PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Burczynski
vs
Quintana

176 cm
27
168 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

170 cm
27
167 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski lands a nice hook to Quintana's body. Quintana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quintana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quintana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Burczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Burczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
Quintana blocks a head kick by Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a head kick that half lands.
Burczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Quintana's shoulder, as Quintana tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Quintana has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burczynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quintana lands a nice hook to Burczynski's body. Burczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burczynski ducks under a wild hook from Quintana.
A big right from Burczynski misses.
Quintana sizes up Burczynski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burczynski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintana ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burczynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Burczynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Burczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quintana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burczynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quintana.
Burczynski checks the leg kick.
Burczynski shoots for a double leg takedown but Quintana sprawls well. He's pushed Burczynski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Burczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burczynski swings widly with a right hand

and Quintana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quintana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burczynski is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burczynski actively working from the bottom here.
Quintana lands with a punch from half guard.
Quintana is looking to take a break and control but Burczynski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burczynski is looking to improve his position.
Quintana trying to control from half guard but Burczynski is working away.
Burczynski tries to get to full guard but Quintana has control of the leg.

Quintana is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burczynski defends it well.

Quintana is working for an americana but Burczynski has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Quintana was thinking about the submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana throws a big elbow that misses.
Quintana postures up.
Quintana sitting in guard here, content to control.

Burczynski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quintana is aware though and is defending well.
Quintana preventing the sweep.

Burczynski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quintana defends it easily.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Burczynski keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burczynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Burczynski keeps moving.
Burczynski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quintana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burczynski.
Quintana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burczynski wants to pass to mount but Quintana is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burczynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burczynski is looking to advance position but Quintana won't allow it.
Quintana trying to hold on to Burczynski's head to control him but Burczynski postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burczynski misses with a head shot. Quintana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quintana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julio Quintana 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.

Quintana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burczynski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burczynski takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Quintana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burczynski misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Quintana.
Quintana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quintana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quintana tries to work over Burczynski's front leg with a kick but Burczynski checks it.
Burczynski throws a shot from downtown. Quintana moves away and avoids it.
Quintana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quintana.
Burczynski misses with a looping right.
Kamil Burczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quintana misses with an uppercut
and Quintana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Burczynski moves into range and clinches up with Quintana.
Quintana scores with a hook to the body.
Quintana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quintana throws a punch but it's blocked by Burczynski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burczynski.
Burczynski trying to control the position but instead, Quintana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burczynski into the cage.
Quintana lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quintana is working Burczynski over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczynski blocks a body shot from Quintana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Quintana.
Quintana working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Burczynski fails to land.
Quintana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burczynski or not.
Quintana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Quintana.
Quintana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Quintana.
Quintana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quintana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quintana lands a nice uppercut.
Burczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quintana lands a hook that snaps the head of Burczynski backwards.
Burczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burczynski fails to land.
Burczynski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quintana.
Quintana blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana lands a left hand.
Burczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Quintana controls his hands.
Burczynski takes a shot to the head.
Quintana prevents a body shot from Burczynski.
Quintana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Quintana.
Julio Quintana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quintana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quintana has Burczynski pressed against the cage.
Quintana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burczynski.
Quintana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quintana tries to work over Burczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Quintana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burczynski shoots for a takedown but Quintana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quintana lands a jab to the head.
Burczynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burczynski there as he acknowledges the shot.

Burczynski is rocked!
Burczynski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quintana.
Quintana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quintana connects with a solid leg kick.
Burczynski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quintana. Quintana obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Quintana.
Oh Burczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quintana punishes Burczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Quintana lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Burczynski up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Quintana from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Burczynski's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Quintana!
Julio Quintana gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).