PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moai Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Lerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lerner has chosen Anarchy in the UK as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Burns
vs
Lerner

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moai Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Lerner!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lerner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alan Lerner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Lerner.
Lerner is looking to clinch.
Lerner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lerner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns wants to clinch
and Lerner counters with a series of strikes. Burns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lerner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Lerner misses with a two punch combination.
Lerner misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Lerner connects with a high kick.
Burns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lerner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lerner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerner tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Lerner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lerner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns prevents Lerner from breaking the clinch.
Lerner dodges an elbow strike from Burns.

Lerner is trying to trip Burns. He has hold of a leg but Burns is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lerner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lerner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lerner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lerner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lerner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lerner wants to clinch

and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lerner taking a breather.
Lerner takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Lerner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lerner.
Lerner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burns is keeping busy.
Burns lands an elbow just above Lerner 's eye.
Lerner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lerner's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Lerner tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Lerner looks gassed!
Lerner trying to land knees to the body.
Lerner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burns up against the cage.
Burns prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Lerner avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the cage.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns lands an elbow just above Lerner 's eye.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lerner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Lerner shrugs off.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lerner's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lerner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Lerner takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lerner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lerner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns lands an elbow just above Lerner 's eye.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lerner's brow.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alan Lerner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lerner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lerner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lerner closes the distance but Burns moves to the side

and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lerner blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Lerner as the two fighters clinch.
Lerner avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the cage.

Lerner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lerner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Lerner tries to clinch up

and Burns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lerner is breathing heavily.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Lerner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Lerner shrugs off.
Lerner takes an elbow to the temple.
Lerner avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
Lerner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Lerner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lerner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Burns.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lerner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lerner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns lands an elbow 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 damaging elbow.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Burns.
Lerner avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Lerner effectively controlling the action here.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Lerner takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Lerner in his tracks for a moment.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lerner takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Lerner avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the cage.
Lerner tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lerner can't get the takedown.
Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Lerner dodges an elbow strike from Burns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lerner's defenses.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Lerner shrugs off.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Lerner shrugs off.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lerner's defenses.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lerner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Lerner tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lerner's defenses.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moai Burns dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Burns closes the distance but Lerner moves to the side

and Lerner counters by clinching up.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lerner's brow.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Lerner avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lerner has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Lerner blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lerner.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lerner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lerner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns avoiding damage as Lerner throws knees to the body.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lerner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Lerner tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Lerner takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Lerner.
Lerner wants to break free but Burns has control.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Lerner tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Lerner is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lerner has his back to the cage.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Lerner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Lerner can't break the clinch.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Lerner avoiding damage.
Lerner trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moai Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lerner blocks the elbow strike.
Lerner throws an elbow that misses.
Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Lerner blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lerner takes an elbow to the temple.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lerner's defenses.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lerner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns lands an elbow just above Lerner 's eye.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Lerner in his tracks for a moment.
Lerner dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Lerner blocks an elbow strike.
Lerner dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Lerner in his tracks for a moment.
Lerner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Lerner managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lerner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lerner tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Lerner shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns prevents Lerner from breaking the clinch.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Lerner shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Burns.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Lerner in his tracks for a moment.
Lerner lands a shoulder strike.
Burns landing knees to the body.
Lerner wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moai Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moai Burns!