PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burton
vs
One

180 cm
26
158 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

168 cm
24
159 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Young One!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burton.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Burton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burton scores with a punch to the head.
Burton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Burton.
Burton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on One if he has to take too many more of those.
Burton throws a right hand that misses
and One counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Burton tries to keep at a distance but One has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burton wants to stall.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
One is trying to break the clinch but Burton has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burton.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
One tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Burton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One with an attempt at a knee that misses.
One avoids a wild elbow strike from Burton.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but One blocks with his arms.
Burton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
One tries to land knees in the clinch but Burton avoids the damage to the body.
Burton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Young One has been cut.
One takes a shot to the head.
One connects with a knee to the head.

Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One looks to land a left hand but Burton moved out of range nicely.
Burton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
One throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
One looks to land a right hand but Burton moved out of range.
A low kick from Burton misses
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burton fails with the takedown.
Burton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches One on the side of the head.
One throws out a loose jab but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton misses with a head kick.
Burton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burton throws a leg kick but One sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Burton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One misses with an uppercut.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Burton delivers a nice body kick.
Burton takes one on the button.
One swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burton.
Burton blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
Burton swings for the body but One moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burton.
One lands with a shot to the body.
Burton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
One moves out of range of the body kick.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Burton lands a leg kick that knocks One off balance momentarily.
Burton misses with an attempted mid kick.
One wants to counter the offense by Burton and move into the clinch position.
Burton throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
One throws a good cross that connects.
One throws a shot from downtown. Burton moves away and avoids it.
One throws a right hand that Burton ducks under and follows up with a left that Burton also avoids with ease.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton cracks One with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
One misses with an uppercut
and Burton counters with a straight right hand.
Burton connects with a body shot that sends One's belly button to the back.
Burton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and One counters with a one-two to the body.
One throws a jab but it's blocked by Burton.
Young One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One stuffs the takedown.
Burton tests One's chin there with a solid looking shot.
One looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Burton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Young One's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

One misses with a looping right.
One misses with a shot to the body
and Burton counters with a thumping low kick.
Burton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burton throws a body punch but One moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burton.
Burton lands a nice looking kick to the body. One takes a step back to recover.
Burton misses the shot to the body.

Burton shoots in and bounces One off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?
Burton tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.
Burton is working hard here to advance position.
One is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burton looking to pass the guard.
Burton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
One struggling a bit here.
One on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton scoring with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Burton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee asks Burton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Burton prefers to stall for the moment though.
Burton wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
One avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Burton.
Burton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Burton crashes against the mat.
Burton is looking to take a break and control but One is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a strike aimed at the side of One's head but One avoids it well.
Burton working the ground and pound but One is defending the strikes.
One taking punishment in the form of punches.
One on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burton working the ground and pound but One is defending the strikes.
Burton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Burton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, One has escaped the position, nice work there.
One is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Burton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on One's face as Burton controls the position.
Burton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Burton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at One to see if he's OK.
Burton tries to move into full mount but can't pass One's legs.
Burton wants to lay and pray for a moment but One keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Burton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Young One's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Burton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Burton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
One tries to roll over but Burton keeps him under control.
Burton uses his free foot to push down on One's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for One.
Burton landing punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Burton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Burton wants to control the pace but One is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throwing strikes here but One is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burton landing shots from mount.
Burton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as One is looking to escape.
Burton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One tries to lock up and control but Burton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burton lands a couple of good shots and One has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Burton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Burton is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. One is defending well though. Burton let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One is keeping busy.
One wants to escape the position.
Good control from Burton.

Burton is persistently looking for the submission but One is defending it well.
Young One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to roll but Burton sticks to his back.
One covers up after that shot from Burton.
Jack Burton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burton is punishing One with some ground and pound.
One is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Burton has the hooks in. One is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Burton passes his arm under One's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, One taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Burton!
An out of breath Jack Burton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.