PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to the jungle. Ron Burgundy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Johns
vs
Burgundy

178 cm
29
160 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

172 cm
29
155 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Johns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy blocks a low kick nicely.
Johns staying out of range there.

Johns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johns throws an elbow but Burgundy slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Johns seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johns throwing strikes but Burgundy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Burgundy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johns throws a solid leg kick but Burgundy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johns.
Johns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johns tried to score with a low kick but Burgundy checks it.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burgundy as he avoids it easily.
Johns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burgundy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Burgundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Burgundy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns misses with a body shot
and Burgundy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ron Burgundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burgundy slaps away a takedown attempt from Johns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Junior Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns throws a low kick but Burgundy moves out of range easily.
Burgundy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johns takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burgundy.

Johns shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johns prevents Burgundy from standing back up.

Johns is working for a kimura but Burgundy is defending it quite comfortably.

Johns is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Burgundy still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Burgundy has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy slows the pace down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burgundy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Johns looking for submissions off his back.
Johns is looking to control Burgundy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johns avoid being mounted?
Burgundy content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy trying to control the action but Johns is working from the bottom.
Johns trying to control here.
Johns controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johns is looking to improve his position.

Ron Burgundy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burgundy misses with the combination.
Johns misses with a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a leg kick.
Johns misses with a low kick as Burgundy jumps back.
Johns throws a solid leg kick but Burgundy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johns.
Johns shoots in for a double leg but Burgundy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burgundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy scores with a punch to the head.
Johns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burgundy moves out of range of the leg kick from Johns.
Burgundy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burgundy pushes Johns away with a front kick.
Burgundy stuffs the takedown attempt from Johns. Johns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burgundy lands with a nice body kick.
Johns shoots in but no luck this time.
Johns takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns misses with a body shot.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Burgundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgundy scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Burgundy.
Johns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burgundy thuds his shin into the meat of Johns's side.
Burgundy checks the leg kick.
Johns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burgundy is out of range.
Nice body punch from Burgundy.
Johns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johns is looking to chop away at Burgundy's legs.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Burgundy.
Johns wants to slow Burgundy down by chopping away at his legs.
Johns is looking to wear down Burgundy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johns fails with a takedown attempt.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Burgundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johns moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns misses with an uppercut
and Burgundy counters with a leg kick.
Johns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burgundy circles away.
Johns throws a solid leg kick but Burgundy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johns.
Burgundy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns slips under a jab.
Johns tries to land a leg kick but Burgundy saw it coming and moves away.
Johns shoots for a double leg takedown but Burgundy sprawls well. He's pushed Johns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burgundy counters with a nice body kick.
Burgundy lands a jab to the head.
Johns throws a shot from downtown. Burgundy moves away and avoids it.
Johns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burgundy finds it's way round the side to connect with Johns's head.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burgundy as he avoids it easily.
Burgundy swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Burgundy lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Johns's front leg.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Johns with that takedown attempt.
Johns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burgundy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johns somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burgundy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johns throws a front kick aimed at Burgundy's knee but Burgundy avoids it well.
Johns tries for a takedown but Burgundy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burgundy delivers a nice body kick.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Burgundy lands an overhand right.

Johns manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Burgundy on his heels. He'll look to pass Burgundy's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns looking to sit in guard and control but Burgundy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burgundy is pushing down on Johns's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johns is fighting to maintain full guard but Burgundy has managed to sneak the leg through.

Burgundy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Johns misses with a left hand
and Burgundy counters with a body kick that stops Johns in his tracks momentarily.
Johns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burgundy checks it well.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Burgundy as he checks the leg kick.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Burgundy.
Johns loads up on a big right hand but Burgundy slips the punch.
A low kick from Johns is predictable there

and Burgundy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burgundy.
Burgundy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands with a light punch inside.
Burgundy prevents Johns from breaking the clinch.
Burgundy lands with a light punch inside.
Burgundy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johns up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy prevents Johns from breaking the clinch.
Johns looking to slow down the pace here.
Burgundy tries to stall but Johns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johns jumps guard but Burgundy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burgundy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burgundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burgundy stalling in the clinch but Johns improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Johns goes for a takedown attempt but Burgundy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ron Burgundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgundy avoids the body shot from Johns.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Johns shoots for a takedown but Burgundy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burgundy throws a head kick but Johns moves out of range.
Johns takes one to the chin there.
Nice sprawl there from Burgundy as Johns shoots in.
Johns fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burgundy checks a leg kick.
Burgundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burgundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burgundy thows a body kick. Johns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Burgundy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Burgundy lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns moves out of range as Burgundy strikes.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johns fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burgundy avoids it really well and circles away.
Johns takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy jabs Johns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burgundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johns walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burgundy.
Johns jabs Burgundy right on the nose. Burgundy blinks but takes it well.
Johns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johns swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a leg kick but Burgundy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johns shoots for a double leg takedown but Burgundy sprawls well. He's pushed Johns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burgundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns throws a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a left and a right that stings Johns.
Johns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burgundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johns's sensitive parts.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burgundy lands a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johns.
Burgundy lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Burgundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johns is looking to score with low kicks.
Johns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burgundy cracks Johns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burgundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johns. That did some damage!
Burgundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johns. That did some damage!
Burgundy checks a leg kick nicely.
Burgundy thuds his shin into the meat of Johns's side.
Burgundy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgundy misses with an uppercut.
Burgundy blocks a head kick by Johns.
Johns with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burgundy wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burgundy, right into the meat.
Johns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burgundy checks it well.
Johns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Burgundy throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.

Johns shoots in and gets a takedown into Burgundy's guard.
Burgundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Burgundy, not yet.
Johns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Johns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burgundy dives on top into guard.

Burgundy gets to his feet. Johns looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burgundy lands a body shot.
Burgundy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a low kick, right behind Johns 's knee.
Johns tries to land a leg kick but Burgundy saw it coming and moves away.
Johns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burgundy misses with a hook.

Burgundy drives through and clinches with Johns against the cage.
Johns prevents a body shot from Burgundy.
Johns tries to pull guard but Burgundy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johns is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns tries to stall but Burgundy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burgundy scores with a shot to the side of Johns's head.
Johns tries to pull guard but Burgundy won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Burgundy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johns prevents a body shot from Burgundy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burgundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johns throws a poor cross that misses
and Burgundy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johns is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burgundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Burgundy misses with a head kick.
Johns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burgundy's waist but Burgundy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johns off to one side.
Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johns.
Johns shoots in for a double leg but Burgundy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burgundy moves out of range as Johns throws a body kick.
Johns misses with a low kick.
Johns misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Burgundy blocks the leg kick.
Burgundy scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burgundy.
Burgundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johns moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a low kick but Burgundy avoids it.
Johns throws a front kick aimed at Burgundy's knee but Burgundy avoids it well.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Burgundy ducks down to avoid it.
Johns moves away from the strike by Burgundy.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Burgundy counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy scores with the left hand. Johns knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Burgundy. No joy for Johns on that attempt.
Johns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Burgundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johns throws out the jab.
Burgundy throws a right and a left that Johns avoids nicely.
Burgundy misses with a kick to the body.
Burgundy stuns Johns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Johns misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a front kick.
Burgundy checks a leg kick.
Johns fails to land the takedown.
Johns throws a head kick but Burgundy moves out of range.
A low kick from Johns misses
and Burgundy counters with a low kick, right behind Johns 's knee.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burgundy sprawls well. Burgundy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burgundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Johns throws a solid leg kick but Burgundy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johns.
Burgundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johns gets a takedown into half guard.
Johns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burgundy taking some punishment here, with Johns in his half guard.
Johns working over Burgundy with some ground and pound. Burgundy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johns throwing shots but Burgundy is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns throwing shots but Burgundy is blocking nicely.
Burgundy is trying to maintain the position but Johns is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johns throws out a leg kick but Burgundy moves out of range and Johns only half commits.
Johns throws a poor cross that misses
and Burgundy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Johns throws a leg kick but Burgundy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johns has a takedown stuffed.
Burgundy lands a right hook to the body.
Burgundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burgundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burgundy wants it to stay on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burgundy.
Johns thows a leg kick but Burgundy checks it
and Burgundy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Johns will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
Johns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Johns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burgundy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johns.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgundy manages to get back to half guard.
Burgundy is trying to control but can't.
Johns is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns is looking to pass Burgundy's guard but actually Burgundy recovers to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burgundy holds on and takes a little breather.
Johns looking to pass the guard.
Johns is working hard here to advance position.
Burgundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy wants to stand and escape but Johns is having none of it.
Johns wants to control from the top but Burgundy keeps moving.
Burgundy working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burgundy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johns misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burgundy.
Johns looks to throw the jab but Burgundy is out of range.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick
and Burgundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns fails with the takedown.
Junior Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.

Johns feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Burgundy pushes Johns off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns thows a leg kick but Burgundy checks it
letting Burgundy counter with a right hand.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burgundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johns.
Burgundy lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgundy moves out of range of the leg kick from Johns.
Burgundy wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Burgundy.
I've got Burgundy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy! Ron Burgundy retains his lightweight title!
Ron Burgundy thanked the fans post fight for their support.