PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burrows
vs
Tentheros

188 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burrows tests Tentheros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burrows ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burrows blocks a head kick by Tentheros.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Tentheros avoids it well.
Tentheros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burrows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tentheros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tentheros tries a head kick but it misses.
Tentheros throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lincoln Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrows thuds his right hand into Tentheros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tentheros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burrows blocks a head kick by Tentheros.
Burrows connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burrows swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tentheros.
Tentheros misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros moves forwards but Burrows connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burrows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tentheros.
Burrows works the jab nicely.
Tentheros lands a head kick. Burrows smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tentheros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burrows to score with a decent uppercut.
Tentheros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burrows misses the jab.
Tentheros drops his hands momentarily and Burrows takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrows scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tentheros doesn't seem bothered though.
Tentheros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burrows swivels and escapes.
Burrows moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burrows displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burrows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros slips under a jab.
Burrows misses with a body shot.
Burrows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tentheros dodges the punch combination from Burrows.
Tentheros slips under a jab.
Lincoln Burrows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Burrows goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Burrows connects with a crisp jab.
Burrows thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burrows stalks Tentheros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tentheros's face. Tentheros staggers backwards, shaken.
Tentheros throws a head kick that misses.
Burrows shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tentheros eats them both and turns towards Burrows to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros throws a body kick that misses.
Tentheros dodges the punch combination from Burrows.
Burrows throws a jab but it's blocked by Tentheros.
Burrows lands with a cross.
Burrows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tentheros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burrows.
Tentheros throws a head kick that Burrows semi-blocks.
Burrows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tentheros moves away.
Burrows misses with a few strikes there.
Burrows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrows takes a swing at Tentheros's ribcage but misses.
Burrows is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burrows avoids the head kick by Tentheros.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burrows waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tentheros.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tentheros manages to avoid it.
Burrows throws a series of punches but Tentheros moves out of range.
Burrows lands a nice shot to the body.
Burrows misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Burrows misses.
Burrows swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tentheros.
Burrows misses with a straight right.
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burrows as he avoids it easily.
Lincoln Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Tentheros.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrows connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Burrows misses.
Burrows displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Burrows dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burrows lands a glancing blow to the side of Tentheros's head.
Burrows lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burrows connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tentheros momentarily.
Tentheros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Burrows does no damage.
Burrows leaves Tentheros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burrows listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tentheros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burrows lands a head shot.
Burrows ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Tentheros.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tentheros connects with an inside leg kick.
Burrows misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Burrows misses.
Tentheros slips a jab from Burrows.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Tentheros avoids it well.
Burrows throws a nice looking combination but Tentheros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burrows lands with a nice combination. Tentheros backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Tentheros.
Tentheros has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tentheros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burrows swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burrows throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burrows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Tentheros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Tentheros 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.
Tentheros is controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tentheros is trying to control the action in half guard but Burrows is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros working Burrows over with strikes.
Tentheros slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ken Tentheros has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tentheros throws a head kick but Burrows moves out of range.
Burrows scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tentheros in his tracks.
Burrows scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lincoln Burrows is winning the standup battle so far.
Tentheros is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burrows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tentheros throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrows scores with a punch to the head.
Tentheros throws a head kick that misses.
Burrows scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tentheros in his tracks.
Burrows takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burrows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tentheros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burrows throws a jab when Tentheros was well out of range.
Burrows lands a jab to the nose.
Tentheros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burrows to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrows connects with a jab.
Tentheros ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Burrows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ken Tentheros will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tentheros is defended easily by Burrows.
Burrows misses with a straight right.
Tentheros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Burrows.
Tentheros looks for the body kick but Burrows saw that one coming.
Tentheros throws a head kick that misses.
Burrows scores with the left hand. Tentheros knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Burrows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burrows fails to land with a series of punches.
Burrows lands a head shot.
Burrows scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows lands a jab to Tentheros's midsection.
Burrows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lincoln Burrows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burrows missing with a left hand there. Tentheros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tentheros gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tentheros slips a jab and a cross from Burrows.
The fighters circling - Burrows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burrows throws a nice looking combination but Tentheros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burrows scores with a body shot.
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tentheros was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Burrows scores with a body shot.
Tentheros throws out a leg kick but Burrows moves out of range and Tentheros only half commits.
A cross from Burrows lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tentheros has time to react.
Tentheros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tentheros throws a head kick that misses.
Burrows with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tentheros dodges the punch combination from Burrows.
Burrows thows a body shot but no joy.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tentheros.
Tentheros misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrows fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Burrows gets caught napping as Tentheros dives in and scores a takedown. Burrows manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrows wants to stand and escape but Tentheros is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tentheros takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tentheros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burrows is not content to let Tentheros control the position.
Tentheros trying to pass the guard but Burrows defending well.
Tentheros perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ken Tentheros.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tentheros.
Burrows lands a head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tentheros.
Lincoln Burrows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Tentheros.
Burrows darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tentheros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burrows scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tentheros dodges the punch combination from Burrows.
Burrows throws a series of punches but Tentheros avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Burrows showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burrows 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Burrows!