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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Burris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pjetur Steinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vernon Burris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pjetur Steinsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinsson misses with a straight left.
Steinsson tries to land a leg kick but Burris saw it coming and moves away.
Burris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steinsson ducks under a wild hook from Burris.
Steinsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steinsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Steinsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burris is trying to escape the mount.
Burris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Steinsson pulls his head out easily.
Steinsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burris is squirming around, avoiding Steinsson's attempts to control the action.
Burris is looking to get to half guard.
Steinsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burris's face.
Steinsson tries to control but Burris wriggling away.
Steinsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steinsson looking to control but Burris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson landing strikes from the mount.
Steinsson trying to control but Burris is having none of it.
The referee warns Burris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Steinsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burris tries to reverse the position but Steinsson maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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.
Steinsson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Steinsson controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steinsson wants to control the pace but Burris is squirming around nicely.
Steinsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burris is working hard here to advance position.
Steinsson controlling from the full mount.
Steinsson wants to control the pace but Burris is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Steinsson dominating with strikes here.
Burris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Steinsson controlling from the full mount.
Steinsson trying to control but Burris is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burris is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pjetur Steinsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steinsson throws a leg kick but Burris moved away.
A swing and a miss from Steinsson.
Steinsson scores with a punch to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steinsson.
Burris is trying to get back to half guard.
Steinsson wants to control but Burris is keeping him busy.
Burris is looking to reverse the position.
Steinsson in side control, throwing shots but Burris defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris is not content to let Steinsson control the position.
Burris seems a little lost for a moment, as Steinsson dominates the positioning.
Burris manages to get back to half guard.
Burris is trying to get back to full guard.
Burris manages to get to full guard.
Burris is trying to keep Steinsson in close.
Steinsson trying to control but Burris is working from the bottom.
Burris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson wants to control from the top but Burris keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pjetur Steinsson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burris misses with a hook
and Steinsson moves into the clinch.
Burris breaks from the clinch.
Burris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burris just misses with a punch to the body.
Steinsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steinsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Steinsson misses with a head shot.
Burris is desperately trying to improve his position but Steinsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Steinsson lands a big elbow.
Steinsson looking to control but Burris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steinsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Burris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steinsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steinsson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinsson stopping the sweep attempt from Burris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pjetur Steinsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steinsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Steinsson throws a leg kick which misses Burris's front leg but catches the back leg as Burris tries to avoid it.
Burris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burris working away.
Steinsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Steinsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Steinsson prevents Burris from moving into mount.
Steinsson sneaks back into half guard.
Burris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steinsson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steinsson is trying to control the position but Burris postures up.
Steinsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burris's guard.
Steinsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steinsson forces his way into half guard.
Steinsson is looking for a kimura but Burris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steinsson to get the leverage.
Steinsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burris keeps working.
Pjetur Steinsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vernon Burris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris gets back to full guard.
Steinsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burris is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steinsson working for a triangle but Burris defends it easily.
Steinsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burris trying to control the position from guard on top but Steinsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steinsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Steinsson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris has gone for a leg lock! Steinsson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burris's guard.
Steinsson forces his way into half guard.
Burris tries to roll over but Steinsson keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steinsson in particular looking to stall.
Steinsson works his way into side control.
Steinsson taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris is looking to reverse the position.
Burris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steinsson's best efforts.
Steinsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Burris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steinsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Steinsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pjetur Steinsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steinsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pjetur Steinsson!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Pjetur Steinsson!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Pjetur Steinsson!
Pjetur Steinsson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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