PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by "Firestarter" by The Prodigy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns
vs
Made

180 cm
26
183 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
176 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Rivers Edge 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Made!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Made looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Made is looking to clinch.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Made tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Made doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Nice shot lands for Made.
Made misses with a series of wild punches.
Made throws a half hearted mid kick.

Burns tries to keep at a distance but Made has taken the fight into the clinch.
Made lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burns takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Made.
Made continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Made swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Made lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Made lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Made lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Made fails to land.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Made.
Made presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Made struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Made tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Made stalling in the clinch.
Burns trying to control the position but instead, Made has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burns into the cage.
Made tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Made won't allow it.
A short left from Made.
Made taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Made.
A nice right hand lands inside from Made.
Burns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Made works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns trying to control the position but instead, Made has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burns into the cage.
Made works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Made lands a shoulder strike.
Burns presses Made against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Made misses with some punches.
Made stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Made.
Made fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Made stalling against the cage.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Made stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns.
Made scores with a shoulder strike.
Made fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns stalling in the clinch but Made improves position.
Made prevents a body shot from Burns.
Made lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Made.
Made misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Made as the two fighters clinch.
Made works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Made pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burns is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made motions for Burns to come forward. Made throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Made connects with a solid leg kick.
Made is looking to score with low kicks.
Made lands with an overhand left.
Made swinging wildly here.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Made.
Made tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Made is out of range.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Made is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Made slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Made throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Made throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Made can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Made.
Made throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Made misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Made is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Made throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a body kick.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Made down.
Made throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Made dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Made fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Made lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.

Made gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Made scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Made controls the action.
Made looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Made lands with a right to the head.
Made tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Made misses with some punches.
Burns wants to break free but Made has control.
Made lands with a right to the head.
Made throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Made working aggressively here.
A short left from Made.
Burns is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Made to work.
Made scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Made.
Made lands with a right to the head.
Made cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Made manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Made lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Made.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Made's elbow.
Made will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burns up against the cage.
Made lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Made prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Made works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Made digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Good body shot from Made.
Made blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Made lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Made tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Made.
A nice right hand lands inside from Made.
Made lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Made on the inside.
Made lands an uppercut.
Made lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Made.
Made lands a shoulder strike.
Made gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Made lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Made.
Made scores with a nice hook to the head.
Made misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns tries to stall but Made uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Made softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Made lands a body punch.
Burns being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Made softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Made lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns tries to stall but Made uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Made is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Burns wants to break free but Made has control.
Made lands a body shot.
Made misses with the head strike.
A short right from Made.
A short left from Made.
A right hand to the body from Made.
Made lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Made lands an uppercut.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Made lands a left hand.
Made lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Made lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Made throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Made lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Made lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Made leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burns trying to control the position but instead, Made has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burns into the cage.
Made lands a body shot.
Made leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Made.
Taylor Made seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Made scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Made will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burns up against the cage.
Made lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Made fails to land.
Made digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Made is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Made working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Made stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Made showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Made comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Made has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Made wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Made is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Made falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a nice leg kick.
Taylor Made seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Made counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Made tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Made misses its intended target.
Made wants to clinch
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
Taylor Made is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Made throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Made tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Made wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Made closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Made closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with a head kick.
Burns motions for Made to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Made throws a leg kick but Burns checks it.
A low kick from Made is predictable there
and Burns counters with a slapping leg kick.
Made connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Made throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Made only half commits.
Made tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Johny Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Made fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Made tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Made tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Made to the ground. Made escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Made.
Made tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns throws a head kick but Made moves out of range.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Made clinches but Burns breaks the clinch
and Burns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Made's knee momentarily.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Made moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Made blocks the leg kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Made.
Made avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Made tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Made tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Made blocks a leg kick.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Made.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Made moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a hook but Made avoids it easily.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Made sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Made.
A combination from Made does no damage.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Made.
Burns throws a push kick but Made slaps the foot to one side.
Made misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Taylor Made is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Made.
Burns with a poor takedown
and Made counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Made misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Made sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Made as he checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johny Burns.
Well Made 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Made!