PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Burgendy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burgendy
vs
Rocha

188 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Burgendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgendy throws a hook to the side of Rocha's head but Rocha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burgendy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Burgendy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rocha is not content to let Burgendy control the position.
Burgendy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burgendy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burgendy throwing shots but Rocha is blocking nicely.
Burgendy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgendy working Rocha over with strikes.
Burgendy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rocha's head.
Burgendy lands strikes from half guard.
Rocha has hold of Burgendy's hands but Burgendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Burgendy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rocha sees it coming and defends easily.
Burgendy looks to land a strike but Rocha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burgendy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burgendy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rocha has wrist control.
Burgendy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burgendy throws and elbow that misses. Rocha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burgendy's guard. Nice move by Rocha!
Burgendy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rochais looking to pass into half guard but Burgendy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Burgendy is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy stands up over Rocha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burgendy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burgendy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burgendy throws and elbow that misses. Rocha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burgendy's guard. Nice move by Rocha!
Burgendy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rocha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rocha thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rocha wants to pass the guard but Burgendy is keeping the position.
Burgendy is trying to keep Rocha in close.
Burgendy keeping full guard, as Rocha tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Burgendy wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Burgendy dives in and scores a takedown into Rocha's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burgendy.
Rocha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burgendy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burgendy tries to get out of the position.
Rocha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rocha looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Burgendy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rocha feints and as Burgendy raises his hands in defense, Rocha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burgendy has momentary wrist control but Rocha slips an elbow through the middle.
Rochais looking to pass into half guard but Burgendy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Burgendy is in guard.
Burgendy cracks Rocha with a solid left hand.
Burgendy wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Rocha throwing short punches from the bottom.
Burgendy throws a big right hand that misses.
Burgendy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burgendy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rocha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rocha misses with a head shot.
Mr Burgendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgendy tries to hold on but Rocha postures up.
Rocha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Burgendy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burgendy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Burgendy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rocha is looking to advance position but Burgendy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy looking to finish Rocha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rocha!
Burgendy with shots to the head and body - Rocha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burgendy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burgendy punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Carlos Rocha has been cut.
Burgendy lands a big shot there that rocks Rocha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Burgendy wants to control the pace but Rocha is squirming around nicely.
Burgendy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rocha's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rocha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burgendy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rocha hang on?
Rocha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Burgendy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That has opened up Carlos Rocha's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy landing strikes from the mount.
Rocha is in a horrible position here. Burgendy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Burgendy landing punches.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Burgendy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rocha's face.

The cut above Carlos Rocha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burgendy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rocha tries to reverse the position but Burgendy maintains control.
Burgendy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burgendy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Carlos Rocha's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Rocha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Burgendy!