PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Neuer (ranked 1275 p4p, 492 weight class) and Dimitri Buriak (ranked 167 p4p, 64 weight class). Manuel Neuer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Neuer
vs
Buriak

199 cm
26
195
14 - 9 - 0

187 cm
28
198
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Buriak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buriak moves into range and clinches up with Neuer.
Neuer wants a takedown.
Neuer missing with knees to the body.
Buriak digs a right hand underneath Neuer's ribcage. Neuer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neuer tries for a takedown but Buriak manages to get underhooks.
Neuer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buriak smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Neuer gets tackled into the cage by Buriak. Buriak maintains the clinch.
Neuer goes for a takedown attempt but Buriak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Neuer rushes Buriak and presses him up against the cage.
Buriak pushes Neuer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buriak lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neuer tries to score a body lock takedown but Buriak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buriak is leaning against Neuer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neuer is breathing heavily.
Buriak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buriak managing to block the knees to the body from Neuer.
Neuer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
A right hand to the body from Buriak.
Buriak digs a right hand underneath Neuer's ribcage. Neuer let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Buriak.
Buriak lands with a short shot to the head.
Buriak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Buriak.
A right hand to the body from Buriak.
Buriak lands with a light punch inside.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buriak lands a hook that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.

Neuer decides to pull guard.
Buriak 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.
Buriak pushes down on Neuer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neuer is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at JAG Battle Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buriak controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer regains full guard. Nicely done.

Neuer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Buriak passes into side control.
Neuer looking for a sweep but Buriak has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Neuer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buriak.
Neuer is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak controlling from the full mount.
Neuer working to try and regain half guard.
Neuer is working hard here to advance position.
Buriak controlling his opponent.
Neuer is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buriak controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Buriak darts in and clinches Neuer up against the cage.
Neuer blocks a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Neuer tries to pull guard but Buriak holds him up against the cage and eventually Neuer drops back down to his feet.
Buriak prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buriak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Buriak on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buriak.
Buriak gets through Neuer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neuer tries to score a body lock takedown but Buriak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buriak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buriak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buriak tries to work over Neuer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buriak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neuer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buriak is defending well for now.
Buriak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neuer is trying to pull guard but Buriak has him pressed against the cage.
Buriak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neuer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neuer prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak digs a right hand into Neuer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neuer's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buriak.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buriak.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neuer.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Buriak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neuer is looking for a takedown.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak pushes Neuer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Neuer is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Buriak.
Oh Neuer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Buriak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buriak scores with a shoulder strike.
Buriak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Buriak.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neuer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neuer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Neuer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Buriak is unloading with more strikes now! Neuer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Buriak!
A very excited looking Dimitri Buriak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.