PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Sene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crow Burlingame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sene
vs
Burlingame

188 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiago Sene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crow Burlingame!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sene finds it's way through Burlingame's defenses.

It looks like Crow Burlingame has been cut.
Burlingame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sene moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burlingame misses with a body shot.
Burlingame swings for the body but Sene moves out of range.
Sene tries to clinch but Burlingame is having none of it.

Sene clinches.
A shot in the inside from Sene.
Sene controlling the action here for a moment.
Burlingame is looking to break free of the clinch but Sene has double underhooks.
Burlingame wants to get back to striking at distance but Sene won't allow it.
Sene lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Burlingame is trying to force a seperation but Sene has the dominant position.
Burlingame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burlingame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sene is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burlingame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sene has Burlingame pressed against the ropes, preventing Burlingame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burlingame is looking to control Sene's arms but Sene gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burlingame has his back to the ropes.
Burlingame tries to circle away but Sene has him pinned against the ropes.
Burlingame looking to stall.
Burlingame tries to break the clinch but Sene is controlling the position.
Burlingame wants to get back to striking at distance but Sene won't allow it.
Sene is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burlingame wants to get back to striking at distance but Sene won't allow it.
Burlingame is trying to force a seperation but Sene has the dominant position.
Sene lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burlingame is looking to break free of the clinch but Sene has double underhooks.
Burlingame working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Burlingame's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burlingame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sene has him pressed against the ropes.
Burlingame tries to break free but Sene pushes him back against the ropes.
Burlingame wants to stall.
Sene pushes Burlingame back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sene keeps control of Burlingame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sene lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burlingame looks gassed!
Burlingame wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sene.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiago Sene.

Sene moves into the clinch.
Burlingame is trying to break the clinch but Sene is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sene lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burlingame or not.
Sene lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Burlingame's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sene.
Burlingame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sene is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Sene.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiago Sene.

Sene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Burlingame stalling in the clinch but Sene improves position.
Sene effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Sene on the inside.
Sene controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burlingame tries to circle away but Sene has him pinned against the ropes.
Burlingame is looking to break free of the clinch but Sene has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burlingame's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burlingame is looking to break free of the clinch but Sene has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

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 ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiago Sene.

Sene moves into the clinch successfully.
Burlingame wants to get back to striking at distance but Sene won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sene.
Sene lands with a short shot to the head.
Sene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burlingame's efforts to push away.
Sene lands with a short shot to the head.
Sene holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Sene.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sene.
Sene just leaning against Burlingame, taking a breather.
Burlingame wants to get back to striking at distance but Sene won't allow it.
Sene scores with a nice hook to the head.

That has opened up Crow Burlingame's cut even more.
Burlingame is trying to break free.
Sene wants to stall.
Sene dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Burlingame tries to break free but Sene pushes him back against the ropes.
Sene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burlingame backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sene.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Sene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crow Burlingame'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.

Sene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sene misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Burlingame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burlingame slips a jab and a cross from Sene.
Sene lands a two punch combo.
Sene dodges the punch combination from Burlingame.
Burlingame misses with a double jab
and Sene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burlingame on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sene closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Burlingame out cold! Burlingame corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tiago Sene!