PBP Commentary

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

Garcia
vs
Burns

185 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Urban Extreme Clothing
Knock Out Artistry

Predator Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Burns slips a jab from Garcia.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Burns has a takedown stuffed.
Burns looks gassed!
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Burns misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Simba Burns has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hector Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Burns tumbling to the canvas!
Garcia passes Burns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garcia passes to full mount!
Burns can't escape the position.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burns is looking to escape.

Garcia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Burns is looking to get to half guard.

Garcia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Garcia is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Burns lands a jab-cross combination.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hector Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simba Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a hook.

That has opened up Simba Burns's cut even more.
Burns defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Burns catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia cracks Burns with an open hand slap.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Burns.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garcia is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Burns.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simba Burns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Burns throws a one two combo.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Hector Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Burns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.

Burns feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Burns changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Garcia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Burns advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burns is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.

Burns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Burns tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia gets back to half guard.

Garcia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Burns pulls his head out easily.
Burns uses his free foot to push down on Garcia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Burns wants to finish this one by submission but Garcia is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Burns.
Garcia regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Burns is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garcia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garcia has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia passes into half guard.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Burns is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Burns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Burns's temple.
Burns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Burns gets full guard.

Burns had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Garcia is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Burns Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Garcia's back instead.

Burns working for a choke but Garcia is defending well.

Burns looking to break Garcia's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Garcia remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Burns will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Garcia defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simba Burns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burns slips a straight right by Garcia.
Burns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia cracks Burns with a good jab.
Burns misses with a combination
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Simba Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Burns scores with a takedown into Garcia's guard.

Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.

Garcia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Burns is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Garcia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Burns's back instead.
Garcia is trying to stick to Burns's back but Burns is turning into Garcia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Garcia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Burns.
Burns works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Burns trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.

Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Burns.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia is pressing down on Burns's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns manages to get himself to full guard.

Burns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Burns looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garcia is defending well. Burns quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garcia has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Burns celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simba Burns!
Simba Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!