PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Burgess (ranked 5073 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ryan (ranked 6265 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Ryan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Burgess
vs
Ryan

178 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Ryan !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgess could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burgess as he avoids it easily.

Burgess moves into the clinch.
Burgess stalling.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burgess just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan looking for a takedown.
Leonard Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Ryan .

Burgess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgess fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Burgess tries to sprawl out of it but Ryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burgess manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burgess went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burgess lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess lands a jab.

Burgess tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryan misses with some punches.

Burgess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burgess tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burgess counters with a right hand to the body.
Burgess scores with a one two! Ryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gordon Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burgess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Ryan with that takedown attempt.
Burgess lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Burgess shows good takedown defense.
Burgess feinted with a counter takedown.
Ryan looks winded!

Burgess changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgess working the body and head with strikes.
Ryan is trying to improve his position.
Burgess scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan gets back to half guard.
Ryan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burgess scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burgess is nestled in close to Ryan , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burgess tries to stand and escape but Ryan is controlling the position.
Burgess is nestled in close to Ryan , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burgess lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Burgess lands with a punch from half guard.
Burgess takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burgess lands a nice short elbow.
Burgess thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burgess preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgess stops Ryan from standing up.
Burgess distracts Ryan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burgess prevents Ryan from getting back to his feet.
Burgess makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burgess is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burgess stands up over Ryan , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burgess might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burgess postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan 's brow.
Burgess working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burgess landing with the ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Burgess stands up from Ryan 's guard - Burgess perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Burgess dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burgess closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Ryan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ryan tries for a takedown but Burgess circles away easily
and Burgess counters with a nice body shot.
Leonard Burgess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Burgess, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Burgess misses the target.
Burgess throws a body shot but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burgess keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leonard Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Ryan .
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Burgess stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan . Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryan shoots and misses
and Burgess counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burgess is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?

Burgess shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burgess is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burgess knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryan on the ground.
Burgess is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leonard Burgess overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burgess drops an elbow to the side of Ryan 's head.
Ryan tries to roll over but Burgess keeps him under control.
Burgess looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ryan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burgess lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burgess lands with a punch from half guard.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Burgess there.
Burgess seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Burgess seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burgess is nestled in close to Ryan , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burgess drops an elbow to the side of Ryan 's head.
Burgess prevents Ryan from improving his position.
Burgess lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burgess seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess drops an elbow to the side of Ryan 's head.
Nice strikes from Burgess there.
Burgess is nestled in close to Ryan , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryan is pressing down on Burgess's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burgess scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryan has momentary wrist control but Burgess slips an elbow through the middle.
Burgess landing with the ground and pound.

Ryan is looking for a triangle but Burgess pushes his legs off easily.
Burgess lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burgess landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryan has momentary wrist control but Burgess slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess postures up in Ryan 's guard and throws a big left but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burgess postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan 's brow.
Burgess landing with the ground and pound.
Burgess throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ryan pulls Burgess in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burgess accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ryan passes Burgess's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burgess is trying to stand up here but Ryan is controlling him well.

Ryan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Burgess dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ryan has Burgess up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Burgess manages to get underhooks.
Burgess prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ryan tries to score a body lock takedown but Burgess shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Leonard Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Ryan .
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burgess has picked Ryan up - he's going for a ride! Burgess dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ryan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burgess scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
Burgess working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burgess connects with a nice short shot to Ryan 's temple.

Burgess decides to stand and escape the position.
Burgess throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Burgess closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ryan quickly recovers to half guard.
Burgess is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burgess scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Burgess working Ryan over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgess slips a nice elbow through Ryan 's hands, connecting with Ryan 's forehead.
Burgess working the head and body with strikes.
Burgess wants to stand up but Ryan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
Burgess slips a nice elbow through Ryan 's hands, connecting with Ryan 's forehead.
Ryan wants to control but Burgess is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burgess landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burgess seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryan moves into full guard.

Ryan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burgess defends it easily.

Ryan is looking for a triangle but Burgess pushes his legs off easily.
Burgess with a nice head shot there.
Burgess scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burgess scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ryan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burgess defends it easily.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan , not yet.
Burgess with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burgess with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ryan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burgess is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burgess landing some decent shots from guard.
Burgess lands a couple of digs.
Ryan working a defensive guard here.
Gordon Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Burgess is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burgess lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Burgess showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burgess has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

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