PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between George Soros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Soros
vs
Burgundy

176 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Big heart

Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Soros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgundy.
Soros throws a head kick that misses.
Burgundy blocks a head kick by Soros.
Burgundy throws a nice looking combination but Soros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgundy throws an overhand right that lands on Soros's shoulder, as Soros tries to avoid the shot.
Burgundy throws a right hand that Soros ducks under and follows up with a left that Soros also avoids with ease.
Soros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Burgundy misses with a double jab
and Soros counters with a three punch combo that has Burgundy backing up. Burgundy nods at Soros to acknowledge the strikes.
Soros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soros throws a nice looking combination but Burgundy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soros swinging wildly here.
Burgundy throws a right and a left that Soros avoids nicely.
Burgundy misses the jab.
As Burgundy looks to move away, Soros throws a big counter combo but Burgundy just gets out of the way.

Soros has managed to clinch.

Soros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soros lands with a nice combination. Burgundy backs away looking to recover.
Soros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soros tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Burgundy manages to circle out of the way.
A punch combination from Burgundy misses.
Burgundy throws a nice looking combination but Soros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soros wants to clinch.
Soros slips a jab and a cross from Burgundy.
No joy there for Burgundy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soros thinks about countering with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Soros.
Burgundy misses with the combination.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burgundy looks winded!

Soros has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.

Soros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses.
Soros throwing a counter right hand but Burgundy manages to avoid it.
Soros avoids a punch combination nicely.

Soros moves into range and clinches up with Burgundy.

Soros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy misses with a few strikes there.
Soros misses with a two punch combination.
Burgundy misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgundy. Soros does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 George Soros will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Soros closes the distance and pushes Burgundy back into the ropes.
Soros unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burgundy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burgundy wants to break free but Soros has control.
Soros with a knee to the head.
Soros with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burgundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soros has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Soros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Soros moves out of range.
Burgundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soros closes the distance and clinches.
Burgundy is trying to push Soros away but Soros has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Soros is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burgundy takes an elbow to the temple.
Soros trying to control the position but instead, Burgundy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soros into the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soros.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soros with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Soros manages to break the clinch.
Soros wants to clinch up but Burgundy keeps it at a distance.
Burgundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burgundy throws a combination that misses
and Soros counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soros plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Soros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soros stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Burgundy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Soros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Soros dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A combination from Burgundy does no damage.

Soros has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burgundy.
Burgundy tries to circle away but Soros has him pinned against the ropes.
Soros has Burgundy pushed against the ropes.
Soros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Burgundy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
George Soros has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Burgundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burgundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Soros moves out of range.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soros appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burgundy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Soros counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burgundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Burgundy avoids the elbow strike from Soros, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Soros.
Soros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burgundy can do to turn this around?
Burgundy managing to block the knees to the body from Soros.

Soros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soros lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Soros misses.
Soros slips under a jab from Burgundy.
Soros dodges the punch combination from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Soros avoids them all with ease.
Burgundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a nice looking combination but Soros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soros went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Soros rushes Burgundy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Soros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soros throws a big shot that misses.
Burgundy misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Burgundy.
Soros tries to clinch up but Burgundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgundy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burgundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burgundy throws a counter combo.

Burgundy gets tackled into the ropes by Soros. Soros maintains the clinch.

Soros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George Soros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burgundy tries to bum rush Soros with a series of wild strikes but Soros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ron Burgundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Soros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soros. That's going to slow Burgundy down.

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 George Soros.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Soros!
In his post fight interview, George Soros started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.