PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billie Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Burgundy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bates
vs
Burgundy

155 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Amped Performance

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billie Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bates tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burgundy defends well and Bates ends up having to push Burgundy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burgundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgundy.
It looked like Bates was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Bates throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burgundy was covering up waiting for the punch and Bates finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Burgundy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Burgundy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burgundy defends it nicely.
Bates could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burgundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a two punch combination.
Burgundy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billie Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Burgundy. Those never looked like landing.
Bates throws a quick counter head kick but Burgundy was just out of range.
Burgundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bates circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgundy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Billie Bates has been cut.
Burgundy looks winded!
Burgundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burgundy misses with the combination.
Burgundy looks to land a combination but Bates avoids it well.

Bates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bates content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bates displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burgundy up against the cage.

Burgundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates slips a jab and a cross from Burgundy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Burgundy ducks down to avoid it.
Bates walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Bates shoots in and bounces Burgundy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Burgundy kicks Bates off and gets to his feet.
Ron Burgundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
As Burgundy looks to move away, Bates throws a big counter combo but Burgundy just gets out of the way.
Bates slips a jab and a cross from Burgundy.

Bates has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.
Burgundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bates has him pressed against the cage.
Burgundy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bates stalls.

Burgundy breaks the clinch.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bates circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgundy scores with a hook to the body. Bates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burgundy misses with a double jab.

Bates darts in and clinches Burgundy up against the cage.
Burgundy avoids the elbow strike from Bates, against the cage.
Bates stalling.
Burgundy tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates stalls.
Burgundy tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates stalling against the cage.
Bates dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bates seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates has Burgundy pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billie Bates.

Bates gets a takedown into half guard.
Bates thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bates throws a strike but Burgundy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bates preventing the sweep.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bates is working Burgundy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billie Bates's cut.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burgundy swinging wildly here.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Bates avoids them all with ease.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Burgundy.
Sloppy strikes from Burgundy. Those never looked like landing.
Bates went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burgundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bates fails with the takedown.
Burgundy misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Bates avoids them all with ease.
Burgundy throws out a loose jab but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Burgundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bates throws out a loose jab but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates is looking to clinch but Burgundy is avoiding it.
Burgundy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bates.
Bates in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bates lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Burgundy down.
Ron Burgundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bates works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bates throws a strike aimed at the side of Burgundy's head but Burgundy avoids it well.

Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burgundy has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bates just content to control the position.
Burgundy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bates's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burgundy is defending against the submission attempts here by Bates.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy wants to control but Bates is keeping busy.
Bates is taking a breather. Burgundy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Bates is working for a kimura but Burgundy is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bates seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burgundy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bates not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgundy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burgundy throws a combination. Bates tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billie Bates's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bates darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Bates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bates thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bates looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burgundy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bates seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bates not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Bates.
Burgundy is trying to control but can't.
Burgundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bates slips a nice elbow through Burgundy's hands, connecting with Burgundy's forehead.

Bates escapes and gets back to his feet.

Bates feints and as Burgundy raises his hands in defense, Bates changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bates scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burgundy is trying to control the position but Bates postures up.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Burgundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bates working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burgundy's head.

Burgundy is working an open guard so Bates takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bates darts in looking for a takedown but Burgundy gets double underhooks and turns Bates into the cage.
Bates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burgundy throws a right and a left that Bates avoids nicely.

Bates changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burgundy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bates.
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burgundy keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates controlling from side mount.
Burgundy is not content to let Bates control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burgundy, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bates working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burgundy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burgundy is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Burgundy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Billie Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bates tries to score with some ground and pound. Burgundy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billie Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burgundy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!