PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Burza

188 cm
25
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)
NFC War Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Burza!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Burza misses.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burza lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Burza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Burza throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Burza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Burza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Burza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burza misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
John Burza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Burza feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Burza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza scores with a nice strike.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab.
Burza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Burza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Burza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burza moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burza.
A punch combination from Burza misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burza looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Burza throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Burza shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Burza throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
A jab from Burza misses.
Burza misses with a wild body shot.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Burza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burza misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wazz Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza lands with a nice body punch.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Burza misses with an uppercut

and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Burza to the mat! Burza scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Burza is rocked!
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Burza 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burza lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Burza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wazz Silva 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Burza throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Wazz Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a head kick but Burza moves out of range.
Burza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Burza.
Burza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burza fails to land with a series of punches.
Burza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva looks for the body kick but Burza saw that one coming.
Burza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burza throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Burza.
Silva tries to move into range but Burza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burza misses with a series of wild punches.
Burza lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a push kick but Burza slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burza throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burza throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Burza throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Burza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Burza!