PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucca Burt (ranked 4055 p4p, 4058 weight class) and Peter Ross (ranked 496 p4p, 497 weight class). Peter Ross will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Burt
vs
Ross

178 cm
26
187
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
190
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucca Burt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Ross!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Burt does no damage.
Burt misses with a series of wild punches.
As Burt backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Burt manages to avoid it all.
Burt throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Burt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lucca Burt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Burt.
Burt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Burt finds it's way through Ross's defenses.
Ross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burt.
Despite the aggression on Ross's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burt thuds his right hand into Ross's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab from Burt.
Ross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Burt.
Burt scores with a hook to the body. Ross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burt fails to land with a series of punches.
Ross throws a counter combo.
Burt connects with a crisp jab.
Burt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
Ross lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burt throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Burt lands a nice hook to Ross's body. Ross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burt misses with a few strikes there.
As Burt backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Burt manages to avoid it all.
Burt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burt misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Ross's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burt lands a jab-cross combination.
Burt lands a really nice looking cross but Ross seems unphased.
Burt with a jab.
Burt misses with a few strikes there.
As Burt backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Burt manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burt.
Burt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burt throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Burt punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Burt lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Burt misses.
Burt scores with a punch to the head.
Burt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burt misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Burt as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burt lands a lovely overhand right.
Burt scores with a body shot.
Burt scores with a three punch combo!
Burt lands an overhand right.
Burt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ross moves forwards but Burt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Burt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burt lands with an uppercut that bounces Ross off the cage and back into range.
Burt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burt to score with a decent uppercut.
Burt misses with a series of wild punches.
Burt swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ross might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Burt has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt misses with a wild combination.
Ross unleashes a big counter combination but Burt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ross has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt misses with a wild combination.
Burt fails to land with a series of punches.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Burt.
Ross is looking for the big counter here.
Burt throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burt.
Burt tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt swinging wildly here.
Burt throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Ross lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lucca Burt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burt scores with a hook to the body. Ross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burt fails to land with a series of punches.
Ross is looking for the big counter here.
Burt scores with a jab. Ross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burt connects with a right hand. Ross shakes it off.
Burt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ross's hands.
Burt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ross under the eye.
Burt misses with a two punch combination.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Burt misses.
Burt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lucca Burt is winning the standup battle so far.
Burt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucca Burt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross slips a straight right by Burt.
Ross unleashes a big counter combination but Burt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Burt.
Burt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross blocks a jab.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Burt.
Ross throws a counter combo.
Burt lands with an uppercut that bounces Ross off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burt misses with a double jab.
Burt misses the shot to the body.
Burt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucca Burt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Burt swinging wildly here.
Burt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burt throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burt feints a jab promting Ross to slip. Burt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ross slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Burt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burt scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt lands a lovely overhand right.
Burt misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Burt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross avoids the body shot from Burt.
Ross unleashes a big counter combination but Burt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burt misses with a looping right.
Burt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burt misses with a two punch combination.
Burt misses with a looping right.
Burt misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt scores with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Ross 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burt misses with a two punch combination.
As Burt backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Burt manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Burt. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Burt misses.
Burt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Burt misses.
Despite the aggression on Ross's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burt tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burt throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Ross throws a counter combo.
Burt throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
As Burt backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Burt manages to avoid it all.
Burt misses with a series of wild punches.
As Burt backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Burt manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Burt. Those never looked like landing.
Ross throws a counter combo.
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Burt backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Burt manages to avoid it all.
Burt throws out a loose jab but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burt misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt swinging wildly here.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Burt does no damage.
Ross lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burt misses with an uppercut. Ross saw that one coming.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burt throws a combination. Ross tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Burt.
Peter Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucca Burt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burt misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucca Burt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucca Burt!