PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyatt comes to the cage accompanied by Street fighter. Burns has chosen Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hyatt
vs
Burns

190 cm
27
211 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

193 cm
28
215 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Hyatt cracks a nice hook into Burns's ribs.
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyatt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyatt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hyatt thinking.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Hyatt sprawls well.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Hyatt finds it's way through Burns's defenses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyatt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns throws a jab when Hyatt was well out of range.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyatt.
Burns digs a good hook to Hyatt's body.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Hyatt slips the punch.
Hyatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Brian Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Burns misses
letting Hyatt counter with a right hand.
Burns takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns tries to clinch up but Hyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns shoots for a double leg takedown but Hyatt sprawls well. He's pushed Burns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hyatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyatt is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Hyatt.
Burns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns throws a series of punches but Hyatt avoids them all with ease.
Burns with a nice cross.
Hyatt moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Hyatt is looking to counter punch.
Hyatt blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyatt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyatt dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Hyatt is looking to counter punch.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Hyatt moves away and avoids it.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Hyatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hyatt's hands.
Hyatt misses with an uppercut.
Hyatt throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyatt lands a jab to the nose.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hyatt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hyatt dodges the punch combination from Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Burns darts in and clinches Hyatt up against the cage.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Hyatt avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Hyatt misses with some punches.
Burns tries to work over Hyatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Hyatt misses with some punches.
Hyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
Hyatt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt misses with the head strike.

Burns has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hyatt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyatt wants to control his opponent's hands but Burns gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hyatt takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Burns looking for the choke from the back.
Hyatt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hyatt is looking to improve his position.
Hyatt wants to control but Burns is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Burns will probably get the nod.
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.

Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hyatt pinned against the cage. Hyatt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyatt throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyatt manages to avoid it.
Burns misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyatt cracks Burns with an open hand slap.
Burns throws a body punch but Hyatt moves out of range.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Hyatt.
It looked like Hyatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyatt slips a straight right by Burns.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyatt.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyatt is just out of range.
Hyatt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hyatt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Hyatt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyatt misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hyatt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burns somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses the jab.
Jimmy Hyatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Hyatt's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Hyatt misses with a looping right.
Hyatt throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns jabs Hyatt right on the nose. Hyatt blinks but takes it well.
Burns misses the jab.

Burns clinches with his opponent.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hyatt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jimmy Hyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Hyatt misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt lands a right hand.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyatt pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hyatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyatt's elbow.
Jimmy Hyatt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hyatt throws a head punch that misses.
Hyatt lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Hyatt.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyatt's elbow.
Hyatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns tries to score a body lock takedown but Hyatt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Hyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Burns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyatt misses with an elbow over the top.
Hyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns is working Hyatt over against the cage.
Hyatt lands with a right to the head.
Hyatt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyatt.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyatt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Hyatt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns staying out of range there.
Hyatt tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns lands an overhand right.
Hyatt blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyatt misses with a head kick.

Hyatt gets caught flat footed, as Burns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns stands up over Hyatt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns won't allow Hyatt to sweep him here.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hyatt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns is pushing down on Hyatt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hyatt is fighting to maintain full guard but Burns has managed to sneak the leg through.
Burns controlling the pace.
Hyatt won't allow Burns to pass to mount.
Jimmy Hyatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burns trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hyatt trying to control but Burns postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyatt throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyatt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hyatt throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns throws the left hand but Hyatt avoids the punch easily.
Hyatt lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hyatt misses with a hook.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyatt misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Hyatt with a nice cross.
Burns throws a series of punches but Hyatt moves out of range.
Hyatt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Hyatt moved out of range nicely.
Hyatt misses with a looping right.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
A counter left hand to the body from Hyatt misses its target.
Hyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns moves out of range as Hyatt throws a body kick.
A low kick from Hyatt is predictable there
and Burns counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hyatt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hyatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Jimmy Hyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hyatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns works Hyatt's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns with a jab.
Burns throws a body punch but Hyatt moves out of range.
Burns catches Hyatt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyatt tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Burns!
Brian Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.