PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Steven Burnett has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steven Burnett seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Burnett
vs
Summers

189 cm
24
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Summers !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Burnett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Summers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Summers has eaten all the pies!
Burnett tries to circle away but Summers has him pinned against the cage.

Summers pulls Burnett into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Summers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burnett is one step ahead there.
Burnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Summers on the ground.
Burnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Summers 's head.
Burnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Burnett postures up in Summers 's guard and throws a big left but Summers blocks it.
Burnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Summers 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.
Summers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Summers wants to sweep but no luck.
Burnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Summers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Summers uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Burnett shoots in and bounces Summers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burnett is in close to Summers 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burnett works over Summers with some ground and pound from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Summers 's head.
Burnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Burnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Summers 's head.
Summers looks gassed!

Summers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is looking to work some ground and pound but Summers has wrist control.
Burnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Summers 's head.
Summers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burnett is looking to escape.
Burnett is looking to get back to is feet but Summers passes into side control.
Burnett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Summers is controlling him well.
Summers cracks Burnett with a big right hand but Burnett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Summers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Burnett is trying to buck Summers off.
Summers wants to control but Burnett is keeping him busy.
Burnett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Summers .
Burnett tries to escape but Summers is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Summers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Burnett shoots in for a takedown but Summers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burnett as he jumps to the side.

Burnett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Summers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Summers is trying to control the position but Burnett postures up.
Burnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Summers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burnett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burnett lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Burnett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burnett looks for a takedown but Summers sprawls well.

Burnett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burnett showed some decent athleticism there.
Summers gets back to full guard.
Summers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burnett lands a couple of elbows.
Burnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Summers is on top in guard.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Burnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett is looking to stand back up but Summers counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Burnett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but Burnett is keeping him busy.
Burnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Summers .
Summers content to control rather than advance.
Summers stops Burnett from getting back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Summers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Summers stops Burnett from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but Burnett is keeping him busy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Summers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Burnett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burnett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Summers wants to hold on but Burnett pushes him away.
Summers is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Summers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Summers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Burnett lands with some strikes.
Burnett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Summers hang on?
Burnett cracks Summers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burnett scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett blocks Summers 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Burnett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Summers is looking to improve his position but Burnett isn't that keen on the idea.
Burnett breaks from Summers 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burnett with the ground and pound from mount.
Summers is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Burnett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Summers ?
Burnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Burnett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Summers looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett with shots to the head and body - Summers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burnett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett looking to finish Summers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Summers !
Burnett looking to finish Summers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Summers !
Burnett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burnett prevents Summers from getting the reversal.
Burnett with a couple of short strikes.
Burnett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Burnett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burnett avoids the attempt from Summers to control.
Burnett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Summers wants to hold on but Burnett pushes him away.
BOOM! Burnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Burnett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Burnett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burnett lands in his opponent's guard.
Summers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnett throwing strikes but missing.
Summers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burnett throws an elbow that misses. Summers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burnett's guard. Nice move by Summers !
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Burnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Burnett kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Burnett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burnett tries to get out of the position.
Burnett wants to stand up but Summers is controlling him.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Summers prevents Burnett from getting back to his feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Summers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Burnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Summers is fending him off so far but Burnett persists. Nope, Summers circles away and we're back to standing.
Burnett shoots in and drives through. Summers sprawls well.
Summers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Burnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers tries to clinch but Burnett is having none of it.
Summers wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burnett.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.

Burnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Summers is trying to keep Burnett in close.
Summers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burnett's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Summers stands and steps away. Burnett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett fails with the takedown
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Burnett 's knee.
Burnett tries for a takedown but Summers circles away easily

and Summers counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Burnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burnett has Summers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Summers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Steven Burnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Summers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burnett tries for a takedown but Summers manages to get underhooks.
Burnett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Summers prevents it.

Summers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Summers delivers a nice body kick.
Burnett fails with the takedown
and Summers counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Summers counters with a leg kick.

Burnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Summers is looking for a sweep. Burnett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Summers regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Burnett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nick Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Summers working for a triangle but Burnett defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Burnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burnett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Burnett!