PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Tankard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Burcev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tankard comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go. Adam Tankard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tankard
vs
Burcev

193 cm
30
260 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Tankard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Burcev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burcev throws out the jab.
Tankard ducks under a wild hook from Burcev.
Burcev throws a hook but Tankard avoids it easily.
Tankard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burcev lands a nice hook to Tankard's body. Tankard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burcev swinging wildly here.
Tankard misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burcev looks to land a left hand but Tankard moved out of range nicely.
Tankard dives in and grabs Burcev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burcev pushes down on Tankard's head and hops out.
Burcev looks to land a right hand but Tankard moved out of range.
Burcev misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Tankard.
Tankard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tankard shoots in for a double leg but Burcev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Tankard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tankard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burcev misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burcev throws a jab when Tankard was well out of range.
Burcev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tankard in his tracks.
Burcev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Burcev. No joy for Tankard on that attempt.
Tankard slips a jab from Burcev.
Burcev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tankard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burcev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tankard back to the cage. Burcev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burcev cracks a nice hook into Tankard's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tankard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sergey Burcev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burcev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tankard.
No luck for Tankard with that takedown attempt.
Burcev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tankard counters with a stiff right hand.
Tankard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tankard is breathing heavily.
Burcev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Burcev misses the target.
A jab from Burcev misses.
Burcev 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.
A jab from Burcev misses.

Tankard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tankard landing shots from mount.
Tankard with a couple of short strikes.
Burcev is trying to escape the mount.
Tankard trying to control but Burcev is having none of it.
Burcev is trying desperately to improve position.
Burcev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tankard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tankard working for a submission but Burcev is keeping him at bay.
Burcev holds on to Tankard as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tankard controlling from mount.
Burcev wants to control but Tankard is having none of it.
Burcev working to try and regain half guard.
Tankard with shots to the head and body - Burcev looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankard punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tankard tries to control but Burcev wriggling away.
Tankard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tankard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tankard is landing with some decent strikes but Burcev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tankard wants to control the pace but Burcev is squirming around nicely.
Tankard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tankard looking to finish Burcev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burcev!
Burcev tries to hold on but Tankard pushes him away.
Tankard cracks Burcev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tankard dominated that round.
That's time! Tankard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burcev looks to land a combination but Tankard avoids it well.
Tankard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burcev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burcev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tankard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burcev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burcev misses with a lunging right hand
and Tankard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Tankard stuns Burcev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tankard connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Burcev! He's out on his feet! Tankard rushes in and drops Burcev with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Tankard!
Adam Tankard got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'