PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Mac Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield comes to the cage accompanied by False Alarm. Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . 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.

Redfield
vs
Mac Burns

192 cm
39
275 lbs
35 - 17 - 0

189 cm
29
268 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor Mac Burns!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redfield throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns lands an overhand right.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Redfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Redfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Redfield counters with a straight right hand.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redfield.
Burns throws out a counter right but Redfield avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns staying out of range there.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Redfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redfield moves away.
Redfield takes one on the button.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Redfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Redfield throws an off balance right hand
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws a body punch but Redfield moves out of range.
Redfield moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Redfield misses with a wild combination.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redfield is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Redfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfield tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Redfield.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Redfield moved out of range nicely.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Redfield's head but Redfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redfield lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redfield moves away.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Redfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redfield jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a hook but Redfield avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Redfield both land. Nice combination.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns swings for the body but Redfield moves out of range.
Redfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Redfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Connor Mac Burns has been cut.
Redfield misses with a wild body shot.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns stuns Redfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Redfield misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Redfield.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Burns throws a body punch but Redfield moves out of range.
Redfield throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Redfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good exchange - Redfield coming out on top.
Redfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Mac Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor Mac 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.

Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Redfield.
Redfield throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Redfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Burns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfield manages to avoid it.
Chris Redfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redfield takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Redfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws the left hand but Redfield avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Redfield. Those never looked like landing.
Redfield swings widly with a right hand
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redfield.
A quick step to the side and Redfield tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redfield misses the jab.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redfield on the side of the head.
Redfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns lunges at Redfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redfield's hand.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Redfield. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield misses with a looping right.
Burns throws a hook but Redfield avoids it easily.
Redfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands a jab.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfield manages to avoid it.
Burns scores with the left hand. Redfield knows he should have avoided that one.

Redfield is rocked!
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns stuns Redfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Redfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Redfield to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Redfield looks to clinch but Burns throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Redfield taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Connor Mac Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.