PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staph Aureus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aureus
vs
Burton

192 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Staph Aureus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Burton!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aureus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burton sprawls well. Burton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aureus gets slowly back to his feet.
Aureus chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Burton drives through and clinches with Aureus against the ropes.
Aureus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton looks gassed!
Aureus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Aureus.
Aureus lands an elbow that stopped Burton in his tracks for a moment.
Aureus lands an elbow that stopped Burton in his tracks for a moment.
Aureus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burton's face.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short left from Aureus.
Aureus lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aureus lands an elbow inside.
Aureus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Burton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aureus landing knees to the head.
Aureus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aureus is leaning against Burton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aureus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Burton takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aureus tries for a takedown but Burton manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Staph Aureus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aureus lands an elbow inside.
Aureus scores a nice knee to the body.
Aureus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Aureus.
Aureus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aureus lands an elbow that stopped Burton in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Aureus.
Aureus pushes Burton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aureus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aureus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aureus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aureus goes for a takedown attempt but Burton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burton has his takedown stuffed
and Aureus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aureus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aureus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burton is looking for a sweep. Aureus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Aureus is working for a kimura but Burton is defending it quite comfortably.
Aureus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aureus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aureus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aureus.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aureus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aureus connects with a nice short shot to Burton's temple.
Burton tries to roll over but Aureus keeps him under control.
Burton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aureus.
Burton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aureus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aureus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Aureus wants to work for an arm triangle but Burton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Aureus seems to be working for a kimura but Burton defends the submission attempt.
Aureus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burton defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Aureus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burton defends it well.
Burton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aureus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aureus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aureus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Aureus wants to finish this one by submission but Burton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Aureus.
Aureus with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Staph Aureus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Burton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aureus counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
Aureus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burton.
Nice shot lands for Aureus.
Burton leaves Aureus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Aureus drives through and clinches with Burton against the ropes.
Aureus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burton is looking to break free of the clinch but Aureus has double underhooks.
Burton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aureus lands an uppercut.
Aureus scores a nice knee to the body.

Aureus breaks the clinch.
Aureus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aureus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aureus shoots in for a takedown but Burton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Aureus.
Aureus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aureus shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Staph Aureus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton keeps the fight on the outside.
Staph Aureus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aureus counters with a body kick that stops Burton in his tracks momentarily.

Aureus has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Aureus.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Aureus lands a damaging elbow.
Aureus connects with a knee to the head.
Aureus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Burton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aureus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burtons head.
Burton is looking to control Aureus's arms but Aureus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burton has his back to the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aureus lands with a short shot to the head.
Burton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aureus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aureus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aureus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton takes an elbow to the temple.
Aureus lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Aureus.
Aureus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burton's efforts to push away.
Aureus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aureus connects with a knee to the head.
Aureus lands a knee to the body.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Aureus won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Burton.
A right handed body shot lands from Aureus.
Aureus cracks Burton with a nice body shot.
Aureus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aureus lands an elbow just above Burton 's eye.
Aureus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Aureus.

Aureus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burton regains guard.
Aureus preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aureus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aureus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aureus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aureus working some strikes from top position.

Burton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aureus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aureus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aureus wants to pass the guard but Burton is keeping the position.
Aureus is looking to work some ground and pound but Burton has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burton controls Aureus momentarily but Aureus frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Aureus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aureus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Aureus drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Aureus as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Burton screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Aureus! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Staph Aureus!