PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moose Knuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Knuckle
vs
Burns

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moose Knuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knuckle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knuckle on the side of the head.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knuckle's head backwards.
Knuckle tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knuckle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Burns with a jab.
Tommy Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckle was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Knuckle checks it.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Knuckle shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knuckle rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns throws a leg kick but Knuckle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
Burns digs a good body shot into Knuckle's ribs.
Burns throws a series of punches but Knuckle avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Knuckle ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Knuckle's defenses.

Knuckle rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
Knuckle gets underhooks to prevent Burns's takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns tries to circle away but Knuckle has him pinned against the cage.
Burns stops a takedown attempt from Knuckle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moose Knuckle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knuckle lands with a right to the head.
Knuckle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burns smiles and moves away.
Burns lands a front kick.
Knuckle is breathing heavily.
Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Knuckle off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knuckle doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tommy Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knuckle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knuckle needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knuckle wants to clinch.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns jabs at Knuckle's body.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Knuckle should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Knuckle saw it coming and moves away.
Knuckle on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knuckle is defended easily by Burns.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knuckle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knuckle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knuckle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Knuckle lands a head kick!
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Burns misses the jab.
Knuckle is looking to clinch.
Knuckle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Knuckle tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle fails to land the takedown.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns thuds a left hand into Knuckle's body.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knuckle fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckle.
Knuckle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knuckle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Burns dominated that 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.

Knuckle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
Knuckle takes one on the button.
Knuckle blocks a low kick nicely.
Tommy Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Knuckle checks it.
Knuckle shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knuckle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Burns really felt that one!
Knuckle checks the leg kick.
Jab from Burns.
Burns thuds a left hand into Knuckle's body.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Knuckle avoids it.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Knuckle counters with a big head kick but Burns shrugs it off.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knuckle moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knuckle on the side of the head.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moose Knuckle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Moose Knuckle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knuckle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knuckle shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns stuns Knuckle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knuckle counters with a nice body kick.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knuckle moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Knuckle shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Knuckle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle checks a low kick from Burns.
Knuckle tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knuckle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knuckle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Knuckle drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Burns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burns is pressed up against the cage. Knuckle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burns down to the mat. Burns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckle tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Knuckle takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knuckle misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knuckle misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knuckle.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns scores with a one two! Knuckle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knuckle throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knuckle checks a leg kick.
Knuckle fails with a takedown attempt.
Knuckle shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knuckle.
Burns feints a jab promting Knuckle to slip. Burns then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knuckle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knuckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burns but Burns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burns scores with a body shot.

Knuckle darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
Knuckle fails to pull guard.
Knuckle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Burns as Knuckle shoots in.
Knuckle lands a nice looking body kick.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knuckle is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns looks to land a combination. Knuckle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knuckle tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knuckle.
Burns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Knuckle's ribs.
Knuckle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns stuns Knuckle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knuckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckle tries to clinch up.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knuckle at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knuckle walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Knuckle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knuckle doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Knuckle's head.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knuckle doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Knuckle's belly button to the back.
Knuckle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knuckle somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moose Knuckle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Tommy Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knuckle moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Knuckle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knuckle is out of range.
Knuckle shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Knuckle blocks the body kick.
Knuckle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burns pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knuckle back to the cage. Burns follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Knuckle saw it coming and moves away.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burns circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks for the body kick but Knuckle saw that one coming.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
Knuckle digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Knuckle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Knuckle shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Knuckle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knuckle gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns with a hook.
Burns works Knuckle's body with a nice hook.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckle was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Knuckle misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knuckle on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns avoids the head kick by Knuckle.
Knuckle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knuckle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knuckle.
Knuckle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Knuckle's ribs.
Knuckle tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knuckle tries to clinch up.
Moose Knuckle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Knuckle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Burns!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.