PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shinoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Poe - Angry Johnny kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Geoff Burns has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Burns
vs
Shinoda

201 cm
19
282 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
272 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geoff Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shinoda!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinoda scores with a one two! Burns had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shinoda clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shinoda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinoda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinoda misses with a two punch combination.
Shinoda moves away from the strike by Burns.
Shinoda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinoda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Shinoda misses the shot to the body.
Shinoda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinoda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Shinoda swinging wildly here.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Shinoda's shoulder, as Shinoda tries to avoid the shot.
Shinoda throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Shinoda looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinoda swinging wildly here.
Burns cracks Shinoda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Mike Shinoda has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoda misses with the combination.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinoda scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Shinoda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinoda tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinoda.
Shinoda blocks a jab.
Shinoda misses with a few strikes there.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Shinoda tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinoda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shinoda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinoda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That has opened up Mike Shinoda's cut even more.
Shinoda misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Shinoda does no damage.
Shinoda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shinoda looks gassed!
Burns dodges the punch combination from Shinoda.

Burns feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shinoda sprawling to the canvas! Shinoda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burns finish him?!

Shinoda is rocked!
Burns lands an uppercut, right on the button! Shinoda tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geoff Burns!