PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton has chosen Marilyn Manson - Born Villain as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Patton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Burczynski
vs
Patton

176 cm
29
168 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

175 cm
38
162 lbs
48 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Patton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burczynski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burczynski lands a really nice looking cross but Patton seems unphased.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burczynski.
Burczynski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patton scores with a jab to the body.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Burczynski slips the punch.
Burczynski throws a solid leg kick but Patton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a hook but Patton avoids it easily.
Burczynski checks a leg kick.
Burczynski tries to counter with a takedown but Patton is quick to defend against it.
Patton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Patton throws a low kick but Burczynski avoids it.
Patton is looking to slow Burczynski down with leg kicks.
Patton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Burczynski is just out of range.
Burczynski swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burczynski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Burczynski slips the punch.
Burczynski tries to counter with a takedown but Patton is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burczynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patton can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Burczynski misses.
Patton throws a one two combo.
Burczynski lands the left hand.
Patton misses with a leg kick.
Patton misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burczynski.
Burczynski cracks the inside of Patton's front leg.
Burczynski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Patton misses the jab.
That kick from Patton tenderised Burczynski's leg. Burczynski is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burczynski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Patton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burczynski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a front kick aimed at Burczynski's knee but Burczynski avoids it well.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patton.
Patton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burczynski.
Burczynski attempts a counter takedown but Patton avoids it well and moves away.
Patton throws a front kick aimed at Burczynski's knee but Burczynski avoids it well.
Patton motions for Burczynski to come forward. Patton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burczynski attempts a counter takedown but Patton avoids it well and moves away.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Patton throws out a powerful jab.
Patton throws a leg kick that is checked

and Burczynski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Patton!
Patton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Burczynski presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Patton wants to hold on but Burczynski pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is landing with some decent strikes but Patton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Burczynski wants to control but instead Patton manages to regain half guard.
Burczynski lands with a punch from half guard.
Burczynski stalling away here and it's allowed Patton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burczynski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burczynski trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is really struggling to control Patton but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Patton has his foot on Burczynski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burczynski works his way back into a safe position though.
Burczynski passes Patton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burczynski wants to take a breather but Patton is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burczynski thows a huge punch but Patton dodges it nicely.
Burczynski passes to side control.
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.
Burczynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kamil Burczynski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Patton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Patton.
Michael Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Burczynski misses.
Patton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Patton leaves Burczynski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burczynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patton but Patton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patton throws a leg kick but Burczynski moved away.
Patton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burczynski counters with a good, hard body kick but Patton shrugs it off.
Burczynski is looking to chop away at Patton's legs.
Patton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Burczynski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Burczynski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Burczynski misses
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski shoots in and drives through. Patton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Burczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Burczynski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Patton tries to buck Burczynski off but Burczynski is having none of it.
Patton is trying to work for a sweep but Burczynski has mounted him!
Patton tries to hold on but Burczynski pushes him away.
Burczynski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Burczynski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Patton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Patton and Burczynski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Burczynski lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burczynski.
Burczynski cracks Patton with a big elbow.
Burczynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burczynski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Burczynski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Patton, who protects the arm well.
Burczynski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burczynski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burczynski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burczynski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burczynski lands an elbow.
Burczynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Patton is looking to regain half guard here but Burczynski keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Burczynski has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Burczynski goes for an armbar but Patton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Patton.
Burczynski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Burczynski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burczynski.
Burczynski lands with a hook. Patton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Burczynski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patton circles away.
Patton moves away from the strike by Burczynski.
Burczynski scores with a body shot.
Patton throws a body punch but Burczynski moves out of range.
Burczynski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burczynski walks into a straight right hand from Patton.
Patton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patton misses with a hook to the body
and Burczynski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burczynski under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Burczynski moved out of range.
Burczynski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patton sprawls and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Patton backs away, Burczynski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Burczynski.
Patton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Burczynski as he checks the leg kick.
Burczynski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Burczynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burczynski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Patton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Patton lands a jab to Burczynski's midsection.
Good leg kick by Patton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patton connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patton. That's going to slow Burczynski down.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Burczynski checks a leg kick nicely.
Michael Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Burczynski misses the target.
Patton throws a front kick aimed at Burczynski's knee but Burczynski avoids it well.
Michael Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Patton misses with an uppercut

and Burczynski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Patton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burczynski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Patton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burczynski defends well.
Patton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burczynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patton is keeping the position for now.
Kamil Burczynski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Burczynski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burczynski has managed to get both his arms back between Patton's legs - danger averted.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Patton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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

That's four 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.
Nice uppercut there from Burczynski.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Burczynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burczynski scores with a one two! Patton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Patton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burczynski counters with a nice leg kick.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Burczynski staying out of range there.
Patton misses with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Patton. Those never looked like landing.
Burczynski lands with a shot to the body.
Burczynski thumps Patton with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Patton.
I think Burczynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kamil Burczynski!
Kamil Burczynski got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'