PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burns Jr
vs
Stonedberg

180 cm
43
202 lbs
42 - 23 - 1

197 cm
37
200 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 23 - 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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonedberg works the jab nicely.
Burns Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Burns Jr feints and then cracks Stonedberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stonedberg down.
Stonedberg is looking to land body kicks.
Burns Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stonedberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns Jr blocks a jab.
Burns Jr throws the left hand but Stonedberg avoids the punch easily.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Stonedberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stonedberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns Jr is just out of range.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Stonedberg checks 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!
Stonedberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Burns Jr counter with a right hand.
Burns Jr slips under a jab from Stonedberg.
Burns Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stonedberg is out of range and Burns Jr settles back down.
Stonedberg misses with a kick to the body.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr blocks a head kick by Stonedberg.
A solid body kick from Burns Jr.
Stonedberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stonedberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns Jr.
Stonedberg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Burns Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stonedberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns Jr. Burns Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Stonedberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with 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!
Stonedberg scores with a body shot.
Stonedberg misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Stonedberg.
Burns Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stonedberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stonedberg.
Burns Jr misses with a leg kick.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stonedberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stonedberg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Stonedberg counters with a straight right hand.
Stonedberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr is looking to counter punch.
Burns Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stonedberg misses with a wild body shot.
Stonedberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Stonedberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stonedberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns Jr working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stonedberg up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stonedberg.
A shot in the inside from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stonedberg has him pressed against the cage.
Burns Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Stonedberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stonedberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stonedberg keeps control of Burns Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Burns Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stonedberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stonedberg checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Stonedberg throws a head kick but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stonedberg moves out of range as Burns Jr strikes.
A nice side step and Stonedberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stonedberg tries to clinch up.
Burns Jr throws a looping overhand right but Stonedberg ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg throws the left hand but Burns Jr avoids the punch easily.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stonedberg misses with a looping left.
Stonedberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr misses with a low kick as Stonedberg jumps back.
A punch combination from Burns Jr misses.
Stonedberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stonedberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stonedberg jabs Burns Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Stonedberg should have avoided that one.
Stonedberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Stonedberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Burns Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Stonedberg checks it.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stonedberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stonedberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simba Burns Jr dominated that round.
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.

Stonedberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns Jr.
Stonedberg steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Stonedberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Good work by Stonedberg as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stonedberg! But no joy.
Stonedberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Burns Jr blocks the low kick.
Stonedberg misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stonedberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burns Jr. Stonedberg shrugs it off though.
Burns Jr works the jab nicely.
Burns Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stonedberg blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns Jr misses the target.
Burns Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burns Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stonedberg can do to turn this around?
Burns Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stonedberg is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Stonedberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stonedberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stonedberg tries to score with a low kick but Burns Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
A big left from Stonedberg misses.
Burns Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stonedberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Stonedberg avoids it.
Stonedberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stonedberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Burns Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Stonedberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid body kick from Burns Jr.
Stonedberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stonedberg tries to clinch but Burns Jr is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Stonedberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns Jr wants to land a leg kick but Stonedberg is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stonedberg. Burns Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stonedberg throws a head kick but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Simba Burns Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Stonedberg throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
Stonedberg misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stonedberg lunges at Burns Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns Jr's hand.
Burns Jr is looking to slow Stonedberg down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr motions for Stonedberg to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stonedberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stonedberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Stonedberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Stonedberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stonedberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Stonedberg throws a sloppy body shot
and Burns Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stonedberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stonedberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stonedberg lands a leg kick that knocks Burns Jr off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stonedberg walks into a stiff left hand from Burns Jr.
Stonedberg misses with a wild body shot.
Stonedberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns Jr blocks the body kick.
Burns Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Stonedberg off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stonedberg. Burns Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg blocks a leg kick.
Burns Jr blocks a leg kick.
Stonedberg looks to land a body kick but Burns Jr moved away.
Burns Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stonedberg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stonedberg. Burns Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stonedberg.
Burns Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stonedberg.
Burns Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stonedberg will feel that in the morning.
Burns Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Stonedberg misses with a leg kick
and Burns Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Stonedberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Stonedberg off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stonedberg slips under a jab from Burns Jr.
A leg kick checked by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simba Burns Jr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stonedberg checks a leg kick.
Stonedberg misses the shot to the body.
Stonedberg throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
Stonedberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Stonedberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stonedberg takes one on the button.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stonedberg is able to avoid easily.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Stonedberg's front leg.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Stonedberg misses with a head kick.
Stonedberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonedberg throws a looping overhand right but Burns Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Burns Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns Jr throws a hook to the side of Stonedberg's head but Stonedberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg misses with an uppercut.
Burns Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burns Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns Jr. That snapped Stonedberg's head back.
Burns Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Stonedberg thows a body kick. Burns Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stonedberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns Jr throwing a counter right hand but Stonedberg manages to avoid it.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Stonedberg moves out of range easily.
Stonedberg misses with a hook. Burns Jr ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
Stonedberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stonedberg on the side of the head.
Stonedberg swinging wildly here.
Stonedberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stonedberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stonedberg tries to bum rush Burns Jr with a series of wild strikes but Burns Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stonedberg lands with a shot to the body.
Stonedberg cracks a nice hook into Burns Jr's ribs.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Stonedberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stonedberg throws a head kick but Burns Jr moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stonedberg.
Burns Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Michael Stonedberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns Jr tries to land a leg kick but Stonedberg saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stonedberg. Burns Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Stonedberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Stonedberg blocks the leg kick.
Stonedberg throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns Jr.
Stonedberg moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a front kick aimed at Stonedberg's knee but Stonedberg avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns Jr.
Stonedberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stonedberg.
Burns Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Simba Burns Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns Jr blocks the leg kick.
Stonedberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Stonedberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stonedberg misses with a body kick.
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 Stonedberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stonedberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stonedberg throws out a counter right but Burns Jr avoids it with no problem.
Burns Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Stonedberg avoids it.
Stonedberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Stonedberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Stonedberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Stonedberg tries to avoid it.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Stonedberg as he connects with a hook.
Burns Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stonedberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Stonedberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns Jr under the eye.
Burns Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Stonedberg.
Burns Jr lands a jab to the head.
Stonedberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Stonedberg.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Don't let the light skin fool ya, I will fuck you up. 43 and still going strong as Undisputed CEC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!'.