PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire as his entrance music. Brian Burns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Perry
vs
Burns

192 cm
27
224 lbs
11 - 7 - 2

193 cm
37
215 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyrie Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to land a front kick but Perry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Brian Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Perry shoots in but no luck this time.
Perry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Perry shoots in but Burns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Perry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perry takes one on the button.

Burns drives through with a takedown into Perry's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burns's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Burns passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Burns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burns stops Perry from getting back to his feet.

Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but Perry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perry is looking to escape.
Burns is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burns stops Perry from getting back to his feet.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burns looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Perry tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burns performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perry catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burns after a bit of a struggle.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.

Perry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns won't allow Perry to get back to his feet.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Perry is keeping the position.
Burns advances position into side control!
Burns content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Perry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Perry pushes Burns away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Burns gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Burns trying to control the position but Perry is working away.
Perry wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Perry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perry being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Perry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burns leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Perry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burns's guard.

Burns throws his legs up looking for a submission but Perry uses it to pass to side control.
Burns is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Perry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Perry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Burns wants to control but Perry postures up.
Burns keeps Perry under control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Burns has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perry is working away from the top position though.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns trying to control here.
Burns is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Perry won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Perry landing with the ground and pound.
Perry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Burns looking for a guillotine here but Perry defends easily.
Kyrie Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burns's head.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
Perry distracts Burns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perry pushes down on Burns's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Burns is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Perry cracks Burns with a solid left hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burns holds on and takes a little breather.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burns trying to control the position here.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to control.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burns is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Burns has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
Burns appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyrie Perry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Perry misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns connects with a body shot.
Perry shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Burns leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns scores with a spinning back kick!
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burns shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perry's guard.
Perry is wriggling around but Burns manages to pass to half guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry kicks off Burns and gets to his feet.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perry has a takedown stuffed.
Burns throws a front kick that sends Perry stumbling back into the cage.
Perry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burns stalks Perry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perry's face. Perry staggers backwards, shaken.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perry checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brian Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Burns feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns looks for the body kick but Perry saw that one coming.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burns is trying to counter with his kicks.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
Perry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perry somewhat.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perry's head.
Burns cracks Perry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Burns as Perry shoots in.
Burns cracks the inside of Perry's front leg.

Burns shoots in and gets a takedown into Perry's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns passes into half guard.
Burns passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns controlling from the full mount.
Perry squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Burns jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perry manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Burns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Burns has hold of Perry's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Perry seems comfortable defending it but Burns has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Perry is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Perry is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Burns couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Burns!
Brian Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.