PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remi Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remi Beauvais has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Beauvais
vs
Burns

173 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Remi Beauvais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauvais wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns throws a leg kick but Beauvais checks it.
Burns throws a leg kick but Beauvais checks it.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beauvais doesn't seem bothered though.
Beauvais misses with a low kick.
Beauvais takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beauvais is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Beauvais takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beauvais rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns lands a jab to Beauvais's midsection.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beauvais is defended easily by Burns.
Beauvais tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauvais keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns connects with a right hand. Beauvais shakes it off.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Beauvais.
Beauvais's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beauvais scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burns.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at Beauvais's knee but Beauvais avoids it well.
Tommy Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns connects with the punch.
Beauvais on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beauvais is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
Beauvais defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Burns feints and then cracks Beauvais's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beauvais down.
Beauvais moves out of range of the strikes.
Beauvais takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns.
Burns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beauvais had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beauvais there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beauvais has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beauvais counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Beauvais to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beauvais circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns looks gassed!
Burns scores with a body shot.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Beauvais. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Beauvais shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns misses with a few strikes there.
Beauvais misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Beauvais moves away and avoids it.
Beauvais fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice uppercut there from Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beauvais.
A punch lands to the side of Beauvais 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beauvais takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns thuds his right hand into Beauvais's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Beauvais ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Beauvais is just out of range.
Beauvais tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beauvais 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 Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Burns misses with a body shot
and Beauvais counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns thinking.
Beauvais doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beauvais looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beauvais wants to clinch.
Beauvais swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beauvais's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beauvais scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Burns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beauvais throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Beauvais has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beauvais. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beauvais misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Beauvais manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beauvais gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beauvais is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beauvais.
Burns closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beauvais takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beauvais pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burns back to the cage. Beauvais follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Beauvais throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns checks a low kick from Beauvais.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
Beauvais takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Beauvais looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Beauvais tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beauvais somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beauvais moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beauvais shoots in but Burns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beauvais at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Remi Beauvais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Burns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beauvais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Beauvais looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beauvais.
Burns cracks Beauvais with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beauvais takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beauvais takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beauvais takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
Burns dips to his left and cracks Beauvais with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beauvais.
Beauvais tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Beauvais.
Burns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beauvais.
Beauvais takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns works over Beauvais's head and body with a nice combination.
Burns cracks Beauvais with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beauvais. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to land body kicks.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Beauvais. Beauvais gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns throws a series of punches but Beauvais moves out of range.
No joy there for Beauvais, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beauvais.
Beauvais 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.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Beauvais wants to clinch.
Beauvais is looking to clinch.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Beauvais tries for a takedown but Burns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beauvais dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Beauvais's head and hops out.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Beauvais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns lands with a cross.
Beauvais shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beauvais's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burns connects with the punch.
Burns thuds a left hand into Beauvais's body.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns digs a good hook to Beauvais's body.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beauvais has time to react.
A left and a right from Burns both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Burns scores with a four punch combination!
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beauvais looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns lunges at Beauvais with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beauvais's hand.
Tommy Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns with a nice cross.
Beauvais has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Beauvais tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beauvais closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burns circles away.
Burns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tommy Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beauvais slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns misses with a hook

and Beauvais counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Beauvais is keen to just control but Burns is a slippery customer.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beauvais seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tommy Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beauvais. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Remi Beauvais wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Beauvais lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Beauvais misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Beauvais's ribs.
Beauvais looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Beauvais misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Beauvais steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Beauvais makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Beauvais is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Beauvais persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Beauvais on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beauvais 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.
Beauvais connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beauvais on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beauvais misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beauvais blocks a low kick nicely.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beauvais tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burns as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Beauvais moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beauvais looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beauvais takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beauvais will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Beauvais sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Beauvais blocks the leg kick.
Beauvais shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Burns lands a jab to Beauvais's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns leaves Beauvais with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Beauvais.
Remi Beauvais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns misses with a low kick.

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!
Tommy Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.