PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danzig - Mother. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bob Blunt enters the ring!

Burgess
vs
Blunt

190 cm
30
196 lbs
20 - 12 - 2

188 cm
32
198 lbs
19 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Performance Enhancing Drugs

Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunt swings widly with a right hand
and Burgess counters with a left and a right that stings Blunt.
Blunt slips a straight right by Burgess.
Burgess misses with a wild combination.
Burgess throws a jab when Blunt was well out of range.
Blunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blunt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.
Blunt slips under a jab from Burgess.
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
Burgess loads up on a big right hand but Blunt slips the punch.
Blunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blunt misses with an uppercut. Burgess saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blunt.
Blunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgess was well out of range. Poor timing from Blunt.
Blunt closes the distance but Burgess moves to the side
and Burgess makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blunt misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burgess misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burgess dodges the punch combination from Blunt.
Burgess takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blunt shoots in and drives through. Burgess sprawls well.
Blunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Blunt closes the distance and pushes Burgess back into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Burgess gets an underhook and turns Blunt into the ropes.
Blunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burgess tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgess looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess lands a shot to the body.
Blunt can't find room to land a body shot as Burgess controls the action.
Blunt connects with a knee to the head.
Burgess goes for a takedown attempt but Blunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Blunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Burgess misses the target.
Blunt is looking to clinch.
Burgess lands a right hook to the body.
Blunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burgess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgess throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blunt on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess lands the left hand.
A big right from Burgess misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blunt.
A head kick misses from Blunt.

Blunt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burgess is not content to let Blunt control the position.
Blunt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Burgess is looking to get to half guard.
Blunt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blunt avoids the attempt from Burgess to control.
Blunt trying to control but Burgess is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt avoids the attempt from Burgess to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgess is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blunt lands a big shot there that rocks Burgess but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Blunt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blunt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burgess tries to lock up and control but Blunt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blunt fails to take his opponent's back.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blunt tries to control but Burgess wriggling away.
Burgess is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Burgess is looking to improve his position but Blunt isn't that keen on the idea.
Burgess has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Blunt trying to control.

Blunt working for a choke but Burgess is defending well.

Blunt is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Burgess knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Burgess for a finish.
Burgess is in bad spot here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Blunt manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Blunt controlling well, preventing Burgess from escaping the position.
Burgess trying to control the position but Blunt manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blunt lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Burgess.

Burgess preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Blunt.
Burgess rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Burgess is trying to get back to full guard.
Burgess trying to control here.
Burgess is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burgess manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blunt wants to control from the top but Burgess keeps moving.
Burgess wants to sweep here but Blunt controlling him for the moment.
Burgess keeping moving, preventing Blunt from controlling successfully.
Blunt postures up in Burgess's guard and throws a big left but Burgess blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Blunt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burgess.
Blunt moves in looking to clinch but Burgess pushes him off.
Blunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burgess makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws a left and a right that both miss

and Blunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blunt.
Burgess lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Blunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgess throws a hook to the side of Blunt's head but Blunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blunt scores with a nice strike.
Blunt misses with a hook. Burgess ducked under it nicely.
Blunt misses with a hook
and Burgess counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgess connects with a right hand. Blunt shakes it off.
Blunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burgess counters with a series of strikes. Blunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burgess. That's going to slow Blunt down.
Burgess scores with a jab to the head.
Blunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgess.
Blunt tries to bum rush Burgess with a series of wild strikes but Burgess uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burgess doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burgess swivels and escapes.
Burgess misses with a double jab.
Blunt is looking to clinch but Burgess is avoiding it.
Burgess lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burgess scores with a decent looking hook.
Burgess gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess sizes up Blunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burgess jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burgess turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Blunt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Burgess throws a series of punches but Blunt avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blunt. That's going to slow Burgess down.
Blunt checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Blunt.
Burgess throws a jab when Blunt was well out of range.
Burgess lands the left hand.
Burgess getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Burgess.
Burgess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Blunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blunt scores with a jab to the head.
Blunt throws a hook but Burgess avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Burgess lands.
Burgess goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgess.
Blunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgess.
Blunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blunt moves out of range as Burgess strikes.
Blunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Blunt closes the distance and clinches.
Burgess working aggressively here.
Blunt lands an uppercut.
Burgess tries to land knees in the clinch but Blunt avoids the damage to the body.
Burgess looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burgess lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Burgess doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Blunt has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burgess regains guard immediately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blunt is pushing down on Burgess's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burgess is fighting to maintain full guard but Blunt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burgess is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burgess is in trouble now - Blunt has advanced to mount!
Burgess tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burgess?
Burgess is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bob Blunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Blunt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burgess tries to hold on but Blunt pushes him away.
Blunt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burgess is trying to reverse the position but instead Blunt has taken his back - oops!

Blunt is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Blunt somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Well, with Blunt on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Burgess is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burgess is in a bad position with Blunt working for a choke. Burgess manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

Blunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burgess postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Burgess wants to hold on but Blunt pushes him away.
Blunt controlling the pace for now.
Burgess is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Burgess keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blunt trying to pass the guard but Burgess defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blunt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Blunt is trying for a kimura here. Burgess looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Blunt wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Blunt!