PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carter
vs
Burgundy

189 cm
20
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
27
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burgundy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter cracks Burgundy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burgundy can pounce on him.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burgundy counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryan Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Carter scores with a one two! Burgundy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Burgundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burgundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Burgundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter misses with a body shot

and Burgundy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Burgundy's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Burgundy catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burgundy has time to react.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy counters with a leg kick.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgundy slips a jab from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut

and Burgundy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burgundy is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burgundy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to control but Burgundy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Burgundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burgundy works his way into full mount!
Carter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Burgundy.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burgundy on the ground.
Carter wants to hold on but Burgundy pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Burgundy controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Burgundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burgundy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carter because Burgundy loaded up on that one.
Burgundy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burgundy looking to ground and pound but Carter is blocking nicely.
Burgundy looking to ground and pound but Carter is blocking nicely.
Burgundy unloads with some shots from mount but Carter bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carter's face.

It looks like Ryan Carter has been cut.
Burgundy tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Burgundy looking to ground and pound but Carter is blocking nicely.
Burgundy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carter is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burgundy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burgundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Burgundy slips the punch.
Burgundy slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter slips a jab from Burgundy.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses

and Burgundy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burgundy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burgundy trying to move into half guard but instead Carter has managed to sweep!
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carter stops Burgundy from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Carter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burgundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carter throws an off balance right hand

and Burgundy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Burgundy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burgundy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Ron Burgundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burgundy looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Carter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burgundy, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a hook
and Burgundy counters with a nice leg kick.
Burgundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut

and Burgundy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carter!
Burgundy throws some wild stikes that Carter manages to avoid easily.
Burgundy with the ground and pound from mount.
Carter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Carter stands and steps away. Burgundy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter connects with a right hand. Burgundy shakes it off.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgundy manages to avoid it.
Carter thuds a left hand into Burgundy's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter thuds a left hand into Burgundy's body.
Burgundy is breathing heavily.
Burgundy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter scores with a jab.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Carter dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Burgundy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.
Burgundy is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burgundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter is controlling Burgundy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Burgundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Carter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
and Burgundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgundy throws out a powerful jab.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut

and Burgundy counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Burgundy throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Burgundy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burgundy under the eye.

That has opened up Ron Burgundy's cut even more.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Carter throws a combination that misses
enabling Burgundy to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter closes the distance but Burgundy moves to the side

and Burgundy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carter!
Burgundy misses with a head shot.
Burgundy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Burgundy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carter because Burgundy loaded up on that one.
Carter really wants to buck Burgundy off and get back to his feet.
Burgundy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Carter tries to hold on but Burgundy pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgundy trying to control but Carter is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burgundy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!