PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes to the cage accompanied by The Witcher. Burrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Touch This. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Of Ravia
vs
Burrell

176 cm
26
203 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

180 cm
29
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell lands with a nice body punch.
Of Ravia thows a body shot but no joy.
Burrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia defending well as Burrell loads up on a big left hand.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Ravia throws a shot from downtown. Burrell moves away and avoids it.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell jabs Of Ravia right on the nose. Of Ravia blinks but takes it well.
Burrell throws a looping overhand right but Of Ravia ducks down to avoid it.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrell moves out of range as Of Ravia throws a body kick.
Burrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Ravia.
Burrell tries to move into range but Of Ravia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Ravia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws an off balance right hand
and Burrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Burrell .
Burrell slips a jab and a cross from Of Ravia.
Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Burrell with a jab.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Burrell counters with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Burrell blocks the leg kick.
Burrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Of Ravia misses
and Burrell counters with a low kick, right behind Of Ravia 's knee.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Burrell 's leg but Burrell calmly moves out of range.
Burrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell .
Burrell scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burrell .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands a body shot.
Burrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Of Ravia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Of Ravia wants to clinch up but Burrell keeps it at a distance.
Of Ravia misses with a head kick.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Ravia avoids a kick to the body.
Of Ravia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burrell counters with a straight right hand.
Of Ravia misses with a looping left.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burrell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia tries a low kick but Burrell avoids it.
Burrell misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell slips a straight right by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burrell tries to land a front kick but Of Ravia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Ravia moves away.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick as Burrell jumps back.
Of Ravia misses with a hook to the body
and Burrell counters with a head kick.
Of Ravia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Of Ravia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Burrell counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Of Ravia clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burrell wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Burrell .
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burrell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
Of Ravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but Burrell blocks it.
A short right from Burrell on the inside.
Burrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Of Ravia looking to stall.
Burrell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Burrell .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell can't find room to land a body shot as Of Ravia controls the action.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Burrell .
Of Ravia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Burrell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Of Ravia throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
Of Ravia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Of Ravia looks to land a left hand but Burrell moved out of range nicely.
Burrell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Of Ravia throws a body kick that misses
and Burrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Ravia thinking.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Burrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Burrell ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia doesn't manage to clinch there - Burrell circles away.
Burrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Burrell moves out of range easily.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Burrell 's leg but Burrell calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Burrell lands a jab-cross combination.
A good leg kick by Burrell .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell moves out of range as Of Ravia throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Ravia misses with a body kick.
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia tries to clinch there but Burrell circles away.
Of Ravia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burrell , right into the meat.
Of Ravia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Burrell scores with a hook.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Burrell scores with a spinning back kick!
Of Ravia thows a leg kick but Burrell checks it
and Burrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Burrell lands a slapping body shot.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Ravia.
Burrell cracks a nice hook into Of Ravia's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Ravia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Burrell .
Of Ravia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Burrell saw that one coming.
Of Ravia misses with a hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burrell . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell delivers a nice body kick.
Burrell scores with a nice strike.
Burrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Ravia's calf.
Burrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell thuds a left hand into Of Ravia's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell lands a slapping body shot.
Burrell jabs Of Ravia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Of Ravia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Of Ravia takes one to the side of the head.
Burrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Ravia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burrell .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burrell .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Burrell scores with a hook to the body. Of Ravia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Of Ravia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia wants to slow Burrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell throws a body punch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Burrell delivers a nice body kick.
Burrell tests Of Ravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Ravia misses with a head kick.
Of Ravia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Of Ravia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Of Ravia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burrell cracks a nice hook into Of Ravia's ribs.
Burrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell scores with a head kick. Of Ravia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Of Ravia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burrell scores with a body shot.
Burrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Of Ravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrell throws a combination. Of Ravia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burrell lands with a cross.
Burrell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Ravia rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick there by Burrell .
A solid leg kick lands there for Burrell .
Nice straight punches there by Burrell . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burrell .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Ravia manages to avoid it.
Of Ravia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Burrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Of Ravia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burrell eats them both and turns towards Of Ravia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrell .
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrell misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Burrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Ravia's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burrell .
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Burrell digs a good body shot into Of Ravia's ribs.
Of Ravia throws a chopping leg kick but Burrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Burrell counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Of Ravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burrell can pounce on him.
Burrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burrell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burrell , right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Burrell .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Burrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Ravia wants to land a leg kick but Burrell is out of range.
Of Ravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burrell can pounce on him.
Of Ravia tries to bum rush Burrell with a series of wild strikes but Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burrell looks for the body kick but Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burrell - that will leave a mark!
Burrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Ravia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burrell throws a combination. Of Ravia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burrell lands with a nice body punch.
Burrell jabs Of Ravia right on the nose. Of Ravia blinks but takes it well.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burrell connects with a body shot.
Burrell checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Of Ravia down.
Burrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Ravia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Of Ravia's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Ravia tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Burrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burrell lands with a straight right. Of Ravia didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Ravia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burrell .
Burrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Of Ravia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burrell lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Of Ravia down.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Ravia's sensitive parts.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Ravia throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a leg kick
and Of Ravia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geralt Of Ravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burrell jabs Of Ravia right on the nose. Of Ravia blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Burrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burrell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
Stanley Burrell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.