PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JohnnyB Butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Burgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JohnnyB Butt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Butt
vs
Burgos

180 cm
20
192 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JohnnyB Butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Burgos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burgos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Burgos with good strikes from the mount here!
Butt regains half guard.
Burgos trying to control from half guard but Butt is working away.
Ground and pound from Burgos.
Burgos working the head and body with strikes.
Burgos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Butt defending well though.
Burgos throwing shots but Butt is blocking nicely.
Burgos misses with a head shot. Butt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Burgos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butt keeping full guard, as Burgos tries to pass.
Burgos wants to control from the top but Butt keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgos throwing strikes but missing.
Burgos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burgos throws and elbow that misses. Butt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burgos's guard. Nice move by Butt!
Burgos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Butt stopping the sweep attempt from Burgos.
Burgos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burgos can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butt has his takedown stuffed

and Burgos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Butt!
Burgos scoring with strikes but Butt is staying in there.
Butt is bucking up trying to escape but Burgos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burgos lands a nice shot to the head.
Burgos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount.
Burgos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Burgos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butt is breathing heavily.
Burgos lands with some strikes.
Butt is bucking up trying to escape but Burgos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burgos lands with some strikes.
Burgos is landing with some decent strikes but Butt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Burgos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burgos with shots to the head and body - Butt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Butt is looking to get to half guard.
Burgos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burgos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Butt is looking to improve his position but Burgos isn't that keen on the idea.
Burgos with shots to the head and body - Butt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Butt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Butt is looking to get to half guard.
Butt wants to control but Burgos is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Butt looks a forlorn figure.
Burgos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Butt?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Burgos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burgos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burgos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burgos breaks from Butt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burgos with the ground and pound from mount.
Burgos lands a nice shot to the head.
Burgos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Burgos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Butt hang on?
Butt trying desperately to get to his feet.
Burgos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Burgos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burgos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burgos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos looking to finish Butt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Butt!
Butt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burgos breaks from Butt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burgos with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Burgos.
Butt regains half guard.
Butt taking some punishment here, with Burgos in his half guard.
Burgos 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.
Burgos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Butt missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgos throwing shots but Butt is blocking nicely.
Burgos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Butt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burgos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Butt trying to control from the bottom.

Burgos is working for a kimura but Butt is defending it quite comfortably.
Burgos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Butt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Burgos there.
Burgos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burgos lands a nice short elbow.
Burgos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burgos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burgos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Butt's head.
Butt striking from half guard on the bottom.
Burgos winds up and cracks Butt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burgos winds up and cracks Butt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burgos slips a nice elbow through Butt's hands, connecting with Butt's forehead.
Burgos tries to pass to full mount but Butt defends it.
Burgos working over Butt with some ground and pound. Butt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burgos working Butt over with strikes.

Butt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burgos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burgos lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Butt to regain full guard.
Butt is trying to control the position but Burgos postures up.
Pedro Burgos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burgos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Burgos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Butt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Burgos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Butt!
Burgos landing punches.
Burgos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burgos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Burgos.
Burgos lands a big shot there that rocks Butt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Butt is looking to improve his position but Burgos isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Burgos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burgos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Butt hang on?
Burgos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Butt?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos working Butt over with strikes here.
Butt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Butt is trying to escape the mount.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount and Butt is in trouble!
Burgos landing strikes from the mount and Butt is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Burgos.
Butt tries to reverse the position but Burgos maintains control.
Burgos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Butt hang on?

That's two 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.
Butt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burgos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Butt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burgos is landing with some decent strikes but Butt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Burgos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Butt throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Butt wants to hold on but Burgos pushes him away.
Butt is in a horrible position here. Burgos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Butt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Burgos landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos looking to finish Butt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Butt!
Burgos working the ground and pound effectively.
Butt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Butt is desperately trying to improve his position but Burgos has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Butt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Butt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Butt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Burgos lands a big shot there that rocks Butt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Burgos dominating with strikes here.
Burgos with the ground and pound from mount.
Butt is in a horrible position here. Burgos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount and Butt is in trouble!
Butt wants to try and get back to his feet.
Burgos working the ground and pound effectively.
Butt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pedro Burgos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burgos controlling from the full mount.
JohnnyB Butt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgos cracks Butt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Burgos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burgos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Burgos!