PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Delirium Trigger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns
vs
North

181 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bio-Tech Industries

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ North!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North tries to clinch up.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
North shoots and misses

and Burns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for North!

Burns goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now North is on top in guard.
North wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.

Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and North defends well.

Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

North thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

North avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in North's guard.
Burns looking to pass the guard.

Burns has gone for a leg lock! North slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burns's guard.

North thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
North looking to pass the guard.
Burns pulls North in close to his closed guard and prevents North from doing any damage or advancing position.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burns takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Burns wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by North, who protects the arm well.
North tries to bench press Burns off him but Burns keeps the position.
Burns works to advance to full mount. North defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Burns swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and North is now in Burns's guard. A big mistake from Burns there, giving up the dominant position!
North postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.

North is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
North looks gassed!
North trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burns has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think North should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Burns has tightened it up now! North should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Travis Burns!
Travis Burns retains his middleweight title!