PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burza
vs
Gerous

185 cm
31
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

185 cm
32
202 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zentrope Fighting Universe
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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous misses with the combination.
Gerous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burza misses with a few strikes there.
Gerous goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Burza throws a big shot that misses.
Gerous lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gerous tries to bum rush Burza with a series of wild strikes but Burza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gerous misses with a series of wild punches.
Burza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gerous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burza scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Burza.
Gerous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Gerous.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gerous.
Burza misses with a wild body shot.
Gerous lands a jab to Burza's midsection.
A big right from Gerous misses.
Burza slips under a jab.
Gerous throws a sloppy head kick and Burza moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Burza misses.
Burza walks into a stiff left hand from Gerous.
A telegraphed right hand from Burza misses the target.
Burza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burza counters with a left and a right that stings Gerous.
Burza scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Burza.
Gerous swinging wildly here.
Gerous misses with a straight right.
Burza misses with a right hand
enabling Gerous to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerous lands with an uppercut that bounces Burza off the cage and back into range.
Gerous looks to land a right hand but Burza moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Gerous - just one landing.
Burza lands a nice hook to Gerous's body. Gerous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burza throws a series of punches but Gerous avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looks to land a right hand but Burza moved out of range.
Gerous 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.
Burza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gerous momentarily.
Burza avoids the head kick by Gerous.
Dan Gerous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burza.
Burza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerous moves away.
John Burza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Burza.
Gerous moves away from the strike by Burza.
Burza throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gerous counters with a shoot takedown. Burza fights it but they end up in guard.
Gerous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burza is keeping the position for now.
Gerous pushing down on Burza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous stops Burza from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gerous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gerous trying to control the action but Burza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gerous is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burza sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gerous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burza tries to roll over but Gerous keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gerous dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burza swings widly with a right hand
and Gerous counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gerous ducks under a wild hook from Burza.
Gerous works the jab nicely.
Gerous throws a head kick that misses.
Gerous throws a right hand that Burza ducks under and follows up with a left that Burza also avoids with ease.
Gerous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Gerous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gerous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burza cracks a nice hook into Gerous's ribs.
Gerous works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerous manages to avoid it.
Burza lands a jab-cross combination.
Burza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Burza misses
and Gerous counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerous.
Burza tries to bum rush Gerous with a series of wild strikes but Gerous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gerous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burza was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerous.
Burza misses with a straight right.
Dan Gerous seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burza throws a looping overhand right but Gerous ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza slips a jab from Gerous.
Gerous throws a series of punches but Burza avoids them all with ease.
Gerous misses with a left hand
and Burza counters with a stiff right hand.
Burza throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burza misses with a body shot.
Burza works Gerous's body with a nice hook.
Gerous throws a series of punches but Burza moves out of range.
Burza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burza tests Gerous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gerous misses with a body shot.
Gerous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous tries to clinch but Burza is having none of it.
Burza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gerous.
Gerous slips under a jab.
Gerous shoots for a double leg takedown but Burza sprawls well. He's pushed Gerous's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gerous misses with the combination.
Burza misses with the combination.
Gerous throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gerous misses.
Burza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerous was well out of range. Poor timing from Burza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.
Gerous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burza.
Burza misses with a left hand
enabling Gerous to counter with a crisp jab.
Gerous misses with a looping left.
Burza misses with a wild body shot.
Burza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burza avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Burza does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Burza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gerous misses with a double jab.
Burza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gerous counters with a two punch combo.
Gerous avoids the body shot from Burza.
Gerous lands a jab.
Gerous misses with a two punch combination.
Gerous just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerous scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Burza misses the target.
Gerous closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burza circles away.
Gerous misses with a hook.
Gerous scores with a jab. Burza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gerous throws a hook but Burza blocks it.
Burza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Gerous finds it's way through Burza's defenses.
A punch combination from Gerous misses.
Burza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gerous circles away quickly and effectively.
Gerous with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burza throws a right hand that Gerous ducks under and follows up with a left that Gerous also avoids with ease.

Gerous scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Gerous is looking for a kimura but Burza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gerous to get the leverage.
Gerous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gerous wants to work for an arm triangle but Burza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza trying to control from the bottom.
Gerous is stalling here. Burza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gerous seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Burza decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerous dodges the punch combination from Burza.
Gerous shoots in for a takedown but Burza shows good takedown defense.
Gerous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Burza.
Gerous uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza connects with a body shot that sends Gerous's belly button to the back.
Burza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerous.
Gerous throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
Gerous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burza counters with a three punch combo that has Gerous backing up. Gerous nods at Burza to acknowledge the strikes.
Burza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerous manages to avoid it.
Burza scores with a sloppy right hand. Gerous should have avoided that one.

Gerous fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burza, pushing him back against the cage.
Gerous goes for a takedown attempt but Burza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Burza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gerous.
Burza misses with an uppercut.
Gerous takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous is looking to clinch but Burza is avoiding it.
Burza throws a series of punches but Gerous moves out of range.
Gerous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burza was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerous.
Some wild striking there from Burza.
Burza lands with a nice combination. Gerous backs away looking to recover.
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!
Gerous moves away from the strike by Burza.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gerous.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gerous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gerous misses with a double jab.
Gerous throws a hook but Burza avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Gerous.
I think Gerous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dan Gerous!