PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Burnett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Burnett
vs
Diaz

172 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Sydney, Brandon Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Burnett darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Burnett with a knee to the head.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnett is looking to clinch.

Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Burnett is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Burnett's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Burnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burnett wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz won't allow Burnett to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Burnett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Burnett has escaped and now he's on top!
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Burnett from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burnett wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burnett trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Burnett from standing up.

We're going to have a standup here because Brandon Burnett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Burnett stuffs the takedown.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burnett tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burnett to the ground. Burnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burnett defends it nicely.
Brandon Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Burnett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
Burnett trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Burnett landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Burnett is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Burnett moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Burnett has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burnett wants to stall.
Burnett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Burnett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Burnett.
Burnett is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns Burnett into the ropes.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Burnett forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnett tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.
Burnett throws an elbow that misses.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Diaz shoots in but Burnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burnett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
Burnett throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Burnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Burnett darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Burnett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Burnett cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz tries to clinch but Burnett is having none of it.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnett.
Brandon Burnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burnett lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz looks to clinch

and Burnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burnett.
Burnett is pressed up against the ropes. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burnett down to the mat. Burnett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz throws a jab when Burnett was well out of range.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Burnett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Burnett tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.

Burnett has managed to clinch.
Burnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett lands a knee to the head.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Burnett, against the ropes.

Burnett breaks from the clinch.

Burnett pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Burnett.
Burnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!

Burnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Burnett.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burnett swivels and escapes.
Brandon Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Burnett has managed to clinch.
Burnett landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burnett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Burnett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burnett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burnett.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burnett blocks an uppercut.
Burnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Burnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Burnett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Burnett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.

Burnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnett throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burnett tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Burnett sprawls well.
Brandon Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Burnett instigates a clinch.
Burnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.
Burnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brandon Burnett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz jumps guard but Burnett turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

Burnett breaks the clinch.

Burnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tries to circle away but Burnett has him pinned against the ropes.
Burnett is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Burnett breaks from the clinch.
Burnett tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burnett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burnett tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burnett to the ground. Burnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burnett.
Burnett scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burnett tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Burnett throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Burnett 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!

Burnett tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnett.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Burnett moved out of range.
Burnett tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Burnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Burnett is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is trying to control. Burnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz stops Burnett from getting back to his feet.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burnett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nick Diaz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Burnett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burnett looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Burnett misses with a knee strike.
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burnett prevents it.
Burnett with a knee to the head.
Burnett misses with an elbow over the top.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.

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

Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Burnett holds him up against the ropes and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands with a right to the head.
Burnett lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Brandon Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Burnett looking to stall.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.
Burnett stalling in the clinch but Diaz improves position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Burnett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Burnett clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burnett is defending well.
Burnett with a knee to the head.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burnett throws an elbow but it misses.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Burnett manages to break the clinch.

Burnett darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Burnett, against the ropes.
Burnett misses with a knee to the head.
Burnett gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Burnett landing knees to the head.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.
Burnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has Burnett pressed against the ropes, preventing Burnett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Burnett keeps him there for the moment.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Burnett which made him look bad.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Burnett moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Brandon Burnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Burnett sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Burnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burnett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Burnett!