PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brain Buro (ranked 2269 p4p, 241 weight class) and Khatir Afridi (ranked 3234 p4p, 324 weight class). Buro comes to the cage accompanied by Brian Boro`s March. Brain Buro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Buro
vs
Afridi

182 cm
31
155 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

167 cm
28
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brain Buro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Khatir Afridi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afridi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buro scores with a jab to the body.
Afridi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Afridi takes the fight into the clinch.
Afridi is working for takedown but Buro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buro tries to circle away but Afridi has him pinned against the cage.
Buro wants to break the clinch but can't.

Buro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buro throws a body shot but no joy.
Afridi throws a counter combo.
Afridi slips a jab and a cross from Buro.
Afridi tries to land a leg kick but Buro saw it coming and moves away.
Afridi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Buro misses.
Afridi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buro throws a combination that misses
and Afridi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Afridi 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.
Afridi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Afridi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Buro's head coaches at #ICC4ISREAL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Buro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afridi throws a shot to the body.
Buro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Afridi under the eye.
Buro misses the shot to the body.

Afridi rushes Buro and presses him up against the cage.
Buro wants to break free but Afridi has control.
Buro stops a takedown attempt from Afridi.

Buro breaks from the clinch.
Buro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Afridi slips under a jab from Buro.
Afridi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buro's sensitive parts.

Afridi knocks Buro to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Buro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Afridi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Buro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oh Buro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Afridi is trying to get an arm triangle but Buro is defending well.
Afridi has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Afridi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Buro wants to get back to his feet.
Buro is trying to stand but he's just given Afridi his back.
Buro is trying to stand back up.

Buro is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Afridi gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buro defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Afridi looking to break Buro's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Buro remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Afridi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Buro is trying to get back to his feet but Afridi has full control of the position and if anything, Buro has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Afridi working for the choke.

Buro showing good submission defense here.
Afridi looks winded!
Buro is trying to stand back up.

Buro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Afridi is looking for the choke from the back position but Buro is controlling his hands well.
Buro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Afridi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Buro trying to get back to his feet but Afridi is in full control for now.

Afridi working for the choke.
Buro seems to have got his legs back now.
Buro trying to get back to his feet but Afridi is in full control for now.

Afridi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Buro is defending well though. Afridi let's go of the attempt for now.
Buro trying to get back to his feet but Afridi is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buro trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Afridi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Buro trying to get back to his feet but Afridi is in full control for now.

Buro preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Afridi.
Afridi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Afridi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Buro has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Buro is keeping busy.
Buro trying to get back to his feet but Afridi is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buro is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Afridi off. It looks like it's working - Afridi slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Buro displaying calm under pressure there.
Afridi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buro connects with a body shot that sends Afridi's belly button to the back.
Buro misses with a lunging right hand
and Afridi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Afridi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buro lunges at Afridi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Afridi's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buro misses with a double jab.
Afridi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Afridi lands a nice looking body shot.
Buro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Buro as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khatir Afridi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Afridi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buro.
Afridi throws out a counter right but Buro avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Buro.
Buro throws out a loose jab but Afridi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Afridi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buro ducks under a wild hook from Afridi.
Brain Buro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buro cracks Afridi with an open hand slap.
Buro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Afridi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Afridi. That snapped Buro's head back.
Buro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Afridi back to the cage. Buro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Afridi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Buro throws a jab when Afridi was well out of range.
Afridi steps in with a hook that catches Buro right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Afridi follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Buro looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khatir Afridi!