PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Burero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Burero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

von Richthofen
vs
Burero

174 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred von Richthofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Burero!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burero misses with a few strikes there.
von Richthofen dodges the punch combination from Burero.
von Richthofen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marco Burero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burero misses with a looping right.

von Richthofen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. von Richthofen connects with a nice short shot to Burero's temple.
von Richthofen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
von Richthofen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burero looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burero is looking to control von Richthofen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burero avoid being mounted?
von Richthofen 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.
Burero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from von Richthofen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Richthofen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
von Richthofen moves into full mount! Burero won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen controlling from the full mount.
von Richthofen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
von Richthofen landing punches.
Burero is desperately trying to improve his position but von Richthofen has a good base and remains in mount.
von Richthofen lands a big shot there that rocks Burero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burero's face.
von Richthofen scoring with strikes but Burero is staying in there.

Burero is rocked!
von Richthofen connects with a bit shot that sees Burero covering up! More strikes from von Richthofen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! von Richthofen is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manfred von Richthofen!