PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brewster Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Danza kuduro. This should be fireworks!

Hernandez
vs
Burns

170 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
35
144 lbs
33 - 25 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster Burns!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Burns scores with a jab. Hernandez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.

Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez wants a takedown.
Hernandez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hernandez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Burns clinches up against the cage.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burns pushes Hernandez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burns down to the mat. Burns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Hernandez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Brewster Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Burns.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hernandez on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hernandez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Burns misses.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns lands a jab-cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hernandez. 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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Burns defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hernandez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brewster Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns cracks Hernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brewster Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hernandez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burns swivels and escapes.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.

Hernandez moves into the clinch successfully.

Hernandez tightens his grip and picks Burns up, before dumping him to the ground. Burns manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Burns wants to stand up but Hernandez is controlling him.

Hernandez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns pushes Hernandez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Burns looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Hernandez's leg but Hernandez calmly moves out of range.
A cross from Burns lands.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brewster Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Burns throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burns duly obliges.
Brewster Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Burns misses with a double jab

and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. Burns fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hernandez is working hard here to advance position.
Hernandez forces his way into half guard.

Hernandez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hernandez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burns is just riding it out for now. Hernandez eventually gives up the hold.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burns defends it well.

Hernandez is working for a kimura but Burns is defending it quite comfortably.

Hernandez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez prevents Burns from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns pushes Hernandez off and gets back to his feet.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hernandez drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Hernandez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hernandez tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Burns stops a takedown attempt from Hernandez.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hernandez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns pushes Hernandez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hernandez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Hernandez is trying to get an arm triangle but Burns is defending well.

Hernandez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Javier Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hernandez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burns knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brewster Burns!