PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Burnley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papy Abedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Burnley
vs
Abedi

180 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

181 cm
41
182 lbs
30 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Burnley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papy Abedi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abedi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burnley circles away.
It looked like Burnley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burnley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abedi.
Burnley throws a lazy uppercut
and Abedi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnley misses the target.
A slow jab from Burnley misses its intended target.
Abedi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burnley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abedi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abedi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burnley tests Abedi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abedi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abedi. Burnley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
Burnley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abedi was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abedi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adam Burnley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papy Abedi.
Abedi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnley avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnley tries to clinch there but Abedi circles away.
Abedi drops his hands momentarily and Burnley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burnley throws a lazy right hand but Abedi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abedi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burnley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abedi.
Burnley throws a jab but it's blocked by Abedi.
Nice shot lands for Burnley.
Burnley catches Abedi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burnley loads up on a big right hand but Abedi slips the punch.
Abedi staying out of range there.
Burnley lands a jab to Abedi's midsection.
Adam Burnley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burnley throws a series of punches but Abedi moves out of range.
Donk. Burnley catches Abedi right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnley misses with a straight left.
Abedi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abedi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burnley throws a hook but Abedi avoids it easily.

Abedi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnley looking for a sweep. Not yet Burnley, not yet.
Abedi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burnley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burnley controlling the position.

Burnley pushes Abedi off and gets back to his feet.
Burnley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnley misses with an uppercut.
Burnley lands with an uppercut that bounces Abedi off the cage and back into range.
Burnley lands a jab to Abedi's midsection.
Burnley looks to land a right hand but Abedi moved out of range.
Burnley throws out a powerful jab.
Burnley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Burnley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abedi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abedi was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnley.

Abedi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burnley's guard.
Abedi being controlled here momentarily.
Abedi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burnley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burnley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abedi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burnley's head.
Burnley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Abedi cracks Burnley with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abedi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abedi preventing the sweep.
Abedi throws an elbow that misses. Burnley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abedi's guard. Nice move by Burnley!

Abedi has his hands on Burnley's head, controlling the position.
Burnley tries to free his leg and advance position but Abedi is retaining full guard.
Burnley won't allow Abedi to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Burnley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Abedi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burnley's guard.
Papy Abedi has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abedi trying to control but Burnley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abedi scoring with some ground and pound.
Abedi throws a big right hand that misses.
Abedi trying to control but Burnley is working from the bottom.
Abedi is stalling in the full guard.
Abedi throws an elbow that misses. Burnley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abedi's guard. Nice move by Burnley!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abedi is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Abedi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abedi is trying to control the position but Burnley postures up.
Burnley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abedi holds on and takes a little breather.
Burnley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abedi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burnley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burnley's corner calls for a 1-2. Burnley 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.
Burnley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abedi counters with a nice uppercut.
Abedi dives in for a single leg takedown but Burnley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burnley. Abedi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnley swings for the body but Abedi moves out of range.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown but Burnley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burnley misses with a wild body shot.
Abedi unleashes a big counter combination but Burnley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burnley lands a nice shot to the body.
Abedi blocks a jab.
Burnley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abedi.
Abedi shoots in for a takedown but Burnley shows good takedown defense.
Burnley throwing a counter right hand but Abedi manages to avoid it.
Adam Burnley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papy Abedi.
Burnley missing with a left hand there. Abedi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abedi defending well as Burnley loads up on a big left hand.
Abedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abedi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Abedi.
Burnley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abedi can do to turn this around?
Burnley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burnley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abedi shoots in for a double leg but Burnley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burnley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burnley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burnley wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnley misses with a looping left.
Burnley cracks Abedi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abedi slips a straight right by Burnley.
Burnley misses with a jab to the body
and Abedi counters with a three punch combo that has Burnley backing up. Burnley nods at Abedi to acknowledge the strikes.
Abedi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burnley tries to clinch but Abedi moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abedi! But no joy.
Burnley misses with a looping left.
Burnley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abedi closes the distance and clinches up with Burnley, looking for a takedown. Abedi pushes Burnley against the cage but Burnley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Burnley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Burnley loads up on a big right hand but Abedi slips the punch.
Abedi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burnley.
Burnley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnley backing away here, and Abedi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abedi or perhaps it was just good defense by Burnley, which made it look bad.
It looked like Burnley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Abedi misses the target.
Abedi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burnley's waist but Burnley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abedi off to one side.
Burnley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abedi.
Nice sprawl there from Burnley as Abedi shoots in.
Adam Burnley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papy Abedi.
Burnley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnley fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnley throws a sloppy body shot
and Abedi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burnley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burnley misses with a hook
and Abedi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnley misses the target.
Abedi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burnley. Abedi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Abedi with that takedown attempt.
Adam Burnley is winning the standup battle so far.
Abedi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burnley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abedi somewhat.
It looked like Burnley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abedi.
Burnley scores with a body shot.
Burnley throws a shot from downtown. Abedi moves away and avoids it.
Abedi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burnley swivels and escapes.
Burnley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abedi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abedi darts in looking for a takedown but Burnley gets double underhooks and turns Abedi into the cage.
Burnley misses with a body shot.
Abedi ducks under a wild hook from Burnley.
Abedi tries a quick counter leg kick but Burnley is wise to it.
Burnley throws a body punch but Abedi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abedi walks into a left hand.
Burnley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burnley slips a jab from Abedi.
Burnley jabs Abedi right on the nose. Abedi blinks but takes it well.
Burnley cracks Abedi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Abedi falls to his knees and Burnley doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Burnley!
After winning the bout, Adam Burnley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.