PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maoche The Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Smasher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bone crusher. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Burnett
vs
The Smasher

180 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maoche The Smasher!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burnett throws the left hand but The Smasher avoids the punch easily.
Burnett throws a nice head kick!
Burnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Smasher tries to clinch but Burnett moves out of range.

The Smasher gets a clinch.
The Smasher has Burnett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Burnett working hard to break the clinch.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Burnett lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnett stuffs the takedown attempt from The Smasher. The Smasher gets slowly back to his feet.
The Smasher tries to clinch up but Burnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Nick Burnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnett lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Smasher's sensitive parts.
Burnett throws a shot to the body.
The Smasher looks gassed!
The Smasher throws the kick towards the body but Burnett avoids it.
Burnett lands a front kick.
Burnett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burnett lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Smasher's sensitive parts.
Burnett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burnett scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Burnett.
The Smasher ducks right into an uppercut from Burnett.
Burnett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Smasher's calf.
The Smasher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Smasher. That did some damage!
Burnett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burnett with a nice cross.
Burnett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Smasher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burnett.
Nick Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Burnett.
Burnett throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Smasher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burnett connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burnett.
The Smasher takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Smasher momentarily.
Burnett lands a head kick. The Smasher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

The Smasher is rocked!
Burnett lands with a slapping head kick.
The Smasher is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnett finish him?
Burnett scores with a kick to the body.
The Smasher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burnett.
The Smasher seems to have recovered his senses.
Burnett works the jab nicely.
The Smasher walks into a jab.
Burnett slaps away a takedown attempt from The Smasher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nick Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maoche The Smasher.
Burnett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Smasher.
Burnett lands a slapping body shot.
Burnett lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Burnett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smasher tries to clinch up.
Burnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnett misses with a hook. The Smasher ducked under it nicely.
The Smasher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burnett lands a high kick!

The Smasher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burnett!
The Smasher unloads with some shots from mount but Burnett bucks and avoids them well.
The Smasher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burnett hang on?

The Smasher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Burnett can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Smasher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burnett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burnett tries to get out of the position.
The Smasher is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Burnett dominated that round.
That's time! Burnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Smasher. That did some damage!

The Smasher shoots in and bounces Burnett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Smasher wants to control from the top but Burnett keeps moving.
Burnett wants to stand but The Smasher is controlling the position.
The Smasher is breathing heavily.

Burnett pushes The Smasher off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nick Burnett is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smasher misses with a takedown attempt - Burnett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burnett.
Burnett lands a jab to The Smasher's midsection.
Burnett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burnett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Smasher's head backwards.
Burnett cracks The Smasher with a good jab.
The Smasher takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick there by Burnett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burnett. That's going to slow The Smasher down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burnett.
Burnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Smasher can do to turn this around?
Burnett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burnett lands a head kick. The Smasher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Smasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burnett cracks The Smasher with an open hand slap.
The Smasher needs to keep his hands up - Burnett had a free shot at his head there.
Burnett with a nice cross.
Burnett tries to bum rush The Smasher with a series of wild strikes but The Smasher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Smasher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burnett misses the jab.
The Smasher shoots in but Burnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burnett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burnett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Smasher moves into the clinch successfully.
Burnett can't break the clinch.
The Smasher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burnett prevents it.
Nick Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maoche The Smasher.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Burnett scores with the left hand. The Smasher knows he should have avoided that one.
Burnett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Burnett.

Burnett tries to keep at a distance but The Smasher has taken the fight into the clinch.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Smasher doesn't manage to clinch there - Burnett circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Burnett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burnett.
The Smasher shoots in and drives through. Burnett sprawls well.

The Smasher drives through and clinches with Burnett against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is trying to force a seperation but The Smasher has the dominant position.
Burnett tries to break free but The Smasher pushes him back against the cage.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Smasher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smasher manages to avoid it.
Burnett throws a leg kick that misses.
The Smasher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnett avoids it really well and circles away.
The Smasher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burnett tries to avoid it but The Smasher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burnett to the ground. Burnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burnett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burnett throws a head kick but The Smasher moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Smasher tries to clinch there but Burnett circles away.
Burnett scores with a kick to the body.
The Smasher tries to move into range but Burnett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Smasher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Burnett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Smasher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Smasher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burnett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burnett throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Smasher.
The Smasher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burnett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burnett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Smasher misses with a takedown attempt - Burnett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maoche The Smasher.
Burnett lands a jab to the head.
The Smasher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Smasher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Burnett.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burnett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Smasher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burnett can pounce on him.
Burnett connects with a solid leg kick.
Burnett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Smasher throws a sloppy head kick
and Burnett counters with a left and a right that stings The Smasher.
Burnett digs a good hook to The Smasher's body.
Burnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Smasher takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Burnett.
An inside leg kick lands from Burnett.
The Smasher shoots in but Burnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Smasher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burnett lands a head kick!

The Smasher closes the distance and clinches.
Burnett tries to break the clinch but The Smasher is controlling the position.
Burnett prevents the takedown attempt.
The Smasher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burnett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett working hard to break the clinch.
Burnett wants to break free but The Smasher has control.

Burnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burnett throws a head kick that The Smasher semi-blocks.

The Smasher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burnett did well to prevent The Smasher getting side control.
The Smasher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burnett is refusing to be controlled, as The Smasher sits in half guard.
The Smasher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burnett's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smasher prevents Burnett from improving his position.

The Smasher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burnett is just riding it out for now. The Smasher eventually gives up the hold.
Nick Burnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Smasher tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burnett tries to kick The Smasher off but The Smasher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The Smasher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Smasher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burnett can pounce on him.
Maoche The Smasher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Burnett.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Burnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burnett, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Burnett!