PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Burton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burton
vs
Boo

195 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
263 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Boo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boo. Boo obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boo.
Burton misses with a left hand
and Boo counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Boo.
Burton is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Boo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burton misses with a hook to the body
and Boo counters with a nice leg kick.

Boo clinches up with Burton and pushes him back against the cage.
Burton has Boo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Boo breaks the clinch.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Boo.
Boo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boo is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Burton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boo.
Burton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boo can pounce on him.
Boo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burton.

Boo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burton, pushing him back against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boo takes the fight into the clinch.
Boo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burton.

Boo manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Boo.
Boo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boo tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Boo connects with a solid leg kick.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boo scores with a leg kick.
Boo tries to clinch up but Burton circles away and keeps his distance.
Boo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Boo tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boo.
Boo throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a hook
and Boo counters with a good low kick that Burton was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boo.
Boo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boo counters with an outside leg kick.
Boo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boo wants to clinch up but Burton keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boo lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Boo connects with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton misses with a right hand
and Boo counters with a leg kick.
Burton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burton's sensitive parts.
Burton shoots in but Boo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Boo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burton's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boo.
Alexandre Boo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the body from Burton misses
and Boo counters with a leg kick.
Boo wants to clinch up but Burton keeps it at a distance.
Burton misses with a lunging right hand
and Boo counters with a nice leg kick.
Burton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Boo forces Burton back against the cage and clinches.

Boo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boo ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Boo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burton fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boo closes the distance and clinches.
Boo lands a knee to the body.
Boo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boo lands a nice knee to the body.

Boo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boo.
Boo cracks Burton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boo.
Boo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boo counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Boo enables Burton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Burton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burton chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Boo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boo slips a straight right by Burton.
Boo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boo. That's going to slow Burton down.
Boo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burton closes the distance and clinches up with Boo, looking for a takedown. Burton pushes Boo against the cage but Boo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boo.
Boo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burton. That did some damage!
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boo. Boo obviously looking to wear him down.
Billy Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Boo tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boo is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Boo instigates a clinch.
Boo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burton takes a swing at Boo's ribcage but misses.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
Boo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alexandre Boo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boo can pounce on him.
Boo connects with a solid leg kick.
Boo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boo cracks the inside of Burton's front leg.
Boo is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boo tries to clinch but Burton is having none of it.
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boo. Boo obviously looking to wear him down.
Boo scoring well with a low kick there.
Burton throws a hook to the side of Boo's head but Boo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boo was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Burton missing with a left hand there. Boo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burton misses with a two punch combination.
Boo scoring well with a low kick there.
Boo avoids the body shot from Burton.
Burton throws a poor cross that misses
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burton tries for a takedown but Boo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burton thows a body shot but no joy.
Boo scoring well with a low kick there.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burton shoots in but Boo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boo. Boo obviously looking to wear him down.
Burton checks a low kick from Boo.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boo.
Boo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burton throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
Boo stuffs the takedown attempt from Burton. Burton gets slowly back to his feet.
Boo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burton throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with an outside leg kick.
Boo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boo counters with a good low kick that Burton was not able to check.
Burton misses with a hook
and Boo counters with an outside leg kick.
Boo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Boo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Burton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Burton throws a strike but Boo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Burton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Boo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burton, pushing him back against the cage.
Burton prevents Boo from breaking the clinch.
Burton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boo prevents it.
Burton can't get the takedown.
Boo crunches a lovely knee into Burton's ribcage.
Boo is pressed up against the cage. Burton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boo down to the mat. Boo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boo closes the distance and clinches.
Boo working Burton over with knees to the body.

Boo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boo. Boo obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Boo tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boo scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boo scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boo.
Boo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burton's calf.
Boo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Boo clinches up against the cage.
Burton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boo gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Boo breaks the clinch.
Boo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boo scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Boo tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boo, right into the meat.
Burton swats away the attempt to clinch by Boo.
An inside leg kick lands from Boo.
Boo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burton's calf.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Boo's shoulder, as Boo tries to avoid the shot.
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burton throws a hook but Boo blocks it.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Boo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boo.
Boo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Boo manages to break the clinch.

Burton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton scoring with punches and elbows.
Boo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Burton landing a few strikes.

Burton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burton working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burton is trying to get an arm triangle but Boo is defending well.
Burton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Burton is working Boo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Billy Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandre Boo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.

Burton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burton misses with the ground and pound.
Burton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Burton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton is working Boo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burton working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Boo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Boo!