PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Predator Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Savage Harpsichord . Cro Cop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Stronger. Predator Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burns
vs
Cro Cop

176 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Legal High's [CBK]
Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Predator Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Demon Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cro Cop.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cro Cop manages to avoid it.

Cro Cop has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cro Cop fails to land.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cro Cop smiles and moves away.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns misses the jab.
Cro Cop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cro Cop thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns with a jab.

It looks like Demon Cro Cop has been cut.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Cro Cop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cro Cop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cro Cop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Predator Burns has been cut.

Cro Cop clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Cro Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Cro Cop stalling the fight.
Cro Cop has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cro Cop working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Cro Cop prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cro Cop lands a body punch.
Cro Cop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Cro Cop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cro Cop lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cro Cop works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cro Cop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cro Cop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Cro Cop as the two fighters clinch.
Cro Cop lands a shot to the body.
Cro Cop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Cro Cop as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cro Cop.
Cro Cop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cro Cop.
Cro Cop tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Cro Cop back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cro Cop - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Cro Cop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cro Cop misses with some punches.
Burns prevents a body shot from Cro Cop.
A body shot lands from Cro Cop.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cro Cop missing with knees to the body.
Cro Cop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cro Cop working aggressively here.
Cro Cop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cro Cop is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cro Cop misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Cro Cop.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cro Cop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Predator Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cro Cop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cro Cop scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Cro Cop working aggressively here.
Cro Cop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cro Cop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Cro Cop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cro Cop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
Cro Cop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burns up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cro Cop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cro Cop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cro Cop works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Cro Cop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cro Cop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cro Cop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cro Cop ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Cro Cop tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Cro Cop moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Cro Cop ducks under a wild hook from Burns.

Cro Cop instigates a clinch.
Cro Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Cro Cop controlling the action here for a moment.
Cro Cop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cro Cop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cro Cop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cro Cop misses with the head strike.
Cro Cop scores with a hook to the body.
Demon Cro Cop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cro Cop throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
A head punch on the inside from Cro Cop fails to land.
Cro Cop pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cro Cop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee calls for Cro Cop to work.
A short body shot lands from Cro Cop as the two fighters clinch.
Cro Cop has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Cro Cop digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Cro Cop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cro Cop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burns's defenses.
Cro Cop misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burns up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop misses with an elbow over the top.
Cro Cop missing with knees to the body.
Cro Cop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cro Cop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cro Cop.
Cro Cop pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cro Cop lands with a left to the head.
Cro Cop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cro Cop throws a head punch that misses.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cro Cop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cro Cop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cro Cop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cro Cop can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Cro Cop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Cro Cop lands a left hand.
Cro Cop tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cro Cop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cro Cop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Cro Cop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cro Cop.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cro Cop just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Predator Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cro Cop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cro Cop misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Cro Cop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Burns jumps guard but Cro Cop stands there with Burns around his waist. Burns gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cro Cop tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cro Cop tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns tries to pull guard but Cro Cop holds him up against the cage and eventually Burns drops back down to his feet.
Cro Cop swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cro Cop working aggressively here.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns blocking some punches.
Cro Cop misses with a punch on the inside.
Cro Cop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cro Cop scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Cro Cop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Cro Cop. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cro Cop instigates a clinch.
Burns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cro Cop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cro Cop struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Cro Cop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cro Cop leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cro Cop lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop lands a shot to the body.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Cro Cop.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cro Cop.
Burns tries to pull guard but Cro Cop holds him up against the cage and eventually Burns drops back down to his feet.
Cro Cop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cro Cop misses with the head strike.
Cro Cop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cro Cop lands a right hand.
Cro Cop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cro Cop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cro Cop lands a body shot.
Cro Cop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cro Cop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Predator Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop misses with a body punch.
Cro Cop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Cro Cop as the two fighters clinch.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cro Cop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cro Cop.
The referee calls for Cro Cop to work.
A body shot lands from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop working aggressively here.
Cro Cop lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cro Cop - that landed with a thud.
Cro Cop lands with a short shot to the head.
Cro Cop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Cro Cop.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cro Cop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cro Cop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cro Cop works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Cro Cop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cro Cop gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cro Cop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cro Cop scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Cro Cop throws a head punch that misses.
Burns blocks a body shot from Cro Cop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cro Cop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns has Cro Cop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cro Cop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Predator Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cro Cop scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Cro Cop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
A short left from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
A short uppercut from Cro Cop.
A shot in the inside from Cro Cop.

Burns pulls guard successfully.
Cro Cop is looking to stand up but Burns won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cro Cop gets to his feet - Burns follows without any prompting.
Demon Cro Cop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cro Cop.
Predator Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cro Cop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Cro Cop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cro Cop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Cro Cop!