PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baby Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Speech Cobras as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Angel
vs
Burns

176 cm
23
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

PR1ME

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Angel misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.

Angel has managed to clinch.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Angel has double underhooks.
Angel can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Angel prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Angel avoids the damage to the body.
Angel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Angel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A swing and a miss from Angel.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Angel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angel circles away quickly and effectively.
Angel takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Angel.
Angel slips under a jab from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Angel backing up. Angel nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Angel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Angel moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Angel missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brad Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angel wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Angel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Burns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Angel, right into the meat.
Burns jabs at Angel's body.
Brad Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angel misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a one-two to the body.
Angel throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Angel shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Angel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Angel misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Angel's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Angel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Angel takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns misses with the combination.
Burns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Angel misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Angel lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Angel. Angel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns misses with a looping right.

Angel moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Angel presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Angel.
Angel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Angel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Angel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Angel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Angel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Angel.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Angel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Angel misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Angel.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Angel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burns throws a body punch but Angel moves out of range.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Angel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Angel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Angel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angel. That did some damage!
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Angel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Angel.
Angel wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Angel misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Angel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Angel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Angel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Angel moved out of range.
Angel lands a right hook to the body.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns is looking to land body kicks.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Angel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Angel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angel.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Angel throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Burns slams his shin into Angel's torso.
Brad Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Angel rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Angel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angel digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Burns can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Burns leaning against his opponent.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Angel keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Angel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Angel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Angel has the dominant position.
Burns wants to break free but Angel has control.
Angel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Angel eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Angel tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Angel dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut!
Angel with a hook.
Angel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Angel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Angel thows a leg kick but Burns checks it
and Burns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Angel's knee momentarily.
Angel blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Angel throws a body kick the misses
and Burns counters with a nice body kick.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Angel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Angel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Angel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Angel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Burns 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. This is the final round!

Angel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Angel.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angel manages to avoid it.
Angel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Angel takes one on the button.
Angel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angel misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angel.
Angel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Burns.
Burns lands with a nice combination. Angel backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Angel throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Angel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Angel throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Angel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Angel takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Angel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baby Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Angel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns feints and then cracks Angel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Angel down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Burns.
Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Angel throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Angel throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Angel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
Angel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns scores with a jab. Angel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Angel throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Angel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angel's sensitive parts.
Burns avoids the head kick by Angel.
A good leg kick by Burns.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angel. That did some damage!
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Angel takes a step back to recover.
Angel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns fakes the leg kick and cracks Angel in the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel misses with a low kick.
Angel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Angel moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

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