PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charles xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Burn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burn
vs
xavier

159 cm
25
162 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
19
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Burn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, charles xavier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Burn.
Burn really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
xavier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burn throws a nice looking combination but xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by xavier.
Burn cracks xavier with a good jab.
A big right from Burn misses.
Burn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burn misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Burn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Burn misses.
Burn misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burn throws a nice looking combination but xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burn swinging wilding here.
Burn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burn scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from xavier. Burn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burn misses with an uppercut. xavier saw that one coming.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by xavier.
Burn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burn looks to throw the jab but xavier is out of range.
Burn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
xavier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burn misses with a series of wild punches.
Noah Burn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burn lands a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Burn scores with a four punch combination!
Burn throws a nice looking combination but xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burn cracks xavier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn misses with a double jab.
Burn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burn misses with the combination.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
xavier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burn throws a right and a left that xavier avoids nicely.
Burn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by xavier.
Burn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by xavier.
A combination from Burn does no damage.
Noah Burn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
xavier throws a body punch but Burn moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
xavier throws a sloppy body shot
and Burn counters with a straight right hand.
xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burn.
Burn misses with a straight right.
Burn throws a nice looking combination but xavier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by xavier or perhaps it was just good defense by Burn which made him look bad.
Burn throws a hook but xavier blocks it.
Burn scores with a sloppy right hand. xavier should have avoided that one.
Burn misses with a few strikes there.
Burn swinging wilding here.
Burn misses with an uppercut.
Burn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burn tests xavier's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn looks to land a combination but xavier avoids it well.
Burn throws a body punch but xavier moves out of range.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
xavier looks to score with a jab to the body but Burn is just out of range.
Burn misses with a two punch combination.
xavier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
xavier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
xavier dodges the punch combination from Burn.
No luck for xavier with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Burn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burn.
Burn misses with the combination.
Burn misses with a series of wild punches.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by xavier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Burn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
xavier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Burn.
Burn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but xavier circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn scores with a hook.

xavier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burn to the mat! Burn manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
xavier forces his way into half guard.
xavier is looking to advance position but Burn won't allow it.
xavier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burn keeps working.
xavier might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Burn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burn defending well though.
xavier is stalling here. Burn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! xavier seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
xavier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
xavier gets back to half guard.
Burn is thwarting xavier's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burn seems to be looking for submissions.
Burn wants to get back to his feet.
xavier is trying to get back to full guard.
xavier is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
xavier wants to control but Burn passes into side.
xavier wants to control but Burn postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
xavier tries to improve position but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burn stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burn duly obliges.
xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by xavier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but charles xavier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

xavier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Burn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burn with a nice cross.
Burn lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burn misses with a wild combination.
Burn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burn misses with a double jab.
Burn throws a series of punches but xavier avoids them all with ease.
Burn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
xavier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burn fails in his attempt to clinch.
xavier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burn avoids the body shot from xavier.
Burn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burn throws a hook to the side of xavier's head but xavier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
xavier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
xavier slips a jab and a cross from Burn.
Burn moves into range and connects with a jab.
xavier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burn counters with a one-two to the body.
Burn throws a jab when xavier was well out of range.
Good shot there by Burn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a right hand that xavier ducks under and follows up with a left that xavier also avoids with ease.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Burn lands an impressive looking overhand right. xavier doesn't seem phased though.
Burn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
xavier moves out of range of the strikes.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by xavier.
Burn misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Burn.
xavier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burn is fending him off so far but xavier persists. Nope, Burn circles away and we're back to standing.
Burn stalks xavier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into xavier's face. xavier staggers backwards, shaken.
xavier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Burn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
xavier slips a straight right by Burn.
Burn cracks xavier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
xavier slips a jab and a cross from Burn.
Burn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. xavier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burn looks to throw the jab but xavier is out of range.
xavier shoots in and drives through. Burn sprawls well.
Noah Burn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of charles xavier.
xavier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burn.
Burn avoids the body shot from xavier.
xavier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burn.
A slow jab from Burn misses its intended target.
Burn swinging wilding here.
xavier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burn rather than just go for the knockout.
Burn misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burn.
Burn looks to land a combination but xavier avoids it well.
xavier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
xavier fails with the takedown
and Burn counters with a stiff right hand.
Burn misses with a hook. xavier ducked under it nicely.
Burn fails in his attempt to clinch.
xavier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burn.
A combination from Burn does no damage.
xavier staying out of range there.
Burn fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Burn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burn 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Burn!