PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix blaring out of the sound system. 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?

Xavier Burns
vs
Snuka

177 cm
26
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

171 cm
31
145 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Burns.

Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Snuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Snuka in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Jimmy Snuka has been cut.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Snuka misses with an elbow strike.
Burns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snuka's face.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Snuka in his tracks for a moment.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snuka letting Burns take a breather here.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snuka looks winded!
Burns lands an elbow just above Snuka 's eye.

That has opened up Jimmy Snuka's cut even more.
Snuka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burns is defending well.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Jimmy Snuka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees to the body from Burns.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Snuka blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jimmy Snuka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Snuka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Titan Xavier Burns!
In his post fight interview, Titan Xavier Burns gave a big smile as he said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.
The defeated Jimmy Snuka had this to say: 'Argghhh!!'.