PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zakaria Burch (ranked 2922 p4p, 5157 weight class) and Khaing Tun (ranked 106 p4p, 157 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Burch
vs
Tun

225 cm
26
300
4 - 6 - 0

193 cm
25
270
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 4 - 6 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaing Tun!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tun misses with a wild combination.
Burch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burch throws a body shot but no joy.
Tun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tun lands a head shot.
Burch ducks under a wild hook from Tun.

Burch darts in and clinches Tun up against the cage.
Tun pushes Burch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tun misses with some punches.
Tun lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Burch fails to land.
Burch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tun backwards.

It looks like Khaing Tun has been cut.
A hook to the body from Tun.
Tun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Tun's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Burch.
Tun lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burch misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tun blocks an uppercut.
Burch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Tun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tun.
Burch blocks a body shot from Tun.
Tun swings wildly with an uppercut but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tun slowing the pace effectively.
Tun is trying to stall.
Burch avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tun.
Tun lands a right hand.
Tun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burch swings wildly with an uppercut but Tun uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tun working aggressively here.
Tun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Tun blocks it.
Tun is trying to stall.
Burch has a couple of punches blocked by Tun.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burch trying to land knees to the body.
Tun stalling in the clinch.
Burch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tun.
Tun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burch misses with a knee strike.
Tun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tun's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Tun.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Tun is blocking nicely.
Tun cracks Burch with a nice body shot.
Burch is breathing heavily.
Tun scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch swings wildly with an uppercut but Tun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tun.
Tun scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Tun - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tun stalling in the clinch but Burch improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tun throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Tun misses with a punch on the inside.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Tun blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burch being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tun.
A head punch on the inside from Tun fails to land.
Nice body punch from Tun - that landed with a thud.
Tun scores with a shot to the side of Burch's head.
Tun gets through Burch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tun lands a nice shot to the body.
Tun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burchs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Tun.
Tun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tun controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tun pushes Burch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tun misses with some punches.
Burch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tun avoids it.
Tun throws a head punch that misses.
Tun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burch.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tun can't find room to land a body shot as Burch controls the action.
Burch stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burch.
Tun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tun lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khaing Tun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khaing Tun's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tun avoids the body shot from Burch.
Burch scores with a nice right hand.
Burch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tun misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Burch coming out on top.
Burch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tun throws out the jab.

Tun lands a big uppercut and Burch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burch looks OK. Tun waves Burch back to his feet!

Burch is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burch bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Tun comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Burch falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Burch was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khaing Tun!