PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Paisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paisti comes to the cage accompanied by NERVO - You're Gonna Love Again . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Paisti
vs
Burgess

191 cm
26
199 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
196 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armas Paisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paisti defending well as Burgess loads up on a big left hand.
Paisti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burgess takes a step back to recover.
Paisti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paisti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burgess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paisti.

Paisti clinches up against the cage.
Paisti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burgess lands a right hand.
Paisti trying to stall but Burgess improves his position.
Paisti wants to break free but Burgess has control.
Paisti tries a body shot but Burgess blocks it.
Burgess misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgess can't find room to land a body shot as Paisti controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paisti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burgess backwards.

Burgess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paisti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paisti closes the distance but Burgess moves to the side
and Burgess counters with a left to the body.
Paisti throws a lazy head kick
and Burgess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paisti throws a series of strikes that have Burgess backpedaling.
The fighters circling - Paisti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burgess keeps the fight on the outside.
Paisti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgess connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Paisti does no damage.
Burgess does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Paisti connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paisti defending well as Burgess loads up on a big left hand.
Burgess cracks Paisti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paisti.
Paisti wants to clinch up but Burgess keeps it at a distance.
Burgess slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Burgess.
Paisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burgess.
Burgess misses with a low kick.
Paisti throws a hook but Burgess blocks it.
Paisti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paisti doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgess circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burgess!

Paisti instigates a clinch.

Burgess pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgess misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Burgess misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti connects with a single shot there.
Paisti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burgess misses with a few strikes there.
Paisti throws a head kick but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess connects with a leg kick. Paisti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paisti looks to throw the jab but Burgess is out of range.
Burgess's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paisti under the eye.
Paisti throws a hook to the side of Burgess's head but Burgess sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paisti looks to land a combination but Burgess avoids it well.
Paisti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burgess thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paisti avoids the body shot from Burgess.
Burgess misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paisti is looking to clinch but Burgess is avoiding it.
Paisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgess clobbers Paisti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Paisti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paisti misses with a head kick.
Burgess connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paisti. Paisti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burgess swings for the body but Paisti moves out of range.
Burgess clobbers Paisti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paisti tries to clinch up but Burgess circles away and keeps his distance.
Paisti misses with the combination.
Burgess moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Paisti dominated that 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.

Burgess throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paisti.
Paisti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burgess.
Burgess walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paisti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paisti slips a jab and a cross from Burgess.
Burgess misses with a lunging right hand
and Paisti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paisti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paisti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Armas Paisti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paisti misses with an uppercut. Burgess saw that one coming.
Armas Paisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paisti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burgess keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paisti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgess circles away quickly and effectively.
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgess swings for the body but Paisti moves out of range.
Paisti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paisti wants to clinch.
Paisti is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Burgess.
Burgess misses with a two punch combination.
Paisti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgess thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paisti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burgess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burgess looks to score with a jab to the body but Paisti is just out of range.
Burgess moves forwards but Paisti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paisti tries a low kick but Burgess avoids it.
Burgess is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paisti.
Paisti throws a poor cross that misses
and Burgess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burgess displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paisti throws out the jab.
Burgess looks to score with a jab to the body but Paisti is just out of range.
Paisti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Burgess.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Burgess.
Burgess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paisti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burgess manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burgess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paisti.
Paisti misses with a double jab
and Burgess counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paisti's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paisti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paisti throws a jab when Burgess was well out of range.
Burgess throws a series of punches but Paisti avoids them all with ease.
Paisti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paisti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paisti missing with a left hand there. Burgess was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paisti tries to clinch there but Burgess circles away.
Burgess slips under a jab.
Paisti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paisti throws a body punch but Burgess moves out of range.
Paisti throws a leg kick that misses.
Burgess misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paisti slips under a jab.

Paisti rushes Burgess and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burgess misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgess tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Paisti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paisti moves in looking to clinch but Burgess pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Paisti misses the target.
Burgess wants to land a leg kick but Paisti is out of range.
Paisti throws a lazy right hand but Burgess sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burgess misses with an uppercut.
Paisti tries to bum rush Burgess with a series of wild strikes but Burgess uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgess lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Burgess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burgess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paisti.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burgess darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Armas Paisti will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Paisti misses.
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgess lands a jab to Paisti's midsection.
Burgess misses with an uppercut.
Burgess moves out of range as Paisti throws a body kick.
Burgess fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paisti throws an overhand right that lands on Burgess's shoulder, as Burgess tries to avoid the shot.
Burgess moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paisti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paisti tries to land a knee to the head but Burgess blocks with his arms.
Burgess can't find room to land a body shot as Paisti controls the action.

Burgess breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Burgess coming out on top.
Paisti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burgess manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paisti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burgess looks to throw the jab but Paisti is out of range.
Paisti throws a hook to the side of Burgess's head but Burgess sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burgess pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paisti is out of range and Burgess settles back down.
Paisti wants to clinch.
Burgess uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burgess keeps the fight on the outside.
Burgess throws a jab but it's blocked by Paisti.
Burgess stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a low kick.
Paisti misses with a wild combination.
Burgess scores with a shot to the body.
Burgess bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paisti's head.
Burgess throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paisti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paisti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paisti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paisti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paisti slips a straight right by Burgess.
Paisti slips a jab and a cross from Burgess.
Paisti wants to clinch up but Burgess keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paisti throws a series of punches but Burgess moves out of range.
Armas Paisti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burgess with a hook.
Paisti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paisti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paisti checks a low kick from Burgess.
Anthony Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Paisti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burgess misses with a hook
and Paisti counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burgess uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paisti.
Paisti tries to clinch there but Burgess circles away.
Paisti misses with a looping right.
Paisti misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws a right hand that Paisti ducks under and follows up with a left that Paisti also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Paisti.
Burgess throws a looping overhand right but Paisti ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Burgess misses.
Burgess throws a right hand that Paisti ducks under and follows up with a left that Paisti also avoids with ease.
Burgess missing with a left hand there. Paisti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Paisti.
Paisti throws a head kick but Burgess moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgess connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Burgess. Those never looked like landing.
Burgess goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Burgess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paisti 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!