PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Sachie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren Burns had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Burns
vs
Sachie

175 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lauren Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georg Sachie!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns scores with a kick to the body.
Sachie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sachie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Sachie checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sachie avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns lands a head kick. Sachie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Georg Sachie has been cut.
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!
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Sachie slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sachie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Sachie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns takes a swing at Sachie's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sachie or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns which made him look bad.
Sachie tries for a takedown but Burns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lauren Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georg Sachie.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sachie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to slow Sachie down by chopping away at his legs.
Sachie fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Sachie off balance momentarily.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Lauren Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns throws a low kick but Sachie avoids it.

Sachie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sachie is thwarting Burns's attempts to control the position.

Sachie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sachie is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauren Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georg Sachie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burns throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sachie.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burns scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sachie.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sachie is out of range.
Burns throws a push kick but Sachie slaps the foot to one side.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Sachie sees coming a mile off.
Burns throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Sachie.
Sachie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sachie gets slowly back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sachie checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Burns.
Sachie avoids a kick to the body.
Sachie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Sachie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Sachie or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns which made him look bad.
Lauren Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georg Sachie.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sachie is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burns.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sachie drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Burns follows Sachie to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lauren Burns!