PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby MacAlister (ranked 523 p4p, 1507 weight class) and John Burdon (ranked 86 p4p, 211 weight class). MacAlister comes into the arena with Megadeth - This Was My Life blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

MacAlister
vs
Burdon

176 cm
21
163
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
155
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby MacAlister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Burdon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAlister manages to avoid it.
MacAlister throws a right hand that misses
and Burdon counters with a nice uppercut.
MacAlister throws a hook but Burdon blocks it.
Burdon swings for the body but MacAlister moves out of range.
A slow jab from MacAlister misses its intended target.
Burdon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Toby MacAlister has been cut.
Donk. MacAlister catches Burdon right on the button with a cross.
Burdon ducks under a wild hook from MacAlister.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAlister feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burdon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacAlister throws out the jab.
Burdon tries to counter by closing the distance.
MacAlister throws a shot from downtown. Burdon moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdon slips a jab and a cross from MacAlister.
Nice body punch from MacAlister.
A telegraphed right hand from MacAlister misses the target.
Burdon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
MacAlister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from MacAlister misses.
Burdon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAlister.
MacAlister appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toby MacAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burdon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacAlister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacAlister lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burdon slips a jab from MacAlister.
MacAlister is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burdon misses the body punch
and MacAlister counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdon punishes MacAlister's body with a nice straight punch.
MacAlister loads up on a big right hand but Burdon slips the punch.
MacAlister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
MacAlister's corner calls for a 1-2. MacAlister obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Burdon is rocked!
Burdon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down MacAlister rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAlister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burdon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacAlister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - MacAlister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Burdon misses.
A slow jab from MacAlister misses its intended target.
MacAlister just misses with a punch to the body.
MacAlister looks to land a right hand but Burdon moved out of range.
MacAlister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacAlister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burdon throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister looks to land a combination but Burdon avoids it well.
MacAlister misses with a hook

and Burdon moves into the clinch.
Burdon lands with a right to the head.
MacAlister is trying to break the clinch but Burdon is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacAlister.
MacAlister blocks an uppercut.
MacAlister struggles to land a body shot inside as Burdon controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burdon.
MacAlister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burdon blocks a body shot from MacAlister.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacAlister has had enough of the clinch but Burdon keeps him there for the moment.
MacAlister is trying to break free.
Burdon is leaning against MacAlister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burdon lands a body shot.
Burdon works on MacAlister's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Burdon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdon throws a head punch that misses.
MacAlister wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burdon blocking some punches.
MacAlister is looking to break free of the clinch but Burdon has double underhooks.
MacAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAlister wants to break free but Burdon has control.
MacAlister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Burdon.
A short left from Burdon.
Burdon swings wildly with an uppercut but MacAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Burdon.
MacAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Burdon.

MacAlister breaks the clinch.

Burdon moves into the clinch.
Burdon lands with a right to the head.

MacAlister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burdon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAlister.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Burdon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby MacAlister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

MacAlister misses with a straight left.
MacAlister misses with a looping right.
Burdon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacAlister misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Burdon to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Burdon misses.
Jab from MacAlister.
Burdon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burdon. MacAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burdon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister connects with a crisp jab.
MacAlister moves away from the strike by Burdon.
It looked like MacAlister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacAlister lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAlister throws a lazy uppercut
and Burdon counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Burdon blocks the low kick.
MacAlister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burdon misses the jab.
Burdon misses with a straight left.
MacAlister throws a body punch but Burdon moves out of range.
MacAlister looks to throw the jab but Burdon is out of range.
Burdon throws a lazy right hand but MacAlister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacAlister throws a hook but Burdon blocks it.
Burdon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Burdon clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MacAlister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burdon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
MacAlister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burdon on the side of the head.
Burdon is still on wobbly legs! Can MacAlister finish him?
A slow jab from MacAlister misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burdon slips a straight right by MacAlister.
Burdon gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! MacAlister points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Burdon wakes up just in time to hear MacAlister thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toby MacAlister!
Toby MacAlister retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Toby MacAlister made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.