PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 2059 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Bean Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burgundy
vs
Bryant

178 cm
37
205
24 - 16 - 1

188 cm
24
215
9 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bean Bryant !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bryant misses.

Burgundy feints and as Bryant raises his hands in defense, Burgundy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burgundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgundy landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Bryant is looking for a triangle but Burgundy pushes his legs off easily.
Burgundy scoring with some ground and pound.
Burgundy preventing the sweep.
Burgundy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burgundy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy preventing the sweep.
Burgundy 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.
Burgundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bryant for as long as he can get away with.
Burgundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burgundy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bryant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burgundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burgundy lands a couple of elbows.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Burgundy postures up.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Burgundy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bryant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burgundy controls the pace.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burgundy is in close to Bryant 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burgundy cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Burgundy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bryant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Burgundy is proving a slippery customer.
Burgundy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burgundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant controls Burgundy momentarily but Burgundy frees himself.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Burgundy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burgundy postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant 's brow.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Burgundy is proving a slippery customer.
Burgundy scoring with some ground and pound.
Burgundy connects with a couple of short punches.
Burgundy cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Burgundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burgundy won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Burgundy from controlling successfully.

Bryant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy lands a couple of elbows.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burgundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burgundy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant has momentary wrist control but Burgundy slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bryant has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.
Burgundy stalls.

Burgundy has Bryant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Burgundy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bryant tumbling to the mat - Burgundy dives into Bryant 's guard.
Burgundy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Bryant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burgundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burgundy landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Burgundy wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burgundy landing with the ground and pound.
Bryant looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryant , not yet.
Burgundy trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Burgundy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burgundy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant 's head.
Burgundy preventing the sweep.
Bryant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burgundy controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Burgundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burgundy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burgundy chips away with some ground and pound.
Ron Burgundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Burgundy from controlling successfully.
Bryant working a defensive guard but Burgundy passes into half guard.
Bryant has hold of Burgundy's hands but Burgundy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bryant gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burgundy postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant 's brow.
Burgundy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burgundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burgundy landing with the ground and pound.
Burgundy distracts Bryant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burgundy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burgundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burgundy with a nice head shot there.
Burgundy with a nice head shot there.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bryant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burgundy is one step ahead there.
Burgundy lands a couple of elbows.
Burgundy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant 's head.
Burgundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burgundy connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgundy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryant 's head.
Burgundy distracts Bryant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Burgundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burgundy wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bean Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgundy at a distance.

Burgundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burgundy is working Bryant over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bryant fails to land.
Burgundy is trying to pull guard but Bryant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bryant wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgundy won't allow it.
Burgundy has a couple of punches blocked by Bryant .
Burgundy misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burgundy.
A shot in the inside from Burgundy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burgundy.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burgundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burgundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bryant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burgundy pulls Bryant into guard.
Burgundy wants to sweep but no luck.
Burgundy is trying to keep Bryant in close.
Burgundy has control of Bryant 's left arm, preventing Bryant from doing any damage.
Burgundy keeping full guard, as Bryant tries to pass.
Burgundy wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burgundy looking to control.
Burgundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Burgundy, not yet.

Bryant stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bryant missing with a left hand there. Burgundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
and Burgundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Bryant tries to break free but Burgundy pushes him back against the cage.
Bryant is trying to break the clinch but Burgundy is controlling him.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Bryant misses with a punch to the body.
Bean Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Burgundy lands with a light punch inside.
Burgundy cracks Bryant with a nice body shot.
Burgundy avoiding damage as Bryant throws knees to the body.
Burgundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.

Burgundy drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burgundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryant postures up in Burgundy's guard and throws a big left but Burgundy blocks it.
Bryant preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burgundy wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burgundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burgundy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryant manages to get himself to full guard.

Bryant wants to improve his position but instead Burgundy has moved into half guard.
Bryant misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bryant is not content to let Burgundy control the position.
Burgundy is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bryant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burgundy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bryant has hold of Burgundy's hands but Burgundy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burgundy passes to full mount!
Burgundy raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
Burgundy lands a heavy elbow.
Bryant throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bryant has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bryant is trying desperately to improve position.
Burgundy controlling from mount.
Burgundy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Burgundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burgundy, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.