PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ching Gui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gui
vs
Burns

176 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ching Gui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 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!
Gui moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns misses with a shot to the body
and Gui counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gui lands a body shot.
Burns misses with a straight right.
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 Gui has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gui and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gui stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns thuds his right hand into Gui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gui circles away quickly and effectively.
Gui connects with a looping right hand.
Burns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gui.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns thuds his right hand into Gui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gui manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Gui.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Gui tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gui circles away quickly and effectively.
Gui avoids the body shot from Burns.
Tommy Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns staying out of range there.
Gui lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gui.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Gui connects with a solid leg kick.
Gui doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Gui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns takes one to the chin there.
Gui lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gui doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gui - that will leave a mark!
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Gui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gui.
Gui misses the shot to the body.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gui.
Gui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Gui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gui works the jab nicely.
Gui moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gui.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Gui counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Gui moves his leg out of the way.
A lazy left from Gui finds it's target.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gui.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns looks gassed!
Gui is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Gui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gui - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gui. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gui misses with a hook.
Gui misses the shot to the body.
Gui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gui, right into the meat.
Gui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gui.
Burns misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Gui scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gui looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns blocks a head kick by Gui.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Gui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Burns lands.
Good work by Gui as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gui.
Gui thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Gui.
Gui connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Gui - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gui scores with a hook.
Gui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gui feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Gui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gui with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gui. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gui looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Gui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ching Gui will probably get the nod.
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.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gui, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Gui.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Gui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gui jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burns looks to land a combination but Gui avoids it well.
Burns throws a right hand that Gui ducks under and follows up with a left that Gui also avoids with ease.
Gui dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Gui avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Gui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns lands a nice hook to Gui's body. Gui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gui tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Gui back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gui working aggressively here.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns blocking some punches.
Gui throws a head punch that misses.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gui misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gui.
Gui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gui tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Gui back against the cage.
Gui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gui stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gui throws a head punch that misses.
Gui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Gui.
Burns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gui pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Gui.
Burns is working for takedown but Gui is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns blocking some punches.
Gui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocking some punches.
Gui misses with a body punch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gui has Burns pressed against the cage, preventing Burns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gui avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ching Gui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Burns.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Gui wants to stall.
Gui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gui.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gui fails to land.
Gui tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Gui misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Gui tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Gui back against the cage.
Burns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick from Gui lands but Burns takes it in his stride.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gui misses with a looping right.
Burns thows a leg kick but Gui checks it
and Gui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gui throws a head kick that half lands.

Gui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Burns blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Gui dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gui moves out of range as Burns strikes.
A cross from Burns lands.
Burns throws a right and a left that Gui avoids nicely.
Gui connects with a high kick.
Gui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ching Gui is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns throws a low kick but Gui moves out of range easily.
Burns swings for the body but Gui moves out of range.
Gui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Gui tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns swings for the body but Gui moves out of range.
Gui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Gui there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gui lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burns catches Gui with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gui fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gui.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gui fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gui connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gui.
Gui looks to land a combination. Burns sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Gui does no damage.
Gui ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gui.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gui.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns takes a swing at Gui's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gui looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Gui tries to clinch up.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Gui saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gui tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gui manages to avoid it.
Gui connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gui throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gui fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns throws a series of strikes that have Gui backpedaling.
Gui throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gui moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Gui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Gui.
Gui throws a combination. Burns tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gui throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Gui connects with a solid leg kick.
Gui avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gui manages to avoid it.
Gui tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Good exchange - Gui coming out on top.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gui 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.
Gui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gui looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gui thumps Burns with a low kick.
Burns misses with a left hand
and Gui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gui tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gui tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns misses with the combination.
Gui cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gui uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns has time to react.
Burns swings for the body but Gui moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gui. Those never looked like landing.
Gui avoids the body shot from Burns.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gui is looking to clinch.
Burns walks into a straight right hand from Gui.
Gui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ching Gui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gui has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Ching Gui!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Ching Gui!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Ching Gui!

Ching Gui wins by unanimous decision!