PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Ljashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Burg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ljashko
vs
Burg

185 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ljashko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Burg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been told by Ljashko's head coaches at Russian Top Team Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ljashko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ljashko takes one on the button.
Burg stalks Ljashko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ljashko's face. Ljashko staggers backwards, shaken.
Ljashko misses with an uppercut. Burg saw that one coming.
Ljashko throws a right hand that Burg ducks under and follows up with a left that Burg also avoids with ease.
Burg lands a jab to Ljashko's midsection.

Ljashko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ljashko effectively controlling the action here.
Burg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljashko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burg looks winded!
Burg takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Peter Burg has been cut.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burg throws a jab when Ljashko was well out of range.
Ljashko appears to be looking for a big counter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ljashko scores with a shoulder strike.
Burg takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko crunches a lovely knee into Burg's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ljashko.
Ljashko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ljashko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ljashko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ljashko working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ljashko breaks from the clinch.

Ljashko clinches with his opponent.

Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Burg forces Ljashko back against the ropes and clinches.
Ljashko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burg tries a body shot but Ljashko blocks it.
Ljashko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ljashko.
Ljashko lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ljashko lands with a short shot to the head.
Burg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ljashko digs a right hand into Burg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burg's gas tank.
Ljashko lands a left hand.
Ljashko lands a knee to the head.
Ljashko pushes Burg back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ljashko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ljashko breaks the clinch.
Ljashko looks to score with a jab to the body but Burg is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ljashko.
Burg misses with a hook. Ljashko ducked under it nicely.
Burg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ljashko counters with a left to the body.
Ljashko scores with a kick to the midsection.

Ljashko moves into the clinch.

Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ljashko rushes Burg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Burg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko is stalling here.

Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Burg misses its intended target.

Ljashko moves into the clinch.
Ljashko lands a left hand.
Ljashko lands an elbow inside.

Ljashko breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ljashko clinches with his opponent.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Ljashko rushes Burg and presses him up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Ljashko.
Ljashko crunches a lovely knee into Burg's ribcage.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Ljashko misses.

Ljashko has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ljashko lands a glancing blow to the side of Burg's head.
Ljashko moves out of range as Burg strikes.

Ljashko takes the fight into the clinch.

Ljashko manages to break the clinch.

Ljashko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ljashko lands a nice shot to the body.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ljashko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ljashko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Burg misses.
Ljashko slips a straight right by Burg.

Ljashko clinches up against the ropes.
Ljashko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burg cracks Ljashko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burg throws a jab when Ljashko was well out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Ljashko pushes Burg up against the ropes in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Ljashko.
Burg letting Ljashko take a breather here.
Burg misses with a body punch.
Ljashko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ljashko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ljashko lands a damaging elbow.
Ljashko lands a knee to the body.
Burg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ljashko scores with a hook to the body.
Ljashko scores a nice knee to the body.
Burg is trying to break the clinch but Ljashko is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ljashko.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ljashko lands an elbow inside.
Ljashko pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Ljashko breaks from the clinch.

Ljashko forces Burg back against the ropes and clinches.
Ljashko lands an elbow inside that Burg shrugs off.
Ljashko holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ljashko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ljashko gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Ljashko manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ljashko.
Ljashko stalls.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Burg.
Ljashko tries to clinch there but Burg circles away.

Ljashko rushes Burg and presses him up against the ropes.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ljashko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burg, pushing him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ljashko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ljashko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ljashko misses with a series of wild punches.
Ljashko walks into a jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Ljashko clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ljashko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ljashko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ljashko is working Burg over against the ropes.
Ljashko gets through Burg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ljashko lands a body punch in the clinch.

Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Ljashko.
Ljashko throws a head kick that misses.

Ljashko has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Ljashko on the inside.
Ljashko lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Ljashko to work.

Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ljashko.
Ljashko thuds his right hand into Burg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ljashko misses with a head kick.
Jab by Burg.

Ljashko has closed the distance and engaged Burg in a clinch.

Ljashko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ljashko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burg misses with an uppercut.
Ljashko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Ljashko moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ljashko.
Ljashko is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ljashko manages to break the clinch.
Ljashko throws the left hand but Burg avoids the punch easily.

Ljashko gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Ljashko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Burg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ljashko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ljashko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burg.

Ljashko clinches with his opponent.

Ljashko manages to break the clinch.
Peter Burg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Burg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burg.

Ljashko darts in and clinches Burg up against the ropes.
Burg takes an elbow to the temple.
Burg working aggressively here.
Ljashko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ljashko gets through Burg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ljashko has Burg pressed against the ropes, preventing Burg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Burg fails to land.
Ljashko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ljashko misses with a knee to the head.

Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burg lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burg throws a jab when Ljashko was well out of range.

Burg tries to keep at a distance but Ljashko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Ljashko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oleg Ljashko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ljashko as Burg tries to tie him up.
Ljashko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ljashko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burg is breathing heavily.
Ljashko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Ljashko manages to break the clinch.

Ljashko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ljashko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ljashko obliges.
Ljashko digs a right hand underneath Burg's ribcage. Burg let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ljashko.
Ljashko lands an elbow inside.
Ljashko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burg can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ljashko breaks from the clinch.
Ljashko scores with a decent looking hook.
Burg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ljashko momentarily.

Burg closes the distance and clinches.
Ljashko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burg has a couple of punches blocked by Ljashko.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ljashko.

Ljashko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ljashko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ljashko slips under a jab from Burg.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ljashko effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Ljashko.
Ljashko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ljashko lands a knee to the body.

Ljashko lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Burg goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Ljashko in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ljashko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Ljashko stands up.
Ljashko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ljashko takes a swing at Burg's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burg! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ljashko. Burg does a little dance to reset his feet.

Burg clinches with his opponent.

Ljashko has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Burg goes down! Ljashko dives on top of him - Burg manages to get guard.

Burg is rocked!

Ljashko stands and steps away. Burg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burg is still on wobbly legs! Can Ljashko finish him?
Burg throws a body punch but Ljashko moves out of range.
Burg seems to have recovered his senses.

Ljashko clinches with his opponent.

Ljashko lands a big uppercut and Burg is down! He's in big trouble - Ljashko follows him to the mat!
Ljashko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ljashko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Ljashko stands up from half guard.
Oleg Ljashko is winning the standup battle so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ljashko circles away quickly and effectively.

Ljashko cracks Burg with an uppercut from hell and Burg crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ljashko's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Ljashko controlling from the top position.
Ljashko advances to half guard.

Ljashko decides to stand up.
Ljashko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ljashko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ljashko slips a jab and a cross from Burg.

Ljashko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burg, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burgs head.

Ljashko breaks from the clinch.
Oleg Ljashko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Ljashko finds it's target.
Burg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Ljashko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ljashko works on Burg's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ljashko breaks the clinch.
Ljashko lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Burg head around and knocks him out cold! Ljashko hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oleg Ljashko!