PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Brain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brain has chosen 300 Violin as his entrance music. Altair Brain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Burpha
vs
Brain

173 cm
21
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

182 cm
21
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Sun-Tzu

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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Altair Brain!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Brain to counter with a crisp jab.
Burpha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Burpha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burpha.
Burpha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burpha misses with a looping right.
Brain throws out a leg kick but Burpha moves out of range and Brain only half commits.
Burpha misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Brain.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brain.
Both fighters circling a little - Brain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Brain.
Brain checks a low kick from Burpha.
Brain misses with a kick to the body.
Burpha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burpha.
Brain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Burpha misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Brain

and Burpha moves into the clinch.
Burpha misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Burpha.
Burpha misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brain.
A short left from Burpha.
Brain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brain misses with some punches.
Brain is trying to break free.
Burpha misses with a punch on the inside.
Brain tries to throw a body punch but Burpha avoids it by throwing Brain back against the cage.
Brain misses with some punches.
Brain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brain misses with a body punch.
Brain blocking some punches.
Brain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burpha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burpha misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha is working Brain over against the cage.
Brain pushes Burpha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burpha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brain scores with a shoulder strike.
Burpha misses with some punches.
Burpha blocks a body shot from Brain.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brain.
Burpha throws a head punch that misses.
Brain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burphas head.
Burpha misses with the head strike.
Burpha struggles to land a body shot inside as Brain controls his hands.
Brain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brain.
Brain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brain tries to work over Burpha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burpha tries to work over Brain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burpha has Brain pressed against the cage, preventing Brain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burpha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Burpha.
Brain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burpha's elbow.
Burpha blocking some punches.
Brain struggles to land a body shot inside as Burpha controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burpha.
Brain prevents a body shot from Burpha.
Burpha blocks a body shot from Brain.
Burpha can't find room to land a body shot as Brain controls the action.
Brain misses with a body punch.
Brain has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burpha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brain can turn it around.
Burpha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burpha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Burpha as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brain.
Burpha lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brain.
Brain has had enough of the clinch but Burpha keeps him there for the moment.
Burpha blocks a body shot from Brain.
Brain blocks a body shot from Burpha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brain.
Brain gets through Burpha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Brain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left and a right from Brain both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brain wants to land a leg kick but Burpha is out of range.
Burpha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burpha feints a jab promting Brain to slip. Burpha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Burpha blocks the low kick.
Burpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brain was well out of range. Poor timing from Burpha.
Burpha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burpha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burpha moves out of range as Brain throws a body kick.
Burpha fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brain just manages to avoid it.
Brain lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burpha on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altair Brain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Altair Brain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burpha tries to clinch but Brain moves out of range.
Brain cracks Burpha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brain just misses with a punch to the body.
Brain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brain checks a leg kick.
Brain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burpha's sensitive parts.
Burpha throws a lazy right hand but Brain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burpha stuns Brain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brain digs a good hook to Burpha's body.
Brain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brain throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Brain misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brain swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brain was well out of range. Poor timing from Burpha.
Burpha jabs Brain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Altair Brain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burpha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brain.
Burpha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Burpha.
Brain lands a two punch combo.
Brain connects with an inside leg kick.
Brain takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Altair Brain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burpha misses with a wild body shot.
Brain shapes to counter with a head kick.
Burpha cracks Brain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burpha misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burpha ducks under a wild hook from Brain.

Burpha drives through and clinches with Brain against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burpha.
Burpha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burpha misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha misses with some punches.
Brain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burpha lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain misses with a punch to the body.
Brain tries a body shot but Burpha blocks it.
Brain misses with the head strike.
Brain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brain misses with some punches.
Brain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burpha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brain blocks a body shot from Burpha.
Bapu Burpha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burpha blocks a body shot from Brain.
Brain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burpha tries to work over Brain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brain looking to stall.
Burpha is working Brain over against the cage.
Brain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burpha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burpha misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brain tries a body shot but Burpha blocks it.
Burpha can't find room to land a body shot as Brain controls the action.
Brain misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brain backwards.
Brain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brain working aggressively here.
Brain misses with some punches.
Burpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burpha misses with a body punch.
Burpha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burpha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brain blocks an uppercut.
Brain lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Burpha.
Burpha blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brain.
Burpha prevents a body shot from Brain.
Burpha tries a body shot but Brain blocks it.
Brain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burpha can't find room to land a body shot as Brain controls the action.
Brain lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burpha lands with a right to the head.

Brain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burpha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brain throws a leg kick that misses.
Brain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Burpha misses.
Burpha looks to throw a body kick
and Brain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brain throws a leg kick that misses.

Burpha has closed the distance and engaged Brain in a clinch.
Brain scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Altair Brain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Altair Brain's cut.
That's time! Burpha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brain walks into a jab.
Burpha misses with a wild body shot.
Burpha misses with a low kick.
Brain looks to land a body kick but Burpha moved away.
As Brain tries to get set, Burpha tries to push him back and clinch up but Brain manages to avoid the attempt.
Burpha misses with an uppercut. Brain saw that one coming.
Burpha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burpha checks a low kick from Brain.
A head kick misses from Brain.
Burpha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burpha throws a looping overhand right but Brain ducks down to avoid it.
Brain scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha tries to clinch there but Brain circles away.
Burpha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brain thumps Burpha with a low kick.
Burpha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brain.
Burpha moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burpha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brain - the referee stops the clock and Burpha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brain. Burpha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burpha moves out of range of the leg kick from Brain.
Brain catches Burpha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burpha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burpha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brain can pounce on him.
Burpha avoids the head kick by Brain.
Burpha takes a swing at Brain's ribcage but misses.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Burpha punishes Brain's body with a nice straight punch.
Brain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burpha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brain.
Brain throws a head kick but Burpha moves out of range.
And Burpha counters with a quick kick to the body but Brain blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Burpha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burpha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burpha moves in looking to clinch but Brain pushes him off.
Burpha tries a low kick but Brain avoids it.
Brain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brain misses with a lunging right hand
and Burpha counters with a nice leg kick.
Bapu Burpha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burpha misses with a hook. Brain ducked under it nicely.
Brain walks into a jab.
Burpha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brain. That did some damage!
Burpha throws a nice looking combination but Brain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burpha digs a good body shot into Brain's ribs.
Burpha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brain lands with a nice body punch.
Burpha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain throws a sloppy head kick and Burpha moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Brain.
Burpha avoids the head kick by Brain.
Brain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
Brain moves out of range of the leg kick from Burpha.
Burpha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burpha connects with a single shot there.
Burpha catches Brain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brain throws a sloppy head kick and Burpha moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Brain as he connects with a hook.
Burpha avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
Brain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burpha doesn't manage to clinch there - Brain circles away.
No joy there for Burpha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brain throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brain checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brain scores with a nice strike.
Good work by Brain as he checks the leg kick.
Burpha throws a body shot but no joy.
Burpha misses with a looping right.
Burpha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brain. Brain obviously looking to wear him down.
Altair Brain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Brain.
Burpha misses with a leg kick.
Brain scores with a jab to the body.
Burpha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burpha throws a hook but Brain blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Altair Brain.
I've got Brain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altair Brain!
A victorious Altair Brain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.