PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23348 p4p, 23379 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 582 p4p, 560 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Pain
vs
Burger

187 cm
35
216
23 - 23 - 1

190 cm
35
220
24 - 16 - 1

Solid boxing
Experienced

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain gets a clinch.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Pain scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Pain breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain presses Burger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Major Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger avoids the head kick by Pain.
It seemed like Burger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Sebastian Burger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burger throws a lazy head kick
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick

and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Pain clinches with his opponent.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burger jabs Pain right on the nose. Pain blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Burger tenderised Pain's leg. Pain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Pain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Pain clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain scores with a nice hook to the head.

Pain breaks the clinch.

Pain clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pain!
A nice leg kick from Burger, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Pain.
Burger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Burger's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burger is defending well for now.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burger scores with a head kick. Pain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pain pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick

and Pain counters by moving into the clinch.

Pain breaks from the clinch.

Pain clinches up against the ropes.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burger up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pain moves into range and clinches up with Burger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Burger.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burger can do to turn this around?
Pain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burger.
Jab from Pain.

Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pain lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Burger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain missing with knees to the body.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Burger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pain counters by clinching up.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain defending well as Burger loads up on a big left hand.
Pain misses with a combination
and Burger counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger scores with a head kick.
Pain looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain is pushing Burger up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pain clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger letting Pain take a breather here.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Pain counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain tries to land a body kick
and Burger counters with a nice leg kick.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burger misses with a body shot

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

Pain breaks the clinch.

Pain has managed to clinch.
Burger letting Pain take a breather here.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pain breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain avoids the head kick by Burger.
Pain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Burger misses

and Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger lands with an overhand left.
Burger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pain at a distance.
Burger throws a predictable looking body shot

and Pain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Burger.
A head kick by Pain misses
and Burger counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Pain
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pain has managed to clinch.
Pain missing with knees to the body.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Pain moves into the clinch.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Burger swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Burger misses with a left hand

and Pain counters by clinching up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain just leaning against Burger, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Pain.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

Burger tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burger lands a front kick to the face, that drops Pain to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burger throws an off balance right hand

and Pain counters by moving into the clinch.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger lands a head kick that sends Pain down! Pain is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Burger is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger is the new light heavyweight champion!