PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Burnett (ranked 6615 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Freely (ranked 23679 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Burnett
vs
Freely

219 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
20
269 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucian Freely!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freely tries to keep at a distance but Burnett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burnett jumps guard but Freely stands there with Burnett around his waist. Burnett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Burnett pulls Freely into guard.
Burnett keeping moving, preventing Freely from controlling successfully.
Freely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freely trying to control the position from guard on top but Burnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freely looking to sit in guard and control but Burnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely wants to control the position but Burnett says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Freely wants to control but Burnett passes into side.

Burnett has an Americana. Freely didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Burnett is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Burnett hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luke Burnett!