PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johhny Bravo (ranked 5089 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 24777 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Burgundy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bravo
vs
Burgundy

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
201 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johhny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burgundy clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Burgundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bravo prevents it.
Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Burgundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgundy shoots for a double leg takedown but Bravo sprawls well. He's pushed Burgundy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bravo swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Bravo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Burgundy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burgundy trying to control from half guard but Bravo is working away.
Bravo is holding on to half guard well.
Burgundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bravo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bravo regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burgundy manages to get himself to full guard.

Bravo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Burgundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Burgundy, not yet.
Burgundy is adopting a defensive guard.
Burgundy is wriggling around but Bravo manages to pass to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bravo connects with a nice short shot to Burgundy's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is nestled in close to Burgundy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burgundy is trying to maintain the position but Bravo is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Bravo seems content to control.
Bravo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Bravo there.
Bravo stalling.
Bravo is thwarting Burgundy's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to stand up but Burgundy is controlling the position.
Bravo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burgundy punching from the bottom.
Bravo slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Burgundy tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Burgundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burgundy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bravo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johhny Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Burgundy.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Bravo blocks it.

Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgundy lands a nice looking body kick.
Bravo fails with the takedown
and Burgundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bravo scores with a takedown into Burgundy's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo landing with the ground and pound.
Bravo postures up and lands a big shot to Burgundy's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johhny Bravo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bravo looks to land a combination. Burgundy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burgundy slaps away a takedown attempt from Bravo, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Burgundy dives in and scores a takedown into Bravo's guard.
Burgundy throws a strike but Bravo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Burgundy wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy controlling Bravo's posture.
Bravo landing some decent shots from guard.
Burgundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Burgundy, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bravo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burgundy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bravo pushes down on Burgundy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johhny Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Bravo is going to stand back up.
Bravo content to control rather than advance.
Burgundy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bravo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burgundy strikes from the bottom but Bravo passes into mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Bravo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Burgundy is looking to get to half guard.
Bravo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Burgundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burgundy is looking to improve his position but Bravo isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bravo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bravo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bravo avoids the attempt from Burgundy to control.
Burgundy is breathing heavily.
Bravo tries to control but Burgundy wriggling away.
Bravo controlling from the full mount.

Bravo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burgundy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burgundy shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Burgundy to take his back!
Burgundy is trying to get back to his feet but Bravo has full control of the position and if anything, Burgundy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bravo keeps control of the position easily here as Burgundy tries to buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo gets his hands free as Burgundy looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johhny Bravo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bravo shoots in and bounces Burgundy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bravo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bravo wants to stand but Burgundy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bravo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo distracts Burgundy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bravo wanted to stand there but Burgundy had control of the position.
Bravo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burgundy's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bravo is working away from the top position though.
Bravo passes to side control.
Burgundy trying to remain calm as Bravo controls from the top position.
Ron Burgundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burgundy wants to control but Bravo postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bravo controls the position from side control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Bravo dives in and scores a takedown into Burgundy's guard.
Burgundy controls Bravo momentarily but Bravo frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo scoring with some ground and pound.
Burgundy trying to keep a closed guard but Bravo is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bravo working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burgundy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bravo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Burgundy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bravo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Burgundy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johhny Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burgundy misses with a strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johhny Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bravo, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johhny Bravo!