PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 373 p4p, 445 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 62 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buriak
vs
Peterson

187 cm
31
205
21 - 11 - 0

191 cm
31
216
23 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Altitude Clothing
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buriak throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Buriak lands with a cross.
Buriak scores with a head kick. Peterson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson tries to clinch but Buriak is having none of it.
Buriak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buriak misses the shot to the body.
Peterson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Buriak moves into the clinch.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Buriak backwards.

Peterson pulls guard effortlessly.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Buriak controlling him for the moment.
Buriak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson keeping full guard, as Buriak tries to pass.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buriak throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buriak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buriak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peterson keeping full guard, as Buriak tries to pass.
Peterson can't keep his opponent in guard - Buriak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Buriak wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position.
Buriak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.
Buriak lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buriak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterson's face.
Buriak cracks Peterson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Peterson tries to lock up and control but Buriak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buriak working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buriak.
Peterson is trying desperately to improve position.
Buriak misses with a head shot.
Buriak throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peterson because Buriak loaded up on that one.
Buriak landing punches.
Buriak throws some wild stikes that Peterson manages to avoid easily.
Peterson can't escape the position.
Buriak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peterson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Buriak lands a heavy elbow.
Buriak sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Buriak throws a wild left hand from mount and Peterson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buriak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buriak lands with a punch from half guard.
Buriak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Buriak.
Buriak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buriak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buriak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buriak trying to move into half guard but instead Peterson has managed to sweep!

Buriak is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buriak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buriak's head backwards.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Buriak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Buriak throws a head kick that misses.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Buriak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good work by Peterson as he checks the leg kick.
Buriak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buriak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buriak misses with a takedown attempt - Peterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Buriak pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Buriak controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Buriak.
Buriak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buriak working aggressively here.
Buriak lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak blocking some punches.
Buriak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Buriak lands a body punch.
Buriak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak lands with a left to the head.
Buriak blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buriak.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Buriak.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson works on Buriak's body with a couple of short punches.
Buriak lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buriak misses with some punches.
Dimitri Buriak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buriak lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buriak tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Buriak.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buriak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buriak misses with a body punch.
Buriak gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buriak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Peterson is rocked!
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Buriak.
Buriak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buriak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
A hook to the body from Buriak.
Buriak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Buriak finish him?
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Buriak tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Buriak lands a nice elbow.
Peterson blocks an elbow strike from Buriak.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peterson tumbles to the floor! Buriak threw a big shot that dropped him and now Buriak is on top looking to finish! Peterson has guard but can he survive?!
Buriak passes into half guard.
Buriak drops an elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Buriak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Buriak is working for an americana but Peterson has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Buriak was thinking about the submission.
Buriak throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Buriak looking for a sweep. Not yet Buriak, not yet.
Buriak keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buriak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard.

Buriak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buriak 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.
Buriak trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buriak wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Buriak trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Buriak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Peterson's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Buriak cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peterson moves forwards but Buriak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buriak tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.

Buriak rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Buriak avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Peterson throws an elbow that misses.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buriak looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Peterson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Buriak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Buriak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buriak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buriak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson lands an elbow inside that Buriak shrugs off.

Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Buriak swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Buriak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buriak lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Buriak throws a shot to the body.
Buriak lands a jab.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.

Buriak moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Peterson goes down! Can Buriak finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buriak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimitri Buriak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Buriak has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Buriak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Peterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Buriak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buriak avoids it.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Buriak has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Buriak avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buriak.
Peterson pushes off an throws an elbow but Buriak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Buriak avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Buriak blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Buriak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buriak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Buriak!
A relieved looking Dimitri Buriak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.