PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklyn Burris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Starling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Burris
vs
Starling

169 cm
20
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklyn Burris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Starling!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starling lands with a shot to the body.
Burris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Franklyn Burris has been cut.

Starling moves into the clinch.

Burris jumps guard and drags Starling to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Starling stands up and waves to Burris to follow him.

Burris gets tackled into the cage by Starling. Starling maintains the clinch.
Burris can't get the takedown.
Burris is looking for a takedown.
Starling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burris can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklyn Burris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starling is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Starling gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burris.
Starling avoids the elbow strike from Burris, against the cage.
Starling is working for takedown but Burris is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starling has had enough of the clinch but Burris keeps him there for the moment.
Burris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Starling.
Burris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starling's efforts to push away.
Starling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burris fails to pull guard.
Burris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Starling just stands there and leans against the cage.
Starling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Starling's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Starling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burris landing knees to the body.
Burris wants to break free but Starling has control.
Starling is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Starling drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burris gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Starling lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burris is working for takedown but Starling is calmly controlling the position for now.
Burris really is a fat lump.
Burris is breathing heavily.
Starling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burris has him pressed against the cage.
Starling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burris is trying to pull guard but Starling turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burris fails to pull guard.
Burris prevents the takedown attempt.
Starling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burris tries to break the clinch but Starling is controlling the position.
Starling goes for a takedown attempt but Burris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Starling scores with a hook to the body. Burris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starling cracks Burris's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Burris slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Starling can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Starling!