PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Predator Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's entrance music is Jiu-Jitsu. A fine choice. Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Burns
vs
Adelhard

170 cm
32
145 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

178 cm
30
154 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

Voodoo Nutrition
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Predator Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Burns counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burns.
Adelhard is trying to keep Burns in close.
Adelhard controlling Burns's posture.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Adelhard is keeping the position.
Burns stands up over Adelhard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns trying to control but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adelhard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adelhard pulls Burns in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Adelhard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Adelhard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adelhard can't keep his opponent in guard - Burns advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adelhard tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adelhard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adelhard is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adelhard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adelhard trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Adelhard moves into full guard.
Adelhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Burns postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burns postures up.

Adelhard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burns defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adelhard is keeping the position for now.
Adelhard looking to control.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burns is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burns trying to control but Adelhard is working from the bottom.

Adelhard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adelhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Burns working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Adelhard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Adelhard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adelhard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adelhard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burns stands up over Adelhard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adelhard controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Predator Burns dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Adelhard throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adelhard closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adelhard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard throws a leg kick that is checked

and Burns counters with a takedown into side control.
Predator Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Adelhard wants to control but Burns postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looks up at the clock and then as Adelhard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Burns smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Burns working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adelhard can do to turn this around?
Burns controls the position.
Adelhard is looking for a sweep.
Burns trying to control the position but Adelhard is working away.
Burns throwing strikes but Adelhard manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Burns tries to improve position but can't.
Adelhard has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Adelhard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burns has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Burns manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to roll over but Adelhard keeps him under control.
Adelhard is keen to just control but Burns is a slippery customer.
Adelhard content to control rather than advance.
Adelhard is keen to just control but Burns is a slippery customer.
Burns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burns.
Adelhard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adelhard connects with a couple of short punches.

Burns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Adelhard passes into half guard.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to improve his position but Adelhard is controlling well.
Burns wants to control but Adelhard is keeping busy.
Adelhard slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
Adelhard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burns is staying active underneath Adelhard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adelhard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adelhard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Burns looking for submissions off his back.
Adelhard prevents Burns from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Adelhard scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adelhard pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Adelhard there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is looking to control Adelhard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns avoid being mounted?
Burns wants to improve his position but Adelhard is controlling well.
Adelhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Adelhard is predictable there

and Burns counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Adelhard!
Adelhard is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Burns is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Burns scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adelhard?
Poor strikes thrown by Burns there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burns lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Burns raining down shots from the mount!
Burns wants to control the pace but Adelhard is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adelhard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adelhard tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard is trying desperately to improve position.
Burns landing strikes from the mount.
Burns trying to control but Adelhard is having none of it.
Adelhard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns looking to control but Adelhard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adelhard tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adelhard is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Adelhard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is landing with some decent strikes but Adelhard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adelhard taking shots to the head.
Adelhard tries to reverse the position but Burns maintains control.
Burns with good strikes from the mount here!
Burns scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns landing punches.

Burns has hold of Adelhard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Adelhard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Burns takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adelhard is in a horrible position here. Burns smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Burns looking to control but Adelhard passes into half guard.
Burns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adelhard.
Adelhard is trying to control the action in half guard but Burns is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adelhard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Burns!
Burns is looking to improve his position but Adelhard isn't that keen on the idea.
Adelhard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to improve his position but Adelhard isn't that keen on the idea.
Adelhard controlling the position easily from mount.
Adelhard manages to capitalize on a mistake by Burns to take his back!
Burns staying busy and making it hard for Adelhard to control.
Burns wants to escape the position.
Adelhard trying to control momentarily.
Burns rolls, trying to escape but Adelhard keeps control of the position.
Adelhard struggling to keep hold of the position.
Adelhard looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adelhard really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Burns.
Burns wants to control his opponent's hands but Adelhard gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Predator Burns clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Adelhard misses

and Burns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burns content to stall in guard here.
Adelhard controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns wants to control from the top but Adelhard keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adelhard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Burns has picked Adelhard up and slammed him! Adelhard can't keep hold of the triangle and Burns manages to pass to side control!
Burns lands an elbow.
Adelhard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard keeps Burns under control for a moment.
Burns wants to control but Adelhard is keeping him busy.
Adelhard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burns has hold of Adelhard's hands but Adelhard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adelhard slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.

Burns actively working from the bottom here.
Adelhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Adelhard has control of the leg.
Adelhard wants to pass to mount but Burns is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control but Adelhard passes into side.
Adelhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Burns tries to improve position but can't.
Adelhard is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns is looking to reverse the position.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Burns is working away.
My spies in River's Edge Gym inform me that Adelhard has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Adelhard throws a strike aimed at the side of Burns's head but Burns avoids it well.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Burns manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Adelhard jumps into side control!
Burns wants to control but Adelhard postures up.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Burns is working away.

Burns wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Adelhard has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Burns's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Burns is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Adelhard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard is the new featherweight champion!
Bernhard Adelhard gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Predator Burns stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's ok, i'm home.'.