PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doby Burkhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burkhardt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smokestack Lighting - Howlin' Wolf. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burkhardt
vs
Law

188 cm
22
153 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

167 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doby Burkhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Law misses.
Law tries to clinch up.
Burkhardt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Law tries to clinch but Burkhardt moves out of range.
Law tries to clinch but Burkhardt moves out of range.
Law is looking to clinch but Burkhardt is avoiding it.
Burkhardt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Burkhardt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Law's guard.
Burkhardt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burkhardt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Law swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burkhardt is controlling him.
Burkhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burkhardt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burkhardt won't allow Law to get back to his feet.
Burkhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burkhardt keeps the fight on the outside.
Law tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burkhardt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Burkhardt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Law is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Law keeping full guard, as Burkhardt tries to pass.
Law looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burkhardt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burkhardt controlling from the top position.
Burkhardt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Law's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burkhardt controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doby Burkhardt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Law throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burkhardt's head.
Law wants to clinch.
Law misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burkhardt scores with a body shot.
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
Law is looking to clinch.
Law is looking to clinch.
Law throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burkhardt has Law up against the cage in a clinch.
Burkhardt looking for a takedown.
Law is breathing heavily.
Burkhardt keeps control of Law as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Law lands a right hand.
Burkhardt tries to pull guard but Law won't allow it.
Burkhardt avoids a wild elbow strike from Law.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burkhardt.
Burkhardt wants to break free but Law has control.
Law can't break the clinch.
Burkhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burkhardt tries for a takedown but Law manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doby Burkhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law has had enough of the clinch but Burkhardt keeps him there for the moment.
Burkhardt wants a takedown but no success here.

Burkhardt gets control of Law's arms and successfully pulls guard. Burkhardt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Burkhardt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Law can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burkhardt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burkhardt controlling the position.

Burkhardt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Law can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burkhardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Burkhardt, not yet.
Law wants to get up but he can't break Burkhardt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhardt wants to stand but Law is controlling the position.
Burkhardt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Law is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Law darts in trying to clinch

and Burkhardt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Burkhardt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burkhardt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Law keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doby Burkhardt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Burkhardt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burkhardt content to control rather than advance.
Burkhardt wants to stand up but Law is controlling the position.
Burkhardt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Law knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Law looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Burkhardt seems content to control.
Burkhardt wants to control but Law is keeping him busy.
Burkhardt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Law pushes Burkhardt off looking to stand but Burkhardt dives back in and keeps control.
Burkhardt tries to pass to full mount but Law defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhardt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burkhardt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burkhardt trying to control the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Doby Burkhardt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Law throws a hook to the side of Burkhardt's head but Burkhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burkhardt.
Law tries to clinch but Burkhardt moves away

and Burkhardt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Law comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Law lands a knee to the body.
Law gets underhooks to prevent Burkhardt's takedown attempt.
Burkhardt wants a takedown but no success here.
Burkhardt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burkhardt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burkhardt managing to block the knees to the body from Law.
Burkhardt tries to score a body lock takedown but Law shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doby Burkhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkhardt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Law is keeping busy.
Law throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Law wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burkhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Burkhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burkhardt blocks an elbow strike.
Marshall Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doby Burkhardt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Law's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Law landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doby Burkhardt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burkhardt, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doby Burkhardt!