PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Blount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young Blount will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Burke
vs
Blount

151 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Blount!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blount napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blount trying to control but Burke flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Blount trying to control the hands but Burke won't let him.
Burke controlling well, preventing Blount from escaping the position.
Blount just trying to survive but Burke is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Burke is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Blount has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Burke working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burke is persistently looking for the submission but Blount is defending it well.
Burke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Blount is really stuck here.

Blount is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Burke has locked on a rear naked choke here! Blount is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Burke!