PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Burman
vs
Dimagiba

180 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

186 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glin Burman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burman throws a nice looking combination but Dimagiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burman throws the kick towards the body but Dimagiba avoids it.
Good leg kick by Dimagiba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice combination there by Burman.
Burman throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Burman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dimagiba wants to clinch but Burman slips to the side
and Burman counters with a series of strikes. Dimagiba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dimagiba avoids a kick to the body.
Dimagiba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burman misses with a body kick.

Dimagiba closes the distance and pushes Burman back into the cage.

Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba slips a jab and a cross from Burman.

Dimagiba closes the distance and pushes Burman back into the cage.
Dimagiba lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimagiba lands a right hand.

Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burman throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Burman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dimagiba's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dimagiba clinches up with Burman and pushes him back against the cage.
Dimagiba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimagiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burman.
Dimagiba misses with an elbow over the top.
Dimagiba lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dimagiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burman's brow.
Burman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burman tries to break free but Dimagiba pushes him back against the cage.
Dimagiba misses with a punch on the inside.
Burman 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.
Dimagiba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burman backwards.
Burman is trying to push Dimagiba away but Dimagiba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dimagiba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burman is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dimagiba throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba misses with a punch to the body.
Dimagiba has Burman pressed against the cage, preventing Burman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Dimagiba.

Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burman with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimagiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Burman circles away.
Burman misses with a head kick.
Dimagiba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burman circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimagiba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dimagiba back to the cage. Burman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Jose Dimagiba has been cut.
Dimagiba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burman tries a head kick but it misses.

Dimagiba clinches up with Burman and pushes him back against the cage.
Dimagiba struggles to land a body shot inside as Burman controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman is trying to force a seperation but Dimagiba has the dominant position.

Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burman looks to throw the jab but Dimagiba is out of range.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burman counters with a left and a right... And another left! Dimagiba is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glin Burman!
A very excited looking Glin Burman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.