PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between guigui borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

borgne
vs
Burns

169 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, guigui borgne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. borgne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

borgne looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
borgne doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
borgne pulls Burns in close to his closed guard and prevents Burns from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
borgne managing to control the position.
Burns looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
borgne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
borgne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
borgne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

borgne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burns looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but borgne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Burns wants to control but borgne is keeping busy.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Burns is looking to control borgne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with borgne in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns is trying to escape back to his feet but borgne uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns manages to get back to half guard.
borgne is breathing heavily.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
borgne preventing the sweep.
borgne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
borgne wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
borgne trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Burns is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
borgne is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can borgne avoid being mounted?
borgne tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.

Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but borgne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that guigui borgne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burns darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burns with the ground and pound but borgne uses the opportunity to regain guard.
borgne pulls Burns in to control the position.
borgne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
borgne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns keeping moving, preventing borgne from controlling successfully.

Burns working for a triangle but borgne defends it easily.
borgne looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but borgne is one step ahead there.
borgne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Burns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A control attempt from Burns but he's now mounted!
Burns is looking to get to half guard.
Burns bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Burns trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but borgne manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in borgne's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
borgne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
borgne trying to control the position here.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns throws a strike but borgne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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.
Burns striking off his back but it's not causing borgne any problems.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in borgne's guard.
borgne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

borgne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burns postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Burns 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

borgne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by borgne or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns which made him look bad.

Burns clinches up with borgne and pushes him back against the cage.
borgne fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for guigui borgne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
borgne gets underhooks to prevent Burns's takedown attempt.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
Burns tries a knee to the head but borgne blocks it.
Burns blocks an elbow strike.
borgne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
borgne looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent borgne's takedown attempt.

Burns has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed borgne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
borgne wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
borgne tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
borgne tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Burns with good strikes from the mount here!
Burns working the ground and pound effectively.
Burns with shots to the head and body - borgne looks very uncomfortable down there.
borgne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish borgne?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns wants to control the pace but borgne is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burns with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Burns there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
borgne wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
Burns with shots to the head and body - borgne looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control the pace but borgne is squirming around nicely.
Burns postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. borgne looks a forlorn figure.
Burns with shots to the head and body - borgne looks very uncomfortable down there.
borgne working to try and regain half guard.
Burns avoids the attempt from borgne to control.
Burns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burns is in the full mount, landing strikes.

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.
borgne working to try and regain half guard.
Burns lands with some vicious ground and pound - can borgne hang on?
Burns avoids the attempt from borgne to control.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
borgne is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Burns!