PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let it Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blaster
vs
Burke

178 cm
26
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Burke!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burke tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaster throws a body punch but Burke moves out of range.
Blaster lands a jab.
Burke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaster shoots in but Burke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off.
Burke fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blaster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burke manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blaster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke wants to stand up but Blaster is controlling him.
Burke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaster throwing strikes from guard but Burke blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blaster prevents Burke from getting back to his feet.
Blaster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burke is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it.
Blaster swings for the body but Burke moves out of range.
Burke wants to clinch up but Blaster keeps it at a distance.
Blaster misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two 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.
Blaster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaster blocks a jab.
Paul Burke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burke tries to clinch up but Blaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaster shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Blaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Burke.
Burke stuffs the takedown.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke tries to clinch there but Blaster circles away.
Blaster lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster scores with the left hand. Burke knows he should have avoided that one.
Blaster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burke is out of range and Blaster settles back down.
Burke wants to clinch.
Blaster misses with an uppercut. Burke saw that one coming.

Blaster tries to keep at a distance but Burke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burke works on Blaster's body with a couple of short punches.
Burke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaster slowing the pace effectively.
Burke lands a body shot.
Burke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Burke lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
Blaster stops a takedown attempt from Burke.
Blaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blaster.
Burke can't get the takedown.
Burke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burke gets through Blaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Burke.
Blaster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burke misses with some punches.
Burke lands with a short shot to the head.
Burke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Burke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Burke.

Blaster throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burke was covering up waiting for the punch and Blaster finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaster throws a strike but Burke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blaster striking off his back but it's not causing Burke any problems.
Blaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burke postures up and lands a big shot to Blaster's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blaster trying to keep a closed guard but Burke is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off.
Burke throws a big shot that misses.
Burke is looking to clinch but Blaster is avoiding it.
Blaster scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burke wants to clinch up but Blaster keeps it at a distance.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaster thuds his right hand into Burke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burke lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster misses with a hook. Burke ducked under it nicely.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaster jabs at Burke's body.
Burke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaster scores with a jab to the body.
Blaster wants to slow Burke down by chopping away at his legs.
Burke tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it.
A punch combination from Blaster misses.
Burke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaster fails with the takedown.
Burke fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blaster changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blaster throws an elbow but Burke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blaster is looking to take a break and control but Burke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burke is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blaster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Burke kicks Blaster off and gets back to his feet.
Blaster closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Blaster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burke is trying to defend but Blaster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blaster passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blaster misses with a head shot.
Blaster postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Burke looks a forlorn figure.
Burke tries to buck Blaster off but he can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the head.
Blaster thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Blaster dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burke tries to clinch up but Blaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaster stalling in the clinch.

Burke drags the fight down to the ground.
Blaster won't allow Burke to sweep him here.
Burke keeping full guard, as Blaster tries to pass.
Blaster thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blaster throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master Blaster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaster misses with a hook.
Blaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burke manages to avoid it.
Blaster throws a right hand that Burke ducks under and follows up with a left that Burke also avoids with ease.
Blaster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paul Burke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaster lands a jab to Burke's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blaster fails with a takedown attempt.

Burke moves into the clinch.
Blaster avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burke.

Burke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaster. Blaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Burke.
Blaster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster scores with a nice strike.
Burke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blaster connects with the punch.
Blaster throws a series of punches but Burke moves out of range.
Burke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burke tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it.
Blaster misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blaster!
The fighters circling - Blaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke tries to clinch but Blaster is having none of it.
Burke is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burke was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaster. Burke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burke moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off.
Blaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burke. Burke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
Burke doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaster circles away.
Burke tries to clinch there but Blaster circles away.
Blaster shoots in for a takedown but Burke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burke throws a leg kick but Blaster moved away.
Burke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaster dives in and grabs Burke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burke pushes down on Blaster's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Blaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burke throws out a loose jab but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blaster 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!