PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Valentinovich has chosen Dj Roland Kenzo - Your Night as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Burns Jr
vs
Valentinovich

180 cm
40
210 lbs
34 - 18 - 0

186 cm
27
212 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns Jr.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burns Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valentinovich checks the leg kick.
Valentinovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Valentinovich.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns Jr with a hook.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Valentinovich was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Burns Jr throws a low kick, looking for Valentinovich's leg but Valentinovich calmly moves out of range.
Valentinovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns Jr is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as Valentinovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns Jr is just out of range.
Valentinovich tries to score with a low kick but Burns Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Valentinovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentinovich tries to avoid it.
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!
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich tries to land a leg kick but Burns Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Valentinovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns Jr under the eye.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentinovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns Jr has time to react.
A good leg kick by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Burns Jr scores with a head kick. Valentinovich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Valentinovich moves out of range easily.
Valentinovich misses with a low kick.
Valentinovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentinovich misses with a low kick as Burns Jr jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Valentinovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
Valentinovich throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentinovich in his tracks.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Valentinovich scores with a leg kick.
Valentinovich blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Valentinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentinovich.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentinovich throws out a loose jab but Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick that knocks Burns Jr off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Valentinovich misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burns Jr with a body shot.
Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich cracks a nice hook into Burns Jr's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
A big right from Burns Jr misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Valentinovich moves out of range easily.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick
and Burns Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentinovich misses with a hook.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Valentinovich throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Valentinovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentinovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burns Jr sizes up Valentinovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valentinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Burns Jr blocks the low kick.
Valentinovich misses with a shot to the body
and Burns Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Valentinovich tried to score with a low kick but Burns Jr checks it.
Valentinovich tries to bum rush Burns Jr with a series of wild strikes but Burns Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valentinovich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
Valentinovich tries a low kick but Burns Jr avoids it.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns Jr.
Valentinovich wants to slow Burns Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Valentinovich wants to land a leg kick but Burns Jr is out of range.
Burns Jr clobbers Valentinovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinovich looks to land a body kick but Burns Jr moved away.
Burns Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Burns Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valentinovich swings for the body but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr misses with a hook.
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 Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
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.

Burns Jr motions for Valentinovich to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentinovich.
Burns Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentinovich.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valentinovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns Jr misses with a hook. Valentinovich ducked under it nicely.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr slips under a jab from Valentinovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentinovich can do to turn this around?
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Valentinovich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns Jr with a hook.
Simba Burns Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Valentinovich saw that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valentinovich might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Burns Jr has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Valentinovich misses.
Burns Jr throwing a counter right hand but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Burns Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentinovich.
Burns Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valentinovich misses with a kick to the body
and Burns Jr counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick which misses Burns Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns Jr tries to avoid it.
Burns Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valentinovich.
Burns Jr throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Burns Jr.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentinovich's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Valentinovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Burns Jr takes one on the button.
Burns Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body shot.
Valentinovich is looking to slow Burns Jr down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Valentinovich digs a good hook to Burns Jr's body.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut.
Burns Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentinovich throws a right hand that misses
and Burns Jr counters with a good low kick that Valentinovich was not able to check.
Burns Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentinovich throws a lazy right hand but Burns Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Burns Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valentinovich takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
Burns Jr thows a leg kick but Valentinovich checks it
letting Valentinovich counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich lands with a good body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr is looking to counter the offense by Valentinovich and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Burns Jr.
Valentinovich checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentinovich is looking to slow Burns Jr down with leg kicks.
Valentinovich throws a chopping leg kick but Burns Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burns Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentinovich. That did some damage!
Valentinovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Burns Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valentinovich moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Burns Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentinovich.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Burns Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinovich. Those never looked like landing.
Burns Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentinovich throws a front kick aimed at Burns Jr's knee but Burns Jr avoids it well.
Valentinovich avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Valentinovich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr jabs Valentinovich right on the nose. Valentinovich blinks but takes it well.
Burns Jr tries to move into range but Valentinovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valentinovich missing with a left hand there. Burns Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentinovich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burns Jr slips under a jab.
Valentinovich misses with a straight right.
Burns Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Valentinovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentinovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns Jr.
Nice body punch from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich connects with a right hand. Burns Jr shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns Jr checks it well.
Burns Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Burns Jr moves forwards but Valentinovich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valentinovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentinovich throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Valentinovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentinovich blocks the body kick.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Burns Jr moved away.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Valentinovich checks it.
Valentinovich is looking for the big counter here.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns Jr's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Valentinovich.
A leg kick checked by Valentinovich.
Burns Jr lands with a straight right. Valentinovich didn't see that one coming.
Valentinovich blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Valentinovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentinovich tries to avoid it.
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valentinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentinovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentinovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valentinovich throws an off balance right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentinovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns Jr's calf.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut.
Burns Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentinovich.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Valentinovich.
Sergej Valentinovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Burns Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentinovich! But no joy.
Valentinovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentinovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentinovich moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr 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.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentinovich.
Burns Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valentinovich just manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
Valentinovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burns Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Valentinovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valentinovich feints a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentinovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick
and Burns Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valentinovich's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burns Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burns Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burns Jr throws a series of punches but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Burns Jr cracks Valentinovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Valentinovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valentinovich.
Simba Burns Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valentinovich moves away from the strike by Burns Jr.
Valentinovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns Jr.
Valentinovich blocks a leg kick.
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's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Valentinovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burns Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentinovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich drops his hands momentarily and Burns Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Valentinovich moved away.
Some wild striking there from Valentinovich.
Burns Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burns Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Valentinovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valentinovich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burns Jr. That one must have hurt.
Burns Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns Jr 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.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simba Burns Jr.
Well Burns Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Burns Jr!
As Simba Burns Jr got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks Zivic, love ya man, let's do it again. You deserve it. I came to win this precious belt and CEC Good is the ultimate prize to cap off my career. I will defend this Title with honour, thank you everybody for coming.'.