PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheif Keef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Burgess has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Burgess
vs
Keef

222 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cheif Keef!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keef uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Quinton Burgess has been cut.
Burgess throws a sloppy head kick and Keef moves out of range easily.
Keef with a poor takedown

and Burgess moves into the clinch.
Burgess has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Keef after a bit of a struggle.

Burgess has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keef uses from the top position.
Keef trying to control but Burgess is working from the bottom.
Keef throws a strike but Burgess rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Keef kicks Burgess off and gets to his feet.
Keef misses with a head kick.
Keef shoots and misses

and Burgess counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keef tries to break free but Burgess pushes him back against the cage.
Keef tries to pull guard but Burgess won't allow it.
Quinton Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cheif Keef.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keef wants a takedown.
Burgess is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keef pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keef is stalling here.
Burgess keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keef's efforts to push away.
Burgess dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burgess tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keef smiles and moves away.
Keef circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keef counters with a two punch combo.
Keef with a lazy takedown attempt

and Burgess holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess tries to score a body lock takedown but Keef shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burgess slows down the pace here.
Come on Keef - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keef gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burgess.
Burgess looking for a takedown.
Keef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burgess stalling against the cage.
Keef is pressed up against the cage. Burgess has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keef down to the mat. Keef avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keef throws a sloppy head kick

and Burgess counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burgess drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burgess jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burgess is breathing heavily.

Burgess drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burgess jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Keef has his hands on Burgess's head, controlling the position.

Keef working for a triangle but Burgess defends it easily.

That's four 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.
Burgess wants to get up but he can't break Keef's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keef is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Keef tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burgess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keef with a poor takedown

and Burgess counters by clinching up.
Burgess is trying to pull guard but Keef turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Burgess dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Burgess's cut.
That's time! Burgess's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burgess slaps away a takedown attempt from Keef, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Keef shoots in but Burgess avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Keef has managed to clinch.
Keef taking a breather.
Burgess can't find room to land a body shot as Keef controls the action.
Burgess wants to take the fight to the mat but Keef manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Keef to keep the fight standing.

Burgess ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burgess no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Keef throws an elbow that misses. Burgess uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Keef's guard. Nice move by Burgess!

Burgess got a little sloppy there for a moment and Keef has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burgess has managed to get both his arms back between Keef's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keef wants to get back to his feet but Burgess is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quinton Burgess overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burgess preventing the sweep.

Burgess thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Keef looking to control.
Keef has a closed guard, preventing Burgess from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burgess stopping the sweep attempt from Keef.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burgess is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keef can do to turn this around?
Keef shoots in for a takedown but Burgess shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinton Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cheif Keef.
Keef is breathing heavily.
Keef throws a head kick but Burgess moves out of range.
Keef tries to land a body kick

and Burgess counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Burgess manages to pull guard.
Keef wants to control from the top but Burgess keeps moving.
Keef with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keef looking to pass the guard.
Keef is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burgess looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keef throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burgess is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keef is defended easily by Burgess.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes from Burgess. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Burgess as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Keef does no damage.
Keef throws a right hand that Burgess ducks under and follows up with a left that Burgess also avoids with ease.
Keef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Burgess moves into the clinch successfully.
Burgess is looking for a takedown.
Keef wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Burgess dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Burgess's cut.
That's time! Burgess's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Keef misses with a takedown attempt

and Burgess counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burgess.
Keef gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burgess.
Burgess trying to land knees to the body.
Burgess wants to take the fight to the mat but Keef manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Keef is looking to control Burgess's arms but Burgess gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keef has his back to the cage.
Keef gets underhooks to prevent Burgess's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keef prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burgess can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess is trying to drag Keef to the mat but Keef just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Keef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burgess has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keef tries to pull guard but Burgess won't allow it.
Burgess goes for a takedown attempt but Keef pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keef tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burgess manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Keef takes the fight into the clinch.
Keef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keef wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgess won't allow it.

Keef manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Keef escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burgess gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Burgess thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burgess has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Keef is proving hard to escape from.
Keef trying to control the position here.

Keef is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess scoring with some ground and pound.

Burgess gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Keef tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quinton Burgess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keef tries to clinch there but Burgess circles away.
Keef with a poor takedown

and Burgess holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Burgess decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keef manages to get himself to full guard.

Burgess working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Keef's head.
Burgess stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keef swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burgess is looking to stand up but Keef won't let him.

Burgess postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Keef is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burgess, into his guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keef stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burgess swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quinton Burgess.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burgess, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Burgess!