PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Burza
vs
Ronaldo

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

NFC War Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristiano Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Ronaldo.
Burza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ronaldo feints a jab promting Burza to slip. Ronaldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a hook
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ronaldo misses with a double jab
and Burza counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the body
and Burza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ronaldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Ronaldo backing up. Ronaldo nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Ronaldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ronaldo eats them both and turns towards Burza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burza counters with a thumping low kick.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Burza counters with a one-two to the body.
Burza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ronaldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Burza counters with an outside leg kick.
Ronaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Burza to counter with a crisp jab.
Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo lands with a nice body punch.
Ronaldo looks gassed!
Ronaldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
and Burza counters with a low kick, right behind Ronaldo 's knee.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burza counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burza counters with a two punch combo.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
and Burza counters with a left to the body.
Ronaldo drops his hands momentarily and Burza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Burza. That snapped Ronaldo's head back.
Burza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burza looks to land a combination. Ronaldo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ronaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burza counters with a series of strikes. Ronaldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ronaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burza throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ronaldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burza scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burza!
Burza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ronaldo on the side of the head.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut
and Burza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ronaldo eats them both and turns towards Burza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ronaldo throws a combination that misses
and Burza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ronaldo backs up against the cage.
Burza connects with a body shot that sends Ronaldo's belly button to the back.
Ronaldo misses the body punch
and Burza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burza clobbers Ronaldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burza with a hook.
Burza lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronaldo swings widly with a right hand
and Burza counters with a two punch combo.
Burza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burza scores with a three punch combo!
Ronaldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Burza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burza lands a body shot.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Burza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Ronaldo backing up. Ronaldo nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Ronaldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burza.
Ronaldo throws a right hand that misses
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burza lands a slapping body shot.
Roman Burza is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronaldo slips a jab and a cross from Burza.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burza.
Roman Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo walks into a stiff left hand from Burza.
A punch lands to the side of Ronaldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza lands a jab to the head.
Burza throws a right hand that Ronaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ronaldo also avoids with ease.
Burza throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Burza lands.
Ronaldo throws a combination that misses
and Burza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A right-left combo lands from Burza.
Burza connects with a single shot there.
Burza swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Burza scores with a three punch combo!
Burza connects with a single shot there.
Burza with a jab.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Ronaldo misses the body punch
and Burza counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Burza scores with a body shot.
Ronaldo misses the body punch
and Burza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Burza.
Ronaldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burza counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burza counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronaldo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Burza scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza's corner calls for a 1-2. Burza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ronaldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronaldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ronaldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Burza counters with a straight right hand.
Burza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burza dips to his left and cracks Ronaldo with an uppercut!
Burza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burza throws a one two combo.
Burza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Ronaldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Burza to counter with a crisp jab.
Burza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Burza as he connects with a hook.
Ronaldo walks into a stiff left hand from Burza.
Ronaldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ronaldo moves forwards but Burza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burza scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Burza tenderised Ronaldo's leg. Ronaldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ronaldo misses with a double jab
and Burza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burza throws a series of punches but Ronaldo avoids them all with ease.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot
and Burza counters with a left to the body.
Ronaldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronaldo misses with a hook
and Burza counters with a series of strikes. Ronaldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ronaldo can do to turn this around?
Burza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ronaldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Burza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Burza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Burza jabs Ronaldo right on the nose. Ronaldo blinks but takes it well.
Ronaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burza counters with a nice uppercut.
Burza throws a right and a left that Ronaldo avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Burza.
Ronaldo misses with a jab to the body
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronaldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the body from Ronaldo misses
and Burza counters with a left and a right that stings Ronaldo.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burza.
Ronaldo misses with a double jab
and Burza counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burza is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burza duly obliges.
Ronaldo misses the body punch
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Ronaldo backing up. Ronaldo nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ronaldo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Burza has got the better of the exchanges.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burza lands the left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Burza thuds a left hand into Ronaldo's body.
Burza scores with a shot to the body.
Ronaldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burza.
Ronaldo misses with a left hand
and Burza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burza. That's going to slow Ronaldo down.
Burza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burza works Ronaldo's body with a nice hook.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burza counters with a left to the body.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Burza counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Burza.
Burza connects with a nice looking jab.
Burza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Burza misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Burza counters with a low kick, right behind Ronaldo 's knee.
Burza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ronaldo on the side of the head.
Burza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burza.
Ronaldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ronaldo throws a right hand that misses
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Ronaldo backing up. Ronaldo nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Ronaldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
and Burza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ronaldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left lands for Burza.
Roman Burza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a leg kick which misses Ronaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronaldo tries to avoid it.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
letting Burza counter with a right hand.
Burza throws a combination. Ronaldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the body
and Burza counters with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burza lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Burza misses.
Ronaldo misses the body punch
and Burza counters with a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo misses with a right hand
letting Burza counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burza.
Burza jabs Ronaldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cristiano Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Burza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Burza!