PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T.G. Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). G. Tonying. Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Barren Earth - Deserted Morrows. Tonying has chosen Old ways - Chiddy bang as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns
vs
Tonying

205 cm
26
275 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

196 cm
34
276 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Brute
Springfield HW Nutrition

Hopkins Athletics
Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, T.G. Tonying!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonying lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Josh Burns has been cut.
Tonying avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tonying tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonying lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tonying pinned against the cage. Tonying gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Tonying.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonying swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tonying is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Tonying circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonying.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns tries for a takedown but Tonying circles away easily
and Tonying counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns looks to clinch

and Tonying counters by clinching up.
Tonying dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tonying can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonying has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Tonying.
Tonying landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tonying.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonying blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tonying prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burns wants to break free but Tonying has control.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Tonying is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonying tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tonying prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Tonying working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Josh Burns's cut is getting worse.
Tonying prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Tonying - that landed with a thud.
Tonying lands a knee to the body.
Tonying tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tonying misses with a knee to the head.
Tonying digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Tonying tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Tonying.
Tonying is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonying.
A short left from Tonying.
Tonying makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Tonying.
Tonying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Tonying displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burns up against the cage.
Tonying scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonying lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tonying lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Josh Burns's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tonying.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tonying.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Tonying - that landed with a thud.
Tonying stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonying scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
The referee calls for Tonying to work.
Tonying lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jeez, Josh Burns's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tonying working Burns over with knees to the body.

Tonying drops Burns with a big knee straight up the middle! Burns is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Burns is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Burns's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). T.G. Tonying!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, T.G. Tonying made sure he mentioned Hopkins Athletics, along with how happy he was to win his fight.