PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Banks's choice of entrance music: It's Not Unusual. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Burgundy
vs
Banks

172 cm
26
155 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

173 cm
23
167 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy lands with a hook. Banks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burgundy lands with a straight right. Banks didn't see that one coming.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burgundy.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgundy throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burgundy looks to land a body kick but Banks moved away.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy scores with a head kick. Banks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
Burgundy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banks doesn't seem bothered though.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Banks slips a straight right by Burgundy.
Banks slips a straight right by Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the body
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy feints and then cracks Banks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banks down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Burgundy moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burgundy digs a right hand underneath Banks's ribcage. Banks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burgundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burgundy lands a shoulder strike.
Burgundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Burgundy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Banks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgundy throws a solid leg kick but Banks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burgundy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Burgundy blocks the low kick.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Burgundy moved out of range.
Banks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Banks misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy throws a big shot that misses.
Banks lands an overhand right.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks throws a leg kick but Burgundy checks it.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Banks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burgundy.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burgundy lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Burgundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burgundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Burgundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banks, pushing him back against the cage.
Burgundy pushes Banks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burgundy up against the cage.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy throws a head punch that misses.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burgundy.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a low kick as Burgundy jumps back.
Burgundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Burgundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Burgundy.
Burgundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Banks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Banks.
Burgundy throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burgundy throws the kick towards the body but Banks avoids it.
Burgundy wants to clinch but Banks slips to the side
and Banks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgundy blocks a leg kick.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burgundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Ron Burgundy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burgundy is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
Burgundy connects with a body shot.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burgundy tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Burgundy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banks's head.
Burgundy cracks Banks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burgundy lands with a nice body kick.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Burgundy throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Burgundy wants to clinch up but Banks keeps it at a distance.
Burgundy throws a wild body kick that Banks sees coming a mile off.
Burgundy throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgundy.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burgundy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Banks.
Banks tried to score with a low kick but Burgundy checks it.
Banks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burgundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Burgundy moved out of range.
Burgundy throws the left hand but Banks avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Banks misses.
Banks blocks the body kick.
Banks throws a leg kick but Burgundy checks it.
Burgundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Burgundy.
Burgundy scores with a body shot.
Banks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgundy misses with a few strikes there.
Burgundy is looking to clinch.
Burgundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Burgundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks throws a hook but Burgundy blocks it.
Burgundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banks checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Banks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burgundy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burgundy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgundy.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks looks for the body kick but Burgundy saw that one coming.
Burgundy tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a hook but Burgundy blocks it.
Banks throws the left hand but Burgundy avoids the punch easily.
Banks misses with a double jab.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burgundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banks throws a jab but it's blocked by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Burgundy there.
Burgundy slips a straight right by Banks.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
A head kick misses from Banks.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
Banks misses with the body kick
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks scoring well with a low kick there.
Burgundy clobbers Banks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burgundy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burgundy throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banks - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks tries to score with a low kick but Burgundy moves his leg out of the way.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Burgundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Banks takes one to the side of the head.
Banks looks to land a left hand but Burgundy moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy slips under a jab from Banks.
Burgundy moves out of range of the body kick from Banks.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banks.
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 Ron Burgundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.

Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgundy.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
Burgundy wants to slow Banks down by chopping away at his legs.
Burgundy lands a jab to the nose.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burgundy, right into the meat.

Burgundy instigates a clinch.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Burgundy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Burgundy lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Banks as the two fighters clinch.
Burgundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burgundy lands a body punch.
Banks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burgundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.
Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Banks controls the action.

Burgundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Burgundy as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Burgundy does no damage.
Burgundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks throws a low kick, looking for Burgundy's leg but Burgundy calmly moves out of range.
Burgundy slips under a jab from Banks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy counters with a three punch combo that has Banks backing up. Banks nods at Burgundy to acknowledge the strikes.
Ron Burgundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy wants to land a leg kick but Banks is out of range.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Burgundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burgundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Burgundy looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Banks tries to score with a low kick but Burgundy moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Burgundy.
Burgundy avoids the body shot from Banks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgundy misses the jab.
Burgundy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A leg kick checked by Burgundy.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks connects with a leg kick. Burgundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burgundy misses with the combination.

Burgundy clinches with his opponent.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banks tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burgundy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carlton Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ron Burgundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy lands an uppercut.
Burgundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy taking a breather.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burgundy 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!
A very excited looking Ron Burgundy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.