PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 462 p4p, 69 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 802 p4p, 125 weight class). Thrym comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Are - Hollywood Undead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burgundy
vs
Thrym

188 cm
41
215 lbs
59 - 22 - 1

195 cm
39
216 lbs
37 - 18 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sportivité
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Sportivité

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 59 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrym.
Thrym lands a body shot.
Thrym throws a push kick but Burgundy slaps the foot to one side.
Thrym tests Burgundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Burgundy forces Thrym back against the cage and clinches.
Thrym lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym pushes Burgundy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Thrym.
Burgundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrym is working Burgundy over against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrym swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Burgundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrym lands a jab to Burgundy's midsection.
Burgundy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thrym loads up on a big right hand but Burgundy slips the punch.
Burgundy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thrym throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burgundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgundy.
Thrym throws a shot from downtown. Burgundy moves away and avoids it.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burgundy throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burgundy.
Thrym comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burgundy throws a lazy right hand but Thrym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrym lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Thrym misses.
Thrym lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burgundy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burgundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thrym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgundy manages to avoid it.
Burgundy throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Burgundy checks it.
Burgundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burgundy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thrym misses.
Thrym scores with a kick to the body.
Burgundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thrym circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thrym just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym misses with an uppercut. Burgundy saw that one coming.
Thrym fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burgundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thrym swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Burgundy misses.
Burgundy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thrym counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Burgundy misses.

Burgundy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thrym tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thrym's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thrym tries to throw a body punch but Burgundy avoids it by throwing Thrym back against the cage.
Burgundy looking to stall.
Thrym lands a nice uppercut.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy takes a shot to the head.
Thrym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Burgundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrym connects with a jab.
Burgundy swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrym! But no joy.
Thrym misses with a body kick.
Thrym is looking to clinch but Burgundy is avoiding it.
Burgundy throws a hook to the side of Thrym's head but Thrym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Burgundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burgundy throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym pushes Burgundy away with a front kick.
Burgundy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thrym digs a good body shot into Burgundy's ribs.
Burgundy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thrym showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgundy.
Burgundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym lands a jab to the head.
Burgundy throws a hook to the side of Thrym's head but Thrym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burgundy throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.

Thrym gets a clinch.
Burgundy looking to stall.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
A short left from Burgundy.
Thrym scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burgundy takes a shot to the head.
Thrym misses with a punch on the inside.
Thrym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrym.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgundy blocks an uppercut.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Thrym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rung Thrym dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burgundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thrym moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thrym has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Burgundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrym appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burgundy takes one to the chin there.
Burgundy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thrym moves out of range as Burgundy strikes.
Thrym scores with a leg kick.
Thrym throws a jab when Burgundy was well out of range.
Thrym slips a straight right by Burgundy.
Thrym throws a body punch but Burgundy moves out of range.
Burgundy misses with a two punch combination.
Thrym throws out a counter right but Burgundy avoids it with no problem.
Thrym tries to move into range but Burgundy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Burgundy. Those never looked like landing.
Thrym looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrym is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Thrym misses.
Thrym fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burgundy checks it well.
Burgundy throwing a counter right hand but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burgundy throws an off balance right hand
and Thrym makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Burgundy really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a hook.
Burgundy swinging wildly here.
Thrym looks to land a left hand but Burgundy moved out of range nicely.
Thrym moves out of range as Burgundy strikes.
Burgundy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thrym counters with a right hand to the body.
Thrym fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burgundy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thrym tries to clinch there but Burgundy circles away.
Burgundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burgundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burgundy thuds a left hand into Thrym's body.
Burgundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burgundy jabs Thrym to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy with a jab.
Burgundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrym.
Burgundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burgundy moves out of range of the leg kick from Thrym.
Burgundy throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrym counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burgundy ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Burgundy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thrym looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thrym throws a push kick but Burgundy slaps the foot to one side.
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgundy manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Burgundy slams his shin into Thrym's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgundy. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrym was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Thrym misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thrym comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burgundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Burgundy.
Thrym takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Burgundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
Burgundy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thrym counters with a nice body shot.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burgundy throws a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Rung Thrym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrym cracks Burgundy with a good jab.
Burgundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thrym throws a shot from downtown. Burgundy moves away and avoids it.
Thrym lands an overhand right.
Thrym takes one to the side of the head.
Thrym throws a leg kick which misses Burgundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Burgundy tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Thrym misses the target.
Thrym takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thrym's corner calls for a 1-2. Thrym obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burgundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Burgundy lands a big uppercut and Thrym crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thrym looks OK. Burgundy waves Thrym back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy looks to land a right hand but Thrym moved out of range.
Burgundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
Thrym lands a jab to the nose.
Thrym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgundy manages to avoid it.
Thrym scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thrym swings widly with a right hand
and Burgundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym lands with a right hand.
Thrym lands with an uppercut that bounces Burgundy off the cage and back into range.
Burgundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burgundy jabs at Thrym's body.
A swing and a miss from Burgundy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrym works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burgundy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thrym - the referee stops the clock and Burgundy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thrym. Burgundy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thrym fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thrym has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thrym misses with an uppercut. Burgundy saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rung Thrym will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thrym lands a body shot.
Burgundy misses with a wild combination.
Thrym tries a quick counter leg kick but Burgundy is wise to it.
Nice cross by Burgundy.
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy moves forwards but Thrym connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Burgundy.
Thrym connects with a body shot.
Thrym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burgundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Burgundy.
Burgundy moves out of range of the body kick from Thrym.
Burgundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Thrym closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym can't find room to land a body shot as Burgundy controls the action.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgundy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thrym lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thrym fails to land.
Burgundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrym makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burgundy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Thrym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thrym lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards.
Rung Thrym seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burgundy tries to stall but Thrym uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burgundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thrym lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrym takes a shot to the head.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.
Thrym tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrym has a couple of punches blocked by Burgundy.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thrym throws a punch but it's blocked by Burgundy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrym working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Burgundy.
Thrym takes a shot to the head.
Burgundy blocking some punches.
Burgundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burgundy blocks a body shot from Thrym.
Burgundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burgundy lands a body shot.
Thrym takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Burgundy on the inside.
Thrym swings wildly with an uppercut but Burgundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Burgundy.
Burgundy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Burgundy breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a kick to the body.
Thrym swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burgundy.
Burgundy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burgundy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thrym finds it's way round the side to connect with Burgundy's head.
Thrym slips a straight right by Burgundy.
Thrym scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Thrym blocks the low kick.
Rung Thrym is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burgundy lands with a straight right. Thrym didn't see that one coming.
Burgundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrym.
Thrym scores with a nice strike.
Thrym keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thrym lands a nice looking body shot.
Burgundy throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgundy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burgundy walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Burgundy misses with a body shot.
Thrym paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Burgundy finds it's target.
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ron Burgundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgundy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Burgundy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thrym.
Burgundy misses with a few strikes there.
Thrym digs a good hook to Burgundy's body.
Burgundy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgundy.
Burgundy walks into a stiff left hand from Thrym.
Thrym lands with a right hand.
Burgundy walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rung Thrym.
Well Thrym has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
Rung Thrym took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.