PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Burns
vs
Hobson

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Hobson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hobson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hobson lands with a left to the head.
Burns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Hobson - that landed with a thud.
Burns jumps guard but Hobson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hobson.
Hobson slowing the pace effectively.
Burns is trying to pull guard but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Hobson lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns tries to circle away but Hobson has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
Hobson lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson lands a body punch.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Hobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hobson lands a nice uppercut.
Hobson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Hobson lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hobson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hobson scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
A shot in the inside from Hobson.

Burns is rocked!
A short uppercut from Hobson.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hobson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Hobson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Burns to his knees! Hobson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Hobson!