PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gom Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bruno Mopar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burza
vs
Mopar

185 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

213 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gom Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bruno Mopar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza connects with a leg kick. Mopar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burza throws a looping overhand right but Mopar ducks down to avoid it.
Mopar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mopar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burza in his tracks.
Mopar lands a jab to Burza's midsection.
A combination from Mopar does no damage.
bruno Mopar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burza tries to clinch but Mopar moves out of range.
Mopar looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.

Burza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Burza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza taking a breather.
Burza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mopar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mopar looks gassed!
Burza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burza lands an elbow inside that Mopar shrugs off.

It looks like bruno Mopar has been cut.
Mopar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burza stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burza.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burza.
Burza landing knees to the body.
Burza lands an elbow just above Mopar 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza just leaning against Mopar, taking a breather.
Burza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Burza to work.
Burza working Mopar over with knees to the body.
Mopar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mopar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burza.
Burza lands a damaging elbow.
Burza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Burza.
Burza scores a nice knee to the body.
Burza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burza with a knee to the head.

Mopar is rocked!

That has opened up bruno Mopar's cut even more.
Burza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burza scores a nice knee to the body.
Burza landing knees to the body.
Burza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mopar's face.
Burza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mopar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Burza.
A left hand lands to the body for Burza.
A knee to the head by Burza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mopar cracks Burza with a nice body shot.
Mopar wants to break free but Burza has control.
Burza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mopar blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Burza.
Mopar wants to get back to striking at distance but Burza won't allow it.
Burza connects with a knee to the head.
Mopar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mopar lands a body punch.
Burza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Mopar.
Burza blocks an uppercut.
Mopar tries to break the clinch but Burza is controlling the position.
Mopar tries a body shot but Burza blocks it.
Mopar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burza prevents Mopar from breaking the clinch.
Burza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mopar's defenses.
Burza has Mopar pressed against the cage, preventing Mopar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burza keeps control of Mopar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mopar's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burza scores with a knee to the head.
Burza lands an elbow inside that Mopar shrugs off.
Burza misses with a knee strike.
Burza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mopar's efforts to push away.
Mopar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mopar can't break the clinch.
Burza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mopar swings wildly with an uppercut but Burza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Burza.
Mopar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burza's elbow.
A knee to the head by Burza.
Mopar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burza keeps control of Mopar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mopar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mopar's defenses.
Burza stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Burza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mopar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burza landing knees to the body.
Mopar is working Burza over against the cage.
Burza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mopar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mopar is trying to break the clinch but Burza has him pressed against the cage.
Mopar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burza lands a nice knee to the body.
Burza lands a nice knee to the body.
Burza lands an elbow that stopped Mopar in his tracks for a moment.
Mopar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burza lands an elbow just above Mopar 's eye.
Mopar wants to break free but Burza has control.
Burza scores a nice knee to the body.
Mopar wants to break free but Burza has control.
Burza lands a good knee to the midsection. Mopar won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burza lands a damaging elbow.
Burza has Mopar pressed against the cage, preventing Mopar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Burza.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mopar working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gom Burza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bruno Mopar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mopar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mopar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mopar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burza connects with a knee to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Burza here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mopar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burza connects with a knee to the head.
Mopar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mopar is trying to break the clinch but Burza is controlling him.
Mopar can't break the clinch.
Mopar struggles to land a body shot inside as Burza controls his hands.
Mopar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burza tries a knee to the head but Mopar blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burza scores with a knee to the head.
Burza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burza.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burza obliges.
Burza landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mopar tries to circle away but Burza has him pinned against the cage.
Burza landing knees to the head.
Burza keeps control of Mopar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burza obliges.
Burza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mopar's efforts to push away.
Burza working Mopar over with knees to the body.
Mopar wants to break free but Burza has control.
Mopar is looking to break free of the clinch but Burza has double underhooks.
Burza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mopar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Burza.
Burza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mopar is defending well for now.
Mopar tries to circle away but Burza has him pinned against the cage.
Mopar tries to break free but Burza pushes him back against the cage.
Burza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mopar's efforts to push away.
Mopar letting Burza take a breather here.
Burza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burza has Mopar pressed against the cage, preventing Mopar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two 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.
Burza landing knees to the body.
Mopar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Burza.
Mopar dodges an elbow strike from Burza.
Mopar working hard to break the clinch.
Burza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mopar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mopar is trying to break the clinch but Burza is controlling him.
Gom Burza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mopar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burza lands a nice elbow.
Burza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mopar's defenses.
Knees to the body from Burza.
Mopar is trying to break the clinch but Burza is controlling him.
Mopar lands with a short shot to the head.
Mopar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mopar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mopar lands a right hand.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mopar managing to block the knees to the body from Burza.
Burza prevents Mopar from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mopar wants to break free but Burza has control.
Burza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mopar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mopar is trying to break the clinch but Burza has him pressed against the cage.
Burza prevents Mopar from breaking the clinch.
Mopar blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mopar struggles to land a body shot inside as Burza controls his hands.
Mopar wants to get back to striking at distance but Burza won't allow it.
Mopar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burza crunches a lovely knee into Mopar's ribcage.
Mopar is leaning against Burza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mopar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mopar managing to block the knees to the body from Burza.
Mopar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mopar as the two fighters clinch.
Burza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mopar lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burza.
Burza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mopar's defenses.
Mopar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burzas head.
Burza with a knee to the head.
Mopar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mopar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mopar tries to circle away but Burza has him pinned against the cage.
Burza prevents Mopar from breaking the clinch.
Mopar cracks Burza with a nice body shot.
Mopar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burza looking to throw knees to the head but Mopar is blocking nicely.
Mopar tries to circle away but Burza has him pinned against the cage.
Mopar is working Burza over against the cage.
Mopar being controlled against the cage.
Burza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mopar's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mopar is trying to break free.
Mopar wants to break free but Burza has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gom Burza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bruno Mopar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Burza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mopar.
Burza wants to clinch
and Mopar counters with a two punch combo.
Burza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Mopar. That snapped Burza's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Mopar. That snapped Burza's head back.
Burza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mopar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Burza closes the distance and clinches.
Burza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mopar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burza keeps control of Mopar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mopar is trying to break free.
Mopar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Burza.
Burza lands a knee to the head.
Burza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mopar's defenses.
Burza connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza lands a nice elbow.
Mopar working aggressively here.
Burza working Mopar over with knees to the body.
Burza tries to land a knee to the head but Mopar blocks with his arms.
Mopar has had enough of the clinch but Burza keeps him there for the moment.
Burza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mopar's face.
Mopar tries to break the clinch but Burza is controlling the position.
Burza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burza keeps control of Mopar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mopar can do to turn this around?
Mopar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burza blocks an uppercut.
Burza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mopar tries to throw a body punch but Burza avoids it by throwing Mopar back against the cage.
Burza lands a nice elbow.
Burza stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Mopar.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mopar tries to break free but Burza pushes him back against the cage.
Burza lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burza prevents a body shot from Mopar.
Mopar is trying to break the clinch but Burza is controlling him.
Mopar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mopar is trying to push Burza away but Burza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mopar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burza crunches a lovely knee into Mopar's ribcage.
Mopar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mopar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burza missing with knees to the body.
Mopar lands with a short shot to the head.
Mopar working hard to break the clinch.
Mopar is trying to break the clinch but Burza is controlling him.
Burza lands a knee to the head.
Mopar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mopar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mopar blocks it with crossed arms.
Mopar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mopar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burza lands an elbow inside that Mopar shrugs off.
Mopar misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza prevents Mopar from breaking the clinch.
Mopar can't break the clinch.
Mopar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mopar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mopar takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mopar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mopar tries a body shot but Burza blocks it.
Burza tries a knee to the head but Mopar blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Mopar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mopar.
Mopar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mopar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mopar working hard to break the clinch.
Burza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mopar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mopar scores with a shot to the side of Burza's head.
Burza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mopar's efforts to push away.
Mopar tries to break free but Burza pushes him back against the cage.
Burza landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mopar working hard to break the clinch.
Mopar wants to get back to striking at distance but Burza won't allow it.
Burza lands a nice elbow.
Burza lands an elbow inside.
Mopar misses with a body punch.
Mopar tries to circle away but Burza has him pinned against the cage.
Burza working Mopar over with knees to the body.

Mopar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mopar swats away the attempt to clinch by Burza.
Mopar works the jab nicely.
Gom Burza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burza darts in trying to clinch
enabling Mopar to counter with a crisp jab.
Burza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burza wants to clinch up but Mopar keeps it at a distance.

Mopar tries to keep at a distance but Burza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mopar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bruno Mopar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burza crunches a lovely knee into Mopar's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gom Burza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burza, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gom Burza!