PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shock Zhou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burkina
vs
Zhou

184 cm
33
181 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

177 cm
28
178 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shock Zhou!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkina throws a series of punches but Zhou avoids them all with ease.
Zhou flicks out a counter leg kick but Burkina steps away.
Burkina misses with a body shot.
Burkina moves out of range as Zhou strikes.
Burkina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zhou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhou misses with a hook.
Burkina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Burkina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burkina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhou was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkina.
Zhou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burkina moves out of range of the strikes.
Burkina misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burkina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zhou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Burkina.

It looks like Shock Zhou has been cut.
Jamison Burkina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burkina moves away from the strike by Zhou.
Burkina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhou moves away.
Burkina lands a nice looking body shot.
Zhou moves out of range as Burkina strikes.
Zhou unleashes a big counter combination but Burkina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burkina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burkina tries to clinch up but Zhou circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhou misses with a looping left.
Burkina throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Zhou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burkina throws an off balance right hand
and Zhou counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burkina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burkina to score with a decent uppercut.
Burkina misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Zhou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burkina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burkina swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burkina lands a really nice looking cross but Zhou seems unphased.

Zhou is rocked!
Zhou walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Burkina swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamison Burkina!
Shock Zhou spoke after the fight, saying 'Well done, mate. But I'll be back.'.