PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marius Wieneke (ranked 2039 p4p, 247 weight class) and Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 2054 p4p, 251 weight class). Wieneke's entrance music is Satyricon - K.I.N.G . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wieneke
vs
Burduada No Cranio

186 cm
34
195 lbs
13 - 24 - 0

188 cm
25
196 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wieneke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wieneke throws a combination that misses
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wieneke slips under a jab from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio misses with an uppercut. Wieneke saw that one coming.
Wieneke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wieneke jabs at Burduada No Cranio's body.
Wieneke tries to clinch up.

Wieneke instigates a clinch.
Wieneke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wieneke landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been cut.
Wieneke landing knees to the head.
Burduada No Cranio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wieneke looking to throw knees to the head but Burduada No Cranio is blocking nicely.

Burduada No Cranio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wieneke drives through and clinches with Burduada No Cranio against the cage.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burduada No Cranio avoids it.
Wieneke throws a knee to the head but misses.

Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
Wieneke with a nice cross.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burduada No Cranio lands a head shot.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch but Burduada No Cranio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Burduada No Cranio.
Wieneke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Marius Wieneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieneke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burduada No Cranio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burduada No Cranio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot lands for Burduada No Cranio.

Wieneke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burduada No Cranio looking for a sweep. Not yet Burduada No Cranio, not yet.
Wieneke is working Burduada No Cranio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wieneke is looking to work some ground and pound but Burduada No Cranio has wrist control.
Burduada No Cranio controls Wieneke momentarily but Wieneke frees himself.
Wieneke 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.
Burduada No Cranio wants to stand and escape but Wieneke is having none of it.

Burduada No Cranio pushes Wieneke off and gets back to his feet.
Wieneke swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Burduada No Cranio counter with a right hand.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a combination but Wieneke avoids it well.

Wieneke clinches with his opponent.
Wieneke blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burduada No Cranio.
Wieneke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burduada No Cranio is defending well for now.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wieneke scores with a shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands with an uppercut that bounces Wieneke off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Wieneke.
Burduada No Cranio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burduada No Cranio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wieneke throws a hook to the side of Burduada No Cranio's head but Burduada No Cranio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice looking combination but Wieneke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wieneke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Burduada No Cranio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Wieneke is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!