PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burt The Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hurt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stayin' Alive. The crowd seem to be enjoying France's choice of entrance music: bring me to life. Burt The Hurt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

The Hurt
vs
France

168 cm
29
145 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

185 cm
34
158 lbs
36 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt The Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

France decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

The Hurt pushes France off and gets back to his feet.
The Hurt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Hurt throws a sloppy body shot
and France counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Hurt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by France.
France defending well as The Hurt loads up on a big left hand.
The Hurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Hurt connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Hurt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract France.
A low kick from The Hurt is predictable there
and France counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Hurt tries a head kick but it misses.
France is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Hurt with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as France checks a leg kick.
France lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
France connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Hurt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt connects with a single shot there.
The Hurt throws a body punch but France moves out of range.
The Hurt throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - The Hurt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Hurt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frances jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Hurt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. France manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
France with the counter takedown but The Hurt avoids it easily.
France throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Hurt throws a counter high kick but France was just alert enough to avoid it.
The Hurt throws a jab when France was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from France! But no joy.
The Hurt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but France circles away quickly and effectively.
The Hurt throws a head kick that misses
letting France counter with a right hand.
France cracks The Hurt with a right hand to the side of the head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from The Hurt enables France to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Hurt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
France looking to pass the guard.
The Hurt trying to keep a closed guard but France is proving a slippery customer.
France throws a big elbow that misses.
France wants to pass the guard but The Hurt is keeping the position.
France trying to control but The Hurt is working from the bottom.
France wants to pass the guard but The Hurt is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Hurt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Hurt throws the left hand but France avoids the punch easily.
France cracks The Hurt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - The Hurt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Hurt. France does a little dance to reset his feet.
And France tries to counter it with a takedown but The Hurt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A leg kick checked by France.
France will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Hurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and France counters with a stiff right hand.
The Hurt throws a head kick that misses
and France counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt misses with a left hand
enabling France to counter with a crisp jab.
The Hurt fails to land with a series of punches.
France is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Hurt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but France circles away quickly and effectively.
France with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Hurt to score with a decent uppercut.

The Hurt clinches up with France and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
France slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
France swings away with an uppercut that misses.
France tries to land knees in the clinch but The Hurt avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Hurt.
The Hurt blocks a body shot from France.
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 Burt The Hurt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Hurt closes the distance and clinches.
The Hurt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but France blocks it with crossed arms.
France lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Hurt backwards.
France has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Hurt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

France pulls The Hurt into guard.
The Hurt trying to control but France is working from the bottom.
The Hurt postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hurt wanted to stand there but France had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Hurt got a little sloppy there for a moment and France has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Hurt has managed to get both his arms back between France's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Hurt preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Hurt wants to control from the top but France keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Hurt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but France checks it well.
A nice side step and France releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Hurt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by France.
The Hurt loads up on a big right hand but France slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as France checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
France has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Hurt.
France keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Hurt.
And France tries to counter it with a takedown but The Hurt pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
France avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Hurt tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling France to counter with a crisp jab.
The Hurt looks to score with a jab to the body but France is just out of range.
France chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Hurt can pounce on him.
Burt The Hurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
France takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
France takes one on the chin but seems OK.
France with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Hurt to score with a decent uppercut.
The Hurt connects with a jab.

France is rocked!
Burt The Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from The Hurt.
France now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
France throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

France closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - France lands in his opponent's guard.
The Hurt is pulling down on France's head. It's preventing any offense from France, at least for the moment.
France trying to control but The Hurt is working from the bottom.
The Hurt controlling France's posture.
The Hurt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but France has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but France wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

France wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Hurt, who protects the arm well.

France thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Hurt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

France thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
France working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Burt The Hurt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Hurt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
France misses with a double jab.
The Hurt darts in trying to clinch
and France counters with a nice body shot.
The Hurt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between France's hands.
The Hurt looks to land a left hand but France moved out of range nicely.
France dips to his left and cracks The Hurt with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hurt throws a lazy right hand but France sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Hurt misses with a looping right.
Burt The Hurt is winning the standup battle so far.
The Hurt lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
France dodges the punch combination from The Hurt.
France misses with an uppercut. The Hurt saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for The Hurt.
The Hurt looks to land a right hand but France moved out of range.
The Hurt throws out a powerful jab.
France is still on wobbly legs! Can The Hurt finish him?
The Hurt throws a predictable looking body shot
and France counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Hurt scores with a head kick. France tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Hurt misses with a right hand

and France counters with a shoot takedown. The Hurt fights it but they end up in guard.
France wants to pass the guard but The Hurt is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
France passes The Hurt's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt moves into full guard.
France seems to have recovered his senses.
Darwin France has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Hurt is trying to control the position but France postures up.
France wants to pass the guard but The Hurt is keeping the position.
The Hurt working a defensive guard here.
France missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
France throws an elbow that misses. The Hurt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in France's guard. Nice move by The Hurt!

France lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

France working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
France is pushing down on The Hurt's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Hurt is fighting to maintain full guard but France has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Hurt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from France.
The Hurt is trying to control but can't.

France is looking for a kimura here.
The Hurt works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
France tries to free his leg and advance position but The Hurt is retaining full guard.
France is pushing down on The Hurt's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Hurt is fighting to maintain full guard but France has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Hurt tries to roll over but France keeps him under control.
France thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
France moves into full mount! The Hurt won't be happy about that!
The Hurt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as France tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Darwin France just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from The Hurt.
The Hurt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
France has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Hurt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Hurt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. France sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from France! But no joy.
France lunges at The Hurt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Hurt's hand.
The Hurt thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hurt throws a predictable looking body shot
and France counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Hurt scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
France avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Hurt throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from France misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
France throws a head kick but The Hurt moves out of range.
The Hurt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Hurt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Hurt blocks a head kick by France.
The Hurt throws an off balance right hand

and France counters with a single leg into guard. The Hurt didn't expect that.
France throws a big right hand that misses.
France trying to control the position from guard on top but The Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
France throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
France working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt looking to hit a scissor sweep but France is one step ahead there.

France drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Hurt dives on top into guard.

France manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Hurt manages to get himself to full guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
France throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
France pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Hurt is keeping the position for now.
France postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt pulls France in close to prevent any damage.
The Hurt keeping full guard, as France tries to pass.
France is stalling in the full guard.
France with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
France sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Hurt's guard.

France is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
France prevents The Hurt from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Hurt trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darwin France dominated that fourth round.
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!

Some bone on bone action there as France checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Hurt misses with a straight right.
France walks into a jab.
The Hurt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. France manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
France avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
France changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Hurt misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
France staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
France avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hurt looks to score with a jab to the body but France is just out of range.
The Hurt misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by France.

That's one minute gone in the round.
France gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
France blocks a head kick by The Hurt.
France changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Hurt throws a low kick but France avoids it.
France only half commits to the counter leg kick.
France has a takedown stuffed.
The Hurt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Hurt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces France back to the cage. The Hurt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Hurt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
France changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Hurt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
France drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Hurt defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt ducks under a wild hook from France.
A left lands for The Hurt.
The Hurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
France drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Hurt defends it well.
The Hurt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
France avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
France takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Hurt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Hurt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Hurt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Hurt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and France counters with a single leg into guard. The Hurt didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
France looking to pass the guard.
The Hurt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
France trying to control but The Hurt is working from the bottom.
France in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
France trying to control the position from guard on top but The Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Hurt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
France pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Hurt is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Hurt tries a head kick but it misses.
The Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and France moves out of range easily.
France fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Hurt manages to avoid it.
The Hurt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by France.
The Hurt misses with a looping left.
The Hurt wants to clinch.
A nice side step and France releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Hurt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
France let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burt The Hurt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Hurt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt The Hurt!
Burt The Hurt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.