PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pettis
vs
Burns

167 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
290 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbert Burns!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pettis has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
Burns jumps guard but Pettis turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Burns tries to pull guard but Pettis forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Pettis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Burns managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis wants to stand but Burns is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is controlling Pettis's posture.
Pettis tries to stand but Burns is controlling from the bottom.

Burns pushes Pettis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to clinch up.
Burns only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Burns tries to keep at a distance but Pettis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns wants to break free but Pettis has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling the position.
Burns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Pettis has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Pettis.
Pettis prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the ropes.
Burns fails to pull guard.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Burns.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Pettis pushes Burns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Pettis has Burns pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pettis pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Burns tumbling to the mat - Pettis dives into Burns's guard.
Burns controlling Pettis's posture.
Pettis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Pettis from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns controlling the position.
Pettis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burns's guard.
Burns controlling Pettis's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Pettis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pettis moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pettis with a body shot.
Burns has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Pettis backs off Burns throws a huge counter combo but Pettis manages to avoid it all.
We've been told by Pettis's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pettis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pettis moves into the clinch.
Pettis keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 Pettis walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
A nice combination there by Pettis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pettis tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pettis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettis tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.

Pettis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pettis has Burns pressed against the ropes, preventing Burns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the ropes.

Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pettis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pettis tries to clinch up.
Pettis tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Burns let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Pettis steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pettis wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Pettis wants to clinch.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pettis stalks Burns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns's face. Burns staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anthony Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Pettis scores with a three punch combo!
Pettis wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pettis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Pettis.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling the position.
Burns tries to pull guard but Pettis forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Pettis has clasped his hands together around Burns's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Burns stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pettis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Burns keeps Pettis under control for a moment.
Gilbert Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns misses with an elbow from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!