PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dome Burne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Terkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burne
vs
Terkey

180 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dome Burne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Brad Terkey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terkey shoots in for a takedown but Burne shows good takedown defense.
Burne misses with a straight left.

Burne pushes Terkey up against the cage in a clinch.

Burne works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Terkey has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Burne is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Terkey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burne stalling in the clinch.
Terkey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burne to keep the fight standing.
Terkey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dome Burne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Terkey.

Burne has clasped his hands together around Terkey's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Burne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Terkey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burne landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terkey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burne connects with a decent elbow.

Burne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burne 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.
Burne landing strikes.
Burne cracks Terkey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burne working away.
Burne working the ground and pound.
Burne working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terkey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Burne landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Terkey regains half guard, as Burne was trying to land strikes.
Terkey has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA London. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Burne wants to pass to mount but Terkey is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burne slips a nice elbow through Terkey's hands, connecting with Terkey's forehead.
Burne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terkey defending well though.
Terkey tries to roll over but Burne keeps him under control.
Burne is nestled in close to Terkey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burne prevents Terkey from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Terkey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Terkey wants to get back to full guard.
Terkey taking some punishment here, with Burne in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terkey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burne is working away from the top position though.
Burne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Terkey wants to control but Burne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burne lands a nice short elbow.

Terkey actively working from the bottom here.
Terkey looks winded!
Burne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Terkey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burne is working for a kimura but Terkey is defending it quite comfortably.
Burne is nestled in close to Terkey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Terkey is refusing to be controlled, as Burne sits in half guard.
Burne prevents Terkey from improving his position.
Burne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Terkey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dome Burne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burne closes the distance and clinches.
Terkey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terkey is looking to break free of the clinch but Burne has double underhooks.
Burne has Terkey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Terkey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Burne has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Terkey clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Terkey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Burne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terkey can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burne working Terkey over with strikes.
Terkey trying to control here.
Burne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terkey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burne scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burne winds up and cracks Terkey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burne is controlling the pace.
Burne working over Terkey with some ground and pound. Terkey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Terkey wants to control but Burne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burne is nestled in close to Terkey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Burne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Terkey is just riding it out for now. Burne eventually gives up the hold.
Terkey wants to control but Burne is keeping busy.
Burne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Terkey is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Terkey defends it well.
Burne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burne drops an elbow to the side of Terkey's head.
Burne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terkey defending well though.
Burne winds up and cracks Terkey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dome Burne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Burne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Terkey sees it coming and defends easily.
Terkey is trying to stand back up but Burne is controlling him

Burne is looking for a kimura here.
Burne lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terkey pushes Burne off looking to stand but Burne dives back in and keeps control.
Burne lands with a punch from half guard.
Burne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dome Burne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Burne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terkey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burne somewhat.
Terkey shoots in for a double leg but Burne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burne appears to be looking for a big counter.
Terkey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burne's waist but Burne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terkey off to one side.
Terkey closes the distance but Burne moves to the side
and Burne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Terkey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Terkey looking for a sweep. Not yet Terkey, not yet.
Terkey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burne lands a couple of elbows.
Burne trying to control but Terkey is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burne chips away with some ground and pound.
Terkey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burne is in close to Terkey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Terkey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burne lands a couple of elbows.
Burne connects with a couple of short punches.
Burne wants to stand but Terkey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burne works over Terkey with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burne cracks Terkey with a solid left hand.
Burne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terkey trying to control the position.
Burne throwing strikes but missing.
Burne working some strikes from top position.
Burne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Terkey trying to keep a closed guard but Burne is proving a slippery customer.
Burne trying to control the position from guard on top but Terkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burne dives in and scores a takedown into Terkey's guard.
Terkey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burne trying to control the position from guard on top but Terkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terkey looking to control.
Burne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burne works over Terkey with some ground and pound from guard.
Burne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burne looking to sit in guard and control but Terkey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burne wants to sweep here but Terkey controlling him for the moment.
Terkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Burne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burne striking from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burne pulls Terkey in close to his closed guard and prevents Terkey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Terkey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dome Burne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dome Burne!