PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Peterson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Peterson
vs
Burns

196 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micheal Burns!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Peterson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Peterson duly obliges.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peterson!

Burns pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sam Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Burns.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Peterson counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.

Burns throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Peterson was covering up waiting for the punch and Burns finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns slips nicely into half guard.
Burns looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Burns is looking for a kimura but Peterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burns to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Peterson to regain full guard.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burns passes Peterson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.

Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peterson defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position.
Burns stops Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Peterson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Burns takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Peterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Peterson lands a head kick!

Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns has Peterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson is trying to push Burns away but Burns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Burns prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns stalling against the cage.
Peterson tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Burns tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the cage.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Peterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Burns is controlling him.
Burns wants to take the fight to the mat but Peterson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns is trying to pull guard but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Sam Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Burns.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Peterson 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.
Peterson avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burns's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Peterson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns misses with the combination.
Peterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Burns gets the takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burns postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Burns is trying to get an arm triangle but Peterson is defending well.

Burns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Micheal Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peterson is able to avoid easily.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Burns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peterson is trying to buck Burns off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Burns prevents Peterson from escaping the position.

Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Burns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Burns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Peterson with a big right hand but Peterson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.

Burns wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peterson, who protects the arm well.
Peterson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burns controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Peterson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Burns staying calm.
Peterson tries to escape but Burns is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns is staying tight to Peterson's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Burns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Burns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson dodges the ground and pound from Burns.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Micheal Burns.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Micheal Burns!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Micheal Burns!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Micheal Burns!

Micheal Burns wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Micheal Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.