PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Burgemeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao comes into the arena with Mortal Kombat blaring out of the sound system. Burgemeister has chosen Lil Scrappy - Head Bussa as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lao
vs
Burgemeister

181 cm
24
203 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kung Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Burgemeister!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgemeister throws a right and a left that Lao avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burgemeister, as that shot connected.
Lao throws a head kick that misses.
Burgemeister is looking to clinch.
Burgemeister tries to bum rush Lao with a series of wild strikes but Lao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lao throws a head kick that half lands.
Lao fakes the leg kick and cracks Burgemeister in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lao cracks the inside of Burgemeister's front leg.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burgemeister with a jab.
Burgemeister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lao is looking to clinch but Burgemeister is avoiding it.
Lao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lao stuns Burgemeister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Lao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao tries to bum rush Burgemeister with a series of wild strikes but Burgemeister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lao throws a head kick but Burgemeister moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lao lands a front kick.
Burgemeister looks gassed!
Burgemeister misses with a hook.
Burgemeister throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao throws a front kick that sends Burgemeister stumbling back into the cage.
Lao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lao scores with a leg kick.
Lao scores with a nice head shot.
Burgemeister takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burgemeister is looking to chop away at Lao's legs.
Lao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burgemeister on the side of the head.
Burgemeister takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burgemeister takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burgemeister gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lao catches Burgemeister with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lao lands a head kick. Burgemeister smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burgemeister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burgemeister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgemeister at a distance.
Lao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lao!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Lao.
Lao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lao.
Lao connects with a high kick.
Lao lands with a kick to the temple. Burgemeister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lao lands a high kick!
Lao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burgemeister throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Burgemeister does no damage.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao connects with a solid leg kick.
Lao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lao throws a nice head kick!
Burgemeister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burgemeister.
A jab lands there for Burgemeister.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao slips a jab and a cross from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao connects with a high kick.
Burgemeister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lao connects with a single shot there.
Lao throws the kick towards the body but Burgemeister avoids it.
Burgemeister slips a jab from Lao.
Lao slips a jab from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister lands a nice shot to the body.
Burgemeister takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burgemeister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burgemeister. That did some damage!
Burgemeister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lao.
Lao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lao throws a head kick that Burgemeister semi-blocks.
Kung Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgemeister scores with a nice right hand.
Burgemeister tries to bum rush Lao with a series of wild strikes but Lao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Lao.
Lao throws a head kick but Burgemeister moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Burgemeister.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lao dodges the punch combination from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgemeister takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burgemeister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao lands with a kick to the temple. Burgemeister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burgemeister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lao scores with a head kick.
Lao ducks right into an uppercut from Burgemeister.
Lao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgemeister.
Lao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Burgemeister misses its intended target.
Burgemeister needs to keep his hands up - Lao had a free shot at his head there.
Lao throws a nice head kick!
Burgemeister blocks a head kick by Lao.
Burgemeister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Burgemeister moves out of range easily.
Burgemeister steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lao. That one must have hurt.
Lao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burgemeister misses with the combination.
Lao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgemeister's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burgemeister duly obliges.
Burgemeister avoids the head kick by Lao.
Burgemeister throws a low kick but Lao avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Burgemeister.
Lao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burgemeister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burgemeister connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lao. Lao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burgemeister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burgemeister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burgemeister walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kung Lao is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgemeister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lao throws a nice head kick!
Lao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lao lands a head kick!
Nice body punch from Burgemeister.
Lao circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burgemeister waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lao.
Lao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgemeister looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burgemeister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgemeister on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lao feints and then cracks Burgemeister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burgemeister down.
Lao scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Lao.
Lao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lao keeps the fight on the outside.
Burgemeister throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgemeister throws a right hand that Lao ducks under and follows up with a left that Lao also avoids with ease.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Burgemeister moves out of range easily.
Burgemeister's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burgemeister swings for the body but Lao moves out of range.
Daniel Burgemeister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burgemeister walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lao throws a head kick that half lands.
Burgemeister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burgemeister has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lao.
Lao throws a head kick that misses.
Lao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burgemeister works over Lao's head and body with a nice combination.
Burgemeister misses with a few strikes there.
Burgemeister with a hook.
Lao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burgemeister.
Burgemeister swinging wilding here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lao.
Lao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgemeister lands a right hook to the body.
Burgemeister looks to score with a jab to the body but Lao is just out of range.
Lao lands with a kick to the temple. Burgemeister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burgemeister tries to bum rush Lao with a series of wild strikes but Lao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burgemeister crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lao - the referee stops the clock and Burgemeister gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lao. Burgemeister manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burgemeister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burgemeister misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgemeister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burgemeister blocks a head kick by Lao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burgemeister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burgemeister misses with a hook.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lao dodges the punch combination from Burgemeister.
Lao throws a head kick that Burgemeister semi-blocks.
Burgemeister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lao scores with a head kick.
Burgemeister avoids the head kick by Lao.
Burgemeister throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgemeister throws a lazy right hand but Lao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lao connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burgemeister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lao connects with a body shot.
Lao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burgemeister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lao throws a head kick that Burgemeister semi-blocks.
Burgemeister throws a leg kick that misses.
Lao keeps Burgemeister at a distance using the push kick.
Lao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burgemeister's head.
Burgemeister tries to clinch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgemeister.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Burgemeister.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burgemeister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kung Lao will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Burgemeister takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lao throws a one two combo.
Burgemeister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Lao.
A punch combination from Burgemeister misses.
Lao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgemeister throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burgemeister.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lao. That's going to slow Burgemeister down.
Burgemeister takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lao scores with a jab to the body.
Lao throws a head kick that half lands.
Lao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burgemeister.
Lao scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgemeister blocks a head kick by Lao.
Burgemeister throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
Lao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burgemeister avoids the head kick by Lao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burgemeister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lao punishes Burgemeister's body with a nice straight punch.
Lao lands a head kick!
Burgemeister looks to land a left hand but Lao moved out of range nicely.
Lao lands with a nice body kick.
Burgemeister misses with a double jab.
Lao lands with a kick to the temple. Burgemeister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burgemeister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lao connects with a high kick.
Burgemeister throws a series of punches but Lao moves out of range.
Burgemeister takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burgemeister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burgemeister throws a front kick aimed at Lao's knee but Lao avoids it well.
Lao lands with a kick to the temple. Burgemeister shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lao. Lao obviously looking to wear him down.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgemeister scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burgemeister throws the left hand but Lao avoids the punch easily.
Burgemeister misses with a low kick as Lao jumps back.
Burgemeister takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burgemeister momentarily.
Lao takes a swing at Burgemeister's ribcage but misses.
Lao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burgemeister.
Lao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burgemeister throws the left hand but Lao avoids the punch easily.
Lao lands a head kick!
Burgemeister throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao throws a good cross that connects.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.
Burgemeister blocks a head kick by Lao.
Lao walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgemeister moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burgemeister misses with a straight right.
Burgemeister fails to land with a series of punches.
Lao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Burgemeister blocks the low kick.
Burgemeister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burgemeister, pushing him back against the cage.
Burgemeister throws a punch but it's blocked by Lao.
Burgemeister lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burgemeister tries to circle away but Lao has him pinned against the cage.
Lao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burgemeister backwards.
Lao tries to land a knee to the head but Burgemeister blocks with his arms.
A short right from Burgemeister on the inside.
Lao has a couple of punches blocked by Burgemeister.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lao throws an elbow but misses.
Burgemeister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister avoiding damage as Lao throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burgemeister.
Lao can't find room to land a body shot as Burgemeister controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao throws an elbow but it misses.

Burgemeister breaks from the clinch.
Burgemeister connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lao's hands.

Lao tries to keep at a distance but Burgemeister has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burgemeister avoids a wild elbow strike from Lao.
Lao tries to land knees in the clinch but Burgemeister avoids the damage to the body.
Burgemeister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lao misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Lao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Burgemeister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burgemeister fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Lao lands but Burgemeister takes it in his stride.
Burgemeister moves out of range as Lao throws a body kick.
Lao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burgemeister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lao lands with a slapping head kick.
Burgemeister throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgemeister throws a right and a left that Lao avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Lao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Lao!