PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Burton (ranked 4065 p4p, 5271 weight class) and Lil Picograms Jones (ranked 441 p4p, 0 weight class). Lil Picograms Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Burton
vs
Jones

188 cm
20
178
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
183
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Un-Kaged Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartholomew Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Picograms Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Burton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burton's guard.
Burton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Burton is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Burton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has control of Burton's left arm, preventing Burton from doing any damage.

Burton stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burton misses with a wild combination.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jones has Burton up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burton avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Burton breaks the clinch.
Burton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Burton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burton is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Burton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Bartholomew Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Picograms Jones.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burton tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burton checks it well.
Burton fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burton is defended easily by Jones.
Jones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burton's waist but Burton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Burton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burton looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Burton fails to land the takedown.
Burton is breathing heavily.

Jones pushes Burton up against the cage in a clinch.

Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to clinch up but Burton circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones clinches with his opponent.

Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burton misses with a few strikes there.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burton takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burton is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurton.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lil Picograms Jones will probably get the nod.
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.

Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jones forces Burton back against the cage and clinches.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Burton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Burton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Burton.

Burton gets a clinch.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Burton tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Burton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Burton's guard.

Burton pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burton tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burton to the ground. Burton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Burton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bartholomew Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Picograms Jones.
Burton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Burton moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartholomew Burton is winning the standup battle so far.

Burton gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Burton manages to retain guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Burton manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Burton pushes him off.
Burton is looking for a counter combo.
Bartholomew Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones motions for Burton to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Burton tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Burton. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Burton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Burton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Burton moves into the clinch.
Burton lands with a left to the head.
Burton dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Burton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burton avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Burton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones blocks a head kick by Burton.

Jones pushes Burton up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

Burton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones looks for the body kick but Burton saw that one coming.

Burton moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.

Burton jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bartholomew Burton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Burton avoids a kick to the body.
Burton shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones wants to clinch up but Burton keeps it at a distance.
As Jones backs away, Burton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burton shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones counters with a body kick.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burton avoids it really well and circles away.
Burton darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Burton into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartholomew Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but Burton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burton takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Burton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Burton misses

and Jones counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burton's brow.
Burton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Burton avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but Burton won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Burton tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burton gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lil Picograms Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Burton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton blocks an elbow strike.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Burton blocks the elbow strike.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burton's brow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Burton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
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!
Burton blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Burton gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Burton avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Burton wants to break free but Jones has control.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burton.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burton defends well and Jones ends up having to push Burton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
As Jones looks to move away, Burton throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Burton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burton as he avoids it easily.
Burton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Burton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Burton darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.

Burton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Burton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to roll over but Burton keeps him under control.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Burton from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to hit a sweep here but Burton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!

Jones bucks Burton off and manages to get back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Picograms Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!