PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Broker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Broker
vs
Burza

181 cm
23
187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Broker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Burza!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza throws a lazy uppercut
and Broker counters with a nice uppercut.
Terry Broker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Broker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Broker.
Broker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burza's hands.
Burza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Broker misses with a body shot.
Broker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broker misses with a left hand
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broker cracks a nice hook into Burza's ribs.
Burza walks into a stiff left hand from Broker.
A slow jab from Broker misses its intended target.
Burza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burza swings for the body but Broker moves out of range.
Broker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broker missing with a left hand there. Burza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broker takes a swing at Burza's ribcage but misses.
Burza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Broker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Broker.
Broker looks to land a combination but Burza avoids it well.
Burza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Broker finds it's way round the side to connect with Burza's head.
Burza lands a head shot.
Broker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Broker slips a jab from Burza.
Broker misses with a lunging right hand
and Burza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Broker tries to bum rush Burza with a series of wild strikes but Burza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Broker moves away from the strike by Burza.
Burza throws a poor cross that misses
and Broker counters with a one-two to the body.
Burza looks to land a left hand but Broker moved out of range nicely.
Burza cracks Broker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burza throws a looping overhand right but Broker ducks down to avoid it.
Broker throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Burza to counter with a crisp jab.
Burza defending well as Broker loads up on a big left hand.
Broker looks to throw the jab but Burza is out of range.
Burza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good exchange - Broker coming out on top.
Broker throws an off balance right hand
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Broker backing up. Broker nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Broker lands an overhand right.
Broker slips under a jab.
Broker lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Broker. That snapped Burza's head back.
Burza moves out of range as Broker strikes.
Burza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Broker.

Burza is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broker throws a shot from downtown. Burza moves away and avoids it.
Burza is still on wobbly legs! Can Broker finish him?
Burza throws a lazy right hand but Broker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burza seems to have recovered his senses.
Broker misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Broker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Broker.
Broker misses with a double jab
enabling Burza to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Broker misses.
Broker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Broker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burza.
Broker throws a series of punches but Burza moves out of range.
Burza slips a jab from Broker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Broker thows a body shot but no joy.
Broker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burza misses with a two punch combination.
Broker misses with a hook. Burza ducked under it nicely.
Burza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broker manages to avoid it.
Broker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Broker scores with a four punch combination!
Burza looks to land a right hand but Broker moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Broker!
Broker throws the left hand but Burza avoids the punch easily.
Burza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broker.
Burza takes one to the chin there.
Broker misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Broker misses with a body shot.
Broker throws a poor cross that misses
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Broker backing up. Broker nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Broker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burza manages to avoid it.
Terry Broker is winning the standup battle so far.
Broker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Broker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Broker misses with a hook
letting Burza counter with a right hand.
Broker misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Broker. Beautiful body shot.
Burza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Broker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burza.
Burza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broker misses with a hook. Burza ducked under it nicely.
John Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burza.
Broker throws a lazy right hand but Burza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Broker moves out of range as Burza strikes.
Broker clobbers Burza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Broker throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
Burza dodges the punch combination from Broker.
Broker misses with a wild combination.
Broker fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broker misses with an uppercut
and Burza counters with a left to the body.
Broker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Broker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Broker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burza tries to move into range but Broker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Broker throws a lazy right hand but Burza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broker.
Broker throws out a loose jab but Burza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Burza.
Burza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Broker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burza throws a jab when Broker was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Broker.
Broker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Broker moves out of range as Burza strikes.
Broker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Broker punishes Burza's body with a nice straight punch.
Burza scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broker ducks under a wild hook from Burza.
A cross from Broker lands.
Broker misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Broker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Broker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Broker misses the jab.
Broker slips under a jab from Burza.
Broker clobbers Burza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burza swings widly with a right hand
enabling Broker to counter with a crisp jab.
Broker throws an off balance right hand
and Broker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Broker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Broker.
Broker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burza throws a right hand that Broker ducks under and follows up with a left that Broker also avoids with ease.
Burza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza walks into a straight right hand from Broker.
A slow jab from Broker misses its intended target.
Broker misses with a right hand
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broker misses with a series of wild punches.
Burza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Broker throws a hook to the side of Burza's head but Burza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broker misses with an uppercut
and Burza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Broker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Burza.
Burza slips a straight right by Broker.
Burza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a body punch but Broker moves out of range.
Broker misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burza thuds a left hand into Broker's body.
Broker throws a lazy uppercut
and Burza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Broker is rocked!
Broker misses with a hook. Burza ducked under it nicely.
Oh Broker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Broker scores with a nice head shot.
Burza circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Broker to the canvas! Broker doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Burza keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Burza!
After the fight, John Burza was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.