PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dashark (ranked 2992 p4p, 3452 weight class) and Zakaria Burch (ranked 103 p4p, 124 weight class). Dashark's entrance music is Big shark by BEACH BOYS. A fine choice. Mark Dashark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zakaria Burch's chin.

Dashark
vs
Burch

180 cm
25
300
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Dashark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zakaria Burch!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dashark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burch lands a slapping body shot.

Burch cracks Dashark with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dashark looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Burch finish him?

It looks like Mark Dashark has been cut.
Dashark is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Dashark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Burch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dashark ducks under a wild hook from Burch.
Dashark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burch thuds a left hand into Dashark's body.

Burch feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dashark sprawling to the canvas! Dashark rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burch finish him?!
Dashark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burch misses with an uppercut.
Dashark misses with a straight right.
Burch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Burch cracks Dashark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burch has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dashark to stand back up!

Dashark is rocked!

Mark Dashark's cut is getting worse.
Dashark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Dashark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burch jabs Dashark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burch punishes Dashark's body with a nice straight punch.
Dashark walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Burch swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zakaria Burch!