PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes into the arena with Du Hast - Rammstein blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Burza
vs
Perez

168 cm
27
148 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh
[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denis Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
Burza shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Burza on that attempt.
Burza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Burza fails to land the takedown.
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
Burza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Burza misses with a takedown attempt - Perez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
Perez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Burza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perez defends it nicely.

Burza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burza is in Perez's guard.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to sweep but no luck.
Burza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perez is on top in guard.
Perez chips away with some ground and pound.
Burza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perez landing some decent shots from guard.
Burza trying to keep a closed guard but Perez is proving a slippery customer.
Burza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burza wants to advance to full mount but Perez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burza trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Burza looking to sit in guard and control but Perez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.
Perez won't allow Burza to sweep him here.
Perez chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Burza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perez advances position into side control!
Burza is trying to improve his position.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Burza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burza sneaks back into half guard.
Perez wants to control but Burza is keeping him busy.
Burza has a hand on Perez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Perez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza trying to hold on to Perez's head to control him but Perez postures up.
Burza is not content to let Perez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marvin Perez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Burza or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez which made him look bad.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza shoots and misses
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perez tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perez to the ground. Perez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burza.

Burza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
Perez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perez pulls Burza in close to prevent any damage.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burza is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza is standing up over Perez. Perez looks to escape but Burza dives into side control.
Perez prevents Burza from improving position.
Burza takes a little break here. Perez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Burza misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burza's best efforts.
Burza is trying to control the action in half guard but Perez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Denis Burza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burza throwing shots but Perez is blocking nicely.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Perez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Burza is looking for a kimura here.
Burza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to take a breather but Perez is having none of it.
Burza wants to pass the guard but Perez is defending well.
Burza prevents Perez from improving his position.
Burza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perez tries to roll over but Burza keeps him under control.
Burza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burza wants to pass the guard but Perez is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burza landing strikes from the mount.
Perez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burza controlling his opponent.
Burza lands a couple of good shots and Perez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Burza working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Perez is doing well to defend. Burza seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Perez is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denis Burza!
Denis Burza really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.