PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinn DeMarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Psycho Killer- Talking Heads. DeMarco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jesus Saves-Rick Springfield kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Burns
vs
DeMarco

175 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinn DeMarco!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by DeMarco or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns which made him look bad.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from DeMarco as Burns shoots in.
DeMarco shoots and misses

and Burns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burns passes into half guard.
Burns is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down DeMarco for as long as he can get away with.
Burns wants to control but DeMarco is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeMarco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeMarco looking to control.
Burns content to stall in guard here.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burns wants to control from the top but DeMarco keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Peter Burns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeMarco is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, DeMarco circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns wants to clinch.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeMarco has his takedown stuffed

and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. DeMarco didn't expect that.
DeMarco looks gassed!
Burns wants to control from the top but DeMarco keeps moving.

Burns gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.

DeMarco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns tries to clinch but DeMarco moves out of range.

DeMarco gets caught flat footed, as Burns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeMarco is keeping the position for now.
Burns trying to control but DeMarco is working from the bottom.
Burns won't allow DeMarco to sweep him here.
DeMarco being controlled here, momentarily.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMarco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

DeMarco has his foot on Burns's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burns works his way back into a safe position though.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

DeMarco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMarco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burns slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns with a poor takedown

and DeMarco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but DeMarco is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burns manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Burns controlling DeMarco's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeMarco is one step ahead there.
DeMarco is breathing heavily.
DeMarco being controlled here momentarily.
DeMarco stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
DeMarco works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burns won't allow DeMarco to pass to mount.
Burns is trying to control but DeMarco manages to pass to mount!
Burns is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burns regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns controlling the position for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Peter Burns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeMarco fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

DeMarco shoots in and bounces Burns off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
DeMarco trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeMarco wanted to stand there but Burns had control of the position.
Burns is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns controls DeMarco momentarily but DeMarco frees himself.
DeMarco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Burns misses.

Burns bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burns has knee on belly momentarily but DeMarco bucks him off and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn DeMarco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

DeMarco tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.

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 DeMarco uses from the top position.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeMarco being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeMarco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeMarco prevents Burns from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Burns has his feet on DeMarco's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Burns looks to land a body kick but DeMarco moved away.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Peter Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeMarco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
DeMarco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns connects with a high kick.

DeMarco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burns tries to bench press DeMarco off him but DeMarco keeps the position.

DeMarco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burns, who protects the arm well.
Burns struggling a bit here.
Burns manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Well, if Burns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but DeMarco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
DeMarco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

DeMarco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peter Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Peter Burns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
DeMarco misses with a body shot

and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burns is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burns has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
DeMarco is not content to let Burns control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burns 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Burns!