PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy The Iron Hand has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

The Iron Hand
vs
Burn

180 cm
26
163 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

159 cm
25
162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Burn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by The Iron Hand.
Burn misses with an uppercut. The Iron Hand saw that one coming.
The Iron Hand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burn looks to land a left hand but The Iron Hand moved out of range nicely.
The Iron Hand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Burn does no damage.
Noah Burn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Burn misses.
Burn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Iron Hand will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burn throws a big shot that misses.
The Iron Hand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Iron Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burn. The Iron Hand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burn looks to throw the jab but The Iron Hand is out of range.
The Iron Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
The Iron Hand throws a leg kick but Burn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Iron Hand on the side of the head.

It looks like Billy The Iron Hand has been cut.
The Iron Hand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burn misses with a straight right.
The Iron Hand lands with a kick to the temple. Burn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Iron Hand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burn thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for The Iron Hand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The Iron Hand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burn trying to control the position but instead, The Iron Hand has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burn into the cage.
Burn drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Iron Hand pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Iron Hand lands a nice looking body kick.
The Iron Hand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burn slips under a jab.
Burn throws an overhand right that lands on The Iron Hand's shoulder, as The Iron Hand tries to avoid the shot.

The Iron Hand forces Burn back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn is trying to drag The Iron Hand to the mat but The Iron Hand just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burn tries for a takedown but The Iron Hand manages to get underhooks.
Billy The Iron Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Burn.

The Iron Hand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burn takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from The Iron Hand misses.
Burn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Iron Hand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burn looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burn moves in looking to clinch but The Iron Hand pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Iron Hand - that will leave a mark!
Burn throws a jab but it's blocked by The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Iron Hand scoring well with a low kick there.

The Iron Hand darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Iron Hand thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand misses with a head shot. Burn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Burn keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Iron Hand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
The Iron Hand trying to control the position from guard on top but Burn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burn wants to stand and escape but The Iron Hand is having none of it.
The Iron Hand looking to sit in guard and control but Burn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Iron Hand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burn is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The Iron Hand shoots in and bounces Burn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Iron Hand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burn throws out the jab.
Burn throws a combination that misses

and The Iron Hand counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Iron Hand.

The Iron Hand drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Burn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Iron Hand has Burn in his guard.
The Iron Hand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Iron Hand is on top in guard.
The Iron Hand stopping the sweep attempt from Burn.
The Iron Hand passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Iron Hand is looking to take a break and control but Burn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Iron Hand advances nicely into full mount.
The Iron Hand looking to control but Burn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Iron Hand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Iron Hand is stalling here but it's allowed Burn to get half guard.
The Iron Hand working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn is refusing to be controlled, as The Iron Hand sits in half guard.
The Iron Hand is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Iron Hand looks to land a strike but Burn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

The Iron Hand decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Noah Burn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The Iron Hand clinches.
The Iron Hand working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The Iron Hand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Billy The Iron Hand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Iron Hand counters with a shoot takedown. Burn fights it but they end up in guard.
The Iron Handis looking to pass into half guard but Burn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Burn is in guard.
The Iron Hand working a defensive guard here.

The Iron Hand is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burn is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Iron Hand working a defensive guard here.
Burn tries to stand but The Iron Hand is controlling from the bottom.
The Iron Hand is trying to keep Burn in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burn throws a hook but The Iron Hand blocks it.
The Iron Hand misses with a combination
and Burn counters with a one-two to the body.
The Iron Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burn.
Burn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Burn.

The Iron Hand clinches up against the cage.
The Iron Hand pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand is trying to maintain a safe position but Burn gets an underhook and turns The Iron Hand into the cage.
Burn goes for a takedown attempt but The Iron Hand pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Iron Hand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burn's sensitive parts.

The Iron Hand moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn can't get the takedown.
Burn tries to score a body lock takedown but The Iron Hand shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Billy The Iron Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Burn.
The Iron Hand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burn blocks it with crossed arms.
The Iron Hand blocks an elbow strike.
The Iron Hand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burn avoids it.
The Iron Hand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burn goes for a takedown attempt but The Iron Hand pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burn throws the left hand but The Iron Hand avoids the punch easily.
The Iron Hand is looking to clinch.
Burn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burn throws a left and a right that both miss

and The Iron Hand moves into the clinch.
Burn blocks an uppercut.

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

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.
The Iron Hand throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burn misses with a hook. The Iron Hand ducked under it nicely.
The Iron Hand connects with a high kick.

The Iron Hand closes the distance and clinches.
The Iron Hand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Iron Hand can't find room to land a body shot as Burn controls the action.
The Iron Hand displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burn up against the cage.
The Iron Hand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Iron Hand misses with a knee to the head.
Burn tries for a takedown but The Iron Hand manages to get underhooks.
The Iron Hand stalling the fight.
Burn is trying to break free.
Burn avoiding damage as The Iron Hand throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from The Iron Hand.
Nice body punch from The Iron Hand.
Burn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burn takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Iron Hand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burn's face.
The Iron Hand lands with a left to the head.

The Iron Hand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand keeps Burn at a distance using the push kick.
Burn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burn misses with a double jab
and The Iron Hand counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Iron Hand scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Iron Hand moves away from the strike by Burn.
Burn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burn wants it to stay on the feet.
Burn misses with a hook. The Iron Hand ducked under it nicely.
Burn throws out a loose jab but The Iron Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Iron Hand lands with a kick to the temple. Burn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Burn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Iron Hand tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burn swivels and escapes.
The Iron Hand circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Iron Hand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Iron Hand shoots in for a takedown but Burn shows good takedown defense.
Burn missing with a left hand there. The Iron Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burn throws a nice looking combination but The Iron Hand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Iron Hand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
That's time! The Iron Hand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Iron Hand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burn lands with a hook. The Iron Hand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Iron Hand works over Burn's head and body with a nice combination.
The Iron Hand throws a head kick that misses.
The Iron Hand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Burn misses the target.
Burn throws a combination that misses
and The Iron Hand counters with a body kick.
The Iron Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Iron Hand wants to clinch.
The Iron Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Burn fails to land.
The Iron Hand lands a shot to the body.

The Iron Hand manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Burn.
The Iron Hand misses with a combination
and Burn counters with a nice uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab from Burn misses.
The Iron Hand misses with a body shot.
Burn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Iron Hand.
Burn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Iron Hand blocks a jab.
Burn lands with a shot to the body.
The Iron Hand lands a head kick!
Burn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Iron Hand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burn throws out the jab.
The Iron Hand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burn.
The Iron Hand pushes Burn away with a front kick.
The Iron Hand tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Iron Hand somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burn.
Burn lands a jab-cross combination.

The Iron Hand feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Iron Hand passes Burn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Iron Hand wants to free his trapped foot but Burn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Iron Hand is keen to just control but Burn is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Burn!
The Iron Hand wants to control the pace but Burn is squirming around nicely.
The Iron Hand is trying to control here but Burn has managed to regain half guard.
The Iron Hand thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four 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.
The Iron Hand wants to take a breather but Burn is having none of it.
Billy The Iron Hand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Burn has one foot on The Iron Hand's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Burn tries to clinch

and The Iron Hand counters by moving into the clinch.

The Iron Hand breaks the clinch.
The Iron Hand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Iron Hand tries to land a front kick but Burn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Iron Hand circles away quickly and effectively.
The Iron Hand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Iron Hand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Iron Hand. That's going to slow Burn down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand had his way with Noah Burn in that round.
The cut man is working on Billy The Iron Hand's cut.
That's time! The Iron Hand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Iron Hand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burn misses with a double jab.
Burn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Iron Hand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burn.
The Iron Hand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

The Iron Hand shoots in and bounces Burn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burn is looking to stand up but The Iron Hand isn't so interested in that idea.
The Iron Hand is stalling in the full guard.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand tries to free his leg and advance position but Burn is retaining full guard.
Burn being controlled here, momentarily.
The Iron Hand trying to control but Burn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Burn pushes The Iron Hand off and scrambles back to his feet.
Burn misses the jab.
Burn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a hook but The Iron Hand avoids it easily.
The Iron Hand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Iron Hand has time to react.

The Iron Hand shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Iron Hand trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy The Iron Hand just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Iron Hand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burn.
The Iron Hand ducks under a wild hook from Burn.
The Iron Hand sizes up Burn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Iron Hand circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Iron Hand counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Noah Burn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy The Iron Hand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Iron Hand thuds his shin into the meat of Burn's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Iron Hand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Iron Hand 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy The Iron Hand!
Billy The Iron Hand retains his lightweight title!