PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viper Pitt (ranked 1014 p4p, 1950 weight class) and Alec Burns (ranked 38 p4p, 23 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: Alberto Del Rio theme song. Alec Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pitt
vs
Burns

200 cm
26
300
7 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
157
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viper Pitt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alec Burns!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitt.
Pitt misses with a hook.
Pitt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Viper Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Pitt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitt scores with a hook.
Pitt throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns shapes to counter with a head kick.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitt throws out the jab.
Burns feints a counter leg kick.
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. Pitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pitt if he has to take too many more of those.
We've been informed that Burns has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns lands a front kick.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitt misses the target.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
A slow jab from Pitt misses its intended target.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns thumps Pitt with a low kick.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pitt throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns moves forwards but Pitt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitt throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pitt's head.
Pitt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns moves away from the strike by Pitt.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. Pitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pitt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pitt scrambles back to his feet.
Burns slips a straight right by Pitt.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt misses with an uppercut
and Burns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pitt really felt that one!
Pitt misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pitt's head.
Pitt looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns moves out of range as Pitt strikes.
And Burns responds with a good body kick, but Pitt manages to step out the way in time.
Pitt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitt throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitt throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitt misses the target.
Burns is looking for the big counter here.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns slips a straight right by Pitt.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. Pitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Pitt throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Pitt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Pitt 's knee.
Burns throws a right and a left that Pitt avoids nicely.
Burns moves out of range as Pitt strikes.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitt's sensitive parts.
Pitt looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burns there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt is looking to counter punch.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Pitt throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns avoids the body shot from Pitt.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Burns throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Burns dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitt throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Pitt throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Pitt misses.
Burns throws a fast counter high kick but Pitt manages to duck under it in time.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt cracks Burns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burns throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitt misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
Alec Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
A left and a right from Burns both land. Nice combination.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitt throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Pitt moves out of range easily.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Pitt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pitt. That snapped Burns's head back.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pitt throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Pitt avoids the head kick by Burns.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Burns.
Pitt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Pitt connects with a jab.
Pitt throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitt misses with an uppercut
and Pitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Pitt misses
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Pitt is rocked!
Burns cracks Pitt's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Pitt slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Burns can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alec Burns!
Alec Burns is the new super heavyweight champion!
Alec Burns thanked the fans post fight for their support.