PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montgomery Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

King
vs
Burns

197 cm
22
198 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Burns!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
King throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Burns has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Burns.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
King misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King scores with a leg kick.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burns takes a step back to recover.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!

King darts in and clinches Burns up against the ropes.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns misses with the head strike.
King looking to stall.
King lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Burns blocking some punches.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Burns misses with some punches.
King misses with some punches.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a nice uppercut.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Burns.

King is rocked!
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns King into the ropes.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands an uppercut.
King trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.

It looks like Montgomery Burns has been cut.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Montgomery Burns's cut.
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.

King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King throws a combination that misses
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
King looks to clinch
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
King ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
King works over Burns's head and body with a nice combination.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King lands an elbow inside that Burns shrugs off.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King blocking some punches.
A short right from King on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with the head strike.
Burns working aggressively here.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns misses with the head strike.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from King.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.

It looks like John King has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
King trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
King is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
John King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King blocking some punches.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Montgomery Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

King drops his guard momentarily, allowing Burns to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes King! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Burns takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Montgomery Burns!
In defeat, John King stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm humble in victory or defeat. This means that I need to go back, train & get better. I won't stand still. I'll be back!'.