PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mack Burnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cartez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Burnes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Burnes
vs
Cartez

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Burnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Cartez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Cartez misses its intended target.
Burnes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cartez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cartez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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

Cartez pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Cartez pushes Burnes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cartez swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnes.
Cartez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burnes as he avoids it easily.
Burnes blocks a head kick by Cartez.

Cartez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burnes working aggressively here.
Cartez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cartez pulls guard.

Cartez wriggles free and stands up.
Burnes tries to clinch but Cartez is having none of it.
Burnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartez keeps the fight on the outside.
Burnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Cartez tries a head kick but it misses.
Burnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cartez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burnes tries to clinch but Cartez is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Burnes as Cartez shoots in.
Mack Burnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Cartez.
Nice sprawl there from Burnes as Cartez shoots in.
Burnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartez circles away.
Cartez throws an overhand right that lands on Burnes's shoulder, as Burnes tries to avoid the shot.
Cartez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Burnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cartez slips a jab and a cross from Burnes.
Cartez swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnes.
Cartez tries for a takedown but Burnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Cartez with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartez tries for a takedown but Burnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burnes is looking to clinch.
Cartez 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.
Burnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cartez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burnes can pounce on him.
Cartez throws the left hand but Burnes avoids the punch easily.
Charles Cartez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cartez misses.
Burnes is looking to clinch.
Cartez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartez shoots in and drives through. Burnes sprawls well.
Burnes tries to clinch but Cartez is having none of it.
Burnes is looking to clinch.
Cartez shoots in for a double leg but Burnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Cartez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Burnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burnes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartez is trying to push Burnes away but Burnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burnes.

Burnes manages to break the clinch.
Cartez dodges the punch combination from Burnes.
Cartez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burnes tries to avoid it but Cartez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burnes to the ground. Burnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Cartez darts in and clinches Burnes up against the cage.
Cartez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cartez is trying to break free.
Cartez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Cartez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cartez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cartez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burnes, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cartez's brow.
Cartez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cartez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cartez's efforts to push away.
Cartez tries to pull guard but Burnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Cartez drops back down to his feet.
Burnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnes working aggressively here.

Cartez jumps guard and drags Burnes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burnes throwing strikes but missing.

Cartez kicks Burnes off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cartez closes the distance and pushes Burnes back into the cage.

Cartez pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Cartez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mack Burnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Burnes gets tackled into the cage by Cartez. Cartez maintains the clinch.
Burnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Burnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cartez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burnes but Burnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mack Burnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Cartez.
Cartez misses with a takedown attempt - Burnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cartez throws a shot from downtown. Burnes moves away and avoids it.

Cartez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cartez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burnes smiles and moves away.
Cartez shoots in but no luck this time.
Danga de danga de dang - Burnes scores with a four punch combination!
Cartez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnes avoids it really well and circles away.
Mack Burnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Burnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burnes wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartez is defended easily by Burnes.
Cartez misses with a looping left.
Cartez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cartez.

Cartez clinches up with Burnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Burnes misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burnes misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cartez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Burnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Burnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cartez swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnes.

Cartez gets a clinch.

Cartez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burnes uses from the top position.

Cartez pushes Burnes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Burnes avoids the head kick by Cartez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cartez fails with a takedown attempt.
Cartez throws a looping overhand right but Burnes ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burnes swinging wildly here.
Cartez misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartez tries for a takedown but Burnes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Cartez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cartez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mack Burnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Cartez.
Cartez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cartez is keeping busy.
Cartez is trying to push Burnes away but Burnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cartez working hard to break the clinch.
Cartez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cartez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cartez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mack Burnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cartez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cartez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cartez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack Burnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cartez's head.
Cartez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cartez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartez misses with a hook. Burnes ducked under it nicely.

Cartez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Cartez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Burnes gets tackled into the cage by Cartez. Cartez maintains the clinch.
Burnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Burnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartez shoots in for a takedown but Burnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burnes wants to clinch.
Burnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cartez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cartez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartez circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burnes.
Cartez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cartez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnes is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnes wants to control but Cartez postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Cartez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cartez 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Cartez!
A less than humble Charles Cartez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.