PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Burr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Burr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pitt
vs
Burr

190 cm
20
191 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 London, Jake Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Burr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt swinging wildly here.
Burr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt throws a body punch but Burr moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pitt.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt throws a lazy uppercut
and Burr counters with a stiff right hand.
Burr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Burr connects with a solid leg kick.
Pitt lands a slapping body shot.
Burr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitt moves out of range of the body kick.
Burr scores with a one two! Pitt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pitt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitt throws out a leg kick but Burr moves out of range and Pitt only half commits.
Pitt throws a head kick but Burr moves out of range.
Burr throws a combination. Pitt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burr throws a nice looking combination but Pitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burr throws an overhand right that lands on Pitt's shoulder, as Pitt tries to avoid the shot.

A jab-cross combination lands for Pitt and sends Burr crashing to the mat! Pitt follows him down to the mat - Burr regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Burr is rocked!

It looks like Tim Burr has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burr tries to get to full guard but Pitt has control of the leg.

Pitt escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pitt throws a nice looking combination but Burr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Pitt misses
and Pitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitt.
Tim Burr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burr misses with a wild combination.
Burr throws a nice looking combination but Pitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burr feints a jab promting Pitt to slip. Burr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pitt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses.
Burr throws a jab when Pitt was well out of range.
Pitt misses with an uppercut.
Burr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burr.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burr circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitt misses with a body kick.
Burr throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Burr.
Burr misses with a series of wild punches.
Burr misses with a lunging right hand

and Pitt counters with a head kick that drops Burr!
Burr is still in real trouble! Can Pitt finish him?
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burr looking for a sweep. Not yet Burr, not yet.
Burr seems to have recovered his senses.

Burr is working an open guard so Pitt takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Burr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burr throws a combination that misses
enabling Pitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitt slips a jab and a cross from Burr.
Burr looks to land a combination but Pitt avoids it well.
Burr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burr is out of range.
Pitt lands a glancing blow to the side of Burr's head.
Pitt tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Pitt does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burr.
Burr misses with the combination.
Burr throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses
letting Burr counter with a right hand.
Burr throws out a loose jab but Pitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitt misses with a left hand
and Burr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burr scores with a punch to the head.
Burr misses the shot to the body.
Jake Pitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burr moves away from the strike by Pitt.
Pitt throws a hook but Burr avoids it easily.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burr thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pitt backs up against the cage.
Burr misses with the combination.
Pitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Burr.
Pitt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pitt thows a leg kick but Burr checks it
and Burr counters with a three punch combo that has Pitt backing up. Pitt nods at Burr to acknowledge the strikes.
Pitt checks a leg kick nicely.
Burr misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Burr - just one landing.
Jake Pitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitt throws a hook to the side of Burr's head but Burr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pitt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burr cracks Pitt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burr blocks a head kick by Pitt.
Burr blocks a head kick by Pitt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Pitt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Burr's cut.
That's time! Pitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Burr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burr just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt slips a jab and a cross from Burr.
Burr lands a nice hook to Pitt's body. Pitt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Burr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burr throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt lands with a slapping head kick.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Burr.
Pitt misses with a lunging right hand
and Burr counters with a three punch combo that has Pitt backing up. Pitt nods at Burr to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burr blocks a head kick by Pitt.
Pitt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Pitt sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Burr to the ground! Pitt dives into full mount looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burr is desperately trying to improve his position but Pitt has a good base and remains in mount.
Burr tries to hold on but Pitt pushes him away.

Pitt get's back to his feet.
Pitt cracks a nice hook into Burr's ribs.
Burr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitt is just out of range.
Pitt looks to land a body kick but Burr moved away.
Tim Burr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt blocks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Burr misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pitt.
Some wild striking there from Burr.
Pitt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitt scores with a jab. Burr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pitt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitt dodges the punch combination from Burr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pitt drops Burr with a big left hand and mounts him. Burr is in big trouble!
Burr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pitt is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitt misses with a wild body shot.
Burr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pitt counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burr checks the leg kick.
Burr misses with a two punch combination.
Burr looks to land a combination but Pitt avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Burr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Pitt drops Burr with a nice combination! Pitt dives into Burr's guard, looking to finish!
Pitt is looking to stand up but Burr won't let him.

Pitt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burr, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt with a jab.
Burr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Pitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Pitt!
Jake Pitt took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'See that? yeah you can get up off your chairs now. school just finished.'.