PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Burgundy
vs
Tyson

189 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Tab Out Clothes

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, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Burgundy on that attempt.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimbo Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burgundy throws a shot to the body.
Burgundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burgundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Burgundy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burgundy has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgundy throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burgundy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyson's knee momentarily.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burgundy circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Burgundy counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burgundy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burgundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgundy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burgundy duly obliges.
Burgundy is breathing heavily.
Burgundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson stuns Burgundy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Burgundy off the cage and back into range.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burgundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Burgundy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Burgundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgundy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson jabs Burgundy right on the nose. Burgundy blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Tyson lands.
Donk. Tyson catches Burgundy right on the button with a cross.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyson lands with a cross.
Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Burgundy lands but Tyson takes it in his stride.
Tyson lands a jab.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimbo Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Burgundy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burgundy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burgundy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tyson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Burgundy is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burgundy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tyson tries to escape but Burgundy is in control.

Burgundy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgundy lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgundy lands a few punches from side control.
Tyson is pushing Burgundy's head away, looking to escape. Burgundy manages to hold on to the position though.
Burgundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Tyson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A good leg kick by Burgundy.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Burgundy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Burgundy moves out of range.
Burgundy scores with a spinning back kick!
Burgundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

Burgundy moves into the clinch successfully.

Burgundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.

Burgundy clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burgundy decides to pull guard.
Tyson tries to stand but Burgundy is controlling from the bottom.
Tyson being controlled here momentarily.

Burgundy has his feet on Tyson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Burgundy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a head kick that Tyson semi-blocks.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Burgundy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyson on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyson's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.
Burgundy trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Burgundy throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy won't allow Tyson to get back to his feet.

Burgundy stands up and waves to Tyson to follow him.

Burgundy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burgundy has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Burgundy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyson, who protects the arm well.
Burgundy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burgundy tries to advance to mount but Tyson denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy prevents Tyson from escaping the position.
Tyson is trying to escape the position but Burgundy is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgundy working the body and head with strikes.
Burgundy landing a few strikes.
Tyson seems a little lost for a moment, as Burgundy dominates the positioning.
Ron Burgundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burgundy has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Burgundy stands up and beckons Tyson to his feet.

Burgundy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Burgundy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Burgundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burgundy.
Tyson looks to land a combination. Burgundy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burgundy tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Kimbo Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burgundy has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgundy won't allow it.
Burgundy scores a nice knee to the body.

Burgundy breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Tyson catches Burgundy right on the button with a cross.
Burgundy throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Burgundy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burgundy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyson stalks Burgundy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burgundy's face. Burgundy staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson cracks Burgundy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burgundy doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson works over Burgundy's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burgundy is looking to slow Tyson down with leg kicks.
Burgundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson misses the body punch

and Burgundy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burgundy.
Burgundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyson up against the cage.
Burgundy lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burgundy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Burgundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Burgundy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Tyson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burgundy, up you get!
Burgundy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Burgundy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burgundy sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Burgundy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burgundy stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burgundy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Burgundy stands up and waves to Tyson to follow him.
Ron Burgundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimbo Tyson.
I think Tyson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Tyson!