PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't Touch This. Stanley Burrell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Illias Illiadis's chin.

Illiadis
vs
Burrell

178 cm
32
177 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

180 cm
40
179 lbs
31 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell throws a leg kick but Illiadis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Illiadis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Illiadis.
Illiadis stops Burrell from standing up.
Illiadis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Illiadis wants to pass the guard but Burrell is keeping the position.
Burrell controls Illiadis momentarily but Illiadis frees himself.
Burrell controlling Illiadis's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illiadis tries to free his leg and advance position but Burrell is retaining full guard.
Burrell controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burrell looks to land a left hand but Illiadis moved out of range nicely.
Burrell throws the left hand but Illiadis avoids the punch easily.
Illiadis tries to clinch but Burrell is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burrell 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 Illiadis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Illiadis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Illiadis with a jab.
Illiadis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gutz Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Burrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Illiadis. Illiadis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burrell misses with a wild body shot.
Illiadis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Illiadis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Burrell blocks the leg kick.
Burrell throws out a counter right but Illiadis avoids it with no problem.
Burrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Illiadis's hands.
Stanley Burrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illiadis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burrell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Illiadis tests Burrell 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Illiadis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burrell .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Illiadis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Illiadis misses with a hook.
Burrell throws a counter combo.
Illiadis ducks under a wild hook from Burrell .
We've been informed that Burrell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Illiadis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burrell finds it's way round the side to connect with Illiadis's head.
Illiadis throws a front kick aimed at Burrell 's knee but Burrell avoids it well.
Burrell misses the shot to the body.
Burrell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Illiadis counters with a straight right hand.
Burrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Illiadis.

Illiadis gets a takedown into half guard.
Illiadis is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burrell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Illiadis looking to pass the guard.
Illiadis wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Illiadis is really struggling to control Burrell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Illiadis lands a slapping body shot.
Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Illiadis.
Illiadis throws a hook but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell throws an overhand right that lands on Illiadis's shoulder, as Illiadis tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Illiadis moves out of range of the strikes.
Illiadis missing with a left hand there. Burrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Illiadis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrell moves away from the strike by Illiadis.
Burrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Illiadis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Illias Illiadis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burrell throws a series of strikes that have Illiadis backpedaling.
Burrell throws a hook but Illiadis avoids it easily.
Burrell throws a hook but Illiadis avoids it easily.
Illiadis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burrell moves away.
Burrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Illiadis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Illiadis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Illiadis.
A jab from Illiadis misses.
Illiadis moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Illiadis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell misses with a hook. Illiadis ducked under it nicely.
Burrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Illiadis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burrell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burrell .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Illiadis fails with the takedown
and Burrell counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell dodges the punch combination from Illiadis.
Burrell lands a leg kick that knocks Illiadis off balance momentarily.
A big right from Illiadis misses.
Burrell throws a shot from downtown. Illiadis moves away and avoids it.
Burrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Illiadis should have avoided that one.
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Illiadis.
Illiadis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burrell .
Burrell throws a body punch but Illiadis moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Illiadis.
Illiadis scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell throws out a leg kick but Illiadis moves out of range and Burrell only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Illiadis. Burrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Illiadis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burrell lands a slapping body shot.
Illiadis looks to throw the jab but Burrell is out of range.
Illiadis misses with a hook. Burrell ducked under it nicely.
Illiadis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Illiadis is looking to counter punch.
Burrell lands with a hook. Illiadis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Illiadis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burrell cracks a nice hook into Illiadis's ribs.
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Illiadis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burrell sprawls and moves away.
Illiadis misses with an uppercut
and Burrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Illiadis thinking.
Illiadis thuds a left hand into Burrell 's body.
Illiadis swings for the body but Burrell moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burrell sprawls well. Burrell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Illiadis gets slowly back to his feet.
Illiadis loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
Illiadis misses with a straight right.
Illiadis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Illiadis throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
Burrell throws a hook to the side of Illiadis's head but Illiadis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Illiadis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Illiadis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burrell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burrell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burrell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Illiadis wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Illiadis. Burrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Illiadis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burrell misses with a double jab.
Illiadis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Illiadis moves out of range of the leg kick from Burrell .
Illiadis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burrell throws a good cross that connects.
Burrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Illiadis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Illiadis blocks a jab.
Illiadis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Illiadis misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Illiadis connects with a jab.
Burrell misses with a leg kick.
Illiadis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Illiadis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Illiadis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burrell throws the left hand but Illiadis avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Illiadis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burrell .
Illiadis lands with a nice body punch.
Illiadis swinging wildly here.
Burrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burrell .
Illiadis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burrell .
Illiadis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Illiadis shoots in for a takedown but Burrell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell 's corner calls for a 1-2. Burrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Illiadis lands a jab to the nose.
Illiadis throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Burrell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good shot there by Burrell .
Illiadis is looking to slow Burrell down with leg kicks.
Burrell throws a hook but Illiadis avoids it easily.

Illiadis drives through with a takedown into Burrell 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Burrell pushes Illiadis off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Illiadis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Illiadis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrell thuds his right hand into Illiadis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Illiadis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burrell .
Illiadis throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell sizes up Illiadis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Illiadis has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Illiadis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burrell working aggressively here.
Illiadis has Burrell pressed against the cage, preventing Burrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Illiadis looking to slow down the pace here.
Burrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burrell has had enough of the clinch but Illiadis keeps him there for the moment.
Illiadis taking a breather.
Illiadis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Burrell 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burrell breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Burrell is predictable there
and Illiadis counters with a nice uppercut.
Illiadis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burrell .
A slow jab from Burrell misses its intended target.
Illiadis dives in for a single leg takedown but Burrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Illiadis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burrell .
Illiadis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell lunges at Illiadis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Illiadis's hand.
Illiadis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burrell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illias Illiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Burrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Illiadis in his tracks.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Illiadis is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Illiadis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell wants to stand but Illiadis is controlling the position.
Illiadis wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Burrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrell has control of Illiadis's left arm, preventing Illiadis from doing any damage.
Burrell keeping full guard, as Illiadis tries to pass.
Illiadis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Burrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burrell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
An out of breath Stanley Burrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Illias Illiadis had this to say: 'Whatta fuck was that! Hajime! NO IPPON!!'.