PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almir Burekovic (ranked 4434 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Rio Lacsamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Burekovic
vs
Lacsamana

186 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Almir Burekovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rio Lacsamana!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burekovic has taken the fight to the clinch.

Burekovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Lacsamana there.

It looks like Almir Burekovic has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burekovic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burekovic.
Burekovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lacsamana lands with a cross.
No joy there for Burekovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lacsamana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lacsamana jabs Burekovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacsamana lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Burekovic head around and knocks him out cold! Lacsamana hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rio Lacsamana!