PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 3200 p4p, 91 weight class) and Victor Burns (ranked 1876 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nah
vs
Burns

192 cm
48
251 lbs
62 - 37 - 0

180 cm
40
198 lbs
33 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 62 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Burns!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nah tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Burns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nah's face.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent Nah's takedown attempt.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Nah avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Nah misses with an elbow over the top.
Nah fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Nah. Nah gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Nah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nah throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns jabs Nah to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Burns clinches.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
Burns just leaning against Nah, taking a breather.
Burns prevents Nah from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nah.
Nah misses with a body punch.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Nah is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Nah tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nah avoids it.
Burns landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Nah stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
Burns pushes Nah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns lands a good knee to the midsection. Nah won't want to take too many of those.
Nah is breathing heavily.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nah avoids it.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns prevents a body shot from Nah.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nah is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Burns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands an elbow just above Nah 's eye.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

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

Burns has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Nah is blocking nicely.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Nah misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Nah takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nah tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Nah back against the cage.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Nah avoids the damage to the body.
Burns presses Nah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nah's brow.
Nah avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Burns scores with a knee to the head.
Burns lands a good knee to the midsection. Nah won't want to take too many of those.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
Nah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nah if he has to take too many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nah fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns lands a nice hook to Nah's body. Nah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nah loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Nah. Nah gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns works Nah's body with a nice hook.

Burns darts in and clinches Nah up against the cage.
Nah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nah swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns is working Nah over against the cage.
Burns gets through Nah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tee Nah's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Burns has closed the distance and engaged Nah in a clinch.
Nah misses with some punches.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Nah misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nah.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Nah tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Nah.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nah swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Nah avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Nah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burns to keep the fight standing.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nah is looking to counter punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns lands with a hook. Nah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nah takes one to the side of the head.

Burns clinches.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Nah avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Nah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.

Burns breaks from the clinch.
Nah tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nah throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Nah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Burns rushes Nah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Burns breaks the clinch.
Nah is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nah wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Nah's belly button to the back.
Victor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Burns.
Nah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns cracks Nah with an open hand slap.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nah.
Burns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nah momentarily.

Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Nah avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Nah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns working Nah over with knees to the body.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns digs a right hand into Nah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nah's gas tank.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Nah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nah.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Victor Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.

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

Burns rushes Nah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Nah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Burns.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nah.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns cracks the inside of Nah's front leg.
Burns plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Burns.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Nah's defenses.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.

Nah gets tackled into the cage by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch.

Burns breaks the clinch.
Nah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns lands with a hook. Nah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Burns drives through and clinches with Nah against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burns's defenses.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Nah misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tee Nah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns lands the left hand.
Jab from Burns.

Burns rushes Nah and presses him up against the cage.
Burns prevents Nah from breaking the clinch.
Nah swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Nah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns cracks Nah with a nice body shot.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Victor Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nah at a distance.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nah misses with some punches.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Nah backwards.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns lands with a straight right. Nah didn't see that one coming.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.

Burns clinches up against the cage.
Burns lands an elbow just above Nah 's eye.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Nah's ribcage.
A short right from Burns.
Burns lands a nice elbow.

Tee Nah's cut is getting worse.
Nah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Nah avoids the damage to the body.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nah avoids it.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Nah is blocking nicely.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Nah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tee Nah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working Nah over with knees to the body.
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns is struggling to control the position.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Victor Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nah blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Nah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nah is defending well for now.
Burns lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nah fails to land.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Nah managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.

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

Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Burns clinches.
Nah scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Burns!
Victor Burns made sure to mention his sponsor, Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150) in his post fight interview.