PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorge Jurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgel comes to the cage accompanied by Rock N Roll Train. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jurgel
vs
Burton

168 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Fight 4 America
Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorge Jurgel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burton. Burton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burton misses with a body kick.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jurgel fails with the takedown

and Burton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jurgel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jurgel is trying to get back to full guard.
Jurgel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burton wants to get up but he can't break Jurgel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burton wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
Burton tries to free his leg and advance position but Jurgel is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jurgel is looking for a triangle but Burton pushes his legs off easily.
Burton trying to control but Jurgel is working from the bottom.
Burton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burton wants to stand but Jurgel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Jurgel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burton's guard.

Jurgel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jurgel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jurgel!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Burton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burton lands in his opponent's guard.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel tries to strike from the bottom.
Jurgel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jurgel is working an open guard so Burton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Jurgel tries to keep at a distance but Burton has taken the fight into the clinch.

Burton manages to break the clinch.
Jurgel misses with a shot to the body

and Burton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jurgel tries for a takedown. No joy.

Burton has picked Jurgel up - he's going for a ride! Burton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jurgel wants to get back to full guard.
Jurgel is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jurgel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burton is keen to just control but Jurgel is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Burton seems content to control.
Burton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jurgel throws a series of punches but Burton moves out of range.
Jurgel takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Jurgel misses with a body shot.
Jurgel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorge Jurgel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Burton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burton showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton trying to control the action but Jurgel is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Burton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jurgel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jurgel lands a with a good body shot.
Burton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurgel.
Jurgel scores with a three punch combo!
Jurgel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Burton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jurgel's guard.
Jurgel wants to sweep here but Burton controlling him for the moment.

Jurgel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jurgel wants to sweep but no luck.
Burton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jurgel keeping moving, preventing Burton from controlling successfully.
Jurgel wants to sweep here but Burton controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jurgel is keeping the position for now.

Jurgel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burton with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Burton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jurgel is looking to reverse the position.
Burton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jurgel!
Jurgel taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jurgel can't escape the position.
Jack Burton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burton controlling from mount.

Jurgel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burton.
Burton lands a heavy elbow.
Burton wants to control the pace but Jurgel is squirming around nicely.
Jurgel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel is trying to control but can't.
Jurgel is refusing to be controlled, as Burton sits in half guard.
Burton is looking to stall here but Jurgel recovers full guard.
Burton pushing down on Jurgel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jurgel is trying to get back to full guard.
Burton is controlling the pace.
Jurgel is not content to let Burton control the position.

That's four 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.
Jurgel gets full guard.
Burton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jurgel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burton trying to control but Jurgel is working from the bottom.

Jurgel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jurgel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Burton regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jurgel throws a right hand that misses
and Burton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jurgel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jurgel with a poor takedown
and Burton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jurgel misses with a double jab

and Burton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Burton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jurgel defends it well.

Burton stands up from half guard.
Jurgel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burton counters with a series of strikes. Jurgel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jurgel misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Burton counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Burton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jurgel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burton taking a break here but Jurgel is having none of it and regains half guard.
Jurgel is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgel is refusing to be controlled, as Burton sits in half guard.
Burton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Burton winds up and cracks Jurgel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jurgel tries to get to full guard but Burton has control of the leg.
Burton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jurgel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burton misses with a wild combination.

Jurgel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burton sprawls well initially but Jurgel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jurgel prevents Burton from improving his position.
Burton is pressing down on Jurgel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.
Jurgel looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burton is trying to keep Jurgel in close.
Burton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jurgel tries to free his leg and advance position but Burton is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgel.
Gorge Jurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton ducks right into an uppercut from Jurgel.
Jurgel swings away with a body shot that misses

and Burton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jurgel's guard now.
Jurgel keeping full guard, as Burton tries to pass.
Jurgel can't keep his opponent in guard - Burton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Burton wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
Burton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Jurgel working for a triangle but Burton defends it easily.
Gorge Jurgel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jurgel has an active guard here but Burton has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jurgel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Jurgel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jurgel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jurgel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jurgel keeping moving, preventing Burton from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Burton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burton 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

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