PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Burdon (ranked 2098 p4p, 2689 weight class) and Joshua Whitlock (ranked 187 p4p, 242 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Burdon
vs
Whitlock

180 cm
23
155
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
23
146
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dirty Commie $50
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PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Burdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Whitlock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Burdon gets tackled into the cage by Whitlock. Whitlock maintains the clinch.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Burdon lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitlock backwards.
Whitlock blocks a body shot from Burdon.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Burdon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burdon misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitlock is trying to stall.

Burdon breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Burdon's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burdon throws a right hand that misses
and Whitlock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burdon thinking.
Whitlock has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burdon is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitlock tries to clinch there but Burdon circles away.
Burdon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Whitlock moves into the clinch successfully.
Burdon misses with a punch on the inside.
Burdon can't find room to land a body shot as Whitlock controls the action.
Whitlock leaning against his opponent.
Burdon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitlock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burdon is keeping busy.
Burdon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitlock or not.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitlock's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Burdon fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Burdon.
Whitlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burdon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitlock backwards.
Burdon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitlock.
Burdon misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitlock controls his hands.
Whitlock stalling in the clinch but Burdon improves position.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitlock slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Burdon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdon can't find room to land a body shot as Whitlock controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burdon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitlock controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burdon.
A short body shot lands from Burdon as the two fighters clinch.
Burdon misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Burdon fails to land.
Burdon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Burdon.
Whitlock taking a breather.
Burdon tries to work over Whitlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burdon lands a nice uppercut.
Whitlock blocks a body shot from Burdon.
Burdon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Whitlock is trying to stall.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon misses with a body punch.
Whitlock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon misses with some punches.
Whitlock wants to stall.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon tries to work over Whitlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Burdon dominated that round.
That's time! Burdon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burdon works Whitlock's body with a nice hook.
Burdon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitlock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burdon backing away here, and Whitlock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Burdon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John Burdon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Burdon fails to land.
Burdon misses with the head strike.
Burdon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitlock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burdon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitlock blocking some punches.
Burdon working aggressively here.
Burdon throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitlock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Burdon.
Burdon throws a head punch that misses.
Whitlock wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burdon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitlock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitlock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burdon.
Burdon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitlock blocks an uppercut.
Burdon misses with a body punch.
Burdon lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burdon up against the cage.
Whitlock avoiding damage.
Whitlock receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Burdon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitlock trying to control the position but instead, Burdon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whitlock into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burdon.
Whitlock is looking to control Burdon's arms but Burdon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whitlock has his back to the cage.
Burdon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitlock controls his hands.
Burdon misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burdon misses with a punch on the inside.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon tries to work over Whitlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burdon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burdon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Burdon on the inside.
Burdon lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Whitlock is rocked!
Burdon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Whitlock with a big uppercut! Whitlock tries to clinch up but Burdon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Whitlock to the mat! Whitlock covers up and Burdon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Burdon!
A relieved looking John Burdon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.