PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bryce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryce comes to the cage accompanied by In a Heartbeat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryce
vs
Burkhart

173 cm
25
149 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

163 cm
25
146 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Bryce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burkhart!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bryce misses with a right hand
and Burkhart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burkhart misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryce counters with a leg kick.
Bryce connects with a leg kick. Burkhart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bryce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bryce scores with a nice head shot.
Burkhart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryce lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bryce fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Bryce.
Horrible takedown by Bryce or perhaps it was just good defense by Burkhart which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryce walks into a stiff left hand from Burkhart.
Nice defenses there by Burkhart.

Bryce closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Bryce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burkhart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burkhart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkhart gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bryce controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart trying to hold on to Bryce's head to control him but Bryce postures up.
Bryce is trying to control the action in half guard but Burkhart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bryce prevents Burkhart from improving his position.
Burkhart works his way to full guard. Good work.

Burkhart pushes Bryce off and gets back to his feet.
Burkhart circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bryce. No joy for Burkhart on that attempt.
Burkhart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bryce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bryce misses with a straight right.
Burkhart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Burkhart shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bryce napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bryce is trying to improve his position.
Burkhart cracks Bryce with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart working away.
Bryce tries to buck Burkhart off but Burkhart is having none of it.
Bryce gets back to half guard.
Bryce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burkhart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burkhart's back!
Burkhart is trying to get back to his feet but Bryce has full control of the position and if anything, Burkhart has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Burkhart defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Bryce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burkhart wants to stand back up but Bryce manages to pass into side control.
Bryce taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Bryce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bryce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bryce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burkhart.
Burkhart misses with a hook to the body
and Bryce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burkhart misses with a wild body shot.
Bryce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burkhart misses with a jab to the body
and Bryce counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burkhart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burkhart misses with a double jab
and Bryce counters with a straight right hand.
Burkhart swings for the body but Bryce moves out of range.
Bryce cracks the inside of Burkhart's front leg.
Burkhart misses with a jab to the body
and Bryce counters with a head kick. That will keep Burkhart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Burkhart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burkhart there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bryce.
Bryce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burkhart manages to avoid it.
Bryce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burkhart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burkhart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryce counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burkhart's knee momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bryce, as that shot connected.
Burkhart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burkhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryce.
Burkhart takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryce connects with a body shot that sends Burkhart's belly button to the back.
Bryce throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burkhart.
Burkhart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Bryce gets tackled into the cage by Burkhart. Burkhart maintains the clinch.
Burkhart can't find room to land a body shot as Bryce controls the action.
Burkhart tries a body shot but Bryce blocks it.
Bryce is trying to maintain a safe position but Burkhart gets an underhook and turns Bryce into the cage.
Bryce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burkhart tries for a takedown but Bryce manages to get underhooks.
Bryce is pushing Burkhart up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burkhart tries a body shot but Bryce blocks it.
Burkhart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bryce blocks a body shot from Burkhart.
Bryce tries to land knees in the clinch but Burkhart avoids the damage to the body.
Bryce prevents a body shot from Burkhart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bryce to work.

Bryce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryce lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bryce.
Bryce's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burkhart under the eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Bryce as he connects with a hook.
Burkhart defending well as Bryce loads up on a big left hand.
Burkhart misses with a combination
and Bryce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryce feints and then cracks Burkhart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burkhart down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Bryce dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Burkhart misses with a hook
and Burkhart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bryce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seth Bryce is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burkhart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burkhart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bryce rather than just go for the knockout.
Burkhart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bryce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bryce lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burkhart takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from Bryce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryce misses with a low kick as Burkhart jumps back.
Burkhart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bryce makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bryce lands a jab to Burkhart's midsection.
Bryce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bryce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burkhart is out of range.
Burkhart slips a straight right by Bryce.

Burkhart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burkhart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alex Burkhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryce wants to get back to full guard.
Burkhart throwing shots but Bryce is blocking nicely.
Bryce is concentrating on defense, preventing Burkhart from advancing position.
Bryce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burkhart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burkhart's back!
Bryce avoiding Burkhart 's attempts to control his hands.
Bryce is looking to control Burkhart but Burkhart is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Burkhart wants to control his opponent's hands but Bryce gets his hands free.
Bryce lands a shot to the head.
Bryce punishes Burkhart with strikes from the back mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bryce has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Burkhart has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bryce slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Burkhart wants to control his opponent's hands but Bryce gets his hands free.

Burkhart defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bryce's arms.
Burkhart holding both Bryce 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burkhart is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Bryce is looking for the choke from the back position but Burkhart is controlling his hands well.
Seth Bryce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryce throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Burkhart is in bad spot here.
Burkhart trying to get back to his feet but Bryce is in full control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Bryce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Seth Bryce!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Seth Bryce!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Seth Bryce!

Seth Bryce wins by unanimous decision!