PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 3021 p4p, 3201 weight class) and Napoleon Panda (ranked 181 p4p, 190 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Burrows
vs
Panda

162 cm
19
135
3 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
135
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Napoleon Panda!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Panda.
Panda needs to keep his hands up - Burrows had a free shot at his head there.
Panda is looking to clinch but Burrows is avoiding it.
Burrows fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panda's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Panda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Burrows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Burrows turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burrows smiles and moves away.
Stuart Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Panda.

Burrows clinches with his opponent.
Burrows definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Burrows turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Burrows turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burrows scores with a shoulder strike.
Burrows working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Burrows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda fails to pull guard.
A short right from Burrows on the inside.
Burrows lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Burrows lands an uppercut.
Burrows scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burrows lands with a light punch inside.
Burrows lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panda.
Burrows scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panda tries to pull guard but Burrows won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Burrows scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panda jumps guard but Burrows turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burrows to keep the fight standing.
Panda fails to pull guard.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrows works on Panda's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burrows.
A short right from Burrows.
A short right from Burrows.
Burrows lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burrows.
Burrows scores with a shoulder strike.
Burrows lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Burrows lands a body shot.
Burrows cracks Panda with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burrows creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Burrows.
Burrows lands a left hand.
Panda fails to pull guard.
Panda tries to pull guard but Burrows forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burrows to keep the fight standing.
Burrows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrows makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burrows lands a left hand.
A short right from Burrows.
Burrows is working Panda over against the cage.
Burrows lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrows walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Panda on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burrows moves into the clinch.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Panda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burrows.
Burrows lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burrows lands with a left to the head.
Panda tries to pull guard but Burrows won't allow it.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrows walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burrows leaves Panda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burrows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Panda is defended easily by Burrows.
Burrows jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Burrows gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burrows smiles and moves away.
Nice jab there from Burrows.
Burrows connects with a body shot that sends Panda's belly button to the back.
Panda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrows but Burrows pushes him off and we're back to square one.

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

Panda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Panda trying to control but Burrows is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burrows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burrows will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Burrows is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Panda is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Burrows dominated that round.
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.

Nice jab there from Burrows.
Napoleon Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Panda's head.

Burrows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burrows smiles and moves away.
Panda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burrows tries to counter by clinching up but Panda breaks away and moves out of range.
Burrows paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Panda is looking to clinch but Burrows is avoiding it.

Burrows moves into range and clinches up with Panda.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burrows walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Panda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Panda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burrows has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Panda has managed to get both his arms back between Burrows's legs - danger averted.
Burrows trying to control the position.
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!
Burrows is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Burrows is keeping the position.

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

Panda postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burrows is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Panda, into his guard.

Panda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burrows defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Burrows from controlling successfully.

Panda is looking for a triangle here but Burrows uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Panda tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrows is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Panda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Panda is trying to control Burrows's posture but Burrows avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda is trying to get back to half guard.

Burrows tries for a kimura but Panda is defending well.

Burrows wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Panda, who protects the arm well.
Panda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burrows wants to control but Panda is keeping him busy.

That's four 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.
Panda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burrows's best efforts.
Panda is refusing to be controlled, as Burrows sits in half guard.
Burrows is thwarting Panda's attempts to control the position.

Panda has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Burrows escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Burrows!
Burrows in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Burrows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?

Burrows wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Panda, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda regains half guard.

Panda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Burrows dominated that second round.
That's time! Burrows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Panda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Burrows closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Burrows.
Burrows lands with a left to the head.
Burrows is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burrows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrows lands a nice uppercut.
Burrows lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panda or not.
Panda tries to pull guard but Burrows won't allow it.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Burrows lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burrows lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burrows creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrows lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Panda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burrows just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stuart Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Panda.
Burrows scores with a shot to the side of Panda's head.
Panda tries to pull guard but Burrows forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Panda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burrows is leaning against Panda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burrows lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burrows smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burrows moves into the clinch successfully.
Burrows scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Burrows.
Burrows lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Panda tries to pull guard but Burrows won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Burrows.
Stuart Burrows has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burrows lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burrows.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Panda tries to pull guard but Burrows holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Burrows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows lands with a left to the head.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burrows lands a left hand.

Panda is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is leaning against Panda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Panda is still on wobbly legs! Can Burrows finish him?
Burrows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Panda seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burrows.
A short right from Burrows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burrows.
Burrows lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burrows lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Burrows stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burrows throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pandas head.
A short right from Burrows.
Burrows scores with a hook to the body.
Burrows presses Panda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Burrows.
A left hand lands to the body for Burrows.
Burrows lands with a left to the head.
Burrows lands with a left to the head.
Burrows working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burrows lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burrows lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Burrows.
Burrows creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Panda's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Panda drops to his knees and Burrows pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stuart Burrows!