PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Oreo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Oreo
vs
Burns

170 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Oreo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oreo pinned against the cage. Oreo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oreo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oreo pinned against the cage. Oreo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Oreo does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns shoots in and bounces Oreo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burns thows a big elbow that misses.

Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oreo keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Oreo has wrist control.

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.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns won't allow Oreo to get back to his feet.
Oreo wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oreo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adam Oreo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Burns.

Burns darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oreo defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oreo tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Burns is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Oreo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burns works his way into full mount!
Burns looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oreo blocking the ground and pound.
Oreo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Burns trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oreo is working to get back to half guard.
Oreo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oreo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Burns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Oreo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Nathan Burns has been cut.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oreo misses with a wild combination.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Oreo sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreo throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Oreo throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adam Oreo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Adam Oreo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Burns.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Oreo's shoulder, as Oreo tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreo keeps the fight on the outside.
Oreo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oreo throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.

Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Burns landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Burns working the ground and pound effectively.
Burns breaks from Oreo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oreo is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.

Burns is working for a guillotine from mount but Oreo frees his head quite easily.
Burns breaks from Oreo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oreo looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Oreo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Burns 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.
Oreo keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Oreo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns controls Oreo momentarily but Oreo frees himself.

Burns is working an open guard so Oreo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oreo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Burns scores with a takedown into Oreo's guard.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burns lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burns wants to control from the top but Oreo keeps moving.
Burns stands up over Oreo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nathan Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oreo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Oreo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four 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.
Oreo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oreo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Burns!