PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Burgundy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burgundy
vs
Lickertwat

172 cm
34
155 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

175 cm
30
157 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, AL Lickertwat!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy throws a front kick aimed at Lickertwat's knee but Lickertwat avoids it well.
Burgundy throws a leg kick but Lickertwat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lickertwat swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Burgundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burgundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lickertwat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burgundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lickertwat.
A head kick misses from Lickertwat.
Burgundy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lickertwat tries a low kick but Burgundy avoids it.
Lickertwat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lickertwat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burgundy.
Lickertwat tries to work over Burgundy's front leg with a kick but Burgundy checks it.
Lickertwat throws a hook but Burgundy blocks it.
Lickertwat moves out of range as Burgundy throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Lickertwat.
A swing and a miss from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat throws a head kick but Burgundy moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Burgundy.
Lickertwat drops his hands momentarily and Burgundy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a hook but Lickertwat avoids it easily.
Lickertwat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
Burgundy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lickertwat avoids it really well and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burgundy.
The fighters circling - Burgundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. Lickertwat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. Lickertwat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Lickertwat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lickertwat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burgundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Burgundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burgundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burgundy misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burgundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burgundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Burgundy scores with a leg kick.
Lickertwat misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgundy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lickertwat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Burgundy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lickertwat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burgundy is fending him off so far but Lickertwat persists. Nope, Burgundy circles away and we're back to standing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burgundy. Lickertwat shrugs it off though.
Lickertwat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burgundy in his tracks.
Burgundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lickertwat checks it well.
Burgundy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lickertwat if he has to take too many more of those.
Lickertwat throws a solid leg kick but Burgundy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lickertwat.
Lickertwat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lickertwat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lickertwat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burgundy wants to clinch up but Lickertwat keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
Lickertwat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burgundy ducks under a wild hook from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burgundy shoots in for a takedown but Lickertwat shows good takedown defense.
Lickertwat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burgundy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Burgundy tries to sprawl but Lickertwat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lickertwat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lickertwat thows a huge punch but Burgundy dodges it nicely.
Lickertwat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lickertwat slows the pace down in half guard.
Burgundy tries to roll over but Lickertwat keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy is trying to maintain the position but Lickertwat is very close to passing his half guard.
Lickertwat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lickertwat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lickertwat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Lickertwat clobbers Burgundy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burgundy misses with the body kick
and Lickertwat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burgundy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lickertwat doesn't seem bothered though.
Good work by Lickertwat as he checks the leg kick.
Burgundy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lickertwat looks to land a left hand but Burgundy moved out of range nicely.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the body kick from Burgundy.
Burgundy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lickertwat. Lickertwat obviously looking to wear him down.
Burgundy fails with the takedown.
Lickertwat connects with a right hand. Burgundy shakes it off.
Burgundy shoots for a double leg takedown but Lickertwat sprawls well. He's pushed Burgundy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Burgundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lickertwat needs to keep his hands up - Burgundy had a free shot at his head there.
Lickertwat keeps the fight on the outside.
Lickertwat shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burgundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lickertwat circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burgundy looks to land a body kick but Lickertwat moved away.
A jab from Lickertwat does it's job there.
Burgundy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lickertwat.
Burgundy throws a body kick that misses
and Lickertwat counters with a nice body kick.
Burgundy throws a front kick that sends Lickertwat stumbling back into the cage.
Burgundy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lickertwat misses with a hook. Burgundy ducked under it nicely.
Lickertwat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burgundy moves forwards but Lickertwat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burgundy throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Lickertwat.
Burgundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lickertwat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy walks into a jab.
Lickertwat swings widly with a right hand
and Lickertwat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lickertwat's sensitive parts.
Burgundy tries to clinch but Lickertwat is having none of it.
Lickertwat lands a lovely overhand right.
Lickertwat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lickertwat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burgundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lickertwat.
Burgundy shoots and misses
and Lickertwat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burgundy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lickertwat lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Lickertwat misses the target.
Burgundy misses with a head kick.
Burgundy looks to land a combination but Lickertwat avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy tries to score with a low kick but Lickertwat moves his leg out of the way.
Lickertwat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Lickertwat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgundy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burgundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burgundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burgundy wants it to stay on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lickertwat, right into the meat.
Lickertwat throws the left hand but Burgundy avoids the punch easily.
Lickertwat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burgundy defends well and Lickertwat ends up having to push Burgundy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burgundy throws a head punch that misses.
Lickertwat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lickertwat goes for a takedown attempt but Burgundy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Burgundy gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy keeps control of Lickertwat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lickertwat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lickertwat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgundy is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lickertwat misses with a punch on the inside.
Lickertwat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burgundy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lickertwat takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgundy digs a right hand underneath Lickertwat's ribcage. Lickertwat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but AL Lickertwat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lickertwat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lickertwat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lickertwat misses with a looping right.
Burgundy slips a straight right by Lickertwat.
Lickertwat thows a body shot but no joy.
Lickertwat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burgundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burgundy misses with a kick to the body.
Lickertwat throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Lickertwat with a jab.
Burgundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Lickertwat avoids the head kick by Burgundy.
Burgundy throws the kick towards the body but Lickertwat avoids it.
Lickertwat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lickertwat.
Burgundy punishes Lickertwat's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Burgundy as Lickertwat shoots in.
Lickertwat misses with a hook
and Burgundy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burgundy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Burgundy misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Burgundy.
Burgundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat cracks Burgundy with a right hand to the side of the head.

Lickertwat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Burgundy!
Burgundy is trying to improve his position.
Lickertwat is putting a hurting on Burgundy here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy can't do much from the bottom here.
Lickertwat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burgundy keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy gets back to half guard.
Lickertwat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burgundy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lickertwat is thwarting Burgundy's attempts to control the position.
Burgundy wants to get back to full guard.
Lickertwat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lickertwat.
Burgundy is trying to maintain the position but Lickertwat is very close to passing his half guard.
Lickertwat misses with a head shot. Burgundy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lickertwat looking to sit in guard and control but Burgundy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
AL Lickertwat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lickertwat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AL Lickertwat!
AL Lickertwat decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.