PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Ournez (ranked 3601 p4p, 3206 weight class) and Monty Burns (ranked 393 p4p, 354 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ournez
vs
Burns

176 cm
25
159
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
168
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Ournez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Monty Burns!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ournez dives in and scores a takedown into Burns's guard.
Burns wants to sweep here but Ournez controlling him for the moment.
Ournez stops Burns from standing up.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ournez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ournez stops Burns from standing up.
Ournez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ournez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ournez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ournez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ournez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ournez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ournez stops Burns from standing up.
Ournez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burns is looking to stand up but Ournez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ournez throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns wants to sweep here but Ournez controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ournez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ournez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ournez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ournez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burns is looking to stand up but Ournez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ournez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ournez is working Burns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ournez landing with the ground and pound.
Ournez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ournez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ournez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ournez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ournez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns wants to get back to his feet but Ournez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ournez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ournez forces his way into half guard.
Burns is trying to stand up here but Ournez is controlling him well.
Ournez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burns.
Ournez postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Ournez stays in close to Burns's body and controls the position.
Ournez landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ournez postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Ournez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ournez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Burns looking for a guillotine here but Ournez defends easily.
Ournez connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burns has momentary wrist control but Ournez slips an elbow through the middle.
Ournez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Ournez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Ournez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ournez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ournez prevents Burns from standing back up.
Ournez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ournez prevents Burns from standing back up.
Burns is looking for a sweep. Ournez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
David Ournez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ournez slows the pace down in half guard.
Burns is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ournez lands a nice short elbow.
Ournez controlling the pace.
Burns is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ournez lands a nice short elbow.
Ournez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ournez drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Ournez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ournez trying to control the pace.
Ournez lands with a punch from half guard.
Ournez stops Burns from getting back to his feet.
Ournez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Burns taking some punishment here, with Ournez in his half guard.
Burns gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ournez preventing the sweep.
Ournez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ournez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ournez stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ournez is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Ournez postures up.
Ournez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ournez stays in close to Burns's body and controls the position.
Ournez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ournez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ournez working the ground and pound.
Ournez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Burns tries to bench press Ournez off him but Ournez keeps the position.
Ournez scoring with punches from side control.
Burns being controlled for a moment.
Ournez scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ournez cracks Burns with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ournez is working Burns over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burns is trying to improve his position.
Ournez controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ournez looks up at the clock and then as Burns takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ournez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Ournez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ournez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Burns wants to stand up but Ournez is controlling him.
Ournez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Ournez chips away with some ground and pound.
Ournez won't allow Burns to get back to his feet.
Ournez lands a couple of elbows.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ournez looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ournez cracks Burns with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ournez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ournez stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns looking to control.
Ournez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ournez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ournez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ournez advances to half guard.
Ournez winds up and cracks Burns with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ournez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ournez working over Burns with some ground and pound. Burns looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ournez slows the pace down in half guard.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Ournez controlling the pace.
Ournez slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
Nice strikes from Ournez there.
Ournez drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Ournez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns taking some punishment here, with Ournez in his half guard.
Ournez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ournez lands a nice short elbow.
Ournez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ournez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Burns taking some punishment here, with Ournez in his half guard.
Burns taking some punishment here, with Ournez in his half guard.
Ournez not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ournez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ournez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burns on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ournez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Ournez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ournez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Ournez!
David Ournez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.