PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Burton

189 cm
22
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
32
266 lbs
26 - 32 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brute

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burton off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Burton. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Burton throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Burton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Cain Dos Santos has been cut.
Burton dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burton lands with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Burton circles away easily
and Burton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Dos Santos walks into a jab.
Burton fails to land with a series of punches.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos with a poor takedown
and Burton counters with a nice uppercut.
Burton throws a combination. Dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos defending well as Burton loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Burton counter with a right hand.
A big left from Burton misses.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Burton which made him look bad.

Burton drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dos Santos managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Dos Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Burton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burton throws out the jab.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Burton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burton pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dos Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Burton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Burton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fred Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burton counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Burton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Dos Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck for Burton with that takedown attempt.
Fred Burton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Burton misses.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burton connects with a crisp jab.
Burton lands with a good body shot.
Burton lands with a right hand.
Burton misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Burton.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burton gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Burton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burton wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burton is working away from the top position though.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up but Burton is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton moves nicely into side control.
Dos Santos is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cain Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
letting Burton counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burton avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Burton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos gets caught flat footed, as Burton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Burton isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Burton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Burton has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 cut man is working on Cain Dos Santos's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Burton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Burton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Burton which made him look bad.
Burton shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Burton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cain Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Burton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Burton counters with a straight right hand.
Burton avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Burton misses with a hook.
Burton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burton shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Burton drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burton is controlling him.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burton landing with the ground and pound.
Burton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fred Burton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cain Dos Santos.

Dos Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Burton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burton 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Burton!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fred Burton made sure he mentioned Golden Supplements , along with how happy he was to win his fight.