PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Gui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burns
vs
Gui

176 cm
26
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ching Gui!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burns.
Gui keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns prevents a body shot from Gui.
Gui can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Gui lands a shot to the body.
Gui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns tries to score a body lock takedown but Gui shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns tries for a takedown but Gui manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Gui as the two fighters clinch.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gui lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gui.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Gui lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Gui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gui is working Burns over against the cage.
Gui lands a left hand.
Gui misses with a punch to the body.
Gui controlling the action here for a moment.
Gui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns is working for takedown but Gui is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gui lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Gui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gui.
Gui digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Gui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gui lands an uppercut.

Gui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gui throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - Gui coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gui throws a good cross that connects.

Gui closes the distance and clinches.
Gui pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gui digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Gui breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Gui.
Gui scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gui.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Gui throws a front kick that sends Burns stumbling back into the cage.
Gui thumps Burns with a low kick.
Gui misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Gui.
Gui bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns's head.
No joy there for Gui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gui scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gui tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gui turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gui.
Gui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gui lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Gui.

Gui rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gui.
Gui lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Gui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Gui closes the distance and presses his opponent up 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 round.
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.

A slapping leg kick lands for Gui.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns throws a series of punches but Gui avoids them all with ease.
Gui ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Ching Gui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Gui coming out on top.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gui.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gui.
Tommy Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gui lands with a right to the head.
Gui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Gui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gui lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Burns is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gui is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Gui creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Burns's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Burns drops to his knees and Gui pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ching Gui!