PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 145 p4p, 18 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thrym's choice of entrance music: We Are - Hollywood Undead. This should be fireworks!

John Conor Burns
vs
Thrym

190 cm
34
215 lbs
25 - 7 - 1

195 cm
34
216 lbs
31 - 12 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Thrym.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrym moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns tests Thrym's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Thrym counters with a nice leg kick.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
Thrym is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
Thrym gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab from Thrym.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Thrym makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Thrym avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Burns thows a leg kick but Thrym checks it
and Thrym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thrym tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Thrym works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thrym throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrym misses the jab.
Burns is looking to wear down Thrym with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Thrym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thrym looks to clinch
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.

Burns gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Thrym dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thrym breaks from the clinch.
Burns dips to his left and cracks Thrym with an uppercut!
Thrym tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Thrym circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns .
Thrym doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns catches Thrym with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrym staying out of range there.

Burns darts in and clinches Thrym up against the cage.
Thrym is trying to stall.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Thrym tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Thrym back against the cage.
Burns blocking some punches.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Burns .
Burns tries a body shot but Thrym blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Thrym.
Burns tries a body shot but Thrym blocks it.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Thrym lands a body shot.

Thrym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrym connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns cracks the inside of Thrym's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns , right into the meat.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Thrym counters with a nice leg kick.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thrym scores with a head kick. Burns tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thrym wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Thrym moved away.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
Nice straight punches there by Burns . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns .

That's four 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!
Thrym misses with an uppercut.
Thrym throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns , right into the meat.
Thrym looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thrym walks into a left hand.
Thrym moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrym's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns takes one to the chin there.
Thrym blocks a jab.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex John Conor Burns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
Thrym misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns .
Thrym lands the left hand.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Thrym ducks down to avoid it.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thrym.
Thrym's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrym misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Thrym blocks the low kick.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thrym misses with a straight right.
Thrym misses with a kick to the body.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thrym on the side of the head.
Thrym keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thrym. That did some damage!
Thrym thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thrym fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrym! But no joy.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.

Thrym pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Thrym working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrym misses with a punch on the inside.

Thrym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrym can do to turn this around?
Thrym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns moves away from the strike by Thrym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym ducks right into an uppercut from Burns .
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Thrym misses.
Thrym throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns .
Burns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burns throws a leg kick but Thrym checks it.
Thrym lands a jab to Burns 's midsection.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Burns feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thrym tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns tried to counter with a leg kick but Thrym avoided it.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Thrym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns .
That kick from Thrym tenderised Burns 's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thrym connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Thrym looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrym at a distance.
Alex John Conor Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrym lands a head kick. Burns smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Burns misses
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thrym walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thrym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns misses with a low kick.
Thrym looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Thrym moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Thrym is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thrym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns lunges at Thrym with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thrym's hand.
Burns throws a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Thrym moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Burns thows a leg kick but Thrym checks it
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrym throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns tries to clinch but Thrym moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns . That snapped Thrym's head back.
Thrym does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thrym throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alex John Conor Burns will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Thrym. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns wants to slow Thrym down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns tries to work over Thrym's front leg with a kick but Thrym checks it.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Thrym moves his leg out of the way.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Burns .
Thrym throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Thrym scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Thrym throws a leg kick which misses Burns 's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thrym swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns .
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Thrym throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns .
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrym.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thrym counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
Burns misses with a shot to the body
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
Burns throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Burns .
Thrym looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns lands a jab to Thrym's midsection.
Thrym throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Burns catches Thrym with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns tries to clinch but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym thumps Burns with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Thrym slips under a jab.
Burns takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Thrym is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns .
Burns tries to clinch but Thrym is having none of it.
Thrym is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thrym swinging wildly here.
Burns lands a nice looking body kick.
Thrym misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Thrym cracks a nice hook into Burns 's ribs.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Burns lands.
Thrym throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a nice leg kick.
Thrym wants to clinch.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Thrym ducks down to avoid it.
Burns with a jab.
Burns tries to land a body kick
and Thrym counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
Burns motions for Thrym to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns backing away here, and Thrym unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns throws a sloppy body shot
and Thrym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrym thumps Burns with a low kick.
Thrym checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrym has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns .
Thrym connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns 's hands.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrym tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thrym wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Thrym lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burns will feel that in the morning.
Thrym throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Alex John Conor Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thrym counters with a right hand to the body.
Thrym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thrym has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Burns tenderised Thrym's leg. Thrym is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
Thrym moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns .
Thrym only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thrym connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thrym throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns .
Thrym waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrym.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrym! But no joy.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thrym tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Burns .
Thrym avoids a kick to the body.
Thrym feints a counter leg kick.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym tries a quick counter leg kick but Burns is wise to it.
Thrym connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Thrym circles away.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrym tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns .
Thrym has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Thrym looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thrym wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrym is able to avoid easily.
Thrym drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Burns 's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Thrym.
Burns throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thrym chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.

Thrym moves into the clinch successfully.
Thrym misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Thrym.
Thrym can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns is leaning against Thrym and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thrym lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns working aggressively here.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
Thrym's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns .
Thrym stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
Thrym swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Burns .
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Thrym avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes Thrym back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym digs a right hand underneath Burns 's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrym scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thrym blocks a body shot from Burns .
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrym.
Thrym can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Alex John Conor Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thrym lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns tries to work over Thrym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.

Thrym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrym tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thrym avoids it.
Burns misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex John Conor Burns had his way with Rung Thrym in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Burns sizes up Thrym with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at Thrym's knee but Thrym avoids it well.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Burns 's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrym waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
A big left from Burns misses.
Thrym tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
Jab by Burns .
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
Thrym thuds a left hand into Burns 's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Thrym tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Thrym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
letting Thrym counter with a right hand.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Thrym was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns .
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Thrym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Thrym as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Burns misses.
Rung Thrym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex John Conor Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
An inside leg kick lands from Burns .
Burns throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns tries to clinch but Thrym is having none of it.
Thrym appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Burns rushes Thrym and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrym has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Thrym stalling in the clinch.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrym misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrym lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a left hand.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Thrym manages to break the clinch.
Burns digs a good hook to Thrym's body.
Burns throws a front kick aimed at Thrym's knee but Thrym avoids it well.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns .
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrym counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns .
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrym's sensitive parts.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Thrym saw it coming and moves away.
Burns walks into a jab.
Burns slips a jab from Thrym.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Thrym's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrym tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns slips under a jab from Thrym.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrym throws out the jab.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Thrym as he checks the leg kick.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, jab by Thrym - just one landing.
Burns tries to clinch but Thrym is having none of it.
Thrym looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thrym's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thrym duly obliges.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns thuds a left hand into Thrym's body.
Thrym throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

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 Alex John Conor Burns .
Well Burns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Alex John Conor Burns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.