PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 537 p4p, 75 weight class) and Wilky Pierre (ranked 1861 p4p, 229 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Buriak
vs
Pierre

187 cm
24
198 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
186 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilky Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buriak scores with a jab.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buriak.
Pierre dives in and grabs Buriak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buriak pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.

Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pierre wants to take a breather but Buriak is having none of it.

Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Pierre is looking for a kimura but Buriak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pierre to get the leverage.

Pierre 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.

Pierre is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.
Buriak holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buriak sees it coming and defends easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pierre working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Buriak trying to control here.

Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
Buriak has his hands clasped together around Pierre's back. He's all about the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Buriak wants to get back to full guard.
Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Buriak is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pierre 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.
Buriak keeping control of the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Buriak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buriak tries to get to full guard but Pierre has control of the leg.

Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Buriak has his hands clasped together around Pierre's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Buriak is defending against the submission attempts here by Pierre.

Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Buriak is defending well.
Buriak is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Runts Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buriak sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buriak sees it coming and defends easily.

Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Buriak is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilky Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Buriak cracks a nice hook into Pierre's ribs.
Pierre goes for a double leg but Buriak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Buriak continues to drive forward.
Buriak lands an overhand right.
Buriak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pierre under the eye.

Pierre darts in and clinches Buriak up against the ropes.
Pierre wants a takedown.
Buriak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Buriak presses Pierre against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pierre is looking for a takedown.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilky Pierre.
Pierre has Buriak pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Buriak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Buriak.
A short body shot lands from Buriak as the two fighters clinch.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Buriak lands a right hand.
Buriak scores with a shot to the side of Pierre's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak lands a shot to the body.
Buriak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierres head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Buriak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Buriak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buriak struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierre controls his hands.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Buriak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Buriak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buriak stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Pierre is rocked!
Buriak drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Pierre's head, knocking him out cold! Buriak is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Buriak!
After the fight, Dimitri Buriak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.