PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dezz Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts comes to the cage accompanied by Black Gloves. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Shawn Burton enters the cage!

Nuts
vs
Burton

189 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dezz Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Burton!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Shawn Burton has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Nuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nuts.
Nuts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuts takes one to the side of the head.
Nuts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nuts dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Nuts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burton at a distance.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut

and Nuts counters with a head kick that drops Burton to the mat! Burton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Burton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burton is still on wobbly legs! Can Nuts finish him?
Burton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burton seems to have recovered his senses.
Shawn Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuts is looking to clinch but Burton is avoiding it.
Burton with a nice cross.
Burton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nuts's head.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton looks for a takedown but Nuts sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burton throws a hook but Nuts blocks it.
Burton jabs at Nuts's body.
Nuts throws a poor cross that misses
and Burton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nuts thinking.
A shot to the body from Burton misses

and Nuts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nuts is keeping busy.
Burton can't break the clinch.
Burton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nuts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dezz Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Burton looks gassed!
Burton dodges the punch combination from Nuts.
Burton cracks Nuts with a good jab.
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Nuts ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a poor cross that misses
and Nuts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burton swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuts.
Burton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Nuts's shoulder, as Nuts tries to avoid the shot.
Nuts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nuts counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nuts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nuts looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Burton gets tackled into the cage by Nuts. Nuts maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nuts.
Nuts trying to land knees to the body.
Nuts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Nuts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nuts lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts throws an elbow but it misses.
Burton stalling in the clinch but Nuts improves position.
Burton takes an elbow to the temple.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Burton tries to circle away but Nuts has him pinned against the cage.
Burton gets through Nuts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuts with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dezz Nuts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nuts clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Burton.
Burton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nuts.
Burton blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nuts.
Nuts misses with some punches.
Nuts tries to work over Burton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nuts has him pressed against the cage.
Nuts lands an elbow inside.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.

Burton breaks the clinch.

Burton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burton landing strikes from the mount and Nuts is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts is in a horrible position here. Burton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nuts taking shots to the head.
Burton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Burton controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dezz Nuts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Burton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nuts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nuts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nuts throws a jab when Burton was well out of range.
Nuts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nuts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Burton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nuts!
Burton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nuts is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts tries to buck Burton off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton landing strikes from the mount and Nuts is in trouble!
Burton trying to control but Nuts is having none of it.
Burton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nuts tries to hold on but Burton postures up.
Burton controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton wants to control the pace but Nuts is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shawn Burton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Nuts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nuts avoids the head kick by Burton.
Burton works over Nuts's head and body with a nice combination.
Burton shoots in for a takedown but Nuts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Burton.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Nuts counters with a nice body kick.
Nuts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton tests Nuts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nuts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burton finds it's way round the side to connect with Nuts's head.
Burton digs a good body shot into Nuts's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts tries to clinch up.
Burton misses with a right hand
and Nuts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nuts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burton counters with a left and a right that stings Nuts.
Burton scores with the left hand. Nuts knows he should have avoided that one.
Burton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuts's waist but Nuts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burton off to one side.
Dezz Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Nuts doesn't manage to clinch there - Burton circles away.
Nuts misses with a low kick.
Nuts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nuts lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nuts momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Nuts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burton circles away from the clinch attempt

and Burton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nuts won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Burton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Burton cracks Nuts with an open hand slap.
Burton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nuts swings widly with a right hand
and Burton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dezz Nuts is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Nuts counters by clinching up.
Burton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nuts prevents it.
Nuts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burton blocks it with crossed arms.
Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nuts backwards.
Nuts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nuts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Nuts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burton wants to get back to striking at distance but Nuts won't allow it.
Nuts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton tries to circle away but Nuts has him pinned against the cage.
Burton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nuts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton looking for a takedown.
Burton dodges an elbow strike from Nuts.
Nuts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nuts avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nuts tries to close the distance and clinch but Burton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burton cracks a nice hook into Nuts's ribs.
Nuts ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Burton jabs Nuts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Burton.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton misses the jab.
Burton misses with a double jab.
Burton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nuts back to the cage. Burton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and Nuts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nuts's waist but Nuts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burton off to one side.
Dezz Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Burton.
Nuts cracks Burton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Nuts goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burton throws an off balance right hand
and Nuts counters with a series of strikes. Burton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nutss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burton misses with a hook.
Burton lands with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nuts!
Burton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burton misses with a hook

and Nuts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nuts misses with a punch on the inside.
Burton is trying to force a seperation but Nuts has the dominant position.

Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burton throws a right hand that misses

and Nuts moves into the clinch.

Burton manages to break the clinch.

Burton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton working Nuts over with strikes.
Nuts tries to kick Burton off but Burton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burton not doing much here.
Nuts is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nuts is looking to improve his position.
Burton trying to pass the guard but Nuts defending well.
Burton controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Burton.
I think Burton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Burton!