PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Burke (ranked 7330 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Anderson (ranked 5089 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burke
vs
Anderson

201 cm
25
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a right hand that Burke ducks under and follows up with a left that Burke also avoids with ease.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Burke throws a counter high kick but Anderson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burke.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burke looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Burke avoids it well.
Burke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Burke shoots in.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burke.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burke counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Burke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Burke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Burke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burke closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Burke pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Anderson gets caught napping as Burke dives in and scores a takedown. Anderson manages to retain guard.

Anderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Burke misses the target.

Burke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Burke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Burke stands up and beckons Anderson to join him on the feet.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Burke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burke.
Trevor Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson looks winded!
Burke misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Burke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burke throws a big counter combination but Anderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anderson misses with a double jab

and Burke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Burke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burke stops Anderson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Burke 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.
Anderson wants to stand up but Burke is controlling him.
Burke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson wants to stand up but Burke is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Burke gets to his feet. Anderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Burke counters by moving into the clinch.
Burke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Burke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anderson uses from the top position.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burke's guard.
Anderson is fighting to break Burke's control of his arms but Burke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson gets to his feet. Burke looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Anderson lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Billy Burke has been cut.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Burke avoids them all with ease.
As Anderson looks to move away, Burke throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Trevor Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burke circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burke.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burke manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Burke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Burke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Burke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burke counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Burke to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Burke. Burke gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Burke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Burke. Burke gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Burke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Burke has the dominant position.
Burke is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Burke successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Burke's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Burke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Burke isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Trevor Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Burke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Burke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burke slows the pace down.

Anderson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Burke misses its target.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burke dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Burke avoids nicely.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trevor Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Burke jumps back.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burke.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Burke counters with a solid body kick.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burke counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Burke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burke.

Burke jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
Burke has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Burke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anderson, up you get!
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burke rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burke.
Billy Burke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burke moves away.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burke circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Burke avoids it with no problem.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Burke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Burke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Burke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Burke shoots in.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Burke. Burke maintains the clinch.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Burke pulls Anderson into guard.

Burke scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burke counters with a two punch combo.

Burke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but Burke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anderson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Burke manages to mount him!
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Billy Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trevor Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Burke looking to isolate an arm here. Anderson doesn't see it coming and as Burke extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Burke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Burke!