PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lauren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns
vs
Einemo

175 cm
20
151 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
154 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lauren Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einemo checks a low kick from Burns.
Einemo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Einemo lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Einemo throws a body kick that misses.

Einemo closes the distance and clinches.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Einemo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Einemo scores with a shoulder strike.
Einemo lands with a left to the head.
Einemo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Einemo has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Einemo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Einemo has him pressed against the cage.
Einemo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo misses with a punch on the inside.
Einemo keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Einemo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Einemo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Einemo lands an uppercut.
Einemo lands a right hand.
Einemo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Einemo lands with a light punch inside.
Einemo tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Einemo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Einemo keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Einemo is controlling him.
Einemo prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Einemo lands a body shot.
Einemo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Einemo tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Einemo has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns is trying to break free.
Einemo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Einemo.
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!
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Einemo has double underhooks.
Einemo prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.

Burns breaks the clinch.
Einemo misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Einemo.

Einemo clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Einemo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Einemo pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns tries to break free but Einemo pushes him back against the cage.
Einemo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Einemo.
Burns tries to circle away but Einemo has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Einemo.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Einemo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Einemo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Einemo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Einemo as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einemo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Einemo.
Einemo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.

Burns is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Einemo.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Einemo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Einemo digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Einemo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns is trying to push Einemo away but Einemo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Einemo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Einemo prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Einemo lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arild Einemo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burns throws a head kick but Einemo moves out of range.
Einemo jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arild Einemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Einemo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Einemo lands a shoulder strike.
Burns tries to break free but Einemo pushes him back against the cage.
Einemo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Einemo is struggling to control the position.
Einemo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Einemo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Einemo scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Einemo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo blocks an uppercut.
Einemo lands with a right to the head.
Einemo lands with a light punch inside.
Burns tries to break free but Einemo pushes him back against the cage.
Einemo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Einemo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Einemo prevents a body shot from Burns.
Einemo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arild Einemo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Einemo prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Einemo pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Einemo slows down the pace here.
Einemo can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Einemo lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo slows down the pace here.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Einemo has double underhooks.
Einemo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Einemo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Einemo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Einemo is pushing Burns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Einemo.
A right hook to the body lands for Einemo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Einemo.
Einemo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Einemo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Einemo is controlling him.
Einemo lands with a light punch inside.
Einemo lands a shot to the body.
Einemo works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Einemo as the two fighters clinch.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Einemo's elbow.
Einemo is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Einemo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Nice body punch from Einemo - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Einemo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Burns to his knees! Einemo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arild Einemo!
After winning the bout, Arild Einemo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.