PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axel Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian has chosen I'm no Superman as his entrance music. Axel Burn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Burn
vs
Dorian

180 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Burn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Dorian!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian looks to land a right hand but Burn moved out of range.
Dorian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burn.
Dorian throws a right hand that Burn ducks under and follows up with a left that Burn also avoids with ease.
Burn ducks under a wild hook from Dorian.
Burn scores with a jab to the body.
Dorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorian.
Dorian misses with a few strikes there.
Burn slips a jab and a cross from Dorian.
Dorian throws a nice looking combination but Burn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burn staying out of range there.
No joy there for Dorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burn throws a series of punches but Dorian moves out of range.
Dorian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burn counters with a three punch combo that has Dorian backing up. Dorian nods at Burn to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian slips a jab and a cross from Burn.
Dorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burn throws a sloppy head kick and Dorian moves out of range easily.
Dorian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorian misses with a body punch
and Burn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Dorian.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dorian.
Burn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorian moves away from the strike by Burn.
Dorian misses the body punch
and Burn counters with a series of strikes. Dorian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dorian looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Burn does no damage.
Burn just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a jab when Dorian was well out of range.
Dorian throws a combination that misses
and Burn counters with a left to the body.
Burn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorian looks to score with a jab to the body but Burn is just out of range.
Dorian misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dorian, as that shot connected.
Burn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Jon Dorian has been cut.
Dorian throws a right hand that Burn ducks under and follows up with a left that Burn also avoids with ease.
Burn bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Dorian! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Dorian is rocked!

Burn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dorian is still on wobbly legs! Can Burn finish him?
Burn avoids the body shot from Dorian.
Dorian seems to have recovered his senses.
Burn jabs at Dorian's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a head kick but Dorian moves out of range.
Dorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burn misses with a kick to the body.
Burn digs a good hook to Dorian's body.
Burn scores with a leg kick.
Burn lands a head shot.
Burn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burn is looking to wear down Dorian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burn blocks a jab.
Burn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dorian thinking.
Burn catches Dorian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dorian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burn thuds his right hand into Dorian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dorian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burn.
Dorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Burn.
Burn scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jon Dorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burn throws a sloppy head kick and Dorian moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Burn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Dorian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burn throws a one two combo.
Burn throws a right hand that Dorian ducks under and follows up with a left that Dorian also avoids with ease.
Burn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dorian lands a nice shot that snaps Burn's head back.
Dorian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burn counters with a three punch combo that has Dorian backing up. Dorian nods at Burn to acknowledge the strikes.
Burn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorian.
Burn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Burn.
Dorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dorian is breathing heavily.
Dorian misses with a double jab
and Burn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorian throws a series of punches but Burn moves out of range.
Burn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian scores with a three punch combo!
Burn Rushes Dorian and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dorian is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Burn Piles on the pressure and Dorian crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Burn!
Axel Burn retains his welterweight title!