PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Burger (ranked 734 p4p, 91 weight class) and Damien The Omen (ranked 1030 p4p, 124 weight class). Burger comes into the arena with Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai blaring out of the sound system. Brazilian Burger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burger
vs
The Omen

187 cm
27
167 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

177 cm
18
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

KOMBAT KLOTHING
IniTech Nutrition

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brazilian Burger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burger.
Burger throws an off balance right hand
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Omen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burger with a poor takedown
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Omen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. The Omen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger defending well as The Omen loads up on a big left hand.
The Omen swats away the attempt to clinch by Burger.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger throws a lazy uppercut
and The Omen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burger tries to clinch there but The Omen circles away.
Burger misses with a takedown
and The Omen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Burger has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Omen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Burger jumps guard but The Omen stands there with Burger around his waist. Burger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burger has The Omen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Omen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Burger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Omen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burger goes for a takedown attempt but The Omen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger throws a hook but The Omen blocks it.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but The Omen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from The Omen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burger misses with a takedown attempt
and The Omen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burger.
It seemed like The Omen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burger scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Omen throws a nice looking combination but Burger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Burger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burger is trying to get an arm triangle but The Omen is defending well.

Burger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Omen is trying to get back to his feet.
Burger cracks The Omen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The Omen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Burger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Omen is trying to buck Burger off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Omen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burger landing strikes.
Burger throws a strike aimed at the side of The Omen's head but The Omen avoids it well.
The Omen wants to get back to his feet.
Burger misses with the ground and pound.

Burger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Omen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Omen is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien The Omen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A shot to the body from Burger misses
and The Omen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a stiff right hand.
Burger wants to clinch up but The Omen keeps it at a distance.
Burger cracks The Omen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Omen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burger counters with a left to the body.
Burger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Omen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burger throws a right and a left that The Omen avoids nicely.
The Omen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burger with a body shot.
Burger fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Omen! But no joy.
Burger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Omen tries to avoid it but Burger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Omen to the ground. The Omen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Omen misses with a straight left.
The Omen circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Omen throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Omen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burger connects with a looping right hand.
The Omen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burger fails with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Burger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Omen.
As The Omen tries to get set, Burger tries to push him back and clinch up but The Omen manages to avoid the attempt.
Damien The Omen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burger fails with the takedown.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Burger lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Omen doesn't seem phased though.
The Omen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burger.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Omen stuffs the takedown.
Burger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Omen but The Omen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Omen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Omen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Omen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burger throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. The Omen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burger swings for the body but The Omen moves out of range.
Brazilian Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Omen loads up on a big right hand but Burger slips the punch.
Burger wants to clinch up but The Omen keeps it at a distance.
The Omen is looking for the big counter here.

Burger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Omen did well to prevent Burger getting side control.

Burger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Omen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Omen wants to get back to his feet.
Brazilian Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burger wants to pass to mount but The Omen is defending the position.
The Omen is trying to stand back up but Burger is controlling him
The Omen taking some punishment here, with Burger in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Omen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
The Omen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Omen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burger.
The Omen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brazilian Burger dominated that second round.
That's time! Burger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Omen missing with a left hand there. Burger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burger fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Omen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Brazilian Burger has been cut.
Burger misses with a jab to the body
and The Omen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burger misses with a takedown
letting The Omen counter with a right hand.
The Omen works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger fails with the takedown.
It seemed like The Omen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Omen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger misses with an uppercut. The Omen saw that one coming.
Burger fails with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger connects with a body shot that sends The Omen's belly button to the back.
Burger misses with a jab to the body
letting The Omen counter with a right hand.
Burger shoots for a takedown but The Omen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Omen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burger misses with a hook
and The Omen counters with a nice body shot.
Burger throws an off balance right hand
and The Omen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Omen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burger misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Omen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burger.
The Omen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Omen throws a jab when Burger was well out of range.
Burger misses with a straight right.
Burger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Omen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Omen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burger.
Burger doesn't manage to clinch there - The Omen circles away.
The Omen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Omen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burger.
The Omen lunges at Burger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burger's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by The Omen.
Burger takes a swing at The Omen's ribcage but misses.
The Omen throws the left hand but Burger avoids the punch easily.
Burger moves in looking to clinch but The Omen pushes him off.
Burger cracks The Omen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burger wants to clinch.
The Omen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burger has his takedown stuffed
and The Omen counters with a straight right hand.
Burger moves to clinch but The Omen breaks away
and The Omen counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger misses with a body punch
and The Omen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Omen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burger walks into a left hand.

Burger is rocked!
Burger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Omen counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Burger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting The Omen counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Burger misses
and The Omen counters with a big right hand! Oh Burger is in trouble here! The Omen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien The Omen! Damien The Omen retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Damien The Omen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Brazilian Burger spoke after the fight, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.