PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Serbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Serbo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to white eyes. Don Serbo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Serbo
vs
Burnett

205 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Serbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett misses with a knee to the head.
Serbo trying to land knees to the body.
Serbo misses with a knee strike.
Serbo managing to block the knees to the body from Burnett.
Serbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Serbo connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Brandon Burnett has been cut.
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Serbo throws an elbow but misses.
Burnett blocks an elbow strike.
Serbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Burnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Serbo.
Burnett defending well as Serbo loads up on a big left hand.
Serbo checks a low kick from Burnett.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Serbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serbo throws a head kick that misses.
Burnett throws the kick towards the body but Serbo avoids it.
Burnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Don Serbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serbo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Burnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Serbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Burnett moves into the clinch.

Burnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burnett tries to clinch but Serbo is having none of it.
Serbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burnett.
Serbo is breathing heavily.
Serbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Serbo.
Burnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Serbo throws a head kick but Burnett moves out of range.
Burnett tries to clinch there but Serbo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Serbo tries to keep at a distance but Burnett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Serbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burnett is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Serbo throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Serbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Serbo blocks with his arms.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Serbo blocks with his arms.
Burnett misses with some punches.
Serbo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burnett is defending well for now.

Burnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Serbo wants to clinch.
Serbo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
Serbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Serbo throws an elbow that misses.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but Serbo blocks it.
Serbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Serbo throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serbo tries to land a knee to the head but Burnett blocks with his arms.
Serbo misses with a knee strike.
Burnett looking to slow down the pace here.
Burnett misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Burnett.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnett taking a breather.
Burnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burnett lands a knee to the head.
Serbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Burnett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Serbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burnett blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but Serbo blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett crunches a lovely knee into Serbo's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Burnett.
Burnett landing knees to the head.
Burnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Serbo's face.
Serbo dodges an elbow strike from Burnett.

Burnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett throws a sloppy head kick and Serbo moves out of range easily.

Burnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Serbo blocks with his arms.
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
Serbo blocks the elbow strike.
Serbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burnett misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serbo throws a head punch that misses.
Serbo throws an elbow but it misses.
Serbo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burnett's efforts to push away.
Burnett landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Burnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Burnett's cut.
That's time! Serbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burnett is looking to clinch but Serbo is avoiding it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burnett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Serbo darts in trying to clinch

and Burnett moves into the clinch.
Burnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Serbo is defending well for now.
Serbo tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
Serbo throws an elbow but it misses.
Burnett trying to stall but Serbo improves his position.
Serbo dodges an elbow strike from Burnett.

Burnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Burnett.
Serbo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burnett's head backwards.
Burnett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Serbo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett needs to keep his hands up - Serbo had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burnett in his tracks.
Burnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandon Burnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett circles away from the clinch attempt

and Burnett counters with a head kick that drops Serbo to the mat! Serbo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Serbo is rocked!
Serbo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Serbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnett avoids the head kick by Serbo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Serbo looking to throw knees to the head but Burnett is blocking nicely.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.
Serbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serbo blocks the elbow strike.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Serbo blocks with his arms.
Burnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
Burnett trying to control the position but instead, Serbo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burnett into the ropes.
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burnett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burnett misses with a knee to the head.
Burnett stalling the fight.
Burnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Serbo's face.
Serbo looking to throw knees to the head but Burnett is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Burnett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Serbo.
A knee to the head by Burnett.
Burnett misses with a knee strike.
Burnett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Serbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burnett misses with some punches.
Burnett looking to throw knees to the head but Serbo is blocking nicely.
Burnett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Serbo up against the ropes.
Brandon Burnett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Burnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Burnett gets a clinch.
Burnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Burnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burnett throws a head kick that misses.
Serbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Serbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Serbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Serbo moves in looking to clinch but Burnett pushes him off.
Burnett is looking to clinch.
Brandon Burnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Serbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burnett moves in looking to clinch but Serbo pushes him off.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
Burnett avoids the head kick by Serbo.
Burnett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Serbo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Serbo instigates a clinch.

Burnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burnett counters with a nice body kick.

Serbo tries to keep at a distance but Burnett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Serbo.
Serbo looking to throw knees to the head but Burnett is blocking nicely.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
Serbo looking to throw knees to the head but Burnett is blocking nicely.
Burnett misses with a knee strike.
Serbo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Burnett breaks from the clinch.

Burnett drives through and clinches with Serbo against the ropes.

Burnett breaks from the clinch.
Burnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Serbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burnett misses with a head kick.
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!

Burnett gets a clinch.
Burnett misses with a knee strike.
Serbo tries to land a knee to the head but Burnett blocks with his arms.
Burnett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Serbo up against the ropes.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Serbo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burnett's brow.
Burnett misses with an elbow strike.
Serbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Serbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Serbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Serbo tries to clinch but Burnett is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burnett is trying to maintain a safe position but Serbo gets an underhook and turns Burnett into the ropes.
Serbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burnett throws a punch but it's blocked by Serbo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Burnett wants to clinch up but Serbo keeps it at a distance.
Serbo slips a jab and a cross from Burnett.
Burnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Burnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Burnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Burnett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Burnett takes one to the side of the head.
Serbo throws a head kick that misses.
Serbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Burnett pushes Serbo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Serbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett looking to throw knees to the head but Serbo is blocking nicely.
Serbo blocks an elbow strike.
Serbo misses with a knee strike.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Serbo blocks a head kick by Burnett.

Burnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but Serbo blocks it.
Burnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Serbo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Serbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Serbo takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett trying to control the position but instead, Serbo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burnett into the ropes.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Serbo blocks with his arms.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Serbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Serbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Serbo as Burnett tries to tie him up.

Burnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burnett throws a head kick that misses.
Serbo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Burnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Serbo tries to close the distance and clinch but Burnett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Burnett has Serbo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burnett misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett with a knee to the head.
Serbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Serbo missing with knees to the body.
Serbo looking to throw knees to the head but Burnett is blocking nicely.
Burnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnett working Serbo over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnett wants to clinch.
Serbo slips a straight right by Burnett.

Burnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serbo tries to land a knee to the head but Burnett blocks with his arms.
Serbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burnett blocks an elbow strike from Serbo.
Burnett is struggling to control the position.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Serbo tries to clinch up but Burnett circles away and keeps his distance.

Burnett clinches up against the ropes.
Serbo throws an elbow that misses.
Burnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Serbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burnett avoids it.
Serbo tries to land a knee to the head but Burnett blocks with his arms.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Serbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Serbo throws an elbow that misses.
Burnett misses with an elbow over the top.
Burnett holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Burnett landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands a knee to the body.
Serbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett dodges an elbow strike from Serbo.
Serbo avoiding damage as Burnett throws knees to the body.
Serbo tries a knee to the head but Burnett blocks it.
Serbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burnett trying to stall but Serbo improves his position.
Serbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burnett blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Serbo blocks an elbow strike from Burnett.
Serbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett misses with a punch on the inside.
Don Serbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett throws a head punch that misses.

Burnett breaks from the clinch.
Burnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandon Burnett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Serbo tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Burnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burnett 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

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