PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between XLEATHERx Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). XLEATHERx Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Louis
vs
Burns

200 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, XLEATHERx Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lauren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis lands a nice looking body shot.
Louis shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns tries to sprawl out of it but Louis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burns manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Burns gets tackled into the cage by Louis. Louis maintains the clinch.
Burns tries to circle away but Louis has him pinned against the cage.
Louis prevents a body shot from Burns.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Louis won't allow it.
Louis looking to slow down the pace here.
Louis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Louis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Louis has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for XLEATHERx Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louis.
Louis closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Louis pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Louis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Louis off balance momentarily.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Burns scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a nice body kick.
Louis is breathing heavily.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Burns lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns throws a hook but Louis blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Louis somewhat.
XLEATHERx Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns throws a low kick but Louis avoids it.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Louis avoids the head kick by Burns.
Louis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burns eats them both and turns towards Louis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Louis avoids the head kick by Burns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burns.
The fight stays on the outside here - Louis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Louis moves out of range of the body kick.
Louis avoids a kick to the body.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Louis. Louis gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauren Burns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burns throws out a leg kick but Louis moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Burns lands a high kick!
Louis tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louis moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns throws a front kick that sends Louis stumbling back into the cage.
Louis blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Louis moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Louis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Louis lands with a cross.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Louis. Louis gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Louis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Louis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burns avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for XLEATHERx Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lauren Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louis.
Louis shoots in but Burns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burns cracks the inside of Louis's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a leg kick but Louis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Louis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Burns.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lauren Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Louis off balance momentarily.
Louis avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns tries a low kick but Louis avoids it.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauren 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Louis blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns blocks a head kick by Louis.
Louis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Burns as Louis shoots in.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns scores with a kick to the body.
Louis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for XLEATHERx Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Louis with that takedown attempt.
Louis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns cracks the inside of Louis's front leg.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Louis sees coming a mile off.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Louis moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Louis is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Louis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
XLEATHERx Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Louis sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns leaves Louis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Louis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burns feints and then cracks Louis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Louis down.
A big left from Burns misses.
Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Louis blocks the low kick.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Louis misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Louis's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.
Lauren Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Louis tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Louis somewhat.
Burns scores with a head kick. Louis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauren Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

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