PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 54 p4p, 8 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 66 p4p, 12 weight class). Burns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. Alex John Conor Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

John Conor Burns
vs
Li Judah

190 cm
36
215 lbs
31 - 10 - 2

190 cm
32
215 lbs
26 - 11 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Judah as Burns shoots in.

Burns feints and as Judah raises his hands in defense, Burns changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judah is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Judah working for a triangle but Burns defends it easily.
Burns won't allow Judah to sweep him here.
Judah looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Judah is keeping the position for now.
Judah controlling the position.

Judah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Judah isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burns stacks Judah on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Burns !

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Judah prevents Burns from moving into mount.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judah keeps working.
Judah can't do much from the bottom here.
Burns controlling from side mount.
Judah is trying to control Burns 's posture but Burns avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to advance position but instead Judah slips a leg back in to half guard.
Judah wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judah moves into full guard.
Burns is stalling in the full guard.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Judah on the ground.
Judah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Judah keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.

That's four 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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Judah is retaining full guard.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
Judah is looking to sweep but instead, Burns has passed into half guard.
Judah trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judah gets back to full guard.
Burns 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex John Conor Burns dominated that round.
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.

A cross from Burns lands.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Judah throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Judah throws out a powerful jab.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Judah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns thinking.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns cracks Judah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Judah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands with a kick to the temple. Judah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burns delivers a nice body kick.
Burns lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Judah misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ras Li Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judah lands with an overhand left.
Burns cracks Judah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns 's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns throws a sloppy body shot
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Burns . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns .
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns .
Burns motions for Judah to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns .
Burns lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Burns has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Judah sees coming a mile off.
Judah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns half committed to a counter leg kick.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alex John Conor Burns is winning the standup battle so far.

Burns lands a left and a right that send Judah crashing to the mat, dazed. Burns thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Judah is rocked!

It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
A big left from Judah misses.
Burns scores with a punch to the head.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Judah misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Burns lands a big head kick that sends Judah tumbling to the mat! Burns takes a step backwards and waves Judah back to his feet - he wants the finish!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns .
Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burns cracks Judah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a kick to the body
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah seems to have recovered his senses.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Burns misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burns .
Judah misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex John Conor Burns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Burns tries a low kick but Judah avoids it.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns .
Burns throws a leg kick
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns dives in and grabs Judah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Judah pushes down on Burns 's head and hops out.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Judah throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns thinks about countering with a head kick.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a leg kick but Burns checks it.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns 's sensitive parts.
Ras Li Judah 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.
Burns thuds a left hand into Judah's body.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Judah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns misses the body punch
enabling Judah to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Judah as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah avoids the head kick by Burns .
Judah misses with a straight left.
Burns takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Judah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah blocks a head kick by Burns .
Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns .
Burns connects with a right hand. Judah shakes it off.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex John Conor Burns . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Judah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Judah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Judah throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
During a confident post fight interview, Alex John Conor Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.