PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Burris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Polishuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egor Polishuk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Burris
vs
Polishuk

160 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

185 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Burris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Polishuk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burris gets tackled into the cage by Polishuk. Polishuk maintains the clinch.
Burris could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Polishuk stalling.
Burris avoiding damage.
Burris is trying to pull guard but Polishuk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Polishuk managing to block the knees to the body from Burris.
Burris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burris.
Burris works on Polishuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Polishuk jumps guard but Burris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Burris moves into the clinch successfully.
Burris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polishuk smiles and moves away.

Burris gets tackled into the cage by Polishuk. Polishuk maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Burris fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Polishuk.
Burris is trying to drag Polishuk to the mat but Polishuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Burris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polishuk is trying to break the clinch but Burris is controlling him.
Burris has Polishuk pressed against the cage.
Burris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burris misses with the head strike.
Polishuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polishuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burris just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polishuk wants to stall.
Polishuk stops a takedown attempt from Burris.
Polishuk tries to break free but Burris pushes him back against the cage.
Burris scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Polishuk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Burris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Polishuk to the mat. Polishuk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Polishuk manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Polishuk manages to pull guard.
Burris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polishuk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Polishuk is trying to control the position but Burris postures up.
Polishuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polishuk looks winded!
Burris throws a big elbow that misses.
Burris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Polishuk wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burris is in close to Polishuk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burris postures up in Polishuk's guard and throws a big left but Polishuk blocks it.
Polishuk is trying to keep Burris in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Polishuk is on top in guard.

Burris keeping moving, preventing Polishuk from controlling successfully.

Polishuk gets to his feet. Burris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polishuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polishuk misses with a takedown attempt

and Burris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burris taking a breather.

Burris breaks from the clinch.
Polishuk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burris is fending him off so far but Polishuk persists. Nope, Burris circles away and we're back to standing.
Burris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Polishuk tries for a takedown but Burris circles away easily
and Burris counters with a head kick. That will keep Polishuk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Burris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burris clinches with his opponent.
Burris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burris lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Burris.
Polishuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burris prevents the takedown attempt.
Burris swings wildly with an uppercut but Polishuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polishuk tries to pull guard but Burris won't allow it.
Burris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polishuk can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polishuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Polishuk is breathing heavily.
Burris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Polishuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Polishuk is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Burris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Polishuk is trying to force a seperation but Burris has the dominant position.
Polishuk is trying to push Burris away but Burris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polishuk tries to break free but Burris pushes him back against the cage.
Polishuk taking a breather.
Polishuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polishuk's efforts to push away.
Burris has Polishuk pressed against the cage.
Polishuk is trying to pull guard but Burris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierre Burris has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two 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.

Burris manages to break the clinch.

Burris clinches with his opponent.
Burris pushes Polishuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burris lands a knee to the body.
Polishuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Polishuk trying to control the position but instead, Burris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Polishuk into the cage.
Burris can't get the takedown.
Polishuk looking for a takedown.

Burris turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Burris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Polishuk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Polishuk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burris is trying to get an arm triangle but Polishuk is defending well.
Polishuk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burris.
Polishuk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Burris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Polishuk's head.
Polishuk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Burris stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Polishuk to get to his feet.
Polishuk shoots and misses

and Burris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burris trying to land knees to the body.

Burris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polishuk tries to clinch

and Burris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pierre Burris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burris is in close to Polishuk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polishuk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polishuk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burris has passed into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Burris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Burris dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Burris moves into the clinch.
Burris can't get the takedown.
Polishuk jumps guard but Burris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polishuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Burris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polishuk can't break the clinch.
Polishuk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burris is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Burris.
Polishuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burris wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Burris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polishuk avoiding damage as Burris throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Burris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Burris keeping moving, preventing Polishuk from controlling successfully.
Polishuk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Polishuk postures up.
Burris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polishuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Burris has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Polishuk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Egor Polishuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polishuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polishuk shoots and misses
and Burris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Burris has Polishuk up against the cage in a clinch.
Polishuk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burris is keeping busy.

Burris pulls Polishuk into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polishuk wants to control from the top but Burris keeps moving.
Polishuk won't allow Burris to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burris is on top in guard.

Polishuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polishuk striking off his back but it's not causing Burris any problems.
Burris stands up over Polishuk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burris throws a big elbow that misses.

Burris stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polishuk misses with a body punch
and Burris counters with a big head kick but Polishuk shrugs it off.
Burris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polishuk.
Polishuk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurris.

Burris instigates a clinch.

Burris pulls Polishuk into guard.
Burris pulls Polishuk in close to prevent any damage.

Burris has his feet on Polishuk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Egor Polishuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Burris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Burris clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Burris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Burris!