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
27
166 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

159 cm
26
162 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 15 - 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Burn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burn moves in looking to clinch but The Iron Hand pushes him off.
Burn moves in looking to clinch but The Iron Hand pushes him off.
Burn swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Iron Hand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Burn misses its intended target.
The Iron Hand keeps the fight on the outside.
Burn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Iron Hand circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burn tries to clinch up but The Iron Hand circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Iron Hand throws and low kick but Burn moves out of range easily.
Burn tries to close the distance and clinch but The Iron Hand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burn misses with a two punch combination.
Burn throws a looping overhand right but The Iron Hand ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Iron Hand. Burn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burn misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Burn.
Some wild striking there from Burn.
Burn tries to clinch up but The Iron Hand circles away and keeps his distance.
The Iron Hand throws out a leg kick but Burn moves out of range and The Iron Hand only half commits.
A punch combination from Burn misses.
Burn throws a right and a left that The Iron Hand avoids nicely.
No joy there for Burn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burn wants to clinch.
Noah Burn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burn checks a low kick from The Iron Hand.

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.
The Iron Hand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burn tries to close the distance and clinch but The Iron Hand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burn is looking to clinch but The Iron Hand is avoiding it.
Burn throws a right and a left that The Iron Hand avoids nicely.
The Iron Hand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Noah Burn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burn looks gassed!
The Iron Hand moves away from the strike by Burn.
Burn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Iron Hand avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Iron Hand loads up on a big right hand but Burn slips the punch.
Burn wants to clinch up but The Iron Hand keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Iron Hand. That's going to slow Burn down.
Burn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn looks to land a combination but The Iron Hand avoids it well.

The Iron Hand scores a takedown into full mount!
The Iron Hand is landing with some decent strikes but Burn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Iron Hand trying to control but Burn is having none of it.

The Iron Hand moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Burn has worked his arm free - good work by Burn!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Iron Hand goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Burn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for The Iron Hand but great work by Burn.

Burn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Iron Hand is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Burn swings around for an armbar but The Iron Hand sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Burn's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Iron Hand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burn looks to land a right hand but The Iron Hand moved out of range.

The Iron Hand shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Iron Hand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burn's head.
The Iron Hand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burn defending well though.
The Iron Hand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burn looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Iron Hand has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Iron Hand wants to take a breather but Burn is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Iron Hand throws a strike but Burn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Iron Hand passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Iron Hand connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burn some visible discomfort.
The Iron Hand wants to take a breather but Burn manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for The Iron Hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand with a nice head shot there.
The Iron Hand is pushing down on Burn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burn is fighting to maintain full guard but The Iron Hand has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Iron Hand seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Iron Hand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from The Iron Hand.
Burn is trying to stand back up but The Iron Hand is controlling him
Burn is refusing to be controlled, as The Iron Hand sits in half guard.
The Iron Hand trying to control from Burn's half guard. Burn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Iron Hand is looking to work some ground and pound but Burn has wrist control.

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.
The Iron Hand prevents Burn from getting back to his feet.
Burn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Iron Hand is controlling him.
Burn is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burn staying out of range there.
Burn tries to bum rush The Iron Hand with a series of wild strikes but The Iron Hand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burn doesn't manage to clinch there - The Iron Hand circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand dominated that second round.
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 tries to clinch but The Iron Hand moves out of range.
Burn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burn moves in looking to clinch but The Iron Hand pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by The Iron Hand.
Burn moves in looking to clinch but The Iron Hand pushes him off.
Burn misses with a wild combination.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burn tries to clinch but The Iron Hand moves out of range.
Burn throws a shot from downtown. The Iron Hand moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Iron Hand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Iron Hand slips under a jab.
The Iron Hand misses with a head kick.
Burn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noah Burn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn loads up on a big right hand but The Iron Hand slips the punch.
The Iron Hand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Iron Hand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Iron Hand can pounce on him.
Burn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Burn tries to clinch there but The Iron Hand circles away.
The Iron Hand digs a good body shot into Burn's ribs.
The Iron Hand throws a sloppy head kick and Burn moves out of range easily.

The Iron Hand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand pushes Burn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The Iron Hand is trying to trip Burn. He has hold of a leg but Burn is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Iron Hand persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Burn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Iron Hand trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Iron Hand lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Iron Hand passes Burn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Iron Hand throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burn is not content to let The Iron Hand control the position.
The Iron Hand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burn's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burn defending well though.
The Iron Hand lands with a punch from half guard.
The Iron Hand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Iron Hand wants to control but Burn is keeping him busy.
The Iron Hand stalling away here and it's allowed Burn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

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.
The Iron Hand throws and elbow that misses. Burn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Iron Hand's guard. Nice move by Burn!

Burn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Iron Hand manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burn has The Iron Hand in his guard.
The Iron Hand trying to control but Burn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Iron Hand clearly takes that round.
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.

Burn tries to clinch
and The Iron Hand counters with a thumping low kick.
Billy The Iron Hand is winning the standup battle so far.
Burn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Iron Hand moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by The Iron Hand.

The Iron Hand gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Billy The Iron Hand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Iron Hand sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burn wants to stand up but The Iron Hand is controlling him.
Burn keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron Hand keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burn's head.
Burn wants to get back to his feet but The Iron Hand passes into half guard.

Burn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Burn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The Iron Hand lands with a nice combination. Burn backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn tries to clinch up

and The Iron Hand counters with a takedown into side control.

The Iron Hand working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burn wants to get back to his feet but The Iron Hand drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand controlling the position from side mount.
Burn pushes The Iron Hand away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, The Iron Hand gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Iron Hand is trying to ground and pound but Burn uses the momentary lack of control by The Iron Hand to regain half guard.
The Iron Hand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burn defending well though.

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.
The Iron Hand stops Burn from getting back to his feet.
The Iron Hand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burn's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Iron Hand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burn throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burn throws a looping overhand right but The Iron Hand ducks down to avoid it.
Burn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Iron Hand counters with a nice kick to the body.
Burn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Iron Hand.
Burn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
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. This is the final round!

The Iron Hand scores with a nice strike.
Burn throws a lazy right hand but The Iron Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and The Iron Hand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Iron Hand stops a takedown attempt from Burn.
Burn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Iron Hand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from The Iron Hand.

The Iron Hand works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Burn can't keep his opponent in guard - The Iron Hand advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Iron Hand wants to take a breather but Burn is having none of it.
The Iron Hand scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Burn is refusing to be controlled, as The Iron Hand sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from The Iron Hand there.
The Iron Hand is trying to control the action in half guard but Burn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Iron Hand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burn can do to turn this around?
The Iron Hand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burn wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Iron Hand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burn is trying to stand.
The Iron Hand is trying to control the action in half guard but Burn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron Hand drops an elbow to the side of Burn's head.
The Iron Hand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Iron Hand content to control rather than advance.
The Iron Hand thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Burn to regain full guard.

That's four 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 controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Iron Hand with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burn wants to stand up but The Iron Hand is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The Iron Hand postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Iron Hand, into his guard.

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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk 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!