PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Douglas (ranked 47 p4p, 8 weight class) and Bapu Burpha (ranked 71 p4p, 13 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Douglas
vs
Burpha

172 cm
34
160 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

173 cm
29
163 lbs
20 - 4 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

King of Clothes
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q
Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Burpha - just one landing.
Burpha moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burpha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
Burpha scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
Burpha is looking to land body kicks.
Burpha thows a body kick. Douglas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Burpha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Burpha throws a low kick but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas motions for Burpha to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burpha throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Burpha.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Burpha.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burpha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burpha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Douglas.
Burpha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burpha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burpha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Douglas scrambles back to his feet.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas thows a leg kick but Burpha checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Douglas throws a hook but Burpha blocks it.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burpha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Douglas takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Burpha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas blocks the body kick.
Douglas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burpha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Burpha.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.

Douglas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Burpha's half guard.
Douglas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burpha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burpha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Douglas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas is trying to work for a kimura but Burpha is defending well.
Burpha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burpha wants to control but Douglas is keeping busy.
Douglas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Douglas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burpha's head.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burpha defending well though.
Douglas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burpha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Douglas.
Well, if Douglas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with the ground and pound but Burpha uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Burpha pulls Douglas in to control the position.
Burpha is continuing to stall.
Burpha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Douglas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burpha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douglas.
Douglas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burpha scores with a jab to the head.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burpha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas is looking to wear down Burpha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burpha throws a low kick, looking for Douglas's leg but Douglas calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Douglas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas moves out of range as Burpha throws a body kick.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha is looking for the big counter here.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Burpha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burpha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burpha has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burpha throws a low kick but Douglas avoids it.
Burpha lands a high kick!
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Bapu Burpha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burpha misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Burpha staying out of range there.
Burpha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burpha. That's going to slow Douglas down.
Burpha misses with a looping left.
Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burpha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burpha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burpha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Douglas.
Burpha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Douglas tries to work over Burpha's front leg with a kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Burpha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burpha throws a chopping leg kick but Douglas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burpha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglas.
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!
Douglas scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Burpha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burpha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Douglas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burpha is out of range.
And Burpha responds with a good body kick, but Douglas manages to step out the way in time.
Douglas is looking to slow Burpha down with leg kicks.
Burpha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Burpha saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Burpha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burpha throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Burpha backs away, Douglas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Burpha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Douglas cracks the inside of Burpha's front leg.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Burpha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas with a hook.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burpha counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, jab by Douglas - just one landing.
Burpha throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
Burpha slips a straight right by Douglas.
Burpha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burpha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
Douglas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burpha if he has to take too many more of those.
Burpha connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Burpha saw that one coming.
Burpha throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Burpha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Burpha - just one landing.
Burpha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burpha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burpha throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas is looking to counter punch.
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
Burpha misses with a kick to the body.
Burpha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Douglas swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a body kick that stops Douglas in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burpha throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burpha finds it's way round the side to connect with Douglas's head.

That's four 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.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Burpha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burpha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burpha slips under a jab.
Douglas throws a low kick but Burpha moves out of range easily.
Burpha misses with a kick to the body.
Burpha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burpha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Burpha off the cage and back into range.
Burpha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Douglas.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burpha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burpha throws out a leg kick but Douglas moves out of range and Burpha only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Douglas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burpha looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Burpha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Burpha.
Douglas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burpha's sensitive parts.
Burpha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick from Burpha.
Burpha misses with a straight right.
Douglas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Douglas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Burpha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Burpha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Douglas.
Douglas throws a push kick but Burpha slaps the foot to one side.
Burpha only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Douglas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burpha counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha throws out a leg kick but Douglas moves out of range and Burpha only half commits.
Burpha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burpha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Burpha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Douglas misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Douglas catches Burpha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Burpha.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burpha throws a push kick but Douglas slaps the foot to one side.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burpha throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Burpha throws a front kick that sends Douglas stumbling back into the cage.
Douglas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burpha slips a straight right by Douglas.
Burpha is trying to counter with his kicks.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burpha.
Burpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Douglas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burpha.
Burpha drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Douglas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burpha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Burpha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burpha misses with a low kick.
Burpha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burpha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burpha.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burpha.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Douglas tries to bum rush Burpha with a series of wild strikes but Burpha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burpha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burpha throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Burpha.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
Burpha throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.

Douglas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Douglas showed some decent athleticism there.

Burpha has one foot on Douglas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Burpha fakes the leg kick and cracks Douglas in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burpha cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burpha wants to slow Douglas down by chopping away at his legs.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Douglas blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas cracks Burpha with an open hand slap.
Burpha ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
Burpha looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Burpha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
Burpha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burpha.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burpha.
Douglas slips under a jab from Burpha.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Burpha with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burpha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burpha moves forwards but Douglas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Douglas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bapu Burpha just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burpha digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Burpha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burpha throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas ducks right into an uppercut from Burpha.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Douglas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Douglas motions for Burpha to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas connects with a nice looking jab.
Burpha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burpha blocks the body kick.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Burpha moves away and avoids it.
Douglas lands an overhand right.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Burpha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burpha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Burpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burpha throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burpha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burpha throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Burpha lands a jab.

It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
Douglas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burpha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice body kick there by Douglas.
Burpha wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas counters with a solid body kick.
Burpha throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burpha slips under a jab from Douglas.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Burpha saw that one coming.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Burpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Burpha responds with a good body kick, but Douglas manages to step out the way in time.
Douglas slips under a jab from Burpha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Douglas does it's job there.
Burpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
Burpha moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Burpha missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha tries to score with a low kick but Douglas moves his leg out of the way.
Burpha throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Douglas connects with a body shot that sends Burpha's belly button to the back.
Burpha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burpha just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Douglas - just one landing.
Burpha scores with a push kick.
Douglas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves out of range as Burpha throws a body kick.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Douglas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burpha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Douglas slips under a jab from Burpha.
A jab from Burpha misses.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
Burpha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Burpha misses.
Douglas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burpha looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Burpha misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Douglas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burpha's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burpha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Douglas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burpha momentarily.
Burpha jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick from Burpha.
Burpha scores with a hook.
Burpha moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Burpha replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Douglas blocks it well.
Douglas connects with a body shot that sends Burpha's belly button to the back.
Burpha walks into a jab.
Douglas with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Burpha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Douglas moves forwards but Burpha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Burpha.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Burpha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burpha looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Douglas had his way with Bapu Burpha in that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Douglas's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A jab from Burpha misses.
Douglas misses with a hook. Burpha ducked under it nicely.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas backing away here, and Burpha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Douglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burpha.
Burpha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burpha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Burpha moves out of range easily.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Douglas lands a nice hook to Burpha's body. Burpha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid body kick from Burpha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Douglas blocks the leg kick.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burpha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burpha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Douglas.
Douglas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burpha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burpha defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Burpha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burpha.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Burpha is just out of range.
Douglas swings for the body but Burpha moves out of range.
Burpha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burpha misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burpha.
Burpha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burpha misses with a body kick.
Bapu Burpha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Burpha replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Douglas blocks it well.
Burpha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Burpha replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Douglas blocks it well.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas wants to land a leg kick but Burpha is out of range.
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burpha counters with a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Douglas!
Burpha tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burpha throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
Burpha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burpha connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burpha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burpha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Douglas.
Burpha pushes Douglas away with a front kick.
Burpha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burpha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burpha under the eye.
Burpha throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Burpha misses with a low kick.
Burpha misses with a kick to the body
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of Burpha's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burpha moves away.
A left lands for Douglas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burpha dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Douglas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Burpha.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burpha.
Douglas drops his hands momentarily and Burpha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Douglas slips under a jab.
A jab from Burpha finds it's way through Douglas's defenses.
Douglas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burpha defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Burpha looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Douglas.
Well Douglas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas!
Post fight, Jack Douglas took to the microphone: 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.