PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 1259 p4p, 198 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 1534 p4p, 233 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burgundy
vs
Tropical

188 cm
42
215 lbs
59 - 24 - 1

185 cm
27
210 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sportivité
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy avoids the body shot from Tropical.
Burgundy ducks under a wild hook from Tropical.
Burgundy misses with a wild combination.
Tropical throws a body punch but Burgundy moves out of range.
Tropical scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Tropical keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burgundy.
Tropical lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Burgundy.
A big left from Tropical misses.
Tropical throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tropical counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgundy lands a jab to the head.
Tropical has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tropical dodges the punch combination from Burgundy.
Tropical lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Burgundy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy takes a swing at Tropical's ribcage but misses.
Tropical throws a sloppy body shot
and Burgundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Burgundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Tropical misses with a body shot.
Tropical fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgundy manages to avoid it.
Tropical connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Burgundy misses.
Burgundy ducks under a wild hook from Tropical.
Burgundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burgundy throws a body punch but Tropical moves out of range.
Burgundy scores with a jab.
Tropical misses with an uppercut.
Tropical wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burgundy throws a looping overhand right but Tropical ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tropical! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Burgundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropical darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A low kick from Burgundy misses
and Tropical counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tropical is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burgundy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burgundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burgundy avoids the body shot from Tropical.
Burgundy throws a counter high kick but Tropical was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws the left hand but Tropical avoids the punch easily.
Burgundy clobbers Tropical with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burgundy lands a lovely overhand right.
Burgundy misses with a low kick as Tropical jumps back.
Burgundy connects with the punch.
Tropical throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tropical manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tropical flicks out a counter leg kick but Burgundy steps away.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tropical fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgundy manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Burgundy misses the target.
Tropical misses with a hook.
Burgundy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burgundy thuds his shin into the meat of Tropical's side.
Tropical misses with a straight right.
Tropical lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Burgundy.
Tropical lands a jab to the head.
Tropical misses the jab.
Tropical uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burgundy has time to react.
Tropical scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses.
Tropical misses with a hook.
Burgundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tropical sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tropical punishes Burgundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Tropical.
A nice combination there by Tropical.
Tropical fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tropical takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Tropical takes the fight into the clinch.
Tropical cracks Burgundy with a nice body shot.
Burgundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
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!

Tropical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgundy dips to his left and cracks Tropical with an uppercut!
Burgundy's corner calls for a 1-2. Burgundy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burgundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tropical.
Burgundy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burgundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burgundy slips under a jab from Tropical.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical throws a body punch but Burgundy moves out of range.
Tropical ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Burgundy cracks Tropical with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Tropical is rocked!
Tropical throws the left hand but Burgundy avoids the punch easily.
Tropical throws a right and a left that Burgundy avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Burgundy misses its intended target.
A combination from Burgundy does no damage.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Tropical looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Tropical slips a straight right by Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with a low kick.
Burgundy clobbers Tropical with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Burgundy misses.
Burgundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tropical.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tropical connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Burgundy blocks the low kick.
Tropical misses with a looping left.
Burgundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tropical is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pollo Tropical will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Burgundy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tropical connects with a leg kick. Burgundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tropical punishes Burgundy's body with a nice straight punch.
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 throws a series of punches but Tropical avoids them all with ease.
Burgundy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tropical is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burgundy.
A shot to the liver by Tropical. Beautiful body shot.
Tropical with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burgundy to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Burgundy.
Burgundy connects with a single shot there.
Tropical throws a hook but Burgundy avoids it easily.
Burgundy slips under a jab.
Tropical throws a shot from downtown. Burgundy moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Burgundy cracks Tropical with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burgundy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tropical to stand back up!
Tropical is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgundy finish him?
Tropical walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Burgundy! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ron Burgundy made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.