PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Moleman (ranked 5696 p4p, 525 weight class) and Bartlomiej Burch (ranked 5069 p4p, 511 weight class). Simon Moleman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Moleman
vs
Burch

169 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

196 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Moleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartlomiej Burch!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Simon Moleman has been cut.
Burch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burch swats away the attempt to clinch by Moleman.
Burch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Simon Moleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moleman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burch.
A little feinted left hand from Moleman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moleman tries to clinch up.
Burch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moleman on the side of the head.
Burch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burch throws a series of punches but Moleman moves out of range.
Moleman is looking to clinch but Burch is avoiding it.
Moleman wants to clinch.
Moleman lands with a straight right. Burch didn't see that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Moleman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moleman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moleman is looking to clinch but Burch is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moleman tries to clinch up but Burch circles away and keeps his distance.
Moleman catches Burch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burch.

Moleman clinches up with Burch and pushes him back against the cage.
Burch letting Moleman take a breather here.
Moleman lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Moleman.
A shot in the inside from Moleman.
Moleman is looking to control Burch's arms but Burch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moleman has his back to the cage.
Moleman working aggressively here.
Burch blocks an uppercut.
Burch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moleman taking a breather.
Moleman tries to stall but Burch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Burch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burch takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Burch gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Moleman trying to control the position.
Moleman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Burch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moleman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burch lands a couple of digs.
Moleman trying to keep a closed guard but Burch is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moleman being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

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.
Moleman tries to clinch but Burch is having none of it.
Burch misses with a body kick.
Burch lands a two punch combo.
Burch takes a swing at Moleman's ribcage but misses.
Moleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Burch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burch keeps the fight on the outside.
Burch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burch misses with a wild combination.
Burch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moleman wants to clinch up but Burch keeps it at a distance.
Burch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moleman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Burch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burch unleashes a big counter combination but Moleman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moleman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Burch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moleman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartlomiej Burch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Moleman's cut.
That's time! Moleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moleman tries to clinch up but Burch circles away and keeps his distance.
Moleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moleman slips a jab and a cross from Burch.
Burch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burch throws a body punch but Moleman moves out of range.
Burch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moleman fails to land with a series of punches.
Moleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moleman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burch counters with a left to the body.
Burch throws out a leg kick but Moleman moves out of range and Burch only half commits.
Moleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Burch.
Burch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moleman looks to land a combination but Burch avoids it well.
Burch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burch paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moleman blocks the body kick.
Burch keeps the fight on the outside.
Moleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Burch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moleman rather than just go for the knockout.
Moleman moves in looking to clinch but Burch pushes him off.
Moleman slips a jab and a cross from Burch.
Moleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Burch.
Moleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moleman with a body shot.
Moleman moves in looking to clinch but Burch pushes him off.
Moleman wants to clinch up but Burch keeps it at a distance.
Burch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burch throws a series of punches but Moleman moves out of range.
Moleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bartlomiej Burch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moleman moves out of range of the body kick.
Moleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Burch circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burch misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Burch circles away.
A punch combination from Burch misses.
Burch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moleman tries to clinch up but Burch circles away and keeps his distance.
Burch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moleman is looking to clinch.
Burch looks to land a combination but Moleman avoids it well.
Moleman tries to clinch but Burch moves out of range.
Moleman tries to clinch up.
Burch keeps the fight on the outside.
Moleman wants to clinch.
Burch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moleman wants to clinch up but Burch keeps it at a distance.
Burch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burch throws a series of punches but Moleman avoids them all with ease.
Moleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moleman circles away quickly and effectively.
Moleman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burch's hands.
Moleman tries to clinch there but Burch circles away.
Moleman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moleman wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Burch.
Burch throws a series of punches but Moleman moves out of range.
Moleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Burch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moleman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burch, pushing him back against the cage.
Burch blocks an uppercut.
Burch blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch blocks an uppercut.
Moleman misses with some punches.
Moleman is working Burch over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burch.
Moleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moleman.
A short left from Moleman.
Burch prevents a body shot from Moleman.
Moleman working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burch as Moleman tries to tie him up.
Moleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burch's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartlomiej Burch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Moleman's cut.
That's time! Moleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Burch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moleman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burch throws a series of punches but Moleman avoids them all with ease.
Bartlomiej Burch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Burch misses its intended target.
Moleman is looking to clinch.
Moleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moleman tries to clinch but Burch moves out of range.
Burch is looking for the big counter here.
Moleman moves in looking to clinch but Burch pushes him off.
Moleman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moleman wants to clinch up but Burch keeps it at a distance.
Burch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moleman wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moleman wants to clinch.
Burch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moleman tries to clinch but Burch is having none of it.
Burch swings for the body but Moleman moves out of range.
Burch swats away the attempt to clinch by Moleman.
Moleman is looking to clinch but Burch is avoiding it.
Moleman tries to clinch but Burch is having none of it.
Moleman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moleman tries to clinch up but Burch circles away and keeps his distance.

Moleman has managed to clinch.
Moleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moleman has a couple of punches blocked by Burch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moleman misses with the head strike.
Burch wants to get back to striking at distance but Moleman won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Moleman fails to land.
Moleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moleman.
Moleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moleman tries to work over Burch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moleman.
Burch blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burch blocking some punches.
Moleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Moleman.
Moleman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moleman is working Burch over against the cage.
Burch is trying to break the clinch but Moleman has him pressed against the cage.
Simon Moleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moleman struggles to land a body shot inside as Burch controls his hands.
Burch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moleman misses with a body punch.
Moleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
Moleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burch wants to get back to striking at distance but Moleman won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Moleman fails to land.
Moleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Moleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moleman has a couple of punches blocked by Burch.
Burch prevents a body shot from Moleman.
Burch is trying to push Moleman away but Moleman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moleman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burch is looking to break free of the clinch but Moleman has double underhooks.
Moleman lands with a light punch inside.
Burch has had enough of the clinch but Moleman keeps him there for the moment.
Moleman stalling against the cage.
Moleman misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Moleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartlomiej Burch!