PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Harris (ranked 1833 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 238 p4p, 202 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Harris
vs
Burgundy

190 cm
27
215
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
27
212
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Core Combat
Syndicate 160Q ($125)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a sloppy body shot

and Burgundy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burgundy working aggressively here.
Burgundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Burgundy on the inside.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Burgundy breaks the clinch.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burgundy throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Burgundy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris misses with a double jab

and Burgundy counters by clinching up.
Burgundy scores with a hook to the body.
Burgundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris tries to circle away but Burgundy has him pinned against the cage.
Harris is trying to break free.
Burgundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burgundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Burgundy as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burgundy lands with a light punch inside.

Burgundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Burgundy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgundy circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgundy.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Donk. Harris catches Burgundy right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Burgundy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burgundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a combination

and Burgundy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burgundy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burgundy.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a body punch.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
Burgundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burgundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.

It looks like Kordell Harris has been cut.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside.

Burgundy breaks the clinch.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Burgundy moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Kordell Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Burgundy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Burgundy misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burgundy's head.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burgundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burgundy.

It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burgundy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Burgundy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris is looking to wear down Burgundy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Burgundy seems unphased.
Harris throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Burgundy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kordell Harris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Burgundy tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burgundy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Burgundy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgundy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss

and Burgundy moves into the clinch.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ron Burgundy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Burgundy is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Burgundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burgundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burgundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris prevents a body shot from Burgundy.
Burgundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
We've been informed that Burgundy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burgundy working aggressively here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burgundy manages to break the clinch.
Burgundy staying out of range there.
Burgundy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Harris lands a left and a right that send Burgundy crashing to the mat, dazed. Harris thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Burgundy throws a body shot but no joy.
Burgundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burgundy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burgundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Burgundy moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris avoids the body shot from Burgundy.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Burgundy throws a big shot that misses.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
Harris jabs Burgundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.

Burgundy is rocked!

That has opened up Ron Burgundy's cut even more.
Harris throws a right hand that Burgundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Burgundy also avoids with ease.
Burgundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
BOOM! Harris lands a beautiful left hook that drops Burgundy. Burgundy tries to recover but Harris is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Burgundy lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kordell Harris!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kordell Harris made sure he mentioned The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.