PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Burov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burov's entrance music is Russian Rocket. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Burov
vs
Trampling

171 cm
29
143 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

170 cm
29
123 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pavel Burov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trampling misses with a few strikes there.
Trampling thumps Burov with a low kick.

Trampling clinches up with Burov and pushes him back against the cage.
Trampling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Burov.
Burov has had enough of the clinch but Trampling keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trampling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burov.
Burov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burov blocks a body shot from Trampling.
Trampling lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trampling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trampling tries to land knees in the clinch but Burov avoids the damage to the body.
Trampling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trampling trying to stall but Burov improves his position.
Burov looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burov lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Burov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trampling is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trampling lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burov lands a nice uppercut.
Trampling wants to stall.
Trampling pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Trampling.
Trampling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trampling misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling thuds his shin into the meat of Burov's side.
Trampling throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trampling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burov.
Trampling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trampling misses with a left hand
enabling Burov to counter with a crisp jab.
Burov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trampling moves away.
Trampling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trampling tries to clinch up.
Trampling misses with a low kick.
Trampling throws a sloppy head kick and Burov moves out of range easily.
Trampling keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burov scores with a body shot.
Trampling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trampling on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trampling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body punch from Burov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trampling misses with an uppercut.
Burov throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trampling.
A head kick misses from Trampling.
Good work by Burov as he checks the leg kick.
Burov sizes up Trampling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trampling manages to avoid it.
Burov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trampling throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burov.
Trampling shoots and misses
and Burov counters with a nice uppercut.
Trampling looks to score with a jab to the body but Burov is just out of range.
Trampling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burov avoids the head kick by Trampling.
Trampling looks gassed!
Burov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burov avoids the head kick by Trampling.
Burov is looking to wear down Trampling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trampling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Trampling misses with a leg kick
and Burov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trampling misses with an uppercut
and Burov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trampling's head.
Trampling jabs at Burov's body.
Burov throws a nice looking combination but Trampling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trampling looks to score with a jab to the body but Burov is just out of range.
Pavel Burov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Trampling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trampling slips a jab and a cross from Burov.
Trampling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burov.
Trampling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trampling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burov swats away the attempt to clinch by Trampling.
Burov ducks under a wild hook from Trampling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Trampling will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burov swings away with a body shot that misses

and Trampling counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trampling.
Burov looking to stall.
Trampling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trampling connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burov's face.
Burov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trampling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Burov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Trampling.
Burov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Trampling tenderised Burov's leg. Burov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burov lands a jab.
Burov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampling throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burov.
Trampling tries to clinch up but Burov circles away and keeps his distance.
Burov looks to score with a jab to the body but Trampling is just out of range.
Burov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burov avoids the head kick by Trampling.
Burov moves out of range of the body kick from Trampling.
Burov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trampling is looking to clinch.
Trampling scores with a head kick. Burov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burov lands an overhand right.
Trampling lands a jab to Burov's midsection.
Burov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trampling.
Trampling throws a head kick but Burov moves out of range.
Matt Trampling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burov dodges the punch combination from Trampling.
Nice straight punches there by Burov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trampling throws a head kick that misses.
Burov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trampling doesn't seem bothered though.
Burov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trampling moves away.
Trampling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burov is fending him off so far but Trampling persists. Nope, Burov circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Trampling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trampling is breathing heavily.
Trampling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trampling connects with a solid leg kick.
Burov avoids the head kick by Trampling.
Trampling scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Burov. That snapped Trampling's head back.
Trampling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trampling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trampling somewhat.
Pavel Burov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Trampling.

Trampling drives through and clinches with Burov against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burov tries to break free but Trampling pushes him back against the cage.
Burov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trampling backwards.

Burov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burov. Trampling does a little dance to reset his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trampling. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Trampling takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burov digs a good hook to Trampling's body.
Trampling attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burov thows a body shot but no joy.
Trampling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trampling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Trampling is rocked!
Burov punishes Trampling's body with a nice straight punch.
Trampling is still on wobbly legs! Can Burov finish him?
Burov moves out of range of the body kick.
Burov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trampling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Burov.
Burov lands a hook that stumbles Trampling back into the cage. Burov follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Trampling to the canvas! Burov pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Trampling has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pavel Burov!
Pavel Burov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.