PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moai Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazwar Masood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masood has chosen The Pakistan National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Burns
vs
Masood

180 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Punishment Nutrition
Vandal Fight Boutique -ACME- *$5 tee!*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moai Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tazwar Masood!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Masood misses the target.
Masood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masood.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Burns defending well as Masood loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masood.
Moai Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns slips under a jab from Masood.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns defending well as Masood loads up on a big left hand.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Masood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Masood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.

That's two 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 avoids the body shot from Masood.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Masood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.

Burns has closed the distance and engaged Masood in a clinch.
Burns misses with a knee to the head.
Masood pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Masood in his tracks for a moment.

Masood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Masood looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Masood connects with the punch.
A jab from Masood misses.
Burns slips a straight right by Masood.
Masood throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Masood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masood missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masood keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masood swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.

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.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood is having none of it.
Burns defending well as Masood loads up on a big left hand.
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Burns gets a clinch.
Masood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masood's defenses.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Masood is blocking nicely.
Masood is struggling to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns prevents a body shot from Masood.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns blocking some punches.
Masood being controlled against the cage.
Burns looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tazwar Masood dominated that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Masood keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Masood misses.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Masood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masood.
Masood circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masood misses with a hook.
Masood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masood scores with a jab to the head.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood moves out of range.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.
Burns wants to clinch.
Masood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masood, as that shot connected.
Masood with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns is looking to clinch.

Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masood is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masood has his back to the cage.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Masood blocks with his arms.
Masood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masood lands with a right to the head.
Masood lands an uppercut.
Burns is struggling to control the position.
Masood slowing the pace effectively.
Masood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns looking to stall.
Burns lands a knee to the head.
Burns wants to stall.
Masood misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns looking to stall.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masood blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masood.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Masood is blocking nicely.
Masood looking to slow down the pace here.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Masood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Masood tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.

Masood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Masood lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Masood misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masood misses with a wild body shot.
Masood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masood fails to land with a series of punches.
Masood misses with a double jab.
Masood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masood.
Moai Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masood misses with the combination.
Masood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Masood misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tazwar Masood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burns dodges the punch combination from Masood.
Masood throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Masood misses.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Masood circles away.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood moves out of range.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masood misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Masood.
A combination from Masood does no damage.
Masood scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masood throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Masood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Masood pushes him off.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masood scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Masood.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Masood thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.

Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masood swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masood lands a body punch.
Masood is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masood.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Masood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Masood finds it's target.
Burns tries to clinch but Masood is having none of it.
Masood keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Masood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masood loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Masood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns moves out of range as Masood strikes.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masood.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masood looks to land a combination. Burns sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Masood gets a takedown into half guard.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Masood scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burns walks into a jab.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masood paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Burns clinches.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burns blocking some punches.
Masood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns just leaning against Masood, taking a breather.
Masood lands with a right to the head.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Masood in his tracks for a moment.
Masood swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masood blocks an elbow strike.
Masood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masood tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns looking to stall.
Masood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burns gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masood tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns wants to stall.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masood misses with a punch on the inside.
Masood blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Masood lands with a left to the head.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Masood is blocking nicely.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Masood.
Burns prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Masood.
Masood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
A short uppercut from Masood.
Burns keeps control of Masood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masood blocks the elbow strike.
Masood taking a breather.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Masood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Masood blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Masood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns is looking to clinch but Masood is avoiding it.
Masood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tazwar Masood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Masood.
Burns blocks a jab.
Masood has a takedown stuffed.
Moai Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tazwar Masood.
Masood lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masood works Burns's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Masood.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Masood misses with a wild body shot.
Masood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Masood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns is looking to clinch but Masood is avoiding it.
Burns wants to clinch.
Masood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masood misses with a looping left.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.

Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masood has Burns pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burns manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masood throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masood is keeping busy.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masood tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Masood fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masood's brow.
Masood is working Burns over against the cage.
Masood blocks the elbow strike.
Masood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tazwar Masood dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Masood swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Masood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masood misses with a wild combination.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns tries to clinch there but Masood circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries to clinch there but Masood circles away.
Burns tries to clinch up but Masood circles away and keeps his distance.
Masood throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
A combination from Masood does no damage.
Masood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Masood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masood scores with a nice strike.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Masood throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Masood throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Masood circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masood misses with a straight left.
Burns tries to clinch there but Masood circles away.
Burns wants to clinch.
Burns wants to clinch up but Masood keeps it at a distance.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masood circles away from the clinch attempt.

Masood gets the takedown into side control.
Masood landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masood scoring with punches from side control.
Masood working the ground and pound but Burns is defending the strikes.
Burns tries to escape but Masood is in control.
Masood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Burns sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Burns tries to escape but Masood is in control.
Burns gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Masood lands a heavy elbow.
Masood breaks from Burns's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burns wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Masood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burns is looking to escape.
Masood with good strikes from the mount here!
Tazwar Masood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masood dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Masood.
Masood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burns hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns is bucking up trying to escape but Masood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Masood looking to control but Burns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Masood.
Moai Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masood raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Masood looking to finish Burns with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burns!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tazwar Masood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masood 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tazwar Masood!
Tazwar Masood is the new welterweight champion!