PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evaristus Cookescommons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cookescommons comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to Boston. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cookescommons
vs
Burkina

179 cm
28
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
181 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evaristus Cookescommons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Cookescommons with that takedown attempt.
Cookescommons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burkina moves away.

Burkina shoots in and bounces Cookescommons off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Cookescommons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burkina is aware though and is defending well.
Burkina scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burkina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cookescommons is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burkina is controlling him.
Burkina scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkina lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cookescommons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burkina defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Cookescommons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burkina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burkina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burkina scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cookescommons is keeping the position for now.
Cookescommons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burkina stops Cookescommons from standing up.
Burkina stands up over Cookescommons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burkina lands a couple of elbows.
Cookescommons trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Burkina is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Cookescommons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cookescommons has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Burkina is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cookescommons.
Burkina works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burkina is working Cookescommons over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkina is putting a hurting on Cookescommons here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cookescommons takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cookescommons is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkina connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cookescommons some visible discomfort.
Burkina working the body and head with strikes.
Cookescommons is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Burkina lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burkina wants to pass the guard but Cookescommons is defending well.
Burkina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Cookescommons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Cookescommons actively working from the bottom here.
Burkina takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cookescommons tries to roll over but Burkina keeps him under control.
Burkina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina winds up and cracks Cookescommons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burkina working the head and body with strikes.
Burkina is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cookescommons works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burkina postures up and lands a big shot to Cookescommons's brow.
Burkina distracts Cookescommons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burkina scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burkina lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cookescommons is rocked!
Burkina stops Cookescommons from standing up.
Burkina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burkina is in close to Cookescommons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Cookescommons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burkina lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkina advances nicely into full mount.
Burkina landing strikes from the mount and Cookescommons is in trouble!
Burkina scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burkina is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cookescommons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burkina loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cookescommons scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Burkina land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Burkina stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamison Burkina!