PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quinton Jackson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Burns
vs
Jackson

185 cm
19
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Denis Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt

and Burns moves into the clinch.

Burns breaks from the clinch.

Burns gets a clinch.

Burns has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Burns pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.

Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Burns slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
Burns lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Burns won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Burns works his way into side control.
Jackson trying his best to control but Burns has mounted him.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Burns is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Burns extends the arm and Jackson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denis Burns!