PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Fei Chi Song
vs
Burnett

172 cm
27
154 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
27
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fei Chi Song counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Burnett's guard now.
Fei Chi Song is in close to Burnett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fei Chi Song wants to stand but Burnett is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fei Chi Song is looking to work some ground and pound but Burnett has wrist control.
Burnett keeping moving, preventing Fei Chi Song from controlling successfully.
Burnett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fei Chi Song.
Burnett working a defensive guard here.
Burnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fei Chi Song is controlling him.
Fei Chi Song stopping the sweep attempt from Burnett.
Fei Chi Song wants to control from the top but Burnett keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fei Chi Song trying to control but Burnett is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Zhou Fei Chi Song wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fei Chi Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Burnett is just out of range.
Brandon Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fei Chi Song circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fei Chi Song counters with a nice uppercut.
Fei Chi Song fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burnett tries to clinch but Fei Chi Song moves out of range.
Burnett throws a sloppy head kick and Fei Chi Song moves out of range easily.
Fei Chi Song avoids the head kick by Burnett.
Burnett is looking to clinch but Fei Chi Song is avoiding it.
Fei Chi Song fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Fei Chi Song connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fei Chi Song misses.
Burnett swings for the body but Fei Chi Song moves out of range.
Burnett throws a head kick that Fei Chi Song semi-blocks.
Burnett is looking to land body kicks.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fei Chi Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fei Chi Song keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Chi Song misses with a two punch combination.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook but Burnett avoids it easily.
Fei Chi Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Fei Chi Song.
A slow jab from Fei Chi Song misses its intended target.
Fei Chi Song avoids the head kick by Burnett.
Burnett tries to clinch up

and Fei Chi Song counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fei Chi Song connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fei Chi Song stands up from Burnett's guard - Fei Chi Song perhaps looking for a knockout.

Fei Chi Song feints and as Burnett raises his hands in defense, Fei Chi Song changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Fei Chi Song is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burnett wants to stand up but Fei Chi Song is controlling him.
Fei Chi Song works over Burnett with some ground and pound from guard.
Burnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fei Chi Song lands a couple of digs.
Fei Chi Song stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burnett controls Fei Chi Song momentarily but Fei Chi Song frees himself.
Burnett being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fei Chi Song tries to free his leg and advance position but Burnett is retaining full guard.

Burnett is looking for a triangle but Fei Chi Song pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fei Chi Song is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fei Chi Song trying to control but Burnett is working from the bottom.
Burnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fei Chi Song is controlling him.
Burnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fei Chi Song is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fei Chi Song is working Burnett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fei Chi Song with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhou Fei Chi Song dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burnett fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fei Chi Song gets a double leg takedown into Burnett's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burnett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Fei Chi Song got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fei Chi Song has managed to get both his arms back between Burnett's legs - danger averted.
Fei Chi Song trying to control the position from guard on top but Burnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fei Chi Song gets to his feet - Burnett follows without any prompting.
Burnett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Fei Chi Song circles away.
Burnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fei Chi Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burnett slips a straight right by Fei Chi Song.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnett fails with an attempt to clinch.

Burnett rushes Fei Chi Song and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but Fei Chi Song blocks it.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett missing with knees to the body.
Fei Chi Song wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burnett misses with an elbow strike.
Fei Chi Song tries to break free but Burnett pushes him back against the ropes.
Fei Chi Song tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fei Chi Song has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fei Chi Song is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhou Fei Chi Song. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fei Chi Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fei Chi Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burnett.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fei Chi Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Burnett clinches with his opponent.
Burnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Burnett prevents Fei Chi Song from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Burnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burnett throws a sloppy head kick and Fei Chi Song moves out of range easily.
Fei Chi Song lands a nice hook to Burnett's body. Burnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to clinch there but Fei Chi Song circles away.
Fei Chi Song throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
Fei Chi Song misses with a double jab.
Fei Chi Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Fei Chi Song looking to score a takedown here. Burnett is defending well but Fei Chi Song drives through and ends up in Burnett's guard.
Fei Chi Song forces his way into half guard.

Fei Chi Song is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fei Chi Song takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burnett is looking for a sweep. Fei Chi Song is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fei Chi Song working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burnett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burnett is trying to control but can't.
Burnett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fei Chi Song. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Burnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burnett keeping control of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Chi Song wants to pass the guard but Burnett is defending well.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burnett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fei Chi Song scoring with some ground and pound.

Burnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fei Chi Song prevents Burnett from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zhou Fei Chi Song will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fei Chi Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fei Chi Song looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burnett is fending him off so far but Fei Chi Song persists. Nope, Burnett circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandon Burnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fei Chi Song scores a takedown into full mount!
Fei Chi Song dominating with strikes here.
Fei Chi Song connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fei Chi Song scoring with strikes but Burnett is staying in there.
Fei Chi Song lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burnett tries to reverse the position but Fei Chi Song maintains control.
Zhou Fei Chi Song overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burnett wants to control but Fei Chi Song is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fei Chi Song breaks from Burnett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fei Chi Song cracks Burnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burnett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fei Chi Song scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Chi Song fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fei Chi Song raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burnett is trying to escape the mount.
Fei Chi Song landing punches.
Fei Chi Song lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fei Chi Song is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burnett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fei Chi Song cracks Burnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Burnett is rocked!
Fei Chi Song pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burnett is still in real trouble! Can Fei Chi Song finish him?
Fei Chi Song lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burnett hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fei Chi Song landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fei Chi Song lands a big shot to the head and Burnett winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zhou Fei Chi Song!
A very excited looking Zhou Fei Chi Song made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.