PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kyle
vs
Burns

187 cm
23
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Burns!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws out a loose jab but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kyle closes the distance and clinches.
Kyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burns smiles and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kyle.
Kyle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyle is looking to counter punch.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Kyle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyle scores with a shot to the body.
Kyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kyle swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Kyle tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns misses with a hook
and Kyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyle scores with a hook.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Kyle moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kyle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle misses with a hook.
Chris Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Kyle moves away and avoids it.
Kyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Kyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Kyle lands a right hook to the body.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Kyle scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kyle throws an off balance right hand
and Kyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to bum rush Kyle with a series of wild strikes but Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Burns looks winded!
Kyle cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Kyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Nice jab there from Kyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio 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.

Kyle swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns misses with a hook. Kyle ducked under it nicely.
Burns thuds a left hand into Kyle's body.
Kyle tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Kyle's shoulder, as Kyle tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Kyle moved out of range.
Kyle lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kyle misses

and Burns counters by moving into the clinch.
Burns lands a left hand.
Kyle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burns lands a body punch.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Kyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kyle or not.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Kyle's head.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Kyle's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kyle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns gets through Kyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kyle is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Oh Kyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyle seems to have got his legs back now.
Kyle tries to pull guard but Burns forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Burns breaks from the clinch.
Kyle throws a right hand that misses
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyle.
It looked like Kyle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns slips a straight right by Kyle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Kyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burns avoids the body shot from Kyle.
A swing and a miss from Kyle.

Burns takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Julio Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Burns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Burns keeps control of Kyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns is working Kyle over against the cage.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Burns manages to break the clinch.
Kyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns has time to react.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns connects with a right hand. Kyle shakes it off.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Burns throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Burns misses.
Kyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Kyle moved out of range.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
Julio Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Kyle moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyle misses the target.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kyle throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns avoids the body shot from Kyle.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook. Kyle ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Kyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyle moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns connects with a jab.
Burns stuns Kyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle misses with a straight left.
Kyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns staying out of range there.
Burns cracks Kyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burns cracks Kyle with a hook to the temple - Kyle is on wobbly legs here! Burns swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kyle falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Burns wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Julio Burns!
In his post fight interview, Julio Burns started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.