PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Burnett will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bill
vs
Burnett

185 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Burnett!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burnett looks to land a combination. Bill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Frank Bill has been cut.
Burnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bill wants to clinch.
Bill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bill misses with a body shot.

Burnett has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bill.
Burnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bill up against the cage.
Burnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Burnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Burnett.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Burnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Burnett.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bill blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnett crunches a lovely knee into Bill's ribcage.
Bill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burnett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burnett has Bill pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burnett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burnett obliges.
Burnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Burnett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Burnett.
Bill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burnett obliges.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Bill blocks with his arms.
Burnett prevents the takedown attempt.
Burnett is looking to control Bill's arms but Bill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burnett has his back to the cage.
Burnett missing with knees to the body.
Bill lands a nice knee to the body.
Burnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Bill - that landed with a thud.

Bill breaks the clinch.
Burnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill misses with an uppercut. Burnett saw that one coming.
Bill throws the left hand but Burnett avoids the punch easily.
Frank Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Bill circles away.
Burnett closes the distance but Bill moves to the side

and Bill counters by moving into the clinch.
Burnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burnett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Bill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill postures up.
Bill forces his way into half guard.
Bill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burnett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burnett tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Bill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burnett is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Burnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Bill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bill shoots for a takedown but Burnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dan Burnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Bill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bill somewhat.

Burnett takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burnett lands a knee to the head.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnett's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bill avoids the damage to the body.
Burnett prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Bill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett working Bill over with knees to the body.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Bill.
Burnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bill fails to land.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett is breathing heavily.
Burnett missing with knees to the body.
Burnett lands a nice shot to the body.

Bill manages to break the clinch.
Bill lands a nice hook to Burnett's body. Burnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Bill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill misses with a looping right.
Bill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burnett swivels and escapes.
Dan Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Burnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from Burnett.
Bill tries to land knees in the clinch but Burnett avoids the damage to the body.
Bill can't get the takedown.
Dan Burnett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burnett looking to throw knees to the head but Bill is blocking nicely.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Burnett.

Bill breaks the clinch.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bill paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bill counters with a straight right hand.
Bill lands with a slapping head kick.
Bill tries to clinch

and Burnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Bill.
Bill connects with a knee to the head.
Bill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burnett.
Burnett prevents the takedown attempt.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bill avoids it.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bill avoids it.
Bill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burnett avoiding damage as Bill throws knees to the body.
Bill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill landing knees to the head.
Bill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burnett throws an elbow but it misses.
Burnett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bill lands a body punch.
Bill lands a left hand.

Bill successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett wants to stand but Bill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burnett wants to pass the guard but Bill is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Bill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Bill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bill misses with a body shot.
Bill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bill avoids the head kick by Burnett.
Bill fails to land the takedown.
Burnett misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Burnett looking for submissions off his back.

Burnett makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burnett tries to clinch but Bill moves out of range.
Burnett tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Bill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill misses with a head kick.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Burnett is out of range.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Bill misses
and Burnett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Burnett. No joy for Bill on that attempt.
Burnett is looking to clinch but Bill is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Bill circles away.
Burnett misses with the combination.

Bill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Burnett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bill manages to get to full guard.

Bill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett passes into half guard.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Burnett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bill is just riding it out for now. Burnett eventually gives up the hold.
Bill is trying to maintain the position but Burnett is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Bill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Bill!