PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes into the arena with Thuggish Ruggish Bone blaring out of the sound system. Simba Burns Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Burns Jr
vs
Makinwa

180 cm
41
202 lbs
38 - 19 - 1

195 cm
35
210 lbs
40 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makinwa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Makinwa cracks Burns Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makinwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Makinwa just manages to avoid it.
Makinwa swings for the body but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a left to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr cracks a nice hook into Makinwa's ribs.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Makinwa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makinwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Burns Jr off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns Jr blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makinwa 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.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns Jr misses the jab.
Makinwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns Jr.
Makinwa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr scores with a hook.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makinwa.
Makinwa 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.
Makinwa lands a really nice looking cross but Burns Jr seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Makinwa - just one landing.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Makinwa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
Makinwa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Makinwa.
Makinwa looks to land a left hand but Burns Jr moved out of range nicely.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Makinwa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa throws out a counter right but Burns Jr avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makinwa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Burns Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makinwa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makinwa darts in looking for a takedown but Burns Jr gets double underhooks and turns Makinwa into the cage.
Burns Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makinwa.

Makinwa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makinwa misses with a body punch.
Come on Makinwa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa has Burns Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Burns Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Burns Jr throws a front kick aimed at Makinwa's knee but Makinwa avoids it well.
Burns Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Makinwa.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Burns Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makinwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makinwa avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr motions for Makinwa to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
Burns Jr lands a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Makinwa's leg. Makinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makinwa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns Jr scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Makinwa misses the target.
Burns Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makinwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makinwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makinwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Makinwa 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!
Makinwa throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makinwa.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burns Jr lands a jab to the head.
Burns Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makinwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa unleashes a big counter combination but Burns Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makinwa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns Jr's knee momentarily.
Makinwa lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Makinwa misses the target.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Burns Jr checks a low kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr misses with the body kick
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns Jr tries to work over Makinwa's front leg with a kick but Makinwa checks it.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body kick.
Makinwa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa checks a leg kick nicely.
Makinwa throws a counter combo.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
A big left from Makinwa misses.
Burns Jr thows a body kick. Makinwa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Burns Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Makinwa. Makinwa obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Burns Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makinwa throws out a powerful jab.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Burns Jr misses the target.
Makinwa pushes Burns Jr away with a front kick.
Burns Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makinwa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
Burns Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makinwa. That's going to slow Burns Jr down.
Burns Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Burns Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Makinwa throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Burns Jr 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 kick to the body.
Makinwa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makinwa misses with the combination.
Makinwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makinwa misses with a head kick.
Makinwa lands with a straight right. Burns Jr didn't see that one coming.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Makinwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Makinwa misses.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Nice defenses there by Makinwa.
Makinwa 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.
Burns Jr moves out of range as Makinwa strikes.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Burns Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns Jr with a nice cross.
Makinwa 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.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
Makinwa lands the left hand.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makinwa with a hook.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Makinwa's front leg.
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Makinwa misses.
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr throws a shot from downtown. Makinwa moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Makinwa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makinwa lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns Jr lands a head shot.
Makinwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugor Makinwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burns Jr thows a leg kick but Makinwa checks it
and Makinwa counters with a straight right hand.
Burns Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makinwa counters with a series of strikes. Burns Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burns Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makinwa sizes up Burns Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Makinwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns Jr scores with a leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Makinwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
Burns Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Makinwa counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Makinwa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa 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!
Makinwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns Jr misses the shot to the body.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Makinwa blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Makinwa moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa misses with a straight right.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Burns Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makinwa misses the jab.
Makinwa misses with a low kick as Burns Jr jumps back.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns Jr. Burns Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Makinwa scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr motions for Makinwa to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa scores with a head kick. Burns Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makinwa counters with a two punch combo.
Burns Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
Makinwa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Burns Jr off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makinwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa sizes up Burns Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Makinwa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makinwa.
Burns Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa throws out a leg kick but Burns Jr moves out of range and Makinwa only half commits.
Burns Jr throws a head kick but Makinwa moves out of range.
Crunch! Makinwa slams his shin into Burns Jr's torso.
A head kick by Burns Jr misses
and Makinwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr feints and then cracks Makinwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makinwa down.
Makinwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Makinwa throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makinwa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makinwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Burns Jr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Burns Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Makinwa scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Makinwa 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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makinwa. That did some damage!
Makinwa thows a leg kick but Burns Jr checks it
and Burns Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makinwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns Jr lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses.
Makinwa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makinwa scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugor Makinwa really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns Jr as he connects with a hook.
Burns Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a solid body kick.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Makinwa counters with a nice body kick.
Burns Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns Jr is looking to slow Makinwa down with leg kicks.
Makinwa looks for the body kick but Burns Jr saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr blocks the body kick.
Makinwa scores with a shot to the body.
Makinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Makinwa
and Burns Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Makinwa.
Makinwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burns Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makinwa throws out a powerful jab.
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but Burns Jr is out of range.
Burns Jr thumps Makinwa with a low kick.
Makinwa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burns Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Makinwa 's knee.
Makinwa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makinwa throws a leg kick
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Makinwa misses.
Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makinwa throws out a loose jab but Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
Makinwa stalks Burns Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns Jr's face. Burns Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Burns Jr takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Makinwa checks a leg kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makinwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burns Jr - the referee stops the clock and Makinwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burns Jr. Makinwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick.
Makinwa moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Burns Jr scores with a hook to the body. Makinwa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makinwa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burns Jr. That one must have hurt.
Makinwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Makinwa.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Makinwa misses the jab.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Makinwa finds it's way through Burns Jr's defenses.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Burns Jr scores with a head kick. Makinwa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Makinwa.
Burns Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Makinwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makinwa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa looks to land a combination. Burns Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Burns Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns Jr.
Jab by Makinwa.
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Makinwa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Makinwa blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makinwa.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burns Jr defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Burns Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Makinwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makinwa swings for the body but Burns Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
As Burns Jr backs off Makinwa throws a huge counter combo but Burns Jr manages to avoid it all.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns Jr tests Makinwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Makinwa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makinwa throws a wild body kick that Burns Jr sees coming a mile off.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Makinwa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
It seemed like Makinwa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Makinwa's side.
Makinwa 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.
Makinwa moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Makinwa stuns Burns Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns Jr - that will leave a mark!
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses.

Makinwa gets a clinch.
Makinwa keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makinwa tries to stall but Burns Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Makinwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Makinwa digs a good body shot into Burns Jr's ribs.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Burns Jr's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Makinwa saw that one coming.
Makinwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Makinwa lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Makinwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns Jr thinking.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab from Makinwa.
Burns Jr tries to work over Makinwa's front leg with a kick but Makinwa checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Makinwa misses with a straight right.
Makinwa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns Jr's head.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a kick to the body
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns Jr connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
A cross from Makinwa lands.
Makinwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Burns Jr blocks the low kick.
Burns Jr takes one to the chin there.
Burns Jr throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makinwa throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Makinwa sees coming a mile off.
Burns Jr backing away here, and Makinwa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Makinwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makinwa throws out a counter right but Burns Jr avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makinwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns Jr can pounce on him.
Makinwa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Makinwa checks it.
Makinwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makinwa.
Burns Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Makinwa seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ugor Makinwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makinwa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugor Makinwa!
The defeated Simba Burns Jr had this to say: 'Garbage decision, only way to beat me..I want a rematch, that's my belt.'.