PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fedor Entrance Song . Out has chosen Remember my NAME! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eugene Bradley Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bradley Burns
vs
Out

191 cm
29
195 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

187 cm
24
186 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Help Out!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Out comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Out throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Out. That snapped Burns's head back.

Burns clinches.
Out throws a head punch that misses.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Out struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Out throws a head punch that misses.

Out's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
Out throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Out moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.
Out creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burns's defenses.
Out managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.
Out throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Out blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns prevents a body shot from Out.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Out lands a shoulder strike.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Out has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Out on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Out lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Out pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out blocks the elbow strike.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.

Burns is rocked!
Out lands a right uppercut 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?!!
Out scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Out lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment.
Out leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Out.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.

Out manages to break the clinch.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Out keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Help Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Out scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Out as Burns shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Bradley Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Out slips a straight right by Burns.
Help Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Out is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Out scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Out fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Out throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Out looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Out tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Out sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Burns misses.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Burns. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Out lands with an overhand left.
Help Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Out tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Out.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Out misses with a kick to the body.
Out wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Out.
Out swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Out tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Out looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns lands with a right hand.

Out closes the distance and clinches.
Out avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Out walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Out as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Bradley Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Out.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Out is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.

Out has Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Out avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Out taking a breather.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Out blocks it with crossed arms.
Help Out seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Burns misses with a knee to the head.
Out is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns tries to stall but Out uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Come on Out - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Out.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
A short right from Out.
Out lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.

Out breaks from the clinch.
Out fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Out looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Out throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Out feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Burns takes a swing at Out's ribcage but misses.
Out tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out avoids the head kick by Burns.
Out connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Out can pounce on him.
Out ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Out looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Out has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Out throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Out throws a leg kick that is checked

and Burns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Out!
Out really wants to buck Burns off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Out that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Out is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Out is looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns avoids the attempt from Out to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Out is surviving well by controlling Burns's body position as best he can.
Burns unloads with some shots from mount but Out bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Burns there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burns scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Out?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burns working the ground and pound effectively.
Out is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
Out tries to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
Burns pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burns raining down hammerfists from mount.

Out is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Out is still in real trouble! Can Burns finish him?
Burns tries to pass to full mount but Out defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Out.
Out seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Burns won't allow Out to sweep him here.
Out seems keen to control Burns's posture.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Out is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Out had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Out is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burns is aware though and is defending well.
Eugene Bradley Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Burns got a little sloppy there for a moment and Out has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burns has managed to get both his arms back between Out's legs - danger averted.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Out is keeping the position for now.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Out is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Out is keeping the position.
Out has control of Burns's left arm, preventing Burns from doing any damage.
Out is looking to stand back up but Burns counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Out.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Out is defending well.
Out is trying to stand.
Out is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Out defending well.
Out trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Bradley Burns clearly takes that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Out tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Burns throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Out tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Burns is in Out's guard.
Burns passes into half guard.
Out moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Out has Burns pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Out is on top in guard.
Outis looking to pass into half guard but Burns pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Burns is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Out's head.
Burns prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Burns postures up.
Burns stops Out from standing up.
Burns trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Burns passes into half guard.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Out knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Out trying to control here.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Out knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burns passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Out!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out is desperately trying to improve his position but Burns has a good base and remains in mount.
Burns working Out over with strikes here.
Burns lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Out hang on?
Out tries to reverse the position but Burns maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Burns looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Out regains half guard.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Out regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Out had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.
Out is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Out looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Out is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Out is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
Burns is fighting to break Out's control of his arms but Out is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Out bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
Out is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Out trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burns's guard.
Burns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burns wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Out is now in half guard.
It looks like Out is going to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Burns's thigh. Burns counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Help Out will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Out circles away.
Out misses the body punch
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Out keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Burns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Out looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Out wants to control but Burns postures up.
Burns tries to advance to mount but Out instead regains half guard.
Out trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burns is trying to control. Out wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Out trying to control from the bottom.
Burns working the head and body with strikes.
Out avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Out pushes Burns off looking to stand but Burns dives back in and keeps control.
Burns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Out is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.

Out looking for subs from the bottom but Burns mounts him!
Out is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Out is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns unloading with bombs!
Out is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burns lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out is looking to get to half guard.
Burns cracks Out with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Out is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns landing punches.
Burns lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out regains half guard.
Burns looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Out with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burns winds up and cracks Out with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Out gets full guard.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Out is retaining full guard.
Out trying to control the position.
Burns advances position into side control!
Out wants to control but Burns postures up.
Out is not content to let Burns control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Out is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Burns is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands with some strikes.
Out is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
Burns cracks Out with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugene Bradley Burns!
Eugene Bradley Burns retains his middleweight title!