PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petey Jablonski (ranked 6058 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Burn (ranked 6181 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jablonski
vs
Burn

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Jablonski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Burn!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burn looks to clinch
and Jablonski counters with a two punch combo.

Burn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jablonski's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Jablonski manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jablonski stops a takedown attempt from Burn.
Burn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jablonski is defending well.
Jablonski blocks an elbow strike.
Burn tries to pull guard but Jablonski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Petey Jablonski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Burn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jablonski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jablonski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jablonski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jablonski's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablonski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burn is trying to pull guard but Jablonski has him pressed against the cage.
Jablonski is trying to force a seperation but Burn has the dominant position.
Burn slows down the pace here.

Jablonski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burn uses from the top position.

Jablonski has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Burn is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jablonski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablonski is trying to pull guard but Burn has him pressed against the cage.
Burn tries to score a body lock takedown but Jablonski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jablonski blocks a body shot from Burn.
Burn wants a takedown but no success here.
Burn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jablonski walks away with a smile on his face. Burn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jablonski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jablonski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burn avoids it really well and circles away.
Burn tries to clinch but Jablonski moves out of range.
Jablonski circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jablonski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jablonski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablonski pushes Burn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jablonski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burn prevents it.
Burn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jablonski managing to block the knees to the body from Burn.
Burn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burn wants to break free but Jablonski has control.
Burn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jablonski after a bit of a struggle.
Burn looks winded!

Jablonski pulls guard.
Jablonski managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn wants to control from the top but Jablonski keeps moving.

Jablonski is looking for a triangle but Burn pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Burn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petey Jablonski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jablonski moves into the clinch.

Burn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jablonski clinches.
Burn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jablonski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jablonski is pressed up against the cage. Burn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jablonski down to the mat. Jablonski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Burn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jablonski pinned against the cage. Jablonski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petey Jablonski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Burn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jablonski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablonski wants to take the fight to the mat but Burn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burn jumps guard but Jablonski stands there with Burn around his waist. Burn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Burn manages to break the clinch.

Jablonski dives in and scores a takedown into Burn's guard.
Burn is breathing heavily.
Jablonski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jablonski tries to free his leg and advance position but Burn is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jablonski wants to pass the guard but Burn is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jablonski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jablonski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burn stuffs the takedown attempt from Jablonski. Jablonski gets slowly back to his feet.

Burn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jablonski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Burn is trying to control the position but Jablonski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablonski won't allow Burn to sweep him here.
Jablonski controls from within his opponent's guard.

Burn is looking for a triangle but Jablonski pushes his legs off easily.
Burn keeping full guard, as Jablonski tries to pass.
Jablonski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jablonski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burn looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jablonski shoots in looking for a takedown but Burn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jablonski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jablonski's waist but Jablonski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burn off to one side.
Burn tries for a takedown but Jablonski circles away easily
and Jablonski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petey Jablonski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jablonski throws a head kick but Burn moves out of range.
As Jablonski backs off Burn throws a huge counter combo but Jablonski manages to avoid it all.
Burn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jablonski lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jablonski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jablonski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Burn manages to circle out of the way.
Jablonski swats away the attempt to clinch by Burn.
Burn tries for a takedown but Jablonski circles away easily

and Jablonski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jablonski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jablonski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jablonski is trying to break the clinch but Burn has him pressed against the cage.

Jablonski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burn uses from the top position.
Burn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jablonski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn is fighting to break Jablonski's control of his arms but Jablonski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Jablonski wriggles free and stands up.
Burn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jablonski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burn as he avoids it easily.
Petey Jablonski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jablonski misses with a takedown attempt - Burn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jablonski blocks it well.
Burn throws a lazy right hand but Jablonski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burn wants to clinch but Jablonski slips to the side
and Jablonski counters with a straight right hand.
Jablonski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burn can do to turn this around?
Jablonski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jablonski counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablonski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jablonski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burn tries to counter with a clinch but Jablonski shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Jablonski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Burn has Jablonski up against the cage in a clinch.
Jablonski fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Burn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burn throws a lazy head kick
and Jablonski counters with a left and a right that stings Burn.
Jablonski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burn as he avoids it easily.
Burn misses with a body shot.
Burn misses with a takedown attempt
and Jablonski counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablonski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burn sprawls well. Burn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jablonski gets slowly back to his feet.
Jablonski fails with the takedown.
Jablonski shoots in but Burn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jablonski is fending him off so far but Burn persists. Nope, Jablonski circles away and we're back to standing.
As Burn looks to move away, Jablonski throws a big counter combo but Burn just gets out of the way.
Burn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jablonski circles away quickly and effectively.

Jablonski takes the fight into the clinch.
Jablonski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burn is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jablonski tries for a takedown but Burn manages to get underhooks.

Burn breaks from the clinch.

Jablonski clinches up against the cage.
Burn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jablonski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jablonski can't get the takedown.
Jablonski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jablonski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jablonski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burn walks away with a smile on his face. Jablonski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justin Burn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petey Jablonski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burn misses with a takedown
and Jablonski counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petey Jablonski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jablonski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petey Jablonski!