PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Burpha
vs
Gentry

173 cm
25
163 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

175 cm
24
162 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Spartan Nutrition

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Burpha as he checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Burpha's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Gentry walks into a left hand.
Gentry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burpha is out of range.
Burpha jabs at Gentry's body.
Burpha throws a hook but Gentry blocks it.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gentry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burpha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gentry.
Gentry misses with a looping left.
Gentry throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been informed that Gentry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gentry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burpha swings widly with a right hand
and Gentry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gentry motions for Burpha to come forward. Gentry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gentry checks a low kick from Burpha.
Burpha misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry jabs Burpha right on the nose. Burpha blinks but takes it well.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentry throws a wild body kick that Burpha sees coming a mile off.
Gentry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burpha.
Burpha is looking to slow Gentry down with leg kicks.
Burpha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burpha thuds a left hand into Gentry's body.
A head kick by Gentry misses
and Burpha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gentry's knee momentarily.
Gentry throws a big shot that misses.
Gentry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Burpha misses the target.
Gentry fails with a takedown attempt.
Burpha throws a jab when Gentry was well out of range.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Gentry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burpha punishes Gentry's body with a nice straight punch.
Gentry blocks a head kick by Burpha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Burpha.
Gentry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Gentry misses.
Gentry sizes up Burpha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gentry misses with a left hand
and Burpha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burpha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burpha backing away here, and Gentry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burpha tries to land a front kick but Gentry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Burpha misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Gentry.
Gentry throws a lazy uppercut
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burpha throws a right hand that misses
and Gentry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gentry scores with a hook to the body. Burpha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gentry scores with a decent looking hook.
Gentry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burpha manages to avoid it.
Gentry throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gentry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burpha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentry lands with a shot to the body.
Gentry throws a series of punches but Burpha avoids them all with ease.
Gentry checks a leg kick.
Burpha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burpha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gentry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burpha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gentry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gentry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha throws an overhand right that lands on Gentry's shoulder, as Gentry tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Gentry does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentry throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
Gentry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burpha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gentry throws an off balance right hand
letting Burpha counter with a right hand.

Gentry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burpha wants to get back to his feet but Gentry is dominant here and he's now got Burpha's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry missing with strikes from the back.
Burpha wants to get back to his feet.
Gentry is not going to allow Burpha to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gentry struggling to land strikes to the head as Burpha covers up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentry has the hooks in. Burpha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Gentry 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.

Gentry throws a nice looking combination but Burpha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burpha looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Burpha misses the shot to the body.
Gentry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burpha missing with a left hand there. Gentry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gentry throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
Gentry throws a head kick that misses.
Matt Gentry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burpha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burpha throws a leg kick
enabling Gentry to counter with a crisp jab.
Gentry throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
Burpha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burpha blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burpha.
Gentry scores with a spinning back kick!
Burpha misses with a looping right.
Gentry throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burpha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a looping left.
Burpha misses the jab.
Gentry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burpha has time to react.
Gentry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gentry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burpha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Burpha.
Burpha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentry throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Burpha misses the target.
Burpha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gentry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burpha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gentry counters with a nice body shot.
Gentry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gentry scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gentry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha moves out of range as Gentry strikes.
Gentry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burpha feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gentry stuns Burpha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gentry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burpha checks a leg kick nicely.
Matt Gentry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentry lands a leg kick that knocks Burpha off balance momentarily.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Gentry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gentry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gentry throws a low kick, looking for Burpha's leg but Burpha calmly moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Gentry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gentry throws a body shot but no joy.
Gentry misses with a body shot.
Gentry misses with a body shot
and Burpha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burpha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gentry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gentry scores with a jab. Burpha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
Gentry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Gentry moves out of range as Burpha strikes.
Gentry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gentry blocks a leg kick.
Gentry throws a big shot that misses.
Burpha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gentry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burpha.
Gentry slips a straight right by Burpha.
Burpha tried to score with a low kick but Gentry checks it.
Gentry checks a low kick from Burpha.
Gentry misses with a low kick.
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Gentry moves out of range easily.
A big right from Burpha misses.
Gentry throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a hook.
Gentry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burpha!
Gentry connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha misses with a head kick.
Gentry just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gentry connects with a jab.
A jab from Gentry does it's job there.
Gentry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gentry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burpha throws a front kick that sends Gentry stumbling back into the cage.
Gentry throws a leg kick
and Burpha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gentry misses with a looping right.
Burpha throws a leg kick which misses Gentry's front leg but catches the back leg as Gentry tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentry misses with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gentry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gentry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gentry is working Burpha over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burpha wants to control but Gentry postures up.
Gentry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gentry misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Burpha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha keeping hold of Gentry's head, controlling as best he can.
Gentry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burpha's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha wants to get back to full guard.
Gentry thows a huge punch but Burpha dodges it nicely.
Gentry working the head and body with strikes.
Gentry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Burpha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burpha thuds a left hand into Gentry's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gentry.
Gentry throws a body punch but Burpha moves out of range.
Gentry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
Gentry blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Gentry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burpha doesn't seem phased though.
Burpha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burpha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gentry misses the shot to the body.
Gentry missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burpha lands a head shot.
Burpha walks into a stiff left hand from Gentry.
Gentry takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Burpha misses with a body punch
and Gentry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry dodges the punch combination from Burpha.
Gentry digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Gentry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gentry throws a right hand that misses
and Burpha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gentry thinking.
Burpha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gentry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burpha on the side of the head.
Burpha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentry.
Burpha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gentry's head backwards.
Burpha scores with a hook to the body. Gentry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Burpha misses its intended target.
Gentry walks into a jab.
Gentry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry throws a hook but Burpha blocks it.
Gentry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burpha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentry throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burpha misses with a looping left.
Gentry misses with a kick to the body.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick from Burpha.
Burpha is looking to land body kicks.
Burpha throws the kick towards the body but Gentry avoids it.
Gentry misses with a looping right.
Burpha lands with a straight right. Gentry didn't see that one coming.
Burpha moves out of range of the leg kick from Gentry.
A punch lands to the side of Gentry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gentry misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gentry really dominated that round.
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.

Burpha lands an overhand right.
Gentry misses with a hook. Burpha ducked under it nicely.
Gentry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burpha.
Burpha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gentry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gentry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burpha's calf.
A swing and a miss from Burpha.
Burpha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burpha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burpha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burpha cracks Gentry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry throws the kick towards the body but Burpha avoids it.
Gentry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burpha, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha takes a swing at Gentry's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gentry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burpha - the referee stops the clock and Gentry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burpha. Gentry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gentry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gentrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gentry lands a glancing blow to the side of Burpha's head.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick from Burpha.
Burpha moves away from the strike by Gentry.
Burpha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burpha blocks a leg kick.
Burpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gentry.
It appears Burpha was looking to counter with a kick there.
Burpha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gentry circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Gentry there.
Nice defenses there by Gentry.
Burpha blocks the body kick.
Burpha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gentry on the side of the head.
Burpha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gentry misses with a kick to the body.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gentry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gentry.
Gentry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gentry misses with a shot to the body
and Burpha counters with a stiff right hand.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick.
Gentry throws a shot to the body.
Burpha slips a straight right by Gentry.
It looked like Burpha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gentry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burpha.
Gentry misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burpha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burpha scores with a jab to the body.
Burpha lands with an overhand left.
Burpha moves out of range as Gentry strikes.
Gentry throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha tries to land a front kick but Gentry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gentry digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Burpha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gentry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gentry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gentry lands a head shot.
Burpha avoids the head kick by Gentry.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gentry throws the kick towards the body but Burpha avoids it.
Gentry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gentry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burpha cracks the inside of Gentry's front leg.
Burpha lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Gentry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burpha checks the leg kick.
Burpha throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burpha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gentry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burpha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gentry misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gentry!
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Burpha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
Gentry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gentry swings widly with a right hand
letting Burpha counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burpha misses with a looping right.
Burpha is looking to score with low kicks.
Burpha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burpha is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha had his way with Matt Gentry in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Burpha looks to throw the jab but Gentry is out of range.
And Gentry responds with a good body kick, but Burpha manages to step out the way in time.
Burpha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burpha throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Gentry misses with an uppercut
letting Burpha counter with a right hand.
Burpha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gentry.
Gentry throws a right hand that misses
and Burpha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gentry misses with a body shot.
Burpha jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gentry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Gentry misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry misses with an uppercut.
Gentry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gentry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burpha misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Burpha misses the target.
Gentry takes one to the side of the head.
Gentry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burpha.
Gentry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burpha's hands.
Burpha looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Burpha blocks the body kick.
Gentry throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
Burpha throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burpha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gentry.
Gentry throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Gentry misses
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Gentry misses with a lunging right hand
and Burpha counters with a straight right hand.
Gentry scores with a nice right hand.
Gentry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burpha tries a low kick but Gentry avoids it.
Burpha slips a straight right by Gentry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentry scores with a jab. Burpha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burpha throws a one two combo.
Gentry misses with a left hand
and Burpha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burpha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gentry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gentry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gentry clobbers Burpha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burpha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gentry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burpha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gentry scores with a decent looking hook.
Burpha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gentry finds it's way round the side to connect with Burpha's head.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentry misses with a right hand
and Burpha counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha swings widly with a right hand
and Gentry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burpha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gentry's head.
Gentry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burpha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burpha scoring well with a low kick there.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Gentry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burpha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gentry is out of range.
Gentry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gentry looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Gentry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burpha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burpha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gentry looks to land a left hand but Burpha moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burpha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burpha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Burpha lands.
Burpha throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Gentry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gentry throws a poor cross that misses
and Burpha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burpha wants to land a leg kick but Gentry is out of range.
A left lands for Burpha.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Burpha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gentry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gentry lands an overhand right.
Burpha slips under a jab from Gentry.
Gentry connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burpha throws a lazy body kick
and Gentry counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Gentry.
Well Gentry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Matt Gentry!

The fight ends as a draw!
Bapu Burpha retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!