PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Bakreek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bakreek
vs
Burrows

188 cm
33
212 lbs
12 - 25 - 0

190 cm
23
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Bakreek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lincoln Burrows!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakreek connects with the punch.
Bakreek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bakreek misses with a few strikes there.
Bakreek misses with an uppercut. Burrows saw that one coming.
Bakreek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrows.
Bakreek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burrows moves out of range as Bakreek strikes.
Bakreek is breathing heavily.
Burrows wants to clinch.
Bakreek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bakreek misses with a two punch combination.
Burrows staying out of range there.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch but Bakreek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakreek missing with a left hand there. Burrows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bakreek tests Burrows's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakreek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burrows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bakreek throws a lazy right hand but Burrows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bakreek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bakreek misses with a double jab.
Burrows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burrows walks into a straight right hand from Bakreek.
Burrows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bakreek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bakreek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Bakreek both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakreek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bakreek duly obliges.

Burrows is rocked!
No joy there for Bakreek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burrows is still on wobbly legs! Can Bakreek finish him?
A punch combination from Bakreek misses.
Burrows seems to have recovered his senses.
Bakreek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrows was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakreek.
Jeff Bakreek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bakreek misses with a hook. Burrows ducked under it nicely.
Bakreek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burrows is looking to clinch.
Bakreek misses the shot to the body.
Bakreek throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
Bakreek throws a lazy right hand but Burrows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows wants to clinch
and Bakreek counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bakreek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burrows is looking to clinch but Bakreek is avoiding it.
Burrows moves out of range of the strikes.
Bakreek scores with a decent looking hook.
Bakreek throws a series of punches but Burrows moves out of range.
Bakreek misses with a straight left.
Bakreek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burrows.
Bakreek throws a lazy right hand but Burrows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakreek swats away the attempt to clinch by Burrows.
Bakreek looks to land a left hand but Burrows moved out of range nicely.
Bakreek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bakreek throws an off balance right hand
and Burrows counters with a big head kick but Bakreek shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows moves to clinch but Bakreek breaks away
and Bakreek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrows moves in looking to clinch but Bakreek pushes him off.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakreek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bakreek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burrows throws a head kick that misses.
Bakreek misses with a straight left.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch but Bakreek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bakreek throws a right and a left that Burrows avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bakreek stalks Burrows and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burrows's face. Burrows staggers backwards, shaken.
Burrows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bakreek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Burrows pushes Bakreek up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Bakreek dominated that round.
That's time! Bakreek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bakreek scores with a three punch combo!
Jeff Bakreek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bakreek throws the left hand but Burrows avoids the punch easily.
Burrows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakreek.
Burrows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakreek moves away.
Bakreek misses with a looping left.
Burrows drops his hands momentarily and Bakreek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bakreek misses the jab.
A combination from Bakreek does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burrows wants to clinch up but Bakreek keeps it at a distance.
Jeff Bakreek is winning the standup battle so far.
Burrows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burrows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakreek.
The fighters circling - Bakreek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakreek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakreek tries to bum rush Burrows with a series of wild strikes but Burrows uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burrows doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakreek circles away.
Bakreek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burrows is looking to clinch.
Burrows wants to clinch up but Bakreek keeps it at a distance.
Burrows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakreek throws out the jab.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bakreek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burrows lands a head kick. Bakreek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bakreek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burrows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bakreek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burrows uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakreek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakreek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burrows counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bakreek is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Bakreek is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrows tries to clinch but Bakreek is having none of it.
Burrows tries to clinch but Bakreek is having none of it.
Burrows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bakreek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrows.
Burrows defending well as Bakreek loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Bakreek does no damage.
A big left from Bakreek misses.
Burrows is looking to clinch but Bakreek is avoiding it.
Bakreek swings widly with a right hand
and Burrows counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oh Bakreek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakreek keeps the fight on the outside.
Bakreek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bakreek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burrows throws a sloppy head kick and Bakreek moves out of range easily.
Burrows doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakreek circles away.
Bakreek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burrows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burrows slips a jab and a cross from Bakreek.
Burrows tries to clinch but Bakreek moves out of range.
Burrows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bakreek misses with a double jab.
Burrows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Burrows has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burrows connects with a knee to the head.
Burrows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bakreek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burrows.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burrows changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bakreek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bakreek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bakreek throws an overhand right that lands on Burrows's shoulder, as Burrows tries to avoid the shot.
Burrows wants to clinch up but Bakreek keeps it at a distance.
Bakreek throws out a loose jab but Burrows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakreek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burrows backs up against the cage.
Bakreek misses with a wild combination.
Burrows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakreek misses with a looping left.
Burrows tries to clinch up but Bakreek circles away and keeps his distance.
Burrows blocks a jab.
Burrows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakreek.
Sloppy strikes from Bakreek. Those never looked like landing.
Bakreek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burrows throws a head kick but Bakreek moves out of range.
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!
Bakreek throws a looping overhand right but Burrows ducks down to avoid it.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakreek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bakreek throws a series of punches but Burrows avoids them all with ease.
Burrows throws a nice head kick!
Bakreek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burrows momentarily.
Bakreek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burrows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakreek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bakreek loads up on a big right hand but Burrows slips the punch.
A combination from Bakreek does no damage.
Bakreek misses with a straight left.
Bakreek misses with a few strikes there.
Bakreek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bakreek misses its intended target.
Bakreek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bakreek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bakreek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burrows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bakreek throws a right hand that misses
and Burrows counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bakreek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bakreek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bakreek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burrows.
Bakreek avoids the head kick by Burrows.
Bakreek throws a series of punches but Burrows avoids them all with ease.
Bakreek seems to have got his legs back now.
Danga de danga de dang - Bakreek scores with a four punch combination!
Burrows looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bakreek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burrows throws a head kick but Bakreek moves out of range.
Bakreek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burrows has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bakreek connects with a right hand. Burrows shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Bakreek dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bakreek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burrows's head.
Bakreek misses with the combination.
Bakreek lands a nice shot that snaps Burrows's head back.
Burrows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bakreek throws a shot from downtown. Burrows moves away and avoids it.
Bakreek throws a right and a left that Burrows avoids nicely.
Bakreek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrows has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bakreek finds it's way round the side to connect with Burrows's head.
Burrows has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bakreek scores with a one two! Burrows had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burrows lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Burrows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakreek.
Bakreek misses with an uppercut. Burrows saw that one coming.
Burrows gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bakreek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bakreek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bakreek.
Bakreek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burrows.
Bakreek throws a big shot that misses.
Burrows throws a sloppy head kick and Bakreek moves out of range easily.
Lincoln Burrows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Bakreek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakreek scores with the left hand. Burrows knows he should have avoided that one.
Bakreek throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
Burrows fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burrows slips a straight right by Bakreek.
Burrows tries to clinch up but Bakreek circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakreek misses with a few strikes there.
Bakreek throws a hook but Burrows blocks it.
Burrows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bakreek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Bakreek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakreek misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows slips a jab and a cross from Bakreek.
Bakreek throws a big shot that misses.
Burrows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakreek.
A telegraphed right hand from Bakreek misses the target.
Bakreek cracks a nice hook into Burrows's ribs.
Bakreek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burrows doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakreek circles away.
Burrows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakreek throws out a loose jab but Burrows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakreek jabs at Burrows's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows slips under a jab from Bakreek.
Burrows tries to clinch there but Bakreek circles away.
Bakreek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burrows slips under a jab from Bakreek.
Burrows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burrows takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bakreek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bakreek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burrows on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Bakreek.
Burrows tries to clinch up.
Bakreek fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Bakreek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bakreek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Bakreek!
An intense looking Jeff Bakreek took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Who in here wants to see more knock outs? I'm coming to give the fans what they want and score some bonus money while I'm at it'.