PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luna has chosen Them Bones as his entrance music. Mat Luna will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Burnett
vs
Luna

159 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
139 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Luna!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna misses the shot to the body.

Burnett scores with a takedown into Luna's guard.
Burnett distracts Luna with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burnett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burnett stops Luna from standing up.
Burnett stopping the sweep attempt from Luna.
Burnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burnett prevents Luna from getting back to his feet.
Burnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luna on the ground.
Burnett trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Luna manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luna throwing strikes but missing.
Burnett wants to stand and escape but Luna is having none of it.
Burnett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burnett tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna is looking to work some ground and pound but Burnett has wrist control.
Luna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luna tries to free his leg and advance position but Burnett is retaining full guard.
Burnett wants to improve his position but instead Luna has moved into half guard.
Burnett is looking for a sweep. Luna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burnett desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Luna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luna is trying to control the action in half guard but Burnett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burnett tries to get to full guard but Luna has control of the leg.
Luna thows a huge punch but Burnett dodges it nicely.
Burnett pushes Luna off looking to stand but Luna dives back in and keeps control.

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.
Burnett is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Luna jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Burnett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Burnett bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Luna looks gassed!
Burnett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Burnett scores with a takedown into Luna's guard.
Burnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Luna wants to stand but Burnett is controlling the position.
Burnett postures up and lands a big shot to Luna's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett prevents Luna from getting back to his feet.
Burnett landing with the ground and pound.
Burnett lands a couple of elbows.
Burnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burnett stands up over Luna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burnett lands a couple of elbows.
Luna keeping moving, preventing Burnett from controlling successfully.
Luna wants to stand up but Burnett is controlling him.
Burnett lands a couple of digs.
Burnett works over Luna with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands a couple of elbows.
Burnett lands a couple of digs.
Luna wants to stand up but Burnett is controlling him.
Burnett landing with the ground and pound.
Burnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Luna has momentary wrist control but Burnett slips an elbow through the middle.
Burnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luna's head.
Burnett stands up over Luna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burnett postures up and lands a big shot to Luna's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luna's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Burnett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burnett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burnett stops Luna from getting back to his feet.
Burnett 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.
Burnett drops an elbow to the side of Luna's head.
Luna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burnett wants to control but Luna is keeping him busy.
Burnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burnett lands a nice short elbow.
Luna is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett working over Luna with some ground and pound. Luna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burnett is trying to control the action in half guard but Luna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Luna tries to kick Burnett off but Burnett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burnett lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Burnett there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burnett lands a nice short elbow.
Luna pushes Burnett off looking to stand but Burnett dives back in and keeps control.
Luna taking some punishment here, with Burnett in his half guard.
Burnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luna keeps working.
Nice strikes from Burnett there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is nestled in close to Luna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Burnett.
Burnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Luna has hold of Burnett's hands but Burnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burnett prevents Luna from standing back up.
Nick Burnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burnett trying to control the action but Luna is working from the bottom.
Burnett slips a nice elbow through Luna's hands, connecting with Luna's forehead.
Burnett 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.
Burnett is nestled in close to Luna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burnett lands strikes from half guard.
Burnett is keen to just control but Luna is a slippery customer.
Burnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Luna has hold of Burnett's hands but Burnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luna can do to turn this around?
Burnett winds up and cracks Luna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burnett is nestled in close to Luna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burnett wants to pass to mount but Luna is defending the position.
Luna is trying to stand up here but Burnett is controlling him well.
Burnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Burnett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burnett winds up and cracks Luna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Luna taking some punishment here, with Burnett in his half guard.
Burnett 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Burnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Burnett slips a nice elbow through Luna's hands, connecting with Luna's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Burnett dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Luna enables Burnett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Luna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Burnett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burnett stops Luna from standing up.
Burnett landing with the ground and pound.
Burnett lands a couple of elbows.
Burnett prevents Luna from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burnett slips nicely into half guard.
Burnett working Luna over with strikes.
Luna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Luna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luna is staying active underneath Burnett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burnett drops an elbow to the side of Luna's head.
Burnett is trying to control. Luna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burnett working Luna over with strikes.
Burnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burnett slips a nice elbow through Luna's hands, connecting with Luna's forehead.
Burnett trying to control the action but Luna is working from the bottom.
Burnett trying to pass the guard but Luna defending well.
Burnett is trying to control. Luna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands strikes from half guard.
Burnett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burnett working over Luna with some ground and pound. Luna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luna is looking to improve his position.
Burnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Burnett trying to control from half guard but Luna is working away.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burnett is nestled in close to Luna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burnett 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.
Burnett stops Luna from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burnett lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burnett lands a nice short elbow.
Luna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luna keeps working.
Luna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Luna has hold of Burnett's hands but Burnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Luna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burnett lands strikes from half guard.
Burnett is trying to control the action in half guard but Luna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luna wants to improve his position but Burnett is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Burnett there.
Burnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burnett prevents Luna from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Burnett there.
Luna wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Burnett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burnett connects with a nice short shot to Luna's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mat Luna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burnett working over Luna with some ground and pound. Luna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Burnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burnett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Burnett!