PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 2718 p4p, 382 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 1020 p4p, 160 weight class). Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Buriak
vs
Trump

187 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
203 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Woodshins' Ship
Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trump has Buriak up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Buriak.
A short right from Trump on the inside.
Buriak pushes Trump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buriak prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Buriak misses with a body punch.
Trump is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trump blocking some punches.
Buriak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of Buriak backwards.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buriak lands with a left to the head.
Buriak misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buriak scores with a hook to the body.
Buriak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump controlling the action here for a moment.
Trump is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buriak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Buriak misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Buriak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Trump has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buriak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trump can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buriak.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Buriak fails to land.
Trump blocks a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak prevents the takedown attempt.
Buriak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Buriak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump wants a takedown but no success here.
Buriak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump slowing the pace effectively.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump stalling the fight.
Buriak lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trump takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trump is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Good body shot from Buriak.
A nice left hand lands by Buriak.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Buriak.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buriaks head.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Buriak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buriak.
Trump prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Buriak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trump or not.
Trump has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buriak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
Buriak tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Buriak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands with a light punch inside.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump tries to work over Buriak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buriak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump blocking some punches.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buriak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump misses with some punches.
Buriak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buriak scores with a hook to the body.
Buriak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Buriak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trump is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Trump looks winded!
Buriak has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trump drops his hands momentarily and Buriak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buriak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?
Trump avoids the body shot from Buriak.

Buriak has managed to clinch.
Buriak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Buriak avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Trump tries to work over Buriak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buriak.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Buriak.
Buriak can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Dimitri Buriak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Buriak.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trump is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buriak as Trump tries to tie him up.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Buriak uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Buriak tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buriak scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Buriak on the inside.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Buriak.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buriak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Buriak.
Buriak misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buriak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Trump is working Buriak over against the cage.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buriak backwards.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Trump is trying to maintain a safe position but Buriak gets an underhook and turns Trump into the cage.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buriak after a bit of a struggle.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Buriak.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buriak tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
Buriak misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Buriak.
Buriak working aggressively here.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak is pressed up against the cage. Trump has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buriak down to the mat. Buriak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Trump clinches up with Buriak and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Buriak.
Buriak tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buriak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the cage.
Buriak tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buriak.
Buriak misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands a left hand.
Trump is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buriak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.
Buriak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trump is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buriak is keeping busy.
Buriak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buriak lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Buriak.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak scores with a shoulder strike.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buriak misses with some punches.
Trump takes a shot to the head.
Buriak gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Buriak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Trump is rocked!
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Buriak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buriak cracks Trump with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Buriak dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Trump takes one to the chin there.
Trump takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buriak keeps the fight on the outside.

Buriak drops Trump with a beautiful combination! Trump stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Buriak is looking for the KO!
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Buriak finish him?
Buriak throws a shot to the body.
Trump walks straight into a right hand from Buriak - that's dropped him! Buriak jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Trump from any more punishment! Trump complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dimitri Buriak!
A less than humble Dimitri Buriak misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.