PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Zenith as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drury
vs
Burns

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Determined

Phoenix Nutrition
Phoenix Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Drury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drury tries to clinch up.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Drury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Drury drops Burns with a beautiful combination! Burns stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drury is looking for the KO!

It looks like Brad Burns has been cut.
Burns misses the jab.
Drury slips under a jab.
Drury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns throws a hook but Drury blocks it.

Drury drives through and clinches with Burns against the ropes.
Drury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drury digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Drury wants to break the clinch but can't.

Drury breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Drury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Drury.

Drury moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Drury blocks a body shot from Burns.
Drury blocks a body shot from Burns.

Drury manages to break the clinch.
Drury throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Drury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Drury misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drury moves into the clinch.
Drury managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns tries to break free but Drury pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drury.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drury's elbow.
Burns misses with the head strike.

Drury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drury throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drury doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
A slow jab from Drury misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Drury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Drury rushes Burns and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Drury.
Drury is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the ropes.
Drury blocks an uppercut.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.

Drury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drury throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Drury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drury tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Drury gets a clinch.

Drury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Drury loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Drury.
Drury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drury tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns catches Drury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Drury.
Drury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drury drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Drury has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Drury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Burns's cut.
That's time! Drury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drury tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Drury rushes Burns and presses him up against the ropes.
Drury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the ropes.
Drury prevents a body shot from Burns.

Drury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Drury slips the punch.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drury.
Drury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frank Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Drury is out of range.
Drury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Drury moves into the clinch.

Drury breaks from the clinch.
Drury lands a jab to the head.
Drury slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns scores with a hook.
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
Drury is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drury moves away from the strike by Burns.
Drury tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Drury moves away and avoids it.
Burns lunges at Drury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drury's hand.

Drury closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the ropes.

Drury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Drury is out of range.
Drury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.

Drury rushes Burns and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.

Drury breaks from the clinch.
Burns throws a series of strikes that have Drury backpedaling.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drury moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Drury scores with a decent looking hook.

Drury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Drury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Drury ducks down to avoid it.
Burns misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Drury slips the punch.
Drury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank Drury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drury misses with a straight right.
Drury tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Drury.
Drury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Drury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drury swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns misses with a looping left.
A big right from Burns misses.
Drury looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Drury's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns slips under a jab.
Drury tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Drury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Burns's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Drury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns slips under a jab.
Drury lands the left hand.
Drury throws a head kick that misses.
Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drury tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Drury's head back.
Drury wants to clinch.
Burns lands with a nice combination. Drury backs away looking to recover.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Drury.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Drury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch combination from Drury misses.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Drury's shoulder, as Drury tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drury rushes Burns and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drury's elbow.

Drury manages to break the clinch.

Drury clinches up against the ropes.

Drury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Drury rushes Burns and presses him up against the ropes.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Drury won't allow it.

Drury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns avoids the head kick by Drury.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Drury pushes Burns up against the ropes in a clinch.
Drury wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Drury is controlling him.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drury's efforts to push away.

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

Drury drives through and clinches with Burns against the ropes.
Drury is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drury avoids it.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Drury keeps him there for the moment.
Drury is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the ropes.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Drury avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Burns taking a breather.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.

Drury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Drury moved out of range.
Burns swinging wildly here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Drury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns misses with the combination.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Drury pushes Burns up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Drury controls his hands.
Drury is trying to break free.
Drury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Burns looking to slow down the pace here.
Burns is trying to break free.
Drury avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Drury is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.

Drury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brad Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Drury.
Drury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Drury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drury 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

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