PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allowin Baaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baaf's entrance music is 'Wild Boys' by Duran Duran. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baaf
vs
Burns

186 cm
26
182 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Vodka Rags

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allowin Baaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Burns!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baaf connects with an inside leg kick.
Baaf throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baaf throws a front kick that sends Burns stumbling back into the cage.
Burns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Baaf misses.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Burns shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baaf napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Baaf is trying to control Burns's posture but Burns avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baaf gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Baaf won't allow Burns to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaf gets full guard.
Baaf pulls Burns in close to his closed guard and prevents Burns from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Baaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baaf is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Baaf working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burns advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baaf wants to control but Burns postures up.
Baaf is not content to let Burns control the position.
Baaf being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baaf slips a jab from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Larry Burns will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baaf wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns catches Baaf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Baaf.
Baaf throws out a powerful jab.
Baaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baaf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Burns on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaf tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baaf can pounce on him.
Allowin Baaf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Baaf moves away and avoids it.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Baaf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burns's head.
Baaf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Baaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.

Burns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burns showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Baaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Larry Burns hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns misses with a low kick as Baaf jumps back.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baaf manages to avoid it.
Baaf throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Burns scores with a takedown into Baaf's guard.
Baaf seems keen to control Burns's posture.
Burns sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Baaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Baaf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Baaf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baaf is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns misses with a combination
and Baaf counters with a leg kick.
Baaf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baaf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baaf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Baaf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baaf moves away.
Burns plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baaf ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Baaf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Baaf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baaf is looking to score with low kicks.
Baaf is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Baaf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Baaf coming out on top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baaf throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larry Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baaf tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Baaf saw that one coming.
Burns looks to land a combination but Baaf avoids it well.
Baaf misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Baaf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Baaf's shoulder, as Baaf tries to avoid the shot.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baaf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baaf.
Burns throws a hook but Baaf blocks it.
Baaf throws a lazy head kick
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Baaf lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns slips under a jab from Baaf.
Burns misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Burns really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Baaf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns with a nice cross.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Baaf stuffs the takedown.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Baaf moves away and avoids it.
Baaf moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baaf lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns throws the left hand but Baaf avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Baaf lands a head kick. Burns smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Good leg kick by Baaf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns staying out of range there.
Baaf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Baaf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baaf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Baaf scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baaf moves away.
Baaf throws a body kick the misses
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baaf throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns avoids the body shot from Baaf.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Baaf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Baaf throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baaf.
Baaf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burns throws a sloppy body shot
and Baaf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baaf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaf throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baaf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Baaf looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baaf. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Baaf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Baaf misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baaf staying out of range there.
Baaf throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allowin Baaf had his way with Larry Burns in that round.
That's time! Baaf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Baaf looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns misses with a hook. Baaf ducked under it nicely.
Baaf scores with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baaf counters with a straight right hand.
Baaf connects with an inside leg kick.
Baaf looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Baaf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baaf misses with a leg kick.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baaf manages to avoid it.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Baaf counter with a right hand.
Burns is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
Baaf missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baaf.
Allowin Baaf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Baaf's shoulder, as Baaf tries to avoid the shot.
Baaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Baaf moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Baaf scores with a leg kick.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Baaf tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Baaf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Baaf is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baaf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Baaf moves out of range of the strikes.
Baaf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Baaf throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Baaf misses with a straight right.
Baaf throws a leg kick which misses Burns's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns lands a body shot.
Larry Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Burns both land. Nice combination.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baaf misses with a kick to the body
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Baaf shows good takedown defense.
Baaf throws a leg kick
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Baaf moves out of range easily.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Baaf moved out of range nicely.
Baaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Allowin Baaf.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Burns!