PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bridges might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Young Buck, TI, Game & Ludacris - Stomp . Ron Burgundy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bridges
vs
Burgundy

175 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clifford Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridges misses with a body shot.
Bridges catches Burgundy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bridges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bridges swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Bridges takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses.
Bridges throws a lazy uppercut
and Burgundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bridges tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burgundy throws a sloppy head kick

and Bridges counters with a shoot takedown. Burgundy fights it but they end up in guard.
Bridges loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bridges trying to control but Burgundy is working from the bottom.

Bridges drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burgundy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burgundy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burgundy!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy wants to stand but Bridges is controlling his arm.
Bridges seems a little lost for a moment, as Burgundy dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Bridges's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burgundy taking a breather here.
Bridges is looking for a sweep.
Bridges is trying to control Burgundy's posture but Burgundy avoids it.

Burgundy stands up and beckons Bridges to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a hook. Bridges ducked under it nicely.
Bridges swings widly with a right hand
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bridges misses with a jab to the body
and Burgundy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ron Burgundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burgundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bridges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bridges throws a sloppy body shot
and Burgundy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bridges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Burgundy. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bridges lands with a shot to the body.
Bridges throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burgundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Burgundy. Beautiful body shot.
Burgundy thuds his right hand into Bridges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burgundy misses with a body punch

and Bridges moves into the clinch.
Bridges misses with the head strike.
Bridges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow.
Burgundy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bridges pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bridges.
Burgundy pushes Bridges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Burgundy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridges.
Burgundy avoiding damage.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Bridges.

Bridges jumps guard and drags Burgundy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burgundy stopping the sweep attempt from Bridges.
Burgundy stays in close to Bridges's body and controls the position.

Bridges is working an open guard so Burgundy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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 Clifford Bridges will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burgundy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bridges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burgundy is fending him off so far but Bridges persists. Nope, Burgundy circles away and we're back to standing.
Bridges takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bridges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burgundy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bridges. Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bridges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Burgundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridges moves away.
Burgundy cracks Bridges with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgundy.
Bridges lands with a nice body punch.
Bridges is looking to clinch but Burgundy is avoiding it.
Bridges misses with a jab to the body
and Burgundy counters with a right hand to the body.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy jabs at Bridges's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bridges, right into the meat.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bridges lands a really nice looking cross but Burgundy seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bridges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bridges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bridges throws an off balance right hand
and Burgundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bridges misses with a hook. Burgundy ducked under it nicely.
Bridges misses with a looping right.
Bridges misses with a body shot.
Clifford Bridges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy lands with a cross.
Bridges darts in trying to clinch
and Burgundy counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bridges misses the target.
Burgundy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bridges shoots in looking for a takedown but Burgundy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bridges's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bridges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bridges moves to clinch but Burgundy breaks away
and Burgundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bridges has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bridges there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bridges misses with a jab to the body
and Burgundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bridges misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burgundy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridges shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burgundy pinned against the cage. Burgundy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifford Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bridges misses with a right hand
and Burgundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burgundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bridges misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bridges misses with a right hand
and Burgundy counters with a straight right hand.
Bridges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bridges misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy counters with a straight right hand.
Bridges connects with a body shot.
Burgundy takes a swing at Bridges's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridges misses with an uppercut
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bridges misses with a body punch
and Bridges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bridges is looking to wear down Burgundy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bridges swings widly with a right hand
and Burgundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bridges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bridges throws a poor cross that misses
and Burgundy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burgundy throws a shot from downtown. Bridges moves away and avoids it.
Bridges tries to land a front kick but Burgundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burgundy throws a right hand that misses
and Bridges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bridges lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges misses with a hook
and Burgundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bridges misses with an uppercut.
Burgundy with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Bridges misses
and Burgundy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bridges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bridges throws a low kick but Burgundy avoids it.
Bridges throws a big shot that misses.
Burgundy throws a right hand that misses
and Bridges counters with an inside leg kick.
Bridges misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Bridges thows a body shot but no joy.
Burgundy swings for the body but Bridges moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Burgundy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burgundy scores with a body shot.
Bridges looks for a takedown but Burgundy sprawls well.
Bridges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy throws a combination that misses
and Bridges counters with a left and a right that stings Burgundy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bridges misses.
Burgundy takes a swing at Bridges's ribcage but misses.
Bridges misses with a looping left.
Burgundy lands with an overhand left.
Ron Burgundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bridges tries to clinch but Burgundy moves away
and Burgundy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bridges thinking.
Bridges scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bridges looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bridges throws a poor cross that misses
and Burgundy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bridges throws a hook but Burgundy blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Burgundy.
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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!