PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Burns III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janko Zwyzke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns III's entrance music is Off with his head- Big Pun. A fine choice. Zwyzke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Primal Concrete Sledge kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns III
vs
Zwyzke

188 cm
23
245 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
264 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Pacheco Labratories Inc

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Burns III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Janko Zwyzke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burns III feints and as Zwyzke raises his hands in defense, Burns III changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zwyzke wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns III won't allow Zwyzke to get back to his feet.
Zwyzke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Burns III missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zwyzke wants to sweep here but Burns III controlling him for the moment.

Burns III drops back looking for a leg! Zwyzke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zwyzke manages to kick Burns III off! Burns III jumps back into Zwyzke's guard.
Zwyzke controls Burns III momentarily but Burns III frees himself.
Zwyzke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burns III 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Burns III shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burns III was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zwyzke regains half guard.
Zwyzke wants to control but Burns III is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns III prevents Zwyzke from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Burns III is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zwyzke manages to get to full guard.
Zwyzke managing to control the position.
Burns III distracts Zwyzke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burns III with a nice head shot there.
Burns III trying to control the position from guard on top but Zwyzke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns III stops Zwyzke from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burns III drops back looking for a leg! Zwyzke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zwyzke manages to kick Burns III off! Burns III jumps back into Zwyzke's guard.
Burns III working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Zwyzke looking for subs off his back but Burns III has passed one foot through into half guard.

Burns III is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Zwyzke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zwyzke controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Burns III is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zwyzke sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns III wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zwyzke keeps working.
Burns III not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Burns III there.

Zwyzke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burns III seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zwyzke is trying to stand.
Burns III is trying to control. Zwyzke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burns III thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zwyzke to regain full guard.
Zwyzke is trying to keep Burns III in close.
Burns III stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zwyzke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns III could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burns III pushes down on Zwyzke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Burns III is breathing heavily.

Burns III is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Zwyzke still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Zwyzke has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Zwyzke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns III. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns III is looking for a sweep.
Burns III on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zwyzke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Burns III tries to bench press Zwyzke off him but Zwyzke keeps the position.
Zwyzke working away.

Zwyzke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burns III is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zwyzke content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Burns III dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zwyzke throws the left hand but Burns III avoids the punch easily.
Zwyzke connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Eugene Burns III has been cut.
Zwyzke drops Burns III with a beautiful combination! Burns III stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zwyzke is looking for the KO!

Burns III is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwyzke misses with the combination.
Oh Burns III is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zwyzke lands with a right and another and another! Burns III is in big trouble! Zwyzke lands again and this time it's lights out for Burns III! A quality knockout there for Zwyzke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Janko Zwyzke!