PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burkatovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Testing Inprogress enters the cage!

Burkatovskiy
vs
Inprogress

182 cm
28
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Burkatovskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burkatovskiy pushes Inprogress up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Inprogress has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burkatovskiy throws a head punch that misses.
Burkatovskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Inprogress controls his hands.
Inprogress fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inprogress tries a body shot but Burkatovskiy blocks it.
Burkatovskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burkatovskiy presses Inprogress against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inprogress lands a nice uppercut.
Inprogress blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inprogress is trying to maintain a safe position but Burkatovskiy gets an underhook and turns Inprogress into the cage.
Burkatovskiy wants to take the fight to the mat but Inprogress manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Inprogress.
Inprogress lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inprogress tries to throw a body punch but Burkatovskiy avoids it by throwing Inprogress back against the cage.
Inprogress lands a left hand.
Inprogress lands with a right to the head.
Burkatovskiy tries a body shot but Inprogress blocks it.
Inprogress doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burkatovskiy throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inprogress lands an uppercut.
Burkatovskiy lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burkatovskiy jumps guard but Inprogress turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Inprogress scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burkatovskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Burkatovskiy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inprogress is pushing Burkatovskiy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Burkatovskiy pulls guard successfully.
Burkatovskiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inprogress is one step ahead there.
Inprogress slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Inprogress stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burkatovskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inprogress slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress is looking to take a break and control but Burkatovskiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burkatovskiy regains half guard.

Burkatovskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Burkatovskiy is pressing down on Inprogress's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Inprogress avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Inprogress stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burkatovskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inprogress is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress trying to control but Burkatovskiy is working from the bottom.
Burkatovskiy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Inprogress wants to control from the top but Burkatovskiy keeps moving.
Burkatovskiy keeping full guard, as Inprogress tries to pass.

Inprogress avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burkatovskiy trying to control the position.
Burkatovskiy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burkatovskiy keeping moving, preventing Inprogress from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Burkatovskiy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inprogress is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkatovskiy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Burkatovskiy trying to mount his opponent but Inprogress defends it.

Burkatovskiy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Testing Inprogress will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burkatovskiy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Burkatovskiy decides to pull guard.
Burkatovskiy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inprogress manages to get himself to full guard.

Burkatovskiy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burkatovskiy trying to control but Inprogress is working from the bottom.
Burkatovskiy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Inprogress manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkatovskiy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Inprogress's guard.

Inprogress not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Inprogress keeping full guard, as Burkatovskiy tries to pass.
Inprogress can't keep his opponent in guard - Burkatovskiy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Inprogress is refusing to be controlled, as Burkatovskiy sits in half guard.
Sergey Burkatovskiy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Burkatovskiy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inprogress is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burkatovskiy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Inprogress gets full guard.
Burkatovskiy trying to control but Inprogress is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inprogress is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burkatovskiy is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Inprogress manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Inprogress thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Inprogress passes Burkatovskiy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burkatovskiy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burkatovskiy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burkatovskiy controls Inprogress momentarily but Inprogress frees himself.
Inprogress controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Inprogress pushing down on Burkatovskiy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Burkatovskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Inprogress wants to pass to mount but Burkatovskiy is defending the position.

Burkatovskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inprogress looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burkatovskiy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergey Burkatovskiy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burkatovskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Burkatovskiy fails with a takedown attempt.
Inprogress scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Inprogress dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Burkatovskiy takes the fight into the clinch.
Burkatovskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burkatovskiy prevents a body shot from Inprogress.
Inprogress's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Inprogress blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Burkatovskiy.
Inprogress swings wildly with an uppercut but Burkatovskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burkatovskiy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Inprogress lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burkatovskiy backwards.
Burkatovskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inprogress creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inprogress blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inprogress blocks a body shot from Burkatovskiy.
Inprogress lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Inprogress.
Inprogress struggles to land a body shot inside as Burkatovskiy controls his hands.
Burkatovskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burkatovskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Inprogress controls his hands.
Inprogress prevents a body shot from Burkatovskiy.
Inprogress gets through Burkatovskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Inprogress.
Burkatovskiy has Inprogress pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Inprogress manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Burkatovskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Inprogress.
Inprogress throws a punch but it's blocked by Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy has Inprogress pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Inprogress manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Inprogress lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burkatovskiy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkatovskiy misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Inprogress.
Inprogress prevents a body shot from Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inprogress has a couple of punches blocked by Burkatovskiy.
Inprogress scores with a hook to the body.
Inprogress lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burkatovskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Inprogress controls his hands.
Burkatovskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Inprogress on the inside.
Inprogress misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burkatovskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Inprogress lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Burkatovskiy is trying to trip Inprogress. He has hold of a leg but Inprogress is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Burkatovskiy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inprogress keeping full guard, as Burkatovskiy tries to pass.
Inprogress keeping moving, preventing Burkatovskiy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burkatovskiy postures up.
Burkatovskiy wants to control from the top but Inprogress keeps moving.
Burkatovskiy passes Inprogress's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burkatovskiy is trying to control. Inprogress wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Burkatovskiy is working for an americana but Inprogress has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Burkatovskiy was thinking about the submission.
Inprogress controls Burkatovskiy momentarily but Burkatovskiy frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Inprogress keeping moving, preventing Burkatovskiy from controlling successfully.
Inprogress controlling Burkatovskiy's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Burkatovskiy clinches.
Inprogress tries a body shot but Burkatovskiy blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Burkatovskiy fails to land.
Inprogress pushes Burkatovskiy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Testing Inprogress comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inprogress 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!