PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Maskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Carl Alexander Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugene Carl Alexander Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Maskinen
vs
Carl Alexander Burns

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
28
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Maskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maskinen lands a jab.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt

and Burns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burns passes Maskinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maskinen is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Burns moves nicely into side control.
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 working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Maskinen is trying to escape and Burns transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Maskinen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Burns! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugene Carl Alexander Burns! Eugene Carl Alexander Burns retains his light heavyweight title!
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.