PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conlin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem The Way I Am. Burton has chosen Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World as his entrance music. Fred Burton has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Conlin
vs
Burton

175 cm
28
293 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

183 cm
25
260 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Conlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Conlin's shoulder, as Conlin tries to avoid the shot.
Burton shoots in looking for a takedown. Conlin tries to sprawl out of it but Burton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Conlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conlin looks to throw the jab but Burton is out of range.
Burton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conlin dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
Burton slips a jab from Conlin.
Conlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conlin swings widly with a right hand
and Burton counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Conlin finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton scores with a nice right hand.
Burton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conlin blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Conlin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Burton passes into side control!
Conlin wants to control but Burton postures up.
Conlin is looking for a sweep.
Conlin sneaks back into half guard.
Conlin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton is thwarting Conlin's attempts to control the position.
Conlin is trying to get back to full guard.
Burton is stalling here. Conlin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Burton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Conlin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Conlin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burton to see if he's OK.
Burton is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conlin wants to control but Burton is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Burton is looking to reverse the position.
Conlin wants to control but Burton is keeping him busy.
Conlin lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Burton tries to improve position but can't.
Conlin wants to control but Burton is keeping him busy.
Burton sneaks back into half guard.
Burton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Conlin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Conlin's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Burton is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Conlin is defending well though. Burton let's go of the attempt for now.
Conlin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Burton's guard. Nice work there by Conlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Conlin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big left from Burton misses.

Burton scores a takedown into full mount!
Conlin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Burton trying to control the action but Conlin is working from the bottom.
Conlin is pressing down on Burton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Burton tries to free his leg and advance position but Conlin is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conlin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burton stacks Conlin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Burton!
Burton in the domination position with Conlin hanging on.
Conlin regains half guard, as Burton was trying to land strikes.
Conlin trying to hold on to Burton's head to control him but Burton postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Conlin moves into full guard.
Conlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Conlin has an active guard here but Burton has managed to pass into half guard.
Burton uses his free foot to push down on Conlin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conlin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton prevents Conlin from getting the reversal.
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 Kevin Conlin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Conlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burton. Burton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conlin missing with a left hand there. Burton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conlin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Conlin coming out on top.
Burton fails to land the takedown.
Conlin swinging wildly here.
Conlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kevin Conlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Conlin throws a series of punches but Burton moves out of range.

Conlin gets caught flat footed, as Burton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burton is one step ahead there.

Conlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kevin Conlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conlin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conlin is trying to keep Burton in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burton trying to hold on to Conlin's head to control him but Conlin postures up.
Conlin thows a huge punch but Burton dodges it nicely.
Conlin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burton tries to get to full guard but Conlin has control of the leg.
Conlin is looking to take a break and control but Burton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlin is really struggling to control Burton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Conlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Burton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conlin looking to pass the guard.
Conlin wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Conlin just wasn't active enough.
Conlin shoots in but Burton avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Conlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conlin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Conlin!