PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Burhani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osama Burhani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burhani
vs
jo

185 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osama Burhani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jo jo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

jo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burhani is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables jo to keep the fight standing.
Burhani jumps guard but jo stands there with Burhani around his waist. Burhani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

jo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Burhani gets caught flat footed, as jo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
jo wants to stand and escape but instead Burhani has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
jo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burhani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burhani trying to control but jo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burhani slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if jo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burhani wants to control from the top but jo keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Osama Burhani.

jo gets caught napping as Burhani dives in and scores a takedown. jo manages to retain guard.
jo is adopting a defensive guard.
Burhani wants to control from the top but jo keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

jo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
jo looks winded!
jo keeping moving, preventing Burhani from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Osama Burhani.
Burhani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burhani tries to clinch up

and jo counters by moving into the clinch.
Burhani tries to pull guard but jo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Burhani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burhani tries to pull guard but jo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burhani jumps guard but jo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

jo breaks the clinch.
Burhani could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burhani tries to clinch but jo moves away

and jo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

jo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Burhani can't fight it off and eventually jo manages to take the fight to the floor. Burhani looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
jo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burhani is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! jo has his hands clasped together but Burhani extends and breaks jo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Burhani.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Osama Burhani!