries to hold on but Seagal pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Seagal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Burnquist's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Seagal lands a big right hand that sends Burnquist crashing to the mat! Seagal stays standing though and waves Burnquist back to his feet!
Burnquist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burnquist tries to work over Seagal's front leg with a kick but Seagal checks it.
Seagal throws an overhand right that lands on Burnquist's shoulder, as Burnquist tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Seagal blocks the low kick.
Seagal thows a left - swing and a miss!

Seagal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burnquist!
Seagal looking to control but Burnquist is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seagal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seagal controlling from the full mount.
Seagal looking to control but Burnquist is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seagal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnquist avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seagal.
Seagal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burnquist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seagal throwing strikes here but Burnquist is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burnquist is in a horrible position here. Seagal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Seagal controlling the position easily from mount.
Seagal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seagal landing strikes from the mount and Burnquist is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal avoids the attempt from Burnquist to control.
Seagal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burnquist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seagal with a couple of short strikes.
Burnquist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seagal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poor strikes thrown by Seagal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Seagal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burnquist tries to hold on but Seagal pushes him away.
Seagal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burnquist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Seagal with the ground and pound from mount.

Bob Burnquist's cut is getting worse.
Seagal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Seagal landing strikes, looking to finish!

Burnquist is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal looking to control but Burnquist is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burnquist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Burnquist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seagal avoids the attempt from Burnquist to control.
Burnquist seems to have got his legs back now.
Seagal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Burnquist is trying to escape the mount.
Seagal wants to control the pace but Burnquist is squirming around nicely.
Burnquist regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Seagal there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burnquist keeps working.
Seagal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burnquist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seagal wants to control but Burnquist is keeping him busy.
Burnquist trying to hold on to Seagal's head to control him but Seagal postures up.
Burnquist is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burnquist wants to control but Seagal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Seagal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Burnquist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Burnquist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burnquist throws and low kick but Seagal moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burnquist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seagal's calf.
Seagal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seagal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burnquist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steven Seagal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seagal throws a series of punches but Burnquist moves out of range.
Burnquist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagal blocks the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Seagal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burnquist - the referee stops the clock and Seagal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burnquist. Seagal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burnquist throws a head kick that misses.
Seagal avoids the head kick by Burnquist.
Burnquist throws a head kick that Seagal semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Seagal is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Burnquist's half guard.
Seagal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seagal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seagal works his way into full mount!
Burnquist is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnquist tries to hold on but Seagal postures up.
Seagal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burnquist is looking to escape.
Seagal landing strikes from the mount.
Seagal trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two 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.
Burnquist tries to hold on but Seagal pushes him away.
Burnquist can't escape the position.
Burnquist is squirming around, avoiding Seagal's attempts to control the action.
Seagal lands a big elbow.
Burnquist is desperately trying to improve his position but Seagal has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Seagal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burnquist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seagal wants to control the pace but Burnquist is squirming around nicely.
Seagal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnquist tries to hold on but Seagal postures up.
Seagal with good strikes from the mount here!
Burnquist is in a horrible position here. Seagal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Burnquist is looking to get to half guard.
Seagal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnquist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Seagal dominating with strikes here.
Seagal tries to control but Burnquist wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seagal wants to control the pace but Burnquist is squirming around nicely.
Burnquist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bob Burnquist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seagal landing strikes from the mount and Burnquist is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnquist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burnquist can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Seagal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seagal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Steven Seagal!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Steven Seagal!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Steven Seagal!

Steven Seagal wins by unanimous decision!