PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolo Avecilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burgess
vs
Avecilla

171 cm
22
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
23
149 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicolo Avecilla!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avecilla scores with a spinning back kick!
Avecilla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Avecilla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avecilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avecilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burgess tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Avecilla swivels and escapes.
Avecilla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burgess paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgess shoots for a takedown but Avecilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Avecilla shoots in for a takedown but Burgess shows good takedown defense.
Avecilla throws a head kick that misses.
Avecilla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Avecilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Burgess clinches up with Avecilla and pushes him back against the cage.
Avecilla working Burgess over with knees to the body.
Avecilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burgess blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avecilla obliges.
Burgess is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avecilla lands with a left to the head.
Burgess drops down looking for an ankle pick but Avecilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avecilla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Daniel Burgess has been cut.
Burgess tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Avecilla connects with a leg kick. Burgess looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Avecilla.
Avecilla clobbers Burgess with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avecilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Avecilla clinches up with Burgess and pushes him back against the cage.
Avecilla lands a nice elbow.
Avecilla crunches a lovely knee into Burgess's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avecilla working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avecilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burgess lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Avecilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burgess lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Avecilla.
Avecilla lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Avecilla.
Avecilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Burgess is rocked!
Avecilla lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Burgess to his knees! Avecilla keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolo Avecilla!
A very excited looking Nicolo Avecilla made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.