PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hematoma Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the ring accompanied by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Xavier Burns
vs
Hominick

177 cm
29
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

181 cm
30
160 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hematoma Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burns clinches up against the ropes.
Hominick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hominick blocks it with crossed arms.
Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Burns.

It looks like Hematoma Hominick has been cut.
Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Hominick avoids the damage to the body.
Hominick blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hominick.
Hominick has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hominick.
Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hominick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hominick.
Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hominick avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Hominick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns takes an elbow to the temple.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Hominick.
Hominick avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Burns landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hominick fails to land.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hominick blocks an elbow strike.
Hominick scores with a hook to the body.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Hominick lands an elbow inside that Burns shrugs off.
Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick lands an uppercut.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it.
Burns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hominick.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hominick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick misses with a punch on the inside.
Hominick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hominick missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Hominick.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hominick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
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 Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hominick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hominick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Hominick throws an elbow that misses.
Hominick takes an elbow to the temple.
Hominick swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hominick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hominick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hominick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick.
A short right from Hominick.
Burns misses with a knee to the head.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick missing with knees to the body.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes.
Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns is trying to maintain a safe position but Hominick gets an underhook and turns Burns into the ropes.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes.
Hominick blocks an elbow strike.
Hominick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hominick.
Hominick blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Burns.
Hominick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hominick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hominick lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hominick as Burns tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hominick as the two fighters clinch.
Hominick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hominick tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Hominick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hominick.
Hominick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hominick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hominick pushes Burns back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hominick cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hematoma Hominick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hominick digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
Hominick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
As Hominick tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but Hominick manages to avoid the attempt.
Burns tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hominick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hominick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hominick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hominick counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Jab from Hominick.
Hominick looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hominick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hominick connects with a body shot.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hominick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hominick throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns gets a clinch.
Hominick misses with a body punch.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Hominick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Hominick avoids the damage to the body.
Burns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Hominick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Hominick, against the ropes.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Hominick misses with a body punch.
Burns lands an elbow just above Hominick 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Hominick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hominick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hominick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Hominick blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Hominick digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Hominick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hominick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hominick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Hominick scores with a hook to the body.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hominick as Burns tries to tie him up.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hominick obliges.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hominick lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hematoma Hominick really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hominick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hominick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hominick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hominick swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hominick. That did some damage!
Hominick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hominick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hominick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Hominick lands a slapping body shot.

Burns closes the distance and pushes Hominick back into the ropes.
Hominick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick is working Burns over against the ropes.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Hominick.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns working aggressively here.
Hominick is working Burns over against the ropes.
Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hominick blocks an elbow strike.
Hominick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hominick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick.
Nice body punch from Hominick - that landed with a thud.
Hominick lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick.
Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Hominick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hominick.
Hominick takes an elbow to the temple.
Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hominick cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hominick lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hematoma Hominick dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Titan Xavier Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hematoma Hominick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hominick misses with a body punch.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hominick avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Burns misses with a knee to the head.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hominick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hominick tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hominick's brow.
Hominick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Hominick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hominick misses with an elbow strike.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hominick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hominick.
Hominick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Hominick blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hominick crunches a lovely knee into Burns's ribcage.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hominick working Burns over with knees to the body.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Hominick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hominick.
Hominick cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Hominick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hominick landing knees to the body.
Hominick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hominick scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hominick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hominick lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hominick as Burns tries to tie him up.
Hominick lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hematoma Hominick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hominick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hematoma Hominick!
Titan Xavier Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'Woah, didn't expect that one.. Wait, what exactly happened again?'.