PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Bad Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Burt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bad Boy
vs
Burt

193 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Burt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt doesn't manage to clinch there - Bad Boy circles away.

Burt clinches with his opponent.
Bad Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bad Boy just leaning against Burt, taking a breather.
Our sources have told us that Bad Boy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bad Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burt is defending well for now.

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

Bad Boy moves into the clinch.
Bad Boy pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Burt won't allow it.
Bad Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Burt keeps control of Bad Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bad Boy is trying to pull guard but Burt has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burt's efforts to push away.
Burt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bad Boy avoids it.
Bad Boy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bad Boy has Burt pressed against the cage, preventing Burt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Burt breaks from the clinch.

Bad Boy takes the fight into the clinch.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burt tries a knee to the head but Bad Boy blocks it.
Bad Boy keeps control of Burt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bad Boy successfully pulls guard.

Burt stands up from Bad Boy's guard - Burt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burt goes for a double leg but Bad Boy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bad Boy continues to drive forward.

Bad Boy gets a clinch.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Burt has double underhooks.
Burt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bad Boy prevents Burt from breaking the clinch.
Bad Boy is struggling to control the position.
Bad Boy missing with knees to the body.

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

Bad Boy clinches with his opponent.
Bad Boy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bad Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Burt is blocking nicely.

Bad Boy pulls guard.

Bad Boy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Burt has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bad Boy has Burt pushed against the cage.
Burt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bad Boy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Black Bad Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Burt.
Bad Boy misses with a knee to the head.
Bad Boy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burt is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad Boy has double underhooks.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Burt is controlling the position.
Bad Boy is working Burt over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt jumps guard but Bad Boy stands there with Burt around his waist. Burt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burt is trying to break free.
Burt is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad Boy has double underhooks.
Burt is trying to push Bad Boy away but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bad Boy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burt can't break the clinch.
Bad Boy just leaning against Burt, taking a breather.
Burt avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad Boy.
Burt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burt is trying to pull guard but Bad Boy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bad Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burt.
Burt scores a nice knee to the body.
Bad Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burt looking to throw knees to the head but Bad Boy is blocking nicely.
Burt wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad Boy won't allow it.
Burt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bad Boy blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy lands with a short shot to the head.

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

Bad Boy clinches up with Burt and pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy stalling against the cage.
Bad Boy throws an elbow but it misses.

Bad Boy manages to break the clinch.

Bad Boy moves into the clinch.
Burt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burt tries to circle away but Bad Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Bad Boy blocks an uppercut.
Bad Boy slowing the pace effectively.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burt has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Bad Boy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bad Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Burt manages to break the clinch.

Bad Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Burt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burt tries to clinch but Bad Boy is having none of it.
Burt shoots for a takedown but Bad Boy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burt shoots in looking for a takedown. Bad Boy tries to sprawl out of it but Burt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bad Boy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bad Boy rushes Burt and presses him up against the cage.
Bad Boy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black Bad Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Burt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Burt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bad Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bad Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burt backwards.
Bad Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bad Boy.
Burt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burt backwards.
Bad Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bad Boy.
Burt is breathing heavily.
Bad Boy misses with a knee strike.
Bad Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Burt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Burt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy misses with a wild combination.
Burt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bad Boy instigates a clinch.

Burt manages to break the clinch.
Burt slaps away a takedown attempt from Bad Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burt shoots and misses
and Bad Boy counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Bad Boy scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt misses with a knee to the head.
Bad Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Burt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bad Boy manages to break the clinch.

Bad Boy rushes Burt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burts head.
A short right from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bad Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bad Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burt can do to turn this around?
Burt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Burt pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy blocks the elbow strike.
Bad Boy is trying to push Burt away but Burt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Burt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burt fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bad Boy has closed the distance and engaged Burt in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad Boy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Burt drives through and clinches with Bad Boy against the cage.

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

Bad Boy gets a clinch.
Burt is trying to break free.
Bad Boy lands a body shot.
Bad Boy slowing the pace effectively.

Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.

Bad Boy clinches up with Burt and pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bad Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burt's efforts to push away.
Bad Boy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burt wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Burt instigates a clinch.
Burt avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad Boy.

Burt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Burt gets tackled into the cage by Bad Boy. Bad Boy maintains the clinch.
Burt can't break the clinch.
Burt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Burt misses with a body punch.
Black Bad Boy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bad Boy digs a right hand into Burt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burt's gas tank.
Bad Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bad Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burt pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bad Boy has managed to clinch.
Bad Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burt backwards.

Bad Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Bad Boy 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!

Burt throws a sloppy head kick and Bad Boy moves out of range easily.

Bad Boy has Burt up against the cage in a clinch.
Burt tries to break the clinch but Bad Boy is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Burt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bad Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Burt is blocking nicely.
Burt is trying to push Bad Boy away but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Burt working hard to break the clinch.
Bad Boy throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bad Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Burt is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Bad Boy rushes Burt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Bad Boy stalling against the cage.

Burt breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bad Boy moves into range and clinches up with Burt.
Bad Boy pushes Burt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bad Boy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bad Boy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bad Boy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burt.
Nice body punch from Bad Boy - that landed with a thud.
Burt is trying to break the clinch but Bad Boy is controlling him.
Burt can't break the clinch.
Burt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burt wants to break free but Bad Boy has control.

Bad Boy breaks the clinch.

Burt gets tackled into the cage by Bad Boy. Bad Boy maintains the clinch.
Burt throws a punch but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy avoiding damage as Burt throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bad Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bad Boy presses Burt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bad Boy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bad Boy.

Bad Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bad Boy instigates a clinch.
Burt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad Boy pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burt is defending well for now.
Bad Boy pushes Burt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bad Boy lands with a left to the head.
Bad Boy controlling the action here for a moment.

Bad Boy manages to break the clinch.
Bad Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bad Boy shoots in for a takedown but Burt shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy moves in looking to clinch but Burt pushes him off.
Burt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bad Boy finds it's way round the side to connect with Burt's head.

Burt is rocked!
Burt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Burt is looking to clinch but Bad Boy is avoiding it.
Burt is looking to clinch.
Bad Boy tries for a takedown but Burt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bad Boy moves into range and clinches up with Burt.
Burt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bad Boy prevents it.
Bad Boy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bad Boy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bad Boy tries to circle away but Burt has him pinned against the cage.
Bad Boy lands a left hand.
Bad Boy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bad Boy pushes Burt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Bad Boy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Igor Burt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bad Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bad Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bad Boy stalling in the clinch.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Burt won't allow it.
Burt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bad Boy prevents Burt from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bad Boy.
Black Bad Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bad Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burt is trying to push Bad Boy away but Bad Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burt tries to land knees in the clinch but Bad Boy avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Bad Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bad Boy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Bad Boy!
A pretty intense looking Black Bad Boy took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.