PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Wheaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burgundy
vs
Wheaton

193 cm
26
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devon Wheaton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheaton cracks Burgundy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Burgundy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wheaton.
Burgundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burgundy swinging wildly here.
Wheaton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burgundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burgundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wheaton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wheaton.
Wheaton tries a head kick but it misses.
Wheaton looks gassed!
Burgundy lands a head shot.
Wheaton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burgundy. Burgundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Burgundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Burgundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wheaton shoots in for a double leg but Burgundy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burgundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wheaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Burgundy.
Burgundy works to advance to full mount. Wheaton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burgundy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Burgundy with good strikes from the mount here!
Burgundy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burgundy dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wheaton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Burgundy.
Burgundy with shots to the head and body - Wheaton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burgundy lands a nice shot to the head.
Burgundy unloading with bombs!
Burgundy cracks Wheaton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy working the ground and pound effectively.

Burgundy looking to secure an arm triangle but Wheaton defends it well.

Burgundy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wheaton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wheaton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burgundy cracks Wheaton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Burgundy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wheaton keeps working.
Burgundy lands a few punches from side control.
Burgundy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wheaton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Burgundy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wheaton!

Wheaton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burgundy.
Wheaton is in a horrible position here. Burgundy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy looking to finish Wheaton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wheaton!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burgundy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wheaton quickly recovers to half guard.

Burgundy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wheaton is just riding it out for now. Burgundy eventually gives up the hold.
Burgundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burgundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wheaton defending well though.
Wheaton trying to control here.
Burgundy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgundy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wheaton is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burgundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Burgundy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burgundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two 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.
Wheaton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burgundy working over Wheaton with some ground and pound. Wheaton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burgundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Burgundy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wheaton defends it well.
Wheaton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burgundy.
Wheaton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burgundy.
Burgundy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burgundy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burgundy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wheaton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wheaton is defending against the submission attempts here by Burgundy.
Ground and pound from Burgundy.
Burgundy stops Wheaton from getting back to his feet.
Wheaton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burgundy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burgundy drops an elbow to the side of Wheaton's head.
Burgundy is taking a breather. Wheaton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy trying to control from half guard but Wheaton is working away.
Burgundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burgundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Burgundy is looking for a kimura here.
Burgundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wheaton's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wheaton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Burgundy counters with a takedown into side control.
Burgundy moves into full mount!
Burgundy with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Burgundy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burgundy breaks from Wheaton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burgundy landing punches.
Burgundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wheaton can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wheaton is squirming around, avoiding Burgundy's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy with a couple of short strikes.
Burgundy landing shots from mount.
Ron Burgundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burgundy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wheaton hang on?

Burgundy is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Burgundy extends the arm and Wheaton is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ron Burgundy!