PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Exploder. Kamil Burczynski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kayani
vs
Burczynski

170 cm
34
167 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

176 cm
32
168 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent 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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski blocks a head kick by Kayani.
Burczynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick from Kayani lands but Burczynski takes it in his stride.
Burczynski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kayani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kayani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burczynski.
Burczynski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kayani swivels and escapes.
Burczynski scores with a jab. Kayani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kayani cracks the inside of Burczynski's front leg.
Kayani misses with a hook.
Burczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kayani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burczynski is looking for the big counter here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burczynski, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Kayani misses its intended target.
Kayani throws a hook but Burczynski blocks it.
Burczynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kayani but Kayani pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wasim Kayani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Burczynski.
Burczynski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kayani defends well and Burczynski ends up having to push Kayani into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burczynski throws a push kick but Kayani slaps the foot to one side.
As Burczynski tries to get set, Kayani tries to push him back and clinch up but Burczynski manages to avoid the attempt.
Burczynski scores with a jab to the head.
Burczynski lands a nice looking body kick.
Kayani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kayani throws out a leg kick but Burczynski moves out of range and Kayani only half commits.
Burczynski shoots in and drives through. Kayani sprawls well.
Kayani lands with a kick to the temple. Burczynski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burczynski misses the shot to the body.
Kayani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kayani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kayani throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burczynski.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kayani.
Burczynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kayani's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kayani avoids the head kick by Burczynski.
Kayani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kayani misses with an attempted mid kick.

Burczynski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kayani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kayani slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burczynski wants to pass the guard but Kayani is keeping the position.
Kayani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Kayani keeps moving.
Kayani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burczynski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Kayani keeps moving.
Kayani working a defensive guard here.
Burczynski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burczynski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burczynski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kayani wants to sweep but no luck.
Burczynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kayani is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burczynski working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Burczynski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kayani is looking for a triangle but Burczynski pushes his legs off easily.

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.
Burczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kayani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kayani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burczynski defends well.
Burczynski connects with a couple of short punches.
Burczynski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kayani's guard.
Burczynski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kayani trying to control here.
Burczynski is looking to take a break and control but Kayani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burczynski moves nicely into side control.
Burczynski scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kamil Burczynski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burczynski misses with a straight left.
Kamil Burczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayani moves away.
Burczynski misses with a takedown attempt
and Kayani counters with a straight right hand.
Kayani blocks a jab.
Kayani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Burczynski.
Kayani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Burczynski catches Kayani right on the button with a cross.
Burczynski looks to throw the jab but Kayani is out of range.
Kayani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Kayani.
Kayani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burczynski.
Kayani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burczynski.
Kayani is looking to land body kicks.
Burczynski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burczynski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burczynski throws a hook but Kayani blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani tries a head kick but it misses.
Burczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burczynski scores with a one two! Kayani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burczynski scores with a push kick.
Kayani slips a straight right by Burczynski.
Kayani misses with a right hand
and Burczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burczynski throws a right and a left that Kayani avoids nicely.
Kayani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kayani looks to land a right hand but Burczynski moved out of range.
Kayani throws a leg kick
and Kayani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kayani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burczynski.
A combination from Kayani does no damage.
Kayani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Kayani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burczynski misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kayani misses the target.
Burczynski throws a hook to the side of Kayani's head but Kayani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Kayani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski tries to bum rush Kayani with a series of wild strikes but Kayani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burczynski scores with a kick to the body.
Kayani throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a solid leg kick but Kayani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burczynski.
Kayani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burczynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kayani.
Burczynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kayani misses with a hook. Burczynski ducked under it nicely.
Burczynski avoids the head kick by Kayani.

Burczynski gets a double leg takedown into Kayani's guard.
Burczynski throwing strikes but missing.

Kayani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burczynski defends it easily.

Kayani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burczynski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kayani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burczynski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kayani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burczynski.
Kayani is trying to get back to full guard.
Burczynski working Kayani over with strikes.
Burczynski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Burczynski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kayani has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kayani wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski lands with a punch from half guard.
Kayani is doing well to control the position and prevent Burczynski from advancing to side control.
Kayani tries to get to full guard but Burczynski has control of the leg.
Kayani is trying to maintain the position but Burczynski is very close to passing his half guard.

Kayani looking for submissions off his back.
Burczynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kayani wants to get back to full guard.
Burczynski is pressing down on Kayani's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kayani is holding on for now.
Burczynski wants to control but Kayani is keeping him busy.
Kayani regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Burczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kayani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burczynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamil Burczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burczynski dives in for a single leg takedown but Kayani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Burczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kayani moves out of range of the strikes.
Kayani throws a leg kick but Burczynski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kayani throws a solid leg kick but Burczynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kayani.
Kayani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kayani looks to land a right hand but Burczynski moved out of range.
Burczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kayani.
Kayani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kayani misses with an uppercut. Burczynski saw that one coming.
A cross from Kayani lands.
Burczynski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kayani doesn't seem bothered though.
Kayani looks to throw the jab but Burczynski is out of range.
Burczynski misses with a looping left.
Kayani throws a quick counter kick to the body but Burczynski avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kayani counters with a nice uppercut.
Kayani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burczynski throws a solid leg kick but Kayani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burczynski.
Kayani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kayani lands with a nice body punch.
Kayani lands a jab to the head.
Kayani misses with a head kick.
Kayani throws a jab but it's blocked by Burczynski.
Burczynski defending well as Kayani loads up on a big left hand.
Kayani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burczynski.

Kayani closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Burczynski.
Burczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kayani.
Kayani taking a breather.
Burczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kayanis head.
Wasim Kayani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kayani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burczynski moves away.
A low kick from Kayani misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burczynski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kayani backs up against the cage.
Kayani takes a kick to the side of the head.

Kayani is rocked!
Kayani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Kayani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burczynski moves away from the strike by Kayani.
Burczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Kayani seems to have got his legs back now.
Burczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kayani.

Burczynski dives in and scores a takedown into Kayani's guard.
Kayani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kamil Burczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burczynski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kamil Burczynski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kayani throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski stays in close to Kayani's body and controls the position.

Kayani working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burczynski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burczynski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burczynski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burczynski won't allow Kayani to sweep him here.
Burczynski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kayani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burczynski is one step ahead there.
Burczynski content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burczynski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burczynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kayani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Burczynski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burczynski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kayani is looking for a sweep.
Burczynski is looking to take a break and control but Kayani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Burczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burczynski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Burczynski!
Post fight, an emotional Kamil Burczynski said 'I was so close to hang up this gloves and retire...after those 3 loses in a row I practically decided its the end and i'm getting that bank job... but look at me now!'.