PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Burns (ranked 2201 p4p, 261 weight class) and Dustin Brown (ranked 3547 p4p, 374 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns
vs
Brown

183 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Brown!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brown wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Burns swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A big left from Burns misses.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
Brown cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown lands a head shot.
A left lands for Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown avoids the body shot from Burns.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Burns sets himself, and Brown steps forward looking for the clinch! Burns avoids it this time.
Brown thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good shot there by Burns.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Brown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown wants to clinch.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown moves away from the strike by Burns.
Brown moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Brown tries to counter with a clinch but Burns shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Burns.
Brown tries to counter by closing the distance.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Brown has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Burns digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to clinch
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Burns tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.

Burns manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown thuds a left hand into Burns's body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dustin Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns sets himself, and Brown steps forward looking for the clinch! Burns avoids it this time.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Brown tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown throws a combination. Burns tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Burns tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown misses with some punches.
Burns lands with a left to the head.

Burns manages to break the clinch.
Brown slips under a jab from Burns.
Burns sets himself, and Brown steps forward looking for the clinch! Burns avoids it this time.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns sets himself, and Brown steps forward looking for the clinch! Burns avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown staying out of range there.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints a jab promting Burns to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burns slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good shot there by Brown.
Dustin Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burns misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dustin Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

A jab-cross combination lands for Burns and sends Brown crashing to the mat! Burns follows him down to the mat - Brown regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Dustin Brown has been cut.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Burns stands up out of the half guard.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Brown is rocked!

Burns catches Brown napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Brown to the canvas!
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Burns finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns gets to his feet and stands over Brown, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Brown felt that one! Burns unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Brown from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Burns!
A victorious Xavier Burns thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.