PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Burpha
vs
Sang Seok

173 cm
24
163 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

176 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seok misses with a hook
and Burpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burpha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seok moves out of range of the strikes.
Burpha throws a low kick but Seok moves out of range easily.
Burpha throws a shot from downtown. Seok moves away and avoids it.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seok has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burpha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bapu Burpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burpha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seok.
Both fighters circling a little - Burpha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burpha cracks Seok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burpha misses with a body shot.
Seok checks a low kick from Burpha.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seok looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Burpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Seok takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burpha looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
Seok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Burpha defending well as Seok loads up on a big left hand.
Burpha feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burpha tries to land a front kick but Seok steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burpha throws a body punch but Seok moves out of range.
Burpha cracks Seok with a good jab.
Burpha with a jab.
Burpha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burpha looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
Seok loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Burpha delivers a nice body kick.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seok feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burpha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Burpha loads up on a big right hand but Seok slips the punch.
Burpha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burpha misses with a low kick.

Seok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burpha misses with the head strike.
Seok tries to pull guard but Burpha won't allow it.
Burpha scores with a hook to the body.
Seok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burpha's elbow.
Burpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burpha blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Burpha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seok blocking some punches.
Burpha struggles to land a body shot inside as Seok controls his hands.
Seok misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burpha.
Seok lands a hook that snaps the head of Burpha backwards.
Burpha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Burpha misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seok.
Seok struggles to land a body shot inside as Burpha controls his hands.
Burpha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Seok prevents a body shot from Burpha.
Seok misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Seok fails to land.
Seok misses with the head strike.
Burpha pushes Seok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burpha smiles and moves away.
Seok takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Burpha scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Burpha.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burpha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Burpha misses the target.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Burpha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burpha.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seok manages to avoid it.
Seok goes for a double leg but Burpha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Burpha continues to drive forward.
Bapu Burpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Seok slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burpha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seok scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Burpha has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Burpha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burpha looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Seok moves out of range easily.
Burpha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seok lands a nice looking body shot.
Seok moves away from the strike by Burpha.
Burpha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seok can do to turn this around?
Burpha moves away from the strike by Seok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha connects with a leg kick. Seok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seok wants to clinch up but Burpha keeps it at a distance.
Burpha scores with a punch to the head.
Seok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha lands a lovely overhand right.
Seok slips a jab from Burpha.
Seok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burpha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seok cracks Burpha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seok tried to score with a low kick but Burpha checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Seok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seok manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burpha.
Seok blocks the body kick.
Burpha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seok if he has to take too many more of those.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Seok misses
and Burpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burpha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bapu Burpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seok just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Seok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burpha.
Burpha moves out of range as Seok strikes.
Burpha looks to land a body kick but Seok moved away.
Burpha digs a good hook to Seok's body.
Burpha swings for the body but Seok moves out of range.
Seok checks a leg kick.
That kick from Burpha tenderised Seok's leg. Seok is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burpha throws a body punch but Seok moves out of range.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bapu Burpha is winning the standup battle so far.
Seok connects with a body shot that sends Burpha's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok throws a sloppy body shot
and Burpha counters with a body kick.
Seok blocks the body kick.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but Seok moved out of range nicely.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seok slips a jab from Burpha.
Burpha tries to land a leg kick but Seok saw it coming and moves away.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burpha defends it well.

Seok rushes Burpha and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Burpha misses with a body punch.

Seok pulls guard successfully.
Seok wants to improve his position but instead Burpha has moved into half guard.
Seok slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burpha is one step ahead there.
Burpha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Seok is looking for a triangle here but Burpha uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Burpha trying to control the action but Seok is working from the bottom.
Seok is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Seok throws a hook to the side of Burpha's head but Burpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seok moves in looking to clinch but Burpha pushes him off.
Burpha lands with a nice body kick.
Seok cracks Burpha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burpha.
Seok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seok throws a good cross that connects.
Seok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seok has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burpha.
Seok moves away from the strike by Burpha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burpha feints and then cracks Seok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seok down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seok. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Burpha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burpha is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Seok throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burpha's waist but Burpha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seok off to one side.
It looked like Burpha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Burpha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seok's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burpha - that will leave a mark!
Seok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seok throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
Burpha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burpha lands a slapping body shot.
Burpha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seok.
A big right from Seok misses.
Seok doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seok throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
Burpha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burpha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Burpha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burpha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Seok.
Nice jab there from Burpha.
Seok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Seok walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burpha.
Burpha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Seok.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seok connects with a body shot.
Burpha throws a leg kick which misses Seok's front leg but catches the back leg as Seok tries to avoid it.
Seok is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Burpha. Beautiful body shot.
Seok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burpha throws a hook but Seok avoids it easily.
Seok misses with an uppercut.
Seok tries to land a leg kick but Burpha saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha misses the jab.
Burpha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burpha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seok's sensitive parts.
Seok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burpha throws a hook but Seok blocks it.
A big left from Burpha misses.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burpha slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seok tries to close the distance and clinch but Burpha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burpha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burpha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Seok throws a lazy right hand but Burpha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seok blocks a low kick nicely.
Seok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Seok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seok connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Seok.
Seok lands a nice shot that snaps Burpha's head back.
Seok misses with a takedown attempt
and Burpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Seok shoots for a double leg takedown but Burpha sprawls well. He's pushed Seok's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seok throws out a powerful jab.
Seok misses with a looping left.
Burpha misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice takedown defense from Burpha. No joy for Seok on that attempt.
Bapu Burpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Seok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burpha is looking to land body kicks.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burpha defends it well.
Burpha misses the shot to the body.
Burpha throws a wild body kick that Seok sees coming a mile off.
Burpha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burpha feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burpha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seok.
Seok throws a looping overhand right but Burpha ducks down to avoid it.
And Burpha counters with a quick kick to the body but Seok blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha throws a head kick but Seok moves out of range.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Burpha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burpha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Seok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seok goes for a double leg but Burpha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Burpha continues to drive forward.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seok manages to avoid it.
Seok throws an off balance right hand
and Burpha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Seok rushes Burpha and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Burpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Seok misses the shot to the body.
Seok misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burpha counters with a stiff right hand.
Seok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Seok.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burpha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burpha thuds his shin into the meat of Seok's side.
A bone on bone clash there as Seok blocks the leg kick.
A cross from Burpha lands.
A slow jab from Seok misses its intended target.
Burpha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burpha.
Burpha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burpha moves out of range of the strikes.
Burpha half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burpha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha connects with a nice looking jab.
Seok swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Seok.
Burpha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burpha misses with a looping right.
Seok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Burpha slips a jab from Seok.
Seok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burpha.
Seok tries to clinch but Burpha is having none of it.
Burpha connects with a body shot.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burpha connects with a looping right hand.
Seok defending well as Burpha loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bapu Burpha had his way with Lee Sang Seok in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Burpha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Burpha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burpha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Burpha.
Burpha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burpha misses with a head kick.
Burpha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seok throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burpha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Burpha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burpha tried to score with a low kick but Seok checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Seok cracks Burpha with a good jab.
Burpha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seok is out of range and Burpha settles back down.
Seok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burpha is looking to score with low kicks.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Burpha pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Seok closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burpha did well to prevent Seok getting side control.

Seok is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burpha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok throws a strike but Burpha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Seok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seok throws a big elbow that misses.
Burpha wants to sweep here but Seok controlling him for the moment.
Seok stays in close to Burpha's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok trying to control but Burpha is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Burpha scores with a sloppy right hand. Seok should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burpha. Seok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seok was well out of range. Poor timing from Burpha.
Seok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but Seok moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Burpha misses.
Seok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Seok.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Seok lands a nice hook to Burpha's body. Burpha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seok moves in looking to clinch but Burpha pushes him off.
Burpha is looking to counter punch.
Seok misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Seok. That snapped Burpha's head back.
Seok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burpha throws a body punch but Seok moves out of range.
Burpha lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Seok darts in looking for a takedown but Burpha gets double underhooks and turns Seok into the ropes.
Burpha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seok doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bapu Burpha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burpha, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Bapu Burpha!

Bapu Burpha wins by unanimous decision!
Bapu Burpha retains his lightweight title!
Bapu Burpha spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.