PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Subotai Hyrkanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brain Buro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buro has chosen Brian Boro`s March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hyrkanian
vs
Buro

163 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Subotai Hyrkanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brain Buro!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyrkanian with a poor takedown
and Buro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Hyrkanian.
Buro digs a good body shot into Hyrkanian's ribs.
Hyrkanian misses the body punch
and Buro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Hyrkanian does no damage.
Buro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Buro as he connects with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Hyrkanian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buro misses with an uppercut. Hyrkanian saw that one coming.
Hyrkanian staying out of range there.
Buro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hyrkanian counters with a series of strikes. Buro will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hyrkanian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Buro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hyrkanian asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hyrkanian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Buro is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Hyrkanian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hyrkanian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Buro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hyrkanian is controlling him well.

Hyrkanian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Buro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hyrkanian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hyrkanian trying to control the action but Buro is working from the bottom.
Buro tries to escape but Hyrkanian is in control.

Hyrkanian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Buro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buro wants to get back to his feet but Hyrkanian drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hyrkanian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Buro defending against the ground and pound.
Buro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hyrkanian is controlling him well.

Hyrkanian is trying to get an arm triangle but Buro is defending well.
Buro tries to escape but Hyrkanian is in control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Buro misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Hyrkanian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

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.
Hyrkanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buro.
Buro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buro misses with a straight left.
Buro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyrkanian.
Buro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch
and Buro counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyrkanian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buro.
Hyrkanian shoots in but no luck this time.
Buro throws a hook but Hyrkanian blocks it.
Buro connects with a jab.
Hyrkanian dodges the punch combination from Buro.
Hyrkanian half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brain Buro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Buro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Buro there.
Buro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyrkanian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyrkanian misses with a few strikes there.
Buro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hyrkanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buro throws out the jab.
Hyrkanian half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Buro missing with a left hand there. Hyrkanian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrkanian misses with a lunging right hand
and Buro counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hyrkanian moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyrkanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brain Buro seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian misses with a shot to the body
letting Buro counter with a right hand.
Hyrkanian throws a right hand that misses
and Buro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyrkanian defending well as Buro loads up on a big left hand.
Hyrkanian drops down looking for a counter takedown but Buro sprawls and moves away.
Buro lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by Buro.
Hyrkanian swings widly with a right hand
and Buro counters with a right hand to the body.
Buro connects with a right hand. Hyrkanian shakes it off.
Hyrkanian moves out of range of the strikes.
Buro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyrkanian moves away.
Hyrkanian blocks a jab.
Hyrkanian throws a right hand that misses
and Buro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian wants to clinch
and Buro counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyrkanian is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hyrkanian has time to react.
Buro tries to bum rush Hyrkanian with a series of wild strikes but Hyrkanian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buro scores with a nice right hand.

Hyrkanian gets a clinch.
Hyrkanian keeps control of Buro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hyrkanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian has Buro pressed against the cage, preventing Buro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hyrkanian prevents Buro from breaking the clinch.

Buro manages to break the clinch.
Hyrkanian slips under a jab from Buro.
A lazy left from Buro finds it's target.
Hyrkanian shoots and misses
and Buro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyrkanian.
Buro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hyrkanian misses with an uppercut.
Hyrkanian throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from Buro. No joy for Hyrkanian on that attempt.
Buro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hyrkanian throws a right hand that misses
and Buro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Buro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Buro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buro throws out the jab.
Buro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hyrkanian throws a poor cross that misses
and Buro counters with a stiff right hand.
Buro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyrkanian ducks right into an uppercut from Buro.
Hyrkanian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buro back to the cage. Hyrkanian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Buro is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brain Buro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Buro scores with a nice strike.
Buro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyrkanian.
Buro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyrkanian throws out the jab.
Hyrkanian drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Buro right on the button. Buro goes down! Hyrkanian follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hyrkanian gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Subotai Hyrkanian!
Subotai Hyrkanian thanked the fans post fight for their support.