PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vikiing Berserker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Burton
vs
Berserker

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vikiing Berserker!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berserker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berserker's head backwards.
Berserker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berserker tries to clinch but Burton is having none of it.
A cross from Burton lands.
Berserker checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Berserker. Beautiful body shot.
Burton lands a right hook to the body.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berserker moves away.
Burton works Berserker's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Berserker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burton scores with a jab. Berserker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berserker was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Burton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
and Berserker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Berserker counter with a right hand.
Burton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berserker throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Burton to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Berserker cracks a nice hook into Burton's ribs.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berserker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Berserker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Berserker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berserker throws a hook to the side of Burton's head but Burton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berserker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Burton misses the target.
Berserker swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Burton to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Burton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berserker moves out of range as Burton strikes.
Berserker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burton rather than just go for the knockout.
Burton misses with a hook

and Berserker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Berserker.
Burton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berserker takes a shot to the head.
Burton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Berserker controls his hands.
Berserker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burton digs a right hand underneath Berserker's ribcage. Berserker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burton looking to stall.

Berserker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berserker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burton.
Burton throws a hook but Berserker avoids it easily.
Burton throws a hook but Berserker blocks it.
Burton scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton swings for the body but Berserker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burton throws a series of punches but Berserker moves out of range.
Berserker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burton thuds a left hand into Berserker's body.
Berserker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton cracks Berserker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berserker.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Burton throws a jab when Berserker was well out of range.
Burton misses with a hook
and Berserker counters with a left to the body.
Berserker misses with a straight right.
Berserker misses with a right hand
and Berserker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berserker.
Burton misses with a lunging right hand
and Berserker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berserker misses with a body shot
and Burton counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berserker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berserker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Burton.
Burton misses with an uppercut
and Berserker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berserker misses the shot to the body.
Berserker tries to clinch there but Burton circles away.
Burton is looking to score with low kicks.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
and Berserker counters with a left to the body.
Burton throws a body punch but Berserker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Berserker lands.
Burton throws a poor cross that misses
and Berserker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Burton misses.
Berserker misses the shot to the body.
Berserker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burton throws an off balance right hand

and Berserker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Berserker.
The referee calls for Berserker to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserker blocks a body shot from Burton.
Berserker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burton misses with a punch to the body.
Berserker prevents a body shot from Burton.
Burton presses Berserker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Burton.
Still in the clinch, Berserker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Burton manages to break the clinch.
Burton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berserker throws an off balance right hand
and Burton counters with a low kick, right behind Berserker 's knee.
Berserker is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berserker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Berserker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Burton dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Burton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Burton coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Berserker.
Burton throws out a leg kick but Berserker moves out of range and Burton only half commits.
Burton throws a series of punches but Berserker moves out of range.
Jack Burton is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton misses with a hook to the body
and Berserker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burton connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Burton - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Berserker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burton thinking.
Berserker swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Berserker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burton counters with a stiff right hand.
Berserker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berserker scores with a shot to the body.
Burton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berserker can do to turn this around?
Berserker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burton circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a left hand
and Berserker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Berserker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burton swings for the body but Berserker moves out of range.
Berserker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Burton throws a poor cross that misses
and Berserker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berserker lands a right hook to the body.
Berserker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vikiing Berserker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berserker moves away from the strike by Burton.
Berserker misses with a body punch
and Burton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burton misses with a hook.
Berserker throws a lazy uppercut
and Burton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berserker thinking.
Berserker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berserker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berserker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berserker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berserker scrambles back to his feet.
Burton lands with a straight right. Berserker didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Burton coming out on top.
Burton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berserker.
Berserker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton missing with a left hand there. Berserker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Burton!