PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Burczynski
vs
Garza

176 cm
25
168 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

186 cm
29
161 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Garza!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burczynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burczynski checks a low kick from Garza.
Burczynski misses with a hook
and Garza counters with a head kick. That will keep Burczynski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Garza throws a head kick but Burczynski moves out of range.
Garza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burczynski under the eye.
Burczynski throws a leg kick but Garza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burczynski lands a head shot.
Garza moves away from the strike by Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Garza.
Burczynski lands a nice hook to Garza's body. Garza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczynski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garza pinned against the cage. Garza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garza throws a push kick but Burczynski slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski defending well as Garza loads up on a big left hand.
Burczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burczynski.
Garza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burczynski avoids a kick to the body.
Garza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Garza.
Burczynski connects with a leg kick. Garza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burczynski's head.
Burczynski checks a low kick from Garza.
Burczynski is looking to score with low kicks.
Garza misses the body punch

and Burczynski counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Garza is looking to regain half guard here but Burczynski keeps moving and retains side control.
Burczynski working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Garza tries to improve position but can't.
Burczynski is looking to take a break and control but Garza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burczynski cracks Garza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burczynski lands a nice forearm strike.

Burczynski is trying to get an arm triangle but Garza is defending well.
Burczynski working away.
Burczynski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Burczynski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garza gets back to half guard.
Garza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burczynski.
Nice strikes from Burczynski there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza gets full guard.
Burczynski forces his way into half guard.
Garza taking some punishment here, with Burczynski in his half guard.
Burczynski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garza is trying to get back to full guard.
Garza pushes Burczynski off looking to stand but Burczynski dives back in and keeps control.
Burczynski working Garza over with strikes.
Burczynski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garza defending well though.
Garza wants to improve his position but Burczynski is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burczynski trying to pass the guard but Garza defending well.
Burczynski prevents Garza from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza is not content to let Burczynski control the position.
Burczynski prevents Garza from improving his position.
Burczynski is nestled in close to Garza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski trying to control the action but Garza is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burczynski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burczynski's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Burczynski defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Garza's arms.

Burczynski defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Garza trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Burczynski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garza walks into a jab.
Burczynski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garza just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Burczynski as he connects with a hook.
Garza throws the kick towards the body but Burczynski avoids it.
Garza ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
Garza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Burczynski tenderised Garza's leg. Garza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garza misses with a body kick.
Garza throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garza throws a head kick but Burczynski moves out of range.
Burczynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamil Burczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Garza walks into a stiff left hand from Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garza throws a leg kick but Burczynski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burczynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garza.
Garza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burczynski.
Garza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burczynski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garza.
Burczynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Garza counters with a nice leg kick.
Garza throws a jab when Burczynski was well out of range.
Garza staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garza.
Pablo Garza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Garza. No joy for Burczynski on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Burczynski.
Burczynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Garza moves out of range easily.
Burczynski misses with a right hand
and Garza counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczynski checks a leg kick.
Burczynski throws a poor cross that misses
and Garza counters with a nice body kick.
Garza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burczynski.
Garza throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garza.
Burczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garza.
Burczynski thows a body shot but no joy.

Burczynski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Garza is retaining full guard.
Burczynski trying to control but Garza is working from the bottom.
Burczynski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Garza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Garza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Burczynski 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 Garza.
Burczynski wants to control but Garza is keeping him busy.
Kamil Burczynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burczynski is putting a hurting on Garza here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garza is looking to regain half guard here but Burczynski keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garza sneaks back into half guard.
Burczynski moves nicely into side control.
Burczynski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Burczynski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burczynski is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burczynski advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burczynski with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burczynski with the ground and pound from mount.
Burczynski with a couple of short strikes.
Burczynski working Garza over with strikes here.

It looks like Pablo Garza has been cut.
Burczynski unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Burczynski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Garza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Burczynski tries to land a leg kick but Garza saw it coming and moves away.
Burczynski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burczynski throws a hook but Garza blocks it.
Garza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burczynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Garza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burczynski's sensitive parts.
Garza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garza scores with a jab to the body.
Garza stuns Burczynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garza throws a body kick that misses.
Burczynski avoids the head kick by Garza.
Burczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burczynski misses with a series of wild punches.

Burczynski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski preventing the sweep.

Garza is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Burczynski rolls with it to try and escape but Garza cranks on the arm and Burczynski is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Garza!
Pablo Garza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.