PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 449 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Juju Chavez (ranked 25 p4p, 162 weight class). Burrows comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O'Riley. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Burrows
vs
Chavez

162 cm
24
135
10 - 2 - 1

169 cm
25
144
6 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

HELLBENT
Brooklyn Apothecary

Suit Up!

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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juju Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burrows closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chavez quickly recovers to half guard.
Burrows wants to free his trapped foot but Chavez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burrows performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to get back to full guard.
Burrows is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
Chavez is trying to control but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burrows trying to pass the guard but Chavez defending well.

Burrows wants to work for an arm triangle but Chavez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Burrows is trying to work for a kimura but Chavez is defending well.

Burrows wants to work for an arm triangle but Chavez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burrows tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chavez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burrows with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Burrows closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burrows is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is in trouble now - Burrows has advanced to mount!
Burrows content just to control the position here.
Chavez tries to improve his position but instead Burrows has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Burrows controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Burrows is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chavez is just riding it out for now. Burrows eventually gives up the hold.
Burrows trying to mount his opponent but Chavez defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Burrows dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burrows shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chavez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burrows trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Burrows passes Chavez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chavez is trying to maintain the position but Burrows is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burrows in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chavez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chavez regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chavez working for a triangle but Burrows defends it easily.
Chavez wants to control the position but Burrows says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Burrows slows the pace down in half guard.
Burrows is thwarting Chavez's attempts to control the position.

Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Stuart Burrows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burrows with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burrows is thwarting Chavez's attempts to control the position.

Chavez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burrows stalling.
Chavez wants to improve his position but Burrows is controlling well.
Chavez won't allow Burrows to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burrows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.

Burrows closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burrows lands in his opponent's guard.
Burrows sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Chavez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burrows is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chavez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Burrows has picked Chavez up and slammed him! Chavez can't keep hold of the triangle and Burrows manages to pass to side control!
Burrows trying to control the action but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Burrows working away.
Chavez is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Chavez's face as Burrows controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrows seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chavez for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stuart Burrows dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Burrows shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burrows was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chavez!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burrows is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chavez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chavez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chavez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Burrows slows the pace down in half guard.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
Burrows with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burrows has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burrows controlling the position easily from mount.
Chavez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chavez is trying desperately to improve position.
Burrows controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chavez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burrows.
Chavez is looking to get to half guard.
Chavez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows working a defensive guard here.

Burrows throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burrows is on top in guard.

Juju Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Chavez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrows is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chavez can't keep his opponent in guard - Burrows advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Burrows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burrows, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Burrows!
A relieved looking Stuart Burrows thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.