PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Yager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Burla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Yager
vs
Burla

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Yager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Burla!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burla lands with a straight right. Yager didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Jamie Yager has been cut.
Burla scores with a shot to the body.
Yager fails with a takedown attempt.
Burla shoots in for a double leg but Yager sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burla has a takedown stuffed.
Yager fails to land the takedown.
Yager takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yager fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Yager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burla is looking to clinch.
Yager stuffs the takedown.

Yager has taken the fight to the clinch.

Yager decides to pull guard.
Burla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yager's guard.
Yager is breathing heavily.
Burla throwing strikes from guard but Yager blocks nicely.
Burla is looking to work some ground and pound but Yager has wrist control.

That's two 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.

Yager looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burla lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burla thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burla stands up and waves to Yager to follow him.
No luck for Yager with that takedown attempt.
Burla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yager takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burla throws a hook but Yager avoids it easily.
A big left from Burla misses.

Yager has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yager jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burla walks away with a smile on his face. Yager gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jamie Yager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Burla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yager doesn't seem phased though.
Burla jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yager fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burla avoids it really well and circles away.
Burla misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Burla.
Burla throws an overhand right that lands on Yager's shoulder, as Yager tries to avoid the shot.
Yager doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Burla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Yager'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.

A slow jab from Burla misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from Yager.
Burla closes the distance and clinches up with Yager, looking for a takedown. Burla pushes Yager against the cage but Yager circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burla.
Burla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yager.
Yager shoots in looking for a takedown. Burla tries to sprawl out of it but Yager keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yager shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burla sprawls well. Burla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yager gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Yager. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Burla scores with a takedown into Yager's guard.
Yager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burla tries to stand but Yager is controlling from the bottom.

Burla stands up from Yager's guard - Burla perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yager is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Burla's half guard.
Burla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yager seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burla does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burla wants to get back to his feet.
Burla is trying to get back to full guard.
Yager wants to take a breather but Burla is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yager trying to control the pace.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burla makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Burla.
Yager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yager.

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.
Burla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yager blocks a low kick nicely.
Burla has a takedown stuffed.
Yager misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Burla. No joy for Yager on that attempt.
Yager defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Burla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Yager's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yager shoots and misses
and Burla counters with a nice body shot.
Burla misses with a low kick.
Yager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yager has a takedown stuffed.
Yager swats away the attempt to clinch by Burla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yager counters with an outside leg kick.
Burla fails with the takedown

and Yager counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yager decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burla, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yager moves away.
Yager shoots and misses
and Burla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Yager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yager wants to clinch up but Burla keeps it at a distance.
Burla clinches but Yager breaks the clinch

and Yager counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burla won't be happy with that.

Yager is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burla looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yager stands up.
Jamie Yager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yager fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yager's head backwards.
Yager takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Burla.
Yager fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yager closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burla.
Yager tries to clinch but Burla is having none of it.
Burla throws a looping overhand right but Yager ducks down to avoid it.
Yager tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burla swivels and escapes.
Yager displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burla throws out the jab.
Yager shoots in but Burla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burla shoots in for a takedown but Yager shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yager shoots in and drives through. Burla sprawls well.
Burla lands with a nice combination. Yager backs away looking to recover.
Yager closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yager moves out of range as Burla strikes.
Burla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamie Yager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Burla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yager looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Yager showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burla 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Burla!