PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Saurkraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saurkraut's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Poland National Anthem. Burza has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Roman Burza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Saurkraut
vs
Burza

163 cm
29
158 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

178 cm
31
170 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Saurkraut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Saurkraut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burza throws a right and a left that Saurkraut avoids nicely.
Olaf Saurkraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saurkraut.
Nice takedown defense from Saurkraut. No joy for Burza on that attempt.
Saurkraut misses with a takedown attempt - Burza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saurkraut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olaf Saurkraut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Burza or perhaps it was just good defense by Saurkraut which made him look bad.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saurkraut lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burza cracks Saurkraut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saurkraut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saurkraut attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Saurkraut with that takedown attempt.
Saurkraut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saurkraut shoots and misses
and Burza counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurkraut punishes Burza's body with a nice straight punch.
Saurkraut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burza as he avoids it easily.

Saurkraut tries to sprawl but Burza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saurkraut has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burza is working away from the top position though.

Saurkraut actively working from the bottom here.
Burza stops Saurkraut from getting back to his feet.
Burza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burza not doing much here.
Burza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burza is trying to control. Saurkraut wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saurkraut is trying to control but can't.
Burza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saurkraut is controlling Burza's trapped leg to prevent Burza from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saurkraut gets full guard.
Saurkraut trying to keep a closed guard but Burza is proving a slippery customer.
Burza wants to control from the top but Saurkraut keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saurkraut fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burza goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Saurkraut looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burza is pulling down on Saurkraut's head to control his posture.
Burza controls Saurkraut momentarily but Saurkraut frees himself.
Saurkraut trying to control but Burza is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burza manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Burza misses with a takedown attempt - Saurkraut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saurkraut takes a swing at Burza's ribcage but misses.

Saurkraut scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burza is not content to let Saurkraut control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saurkraut throws a strike aimed at the side of Burza's head but Burza avoids it well.
Saurkraut working the strikes but Burza uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Burza desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to get back to full guard.

Saurkraut is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burza sees it coming and defends easily.
Saurkraut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Burza actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Saurkraut there.
Burza has hold of Saurkraut's hands but Saurkraut slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saurkraut is keen to just control but Burza is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burza is looking to escape.
Saurkraut working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Olaf Saurkraut will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saurkraut looks for a takedown but Burza sprawls well.
Saurkraut lands a jab to the head.
Burza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saurkraut is fending him off so far but Burza persists. Nope, Saurkraut circles away and we're back to standing.
Burza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burza misses with a hook.
No luck for Saurkraut with that takedown attempt.

Saurkraut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burza!
Saurkraut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saurkraut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burza's face.
Saurkraut scoring with strikes but Burza is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saurkraut punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saurkraut throws some wild stikes that Burza manages to avoid easily.
Burza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saurkraut thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurkraut thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Saurkraut breaks from Burza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Saurkraut tries to control but Burza wriggling away.
Saurkraut pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burza blocking the ground and pound.
Saurkraut sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Burza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saurkraut thowing shots but they're missing.
Saurkraut thowing shots but they're missing.
Saurkraut trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to hold on but Saurkraut pushes him away.
Saurkraut takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saurkraut is landing with some decent strikes but Burza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saurkraut trying to control but Burza is having none of it.
Saurkraut lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Burza is rocked!
Burza takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Saurkraut's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olaf Saurkraut!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Olaf Saurkraut made sure he mentioned Global Nutritional (Q159) 90% ROR on Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.