PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sang Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Burns
vs
Spencer

200 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sang Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spencer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.

Spencer clinches up against the cage.
Spencer wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Spencer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Spencer works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Burns really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spencer lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spencer - that landed with a thud.
Burns is leaning against Spencer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns stalls.
Spencer wants to break free but Burns has control.
Burns stalling against the cage.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns keeps control of Spencer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Spencer breaks the clinch.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
Spencer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spencer misses with a series of wild punches.

Spencer has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns stalling.
Spencer working hard to break the clinch.
Spencer is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Spencer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Spencer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spencer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spencer up against the cage.
Burns tries to pull guard but Spencer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burns's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A frustrated look appears on Spencer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Spencer gets caught flat footed, as Burns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burns gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Spencer. Beautiful body shot.

Spencer tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spencer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns has Spencer pressed against the cage.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Spencer shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer can't break the clinch.
Spencer tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns lands a body punch.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Spencer on the inside.
Spencer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Spencer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burns looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spencer trying to control from the bottom.
Burns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns is thwarting Spencer's attempts to control the position.

Burns escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Spencer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab, jab by Spencer - just one landing.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Burns half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.

Spencer rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burns has Spencer pressed against the cage, preventing Spencer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Spencer is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spencer avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Spencer stalling in the clinch.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spencer tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Spencer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spencer is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns Spencer into the cage.
Spencer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spencer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spencer's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Spencer pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Spencer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spencer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spencer smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Spencer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spencer clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spencer wants it to stay on the feet.
Mark Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Spencer misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Spencer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spencer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Spencer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spencer.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spencer's elbow.
Spencer wants to break free but Burns has control.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Spencer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Spencer 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!

Spencer leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Spencer moves into the clinch.
Burns is trying to pull guard but Spencer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Spencer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spencer.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spencer wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spencer tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Spencer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spencer misses with an elbow over the top.
Spencer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spencer smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sang Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burns gets tackled into the cage by Spencer. Spencer maintains the clinch.
Spencer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burns's defenses.

Burns jumps guard and drags Spencer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burns is pulling down on Spencer's head to control his posture.
Burns thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Spencer trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Spencer is fighting to break Burns's control of his arms but Burns is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns lands an upkick as Spencer stands over him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spencer defends it nicely.

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.
Spencer tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Spencer feints a jab promting Burns to slip. Spencer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burns slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Spencer, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Spencer against the cage but Spencer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spencer sprawls and moves away.
Spencer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burns.

Spencer moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spencer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spencer tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Spencer back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spencer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!