PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Burnett

176 cm
26
134 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
27
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paddy Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burnett wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.

Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Burnett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.

Burnett actively working from the bottom here.
Burnett is looking to improve his position.
Tyson is pressing down on Burnett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burnett is holding on for now.

Tyson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burnett is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burnett is looking to improve his position.
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyson prevents Burnett from improving his position.

Burnett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burnett wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson working over Burnett with some ground and pound. Burnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burnett is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyson pushing down on Burnett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burnett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burnett is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson stands and throws Burnett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burnett is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tyson trying to control the action but Burnett is working from the bottom.
Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burnett to see if he's OK.
Tyson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Burnett is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tyson off and has taken his back!
Burnett is not going to allow Tyson to sit and survive in this position.
Tyson trying to get back to his feet but Burnett is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Burnett gets back to his feet from a dominant position... quite strange.
Burnett tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burnett pinned against the ropes. Burnett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burnett misses with a wild body shot.

Tyson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Burnett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Burnett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tyson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Burnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burnett just misses with a punch to the body.

Tyson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burnett sprawls well initially but Tyson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Burnett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
Tyson winds up and cracks Burnett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burnett wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
Burnett has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyson is trying to control the action in half guard but Burnett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson is nestled in close to Burnett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Burnett is defending well.
Burnett is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson wants to pass to mount but Burnett is defending the position.

Tyson is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett is looking to control Tyson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burnett avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyson connects with a nice short shot to Burnett's temple.
Burnett is looking to escape.
Tyson is trying to control. Burnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burnett is trying to stand.
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.

Burnett actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson working the head and body with strikes.
Burnett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burnett.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Burnett is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is looking to stand up but Tyson isn't so interested in that idea.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Burnett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyson scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyson stands and throws Burnett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burnett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tyson scoring with punches from side control.
Burnett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett sneaks back into half guard.
Paddy Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burnett tries to get to full guard but Tyson has control of the leg.
Burnett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyson is trying to control. Burnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson winds up and cracks Burnett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burnett has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burnett has hold of Tyson's hands but Tyson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson is trying to control. Burnett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

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!
Tyson scoring with strikes but Burnett is staying in there.
Burnett can't escape the position.
Tyson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burnett?
Burnett is working to get back to half guard.
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tyson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A nice elbow there by Tyson.
Tyson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Burnett working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tyson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burnett hang on?
Burnett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burnett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Tyson dominated that second round.
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!

Tyson looks for a takedown but Burnett sprawls well.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnett.
Burnett is looking to clinch.
Burnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyson. That did some damage!
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Burnett throws a head kick that half lands.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Burnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burnett throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.

Burnett closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the ropes.
Tyson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burnett after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Burnett.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnett.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnett tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Burnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paddy Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Tyson wants a takedown but no success here.
Burnett misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burnett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyson's brow.

Burnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burnett leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burnett swivels and escapes.
Tyson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burnett as he avoids it easily.
Burnett wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burnett pinned against the ropes. Burnett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burnett tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Burnett is looking to clinch.

Tyson gets the takedown into side control.
Burnett struggling a bit here.
Burnett is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Tyson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burnett is looking for a sweep.
Burnett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Burnett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson working Burnett over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyson is working away from the top position though.
Burnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson prevents Burnett from improving his position.
Brandon Burnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson drops an elbow to the side of Burnett's head.

Burnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson working Burnett over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Tyson not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Burnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Tyson!