PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zakaria Burch (ranked 2665 p4p, 1201 weight class) and Tempest Frank (ranked 95 p4p, 37 weight class). Tempest Frank has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zakaria Burch's chin.

Burch
vs
Frank

225 cm
26
300
3 - 4 - 0

206 cm
26
265
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing
Island Boys Nutrition

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zakaria Burch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tempest Frank!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burch lands with a shot to the body.
Burch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burch thinking.
Burch throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Frank tries to clinch but Burch moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dodgers in the buildup to the fight.
Burch looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Frank tries to clinch there but Burch circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Burch misses the target.
Burch scores with a jab to the body.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Burch. Beautiful body shot.
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burch is looking to counter punch.
Zakaria Burch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burch is looking to wear down Frank with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frank misses with a hook.
It looked like Burch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frank.
Burch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frank has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burch scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Burch. Beautiful body shot.
Burch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Burch throws a body punch but Frank moves out of range.
Burch looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Burch looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Burch blocks a jab.
Burch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burch misses the jab.
Frank appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burch swings widly with a right hand
and Frank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Frank finds it's target.

It looks like Zakaria Burch has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burch misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Burch misses.
Frank throws a hook but Burch avoids it easily.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Burch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Frank releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
A shot to the body from Burch misses
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Frank closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burch managing to block the knees to the body from Frank.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Frank misses with a knee strike.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burch misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Frank is blocking nicely.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Frank blocks it.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burch tries to throw a body punch but Frank avoids it by throwing Burch back against the cage.
Frank avoiding damage as Burch throws knees to the body.
Burch throws a head punch that misses.
Frank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burch blocks it with crossed arms.
Burch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burch tries to throw a body punch but Frank avoids it by throwing Burch back against the cage.
Burch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Burch controls the action.
Burch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frank blocks it with crossed arms.
Burch throws a head punch that misses.
Burch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burch has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Burch is trying to stall.
Frank misses with a knee to the head.

Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burch throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch misses with a body punch
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burch misses the body punch
and Frank counters with a big right hand! Oh Burch is in trouble here! Frank follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tempest Frank!
A victorious Tempest Frank thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.