PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burcev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Takoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Takoy's choice of entrance music: Daft Punk - End of Line. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Burcev
vs
Takoy

190 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
230 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Burcev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Takoy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takoy ducks under a wild hook from Burcev.
A combination from Burcev does no damage.
Takoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burcev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takoy.
Burcev misses with a right hand
letting Takoy counter with a right hand.
Burcev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Burcev counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takoy blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burcev. Takoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burcev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burcev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burcev throws a hook but Takoy avoids it easily.
Takoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burcev misses with a left hand
and Takoy counters with a nice leg kick.
Takoy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Takoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Sergey Burcev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burcev throws a sloppy body shot
and Takoy counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takoy dodges the punch combination from Burcev.
Takoy misses with a double jab.
Burcev misses with a body punch
and Takoy counters with a right hand to the body.
Burcev is breathing heavily.
Takoy slips a straight right by Burcev.
Takoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burcev misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takoy.
Takoy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Takoy drops Burcev with a left and a right! Oh, Burcev is hurt - Takoy dives into side control looking to finish!

Burcev is rocked!
Burcev being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takoy stands up.
Takoy is looking to chop away at Burcev's legs.
Takoy slips a straight right by Burcev.
Burcev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takoy misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burcev throws a shot from downtown. Takoy moves away and avoids it.
Burcev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Burcev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takoy. Takoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burcev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burcev!

It looks like Odin Takoy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burcev throws a right and a left that Takoy avoids nicely.
Burcev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burcev looks to throw the jab but Takoy is out of range.
Takoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takoy, as that shot connected.
Takoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Takoy.
Takoy moves out of range as Burcev strikes.
A jab from Burcev misses.
Burcev looks to land a right hand but Takoy moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Burcev off the cage and back into range.
Takoy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burcev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burcev in his tracks.

Takoy cracks Burcev with an uppercut from hell and Burcev crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Takoy's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Oh Burcev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Takoy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Burcev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burcev throws a big shot that misses.
Burcev seems to have got his legs back now.
Burcev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takoy.
Burcev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burcev finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Takoy's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Burcev falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Takoy!