PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico Carri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carri
vs
Burke

174 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 London, Nico Carri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Burke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Carri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carri scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Carri.
Burke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carri letting Burke take a breather here.
Burke working aggressively here.
Burke lands an uppercut.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Burke blocks it.
Carri connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carri throws an elbow but misses.
Burke tries to work over Carri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carri blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carri lands a knee to the body.

Burke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carri ducks under a wild hook from Burke.

Carri instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burke.
Carri stalling in the clinch but Burke improves position.
Burke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Burke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carri blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burke.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burke misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carri lands a good knee to the midsection. Burke won't want to take too many of those.
Carri landing knees to the body.
Burke tries a body shot but Carri blocks it.
Burke takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Harry Burke has been cut.
Burke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Carri.
Burke misses with a body punch.
Burke swings wildly with an uppercut but Carri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carri is looking to control Burke's arms but Burke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carri has his back to the cage.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but Burke blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a punch but it's blocked by Carri.
Burke lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burke misses with a punch on the inside.
Carri looking to throw knees to the head but Burke is blocking nicely.
Carri looking to throw knees to the head but Burke is blocking nicely.
Burke being controlled against the cage.
Carri throws an elbow that misses.
Burke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but Burke blocks with his arms.
A short right from Burke on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke has a couple of punches blocked by Carri.
Carri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burke is defending well for now.
Burke stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carri trying to land knees to the body.
Carri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burke.
Carri lands a knee to the head.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Burke swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Burke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burke misses with a body shot.

Carri drives through and clinches with Burke against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burke misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burke misses with a right hand

and Carri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burke throws a head punch that misses.
Burke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burke throws a head punch that misses.
Burke has a couple of punches blocked by Carri.
Carri with a knee to the head.
Carri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burke throws a punch but it's blocked by Carri.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burke blocks it with crossed arms.
Burke slowing the pace effectively.
Burke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burke swings wildly with an uppercut but Carri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carris head.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burke taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burke's face.
Burke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carri tries to stall but Burke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carri lands a knee to the body.
Carri taking a breather.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Burke blocks it.
Burke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burke lands a nice uppercut.
Burke throws a head punch that misses.
Carri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Burke fails to land.
Carri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carri looking to throw knees to the head but Burke is blocking nicely.
Burke effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burke's face.
Burke stalling in the clinch.
Carri crunches a lovely knee into Burke's ribcage.
Carri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carri landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a head punch that misses.
Carri blocks an uppercut.
Burke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burke is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burke.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burke misses with the head strike.
Carri blocking some punches.
Burke misses with some punches.
Carri scores with a knee to the head.
Carri lands an elbow just above Burke 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Burke fails to land.
Carri blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burke blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burke.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burke blocks it with crossed arms.
Burke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Burke blocks it.
Carri blocks an uppercut.
Carri landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carri obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carri landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burke misses with some punches.
Burke working aggressively here.
Carri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burke misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Carri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Burke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Carri is looking to slow Burke down with leg kicks.
Burke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burke misses with a wild combination.
Carri misses with a low kick.
Burke throws a hook but Carri blocks it.
Carri slips a straight right by Burke.
Burke throws a big shot that misses.

Carri instigates a clinch.
Carri lands a knee to the body.

Carri drops Burke with a big knee straight up the middle! Burke is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Burke is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carri lands a really nice looking cross but Burke seems unphased.
Burke is still on wobbly legs! Can Carri finish him?
Burke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Carri closes the distance and pushes Burke back into the cage.
Burke lands a hook that snaps the head of Carri backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carri lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Burke out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nico Carri!