PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burns Jr
vs
Harlamov

180 cm
37
210 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

206 cm
38
275 lbs
34 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov moves away from the strike by Burns Jr.
Harlamov avoids a kick to the body.
Harlamov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burns Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Burns Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harlamov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr looks to throw a body kick

and Harlamov counters with a single leg into guard. Burns Jr didn't expect that.
Burns Jr is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harlamov drops back looking for a leg! Burns Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burns Jr manages to kick Harlamov off! Harlamov jumps back into Burns Jr's guard.
Harlamov looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov throws a big elbow that misses.
Harlamov works over Burns Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burns Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.

Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
Burns Jr is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Harlamov manages to get to full guard.

Burns Jr stands and steps away. Harlamov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burns Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burns Jr throws a left and a right that both miss

and Harlamov counters with a shoot takedown. Burns Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Burns Jr wants to get back to his feet but Harlamov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burns Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harlamov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harlamov trying to control but Burns Jr is working from the bottom.

Burns Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harlamov. That did some damage!
Burns Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a body shot.
Harlamov with the counter takedown but Burns Jr avoids it easily.
Burns Jr wants to slow Harlamov down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harlamov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burns Jr is trying to defend but Harlamov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burns Jr is looking to control Harlamov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns Jr avoid being mounted?
Harlamov trying to control the action but Burns Jr is working from the bottom.

Harlamov is working for a kimura but Burns Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Harlamov.
Harlamov is thwarting Burns Jr's attempts to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harlamov working his ground and pound in the gym.
Harlamov stops Burns Jr from getting back to his feet.
Harlamov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burns Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Harlamov there.
Harlamov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harlamov working over Burns Jr with some ground and pound. Burns Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burns Jr wants to control but Harlamov is keeping busy.
Burns Jr is looking for a sweep. Harlamov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harlamov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burns Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harlamov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Harlamov there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harlamov lands a nice short elbow.
Burns Jr wants to control but Harlamov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harlamov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burns Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harlamov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harlamov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns Jr has wrist control.
Burns Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garik Harlamov 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.

An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
Harlamov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burns Jr but Burns Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burns Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harlamov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Harlamov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Simba Burns Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr misses with a lunging right hand

and Harlamov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burns Jr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlamov lands a couple of elbows.
Harlamov scoring with some ground and pound.
Burns Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Burns Jr moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Harlamov.
Harlamov is trying to get back to half guard.

Burns Jr decides to stand back up. Burns Jr steps back and let's Harlamov get back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scores with a leg kick.
Burns Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns Jr lands with a straight right. Harlamov didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harlamov somewhat.
Harlamov fails to land the takedown.
Burns Jr is looking to slow Harlamov down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harlamov.
Burns Jr thumps Harlamov with a low kick.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns Jr as he avoids it easily.
Burns Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burns Jr circles away.
Harlamov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harlamov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burns Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burns Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Burns Jr pushes Harlamov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harlamov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Burns Jr parries the strikes from Harlamov easily there. Harlamov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burns Jr to escape.
Harlamov throws a strike aimed at the side of Burns Jr's head but Burns Jr avoids it well.
Harlamov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burns Jr is trying to control Harlamov's posture but Harlamov avoids it.
Burns Jr pushes Harlamov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harlamov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Burns Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Harlamov landing strikes.
Burns Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harlamov off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlamov is really stuck here.
Burns Jr trying to control momentarily.
Burns Jr keeps control of the position as Harlamov tries to break free.
Harlamov prevents Burns Jr from getting a body triangle.
Harlamov tries to escape the position.
Burns Jr struggling to keep hold of the position.
Burns Jr is hanging on to Harlamov's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simba Burns Jr dominated that second 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.

Harlamov lunges at Burns Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns Jr's hand.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Harlamov.
Burns Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Harlamov. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Harlamov with that takedown attempt.
Burns Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harlamov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Harlamov's front leg.
Harlamov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harlamov blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr wants to land a leg kick but Harlamov is out of range.
Harlamov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns Jr's waist but Burns Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harlamov off to one side.
Simba Burns Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burns Jr circles away.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Harlamov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burns Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Harlamov moves out of range.
Burns Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Simba Burns Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Harlamov blocks the leg kick.
Harlamov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.

Harlamov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burns Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov stops Burns Jr from standing up.
Harlamov distracts Burns Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harlamov postures up and lands a big shot to Burns Jr's brow.
Burns Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.

Burns Jr stands up out of the half guard.
Harlamov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns Jr pinned against the cage. Burns Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harlamov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harlamov shoots for a takedown but Burns Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harlamov blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Harlamov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns Jr is fending him off so far but Harlamov persists. Nope, Burns Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Harlamov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns Jr sprawls well. Burns Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Harlamov avoided it.
Burns Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harlamov can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burns Jr gets a clinch.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Harlamov.
A short uppercut from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harlamov or not.
Harlamov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harlamov.
Burns Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simba Burns Jr clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burns Jr lands a head kick. Harlamov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burns Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harlamov. That did some damage!
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick

and Harlamov counters with a shoot takedown. Burns Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Burns Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harlamov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns Jr pulls Harlamov in to control the position.
Harlamov chips away with some ground and pound.
Burns Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Burns Jr pushes Harlamov off and gets back to his feet.
Harlamov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns Jr is fending him off so far but Harlamov persists. Nope, Burns Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns Jr stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harlamov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simba Burns Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Burns Jr misses its intended target.
Burns Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Harlamov moved away.
A lazy body kick from Burns Jr

and Harlamov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burns Jr won't be happy with that.
Harlamov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harlamov working away.
Burns Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Burns Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Harlamov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harlamov scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harlamov lands an elbow.
Burns Jr can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov working the head with strikes.
Burns Jr is looking for a sweep.
Burns Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Garik Harlamov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harlamov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Burns Jr down.
Burns Jr tries to bench press Harlamov off him but Harlamov keeps the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Harlamov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Harlamov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burns Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr is trying to improve his position.
Burns Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Burns Jr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harlamov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harlamov is chipping away with strikes.
Harlamov prevents Burns Jr from escaping the position.
Burns Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harlamov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Harlamov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harlamov scores with punches from side control.

Harlamov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Harlamov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr is looking for a sweep.
Burns Jr gets back to half guard.
Burns Jr trying to control but Harlamov postures up.
Burns Jr tries to get to full guard but Harlamov has control of the leg.
Harlamov is trying to control. Burns Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burns Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harlamov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harlamov's back!
Harlamov trying to control the position but Burns Jr manages to sink in the hooks.
Harlamov is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Garik Harlamov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Burns Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harlamov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns Jr tries to avoid it but Harlamov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns Jr to the ground. Burns Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Harlamov slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Harlamov moves out of range.
Harlamov takes one on the button.
Burns Jr misses with an uppercut. Harlamov saw that one coming.
Harlamov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harlamov checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Harlamov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Harlamov blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Harlamov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harlamov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Burns Jr throws Harlamov to one side and escapes!
A telegraphed right hand from Burns Jr misses the target.
Harlamov feints the counter takedown.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Harlamov moves out of range.
Harlamov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harlamov fails with the takedown.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Harlamov's leg. Harlamov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harlamov shoots in for a double leg but Burns Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simba Burns Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlamov moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns Jr.
Harlamov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harlamov.
Burns Jr throws a body punch but Harlamov moves out of range.

Burns Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns Jr misses with a body punch.
Burns Jr cracks Harlamov with a nice body shot.
Harlamov wants a takedown.
Harlamov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harlamov backwards.
Burns Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Harlamov.
Burns Jr stops a takedown attempt from Harlamov.
Harlamov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harlamov avoiding damage as Burns Jr throws knees to the body.
Burns Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Burns Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
Burns Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Harlamov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harlamov takes a shot to the head.
Harlamov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burns Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harlamov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns Jr.

Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick

and Harlamov counters with a single leg into guard. Burns Jr didn't expect that.

Burns Jr pushes Harlamov off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr misses with a combination

and Harlamov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Burns Jr!
Burns Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simba Burns Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, Simba Burns Jr took to the microphone: 'I'm not back, because I never left.. You know the line.. But I have the title now! I love my brother Simba Burns and the whole Burns family who helped me win this fight. And my partners the Diaz bros thanks for the help guys. I GOT that Belt finally! Great fight bro.'.