PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Warning - Footprints. The key to victory for Big Bastard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bastard
vs
Burton

225 cm
21
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bastard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burton throwing strikes from guard but Bastard blocks nicely.
Burton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton stops Bastard from standing up.
Burton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burton postures up in Bastard's guard and throws a big left but Bastard blocks it.
Bastard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burton distracts Bastard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burton looking to pass the guard.
Bastard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burton throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burton thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Burton has closed the distance and engaged Bastard in a clinch.

Burton manages to pull guard.
Burton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Burton keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Burton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bastard sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burton keeping full guard, as Bastard tries to pass.
Burton looking for a sweep. Not yet Burton, not yet.
Bastard trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Burton has managed to clinch.

Burton pulls guard successfully.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throwing strikes from guard but Burton blocks nicely.
Bastard thows a big elbow that misses.
Bastard looking to sit in guard and control but Burton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burton thows a big elbow that misses.
Burton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bastard keeping moving, preventing Burton from controlling successfully.

Bastard looking for a guillotine here but Burton defends easily.
Burton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four 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.

Bastard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bastard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burton scoring with some ground and pound.

Burton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bastard working a defensive guard here.
Bastard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastard, not yet.
Burton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Burton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burton wants to clinch.
Burton is looking to clinch but Bastard is avoiding it.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastard shoots and misses

and Burton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burton throws and elbow that misses. Bastard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burton's guard. Nice move by Bastard!
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Burton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton pulls Bastard in close to his closed guard and prevents Bastard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burton wants to sweep but no luck.
Bastard wanted to stand there but Burton had control of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Burton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to improve position but can't.
Bastard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burton connects with a decent elbow.
Bastard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bastard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bastard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton misses with the ground and pound.
Burton is working Bastard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bastard parries the strikes from Burton easily there. Burton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bastard to escape.
Burton is working Bastard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastard keeps working.
Burton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bastard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burton's best efforts.
Burton thows a huge punch but Bastard dodges it nicely.
Bastard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burton is thwarting Bastard's attempts to control the position.
Burton winds up and cracks Bastard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bastard has hold of Burton's hands but Burton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burton looks to land a strike but Bastard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burton throws a strike but Bastard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bastard stands up and waves to Burton to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a takedown

and Burton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burton.

Burton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bastard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Burton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bastard, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bastard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Burton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Burton lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bastard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Bastard as Burton shoots in.
Bastard with a poor takedown

and Burton moves into the clinch.
Bastard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burton fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Burton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bastard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard wants to sweep but no luck.
Bastard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burton.
Burton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bastard with a poor takedown

so Burton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burton lands a couple of elbows.
Burton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burton landing with the ground and pound.
Bastard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fred Burton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burton throws a big right hand that misses.
Burton postures up and lands a big shot to Bastard's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bastard is trying to control the position but Burton postures up.
Burton works over Bastard with some ground and pound from guard.
Burton looking to pass the guard.
Burton scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton chips away with some ground and pound.
Burton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burton stopping the sweep attempt from Bastard.
Burton lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burton thows a big elbow that misses.
Burton is working Bastard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard keeping full guard, as Burton tries to pass.
Burton scoring with some ground and pound.
Burton wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Burton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burton with a nice head shot there.
Bastard wants to stand up but Burton is controlling him.
Burton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bastard's head.
Burton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burton trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burton postures up.
Burton works over Bastard with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Burton really dominated that round.
That's time! Bastard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bastard rushes Burton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastard has Burton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Burton gets control of Bastard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Burton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bastard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burton has a closed guard, preventing Bastard from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton managing to control the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bastard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton has Bastard pulled in close to control his posture.
Burton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bastard!
Burton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bastard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bastard is looking to improve his position but Burton isn't that keen on the idea.
Bastard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burton lands a big elbow - Bastard is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bastard is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fred Burton! Fred Burton retains his super heavyweight title!