PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 5385 p4p, 504 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 5111 p4p, 482 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix blaring out of the sound system. Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Xavier Burns
vs
Wade

177 cm
35
150 lbs
16 - 3 - 2

175 cm
29
163 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wade's brow.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Wade lands a knee to the body.
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.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns working aggressively here.
Wade prevents a body shot from Burns.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Wade on the inside.

Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Burns closes the distance and pushes Wade back into the ropes.
Wade tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Wade misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.

Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Jab from Burns.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wade rushes Burns and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Burns manages to break the clinch.

Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Wade lands a knee to the body.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Burns prevents a body shot from Wade.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Wade.

Wade drives through and clinches with Burns against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wade lands with a left to the head.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wade.
Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.

Burns manages to break the clinch.

Burns has Wade up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Wade dominated that round.
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.

Wade moves into the clinch.
Wade blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade checks the leg kick.

Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.

Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns is looking to chop away at Wade's legs.
Wade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns looks to clinch
and Wade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns connects with a jab.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wade wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Wade. That snapped Burns's head back.

Burns rushes Wade and presses him up against the ropes.

Burns breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a right hand

and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns.

Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns avoids the body shot from Wade.

Burns has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Wade.

Burns breaks the clinch.

Wade takes the fight into the clinch.
Wade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wade's brow.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Wade shrugs off.

It looks like Morgan Wade has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Wade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Wade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A body shot lands from Wade.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Wade tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Wade managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan Wade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Burns presses Wade against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burns slips a straight right by Wade.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wade closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Wade's head back.
Wade checks the leg kick.
Wade tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wade.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wade keeps the fight on the outside.
Wade is looking to clinch.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wade manages to circle out of the way.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Wade lands a nice knee to the body.
Wade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burns blocking some punches.
Wade misses with some punches.

Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Burns clinches up with Wade and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head.
Burns tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wade dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Wade lands a shot to the body.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Wade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.

Burns manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Morgan Wade.
I think Wade has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Morgan Wade!
A relieved looking Morgan Wade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Titan Xavier Burns had this to say: 'Woah, didn't expect that one.. Wait, what exactly happened again?'.