PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. Slevin has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mac Burns
vs
Slevin

189 cm
31
232 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

200 cm
40
275 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Slevin tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slevin in his tracks.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Slevin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns jabs at Slevin's body.
Slevin is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Slevin throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Slevin is looking to score with low kicks.
Slevin misses with an uppercut.
Burns jabs Slevin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slevin walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Slevin staying out of range there.
A low kick from Slevin misses
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Burns fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slevin sprawls well initially but Burns persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Slevin tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Slevin defending well.
Burns wants to control but Slevin is keeping him busy.

Burns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burns is looking to advance position but Slevin won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Burns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slevin sees it coming and defends easily.
Burns is looking to advance position but Slevin won't allow it.
Slevin trying to control but Burns postures up.

Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Slevin wants to control but Burns is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burns is controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slevin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Slevin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses.
Slevin misses with an uppercut
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Tony Slevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slevin misses the jab.
Slevin dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Slevin throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slevin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Slevin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slevin slips a jab from Burns.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slevin misses with a double jab.
Burns appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slevin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slevin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Slevin misses with a right hand
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Slevin.
Slevin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slevin thinking.
Slevin tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
Slevin throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Slevin slips a jab from Burns.
Burns lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Mac Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Connor Mac Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Slevin misses with a leg kick
and Burns counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slevin lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Slevin throws a leg kick which misses Burns's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Slevin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns tests Slevin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slevin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Slevin moves forwards but Burns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slevin loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Slevin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Burns here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Slevin connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Slevin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a series of strikes. Slevin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Slevin throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a right hand to the body.
Slevin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns slips under a jab from Slevin.
Burns feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burns checks a low kick from Slevin.
Burns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Slevin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns slips a straight right by Slevin.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slevin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Slevin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Slevin's defenses.
Slevin takes one to the chin there.
Slevin throws a body shot but no joy.
Slevin is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns punishes Slevin's body with a nice straight punch.
Slevin misses with a looping right.
Slevin misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Slevin throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slevin tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns digs a good body shot into Slevin's ribs.
Slevin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slevin tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slevin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slevin. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Slevin manages to avoid it.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Slevin.
Slevin throws a hook but Burns blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Slevin ducks down to avoid it.
Slevin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slevin throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slevin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Slevin moves into the clinch.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns slowing the pace effectively.
Slevin lands an elbow that stopped Burns in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Connor Mac Burns has been cut.

Burns manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Slevin misses its intended target.
Slevin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Slevin misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slevin sprawls and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slevin throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Slevin throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Slevin throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tony Slevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slevin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Burns counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slevin won't be happy with that.
Burns moves into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Burns looking for a guillotine from mount but Slevin is having none of it.
Burns controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Mac Burns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Connor Mac Burns's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Slevin throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slevin.
Slevin misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a good low kick that Slevin was not able to check.
Burns takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slevin connects with a solid leg kick.
Slevin misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slevin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Slevin seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Slevin tries to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick from Slevin misses.
Slevin lands an overhand right.
Slevin thows a leg kick but Burns checks it
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Slevin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Burns.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Slevin ducks down to avoid it.
Slevin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slevin throws out the jab.
Slevin throws a leg kick but Burns checks it.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slevin can do to turn this around?
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slevin. That did some damage!
Slevin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Slevin.
Slevin scores with a nice strike.
Slevin misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Tony Slevin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
The fighters circling - Slevin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.

Slevin clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slevin has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slevin throws a head punch that misses.
Slevin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Slevin blocking some punches.
Slevin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
A hook to the body from Slevin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns looking to slow down the pace here.
Burns prevents a body shot from Slevin.
A short right from Burns on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Slevin.
Slevin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns pushes Slevin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Burns has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Slevin is trying to keep an underhook but Burns manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Burns is working for a submission of some sort.
Burns is thwarting Slevin's attempts to control the position.
Burns trying to control the action but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Connor Mac Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burns is trying to work for a kimura but Slevin is defending well.
Slevin is in trouble now - Burns has advanced to mount!
Slevin is working to get back to half guard.
Connor Mac Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slevin is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Mac Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burns, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.