PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Titterington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Barren Earth - Deserted Morrows as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Titterington
vs
Burns

195 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus Titterington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Burns!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Burns has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Titterington throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Titterington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Titterington throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Titterington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Josh Burns has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
Titterington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burns.
Rufus Titterington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Burns.
Titterington jabs at Burns's body.
Burns looks gassed!
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Titterington.
Titterington sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Titterington is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Titterington counters with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Josh Burns's cut even more.
Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Titterington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Titterington.

Titterington lands a left and a right that send Burns crashing to the mat, dazed. Titterington thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

The cut above Josh Burns's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Titterington keeps Burns at a distance using the push kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns has Titterington pressed against the cage, preventing Titterington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Titterington is pushing Burns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burns has Titterington pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Titterington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Titterington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titterington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Titterington is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.

Titterington moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Titterington is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Burns looking for a takedown.
Titterington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Titterington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Titterington can't break the clinch.
Titterington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burns misses with a body punch.

Titterington manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries for a takedown but Titterington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Titterington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Titterington wants to break free but Burns has control.
Titterington prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Titterington.

Titterington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Titterington throws a one two combo.

Josh Burns's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Burns shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Titterington's guard.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Titterington has wrist control.
Titterington wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Titterington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titterington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Titterington keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Titterington is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Titterington!
Titterington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt

and Titterington counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Titterington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Burns's cut.
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.

Titterington lands a nice looking body shot.

Burns shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Titterington's guard.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Titterington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns tries to stand but Titterington is controlling from the bottom.
Titterington wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Titterington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Titterington manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Titterington moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Titterington with a jab.
Titterington tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Titterington.
Burns moves out of range as Titterington throws a body kick.
Rufus Titterington is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Titterington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Titterington, as that shot connected.

Titterington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burns is trying to defend but Titterington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burns.
Titterington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Titterington's guard.
Burns throws a big right hand that misses.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Titterington here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns wants to control from the top but Titterington keeps moving.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titterington looking to control.
Burns seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Titterington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Titterington moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Titterington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burns somewhat.
Rufus Titterington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Burns gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burns is pulling down on Titterington's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Titterington from controlling successfully.

Burns working for a triangle but Titterington defends it easily.
Burns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Titterington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Burns's cut.
That's time! Titterington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Titterington misses with a head kick.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Titterington.
Titterington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Titterington is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Titterington circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns avoids the head kick by Titterington.
Titterington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Titterington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Burns takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Titterington drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Titterington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Titterington prevents it.
Rufus Titterington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Burns.

Titterington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Titterington misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Titterington as Burns shoots in.

Titterington closes the distance and clinches.
Titterington wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Burns looking for a takedown.
Titterington has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.

Burns has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Titterington clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Titterington is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Burns struggling to land strikes to the head as Titterington covers up.
Titterington is trying to get back to his feet but Burns has full control of the position and if anything, Titterington has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Burns scores with punches to the body.

Burns has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Titterington holding both Burns 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with punches from the back.

Titterington showing good submission defense here.
Titterington wants to get back to his feet.
Burns has Titterington flattened out and is raining down punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Burns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burns is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Titterington has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Titterington covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Titterington is covering up but some of the strikes from Burns are getting through and doing damage.
Burns is trying to stick to Titterington's back but Titterington is turning into Burns. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Burns's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Titterington.
Burns looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Titterington trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Burns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Titterington is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Titterington 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Titterington!