PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now - Nas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cero
vs
Burgundy

178 cm
32
160 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

172 cm
32
155 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cero cracks the inside of Burgundy's front leg.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Burgundy throws a leg kick
letting Cero counter with a right hand.
Cero wants to clinch up but Burgundy keeps it at a distance.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy misses with a looping right.
Cero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burgundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burgundy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cero lands a right hook to the body.
Burgundy tries to clinch there but Cero circles away.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgundy looks for the body kick but Cero saw that one coming.
Burgundy lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ceros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burgundy wants to land a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero throws a push kick but Burgundy slaps the foot to one side.
Burgundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero wants to land a leg kick but Burgundy is out of range.
Burgundy is looking to chop away at Cero's legs.
Cero tries to land a front kick but Burgundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burgundy throws a wild body kick that Cero sees coming a mile off.

Cero moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cero stalling in the clinch.
Burgundy stalling the fight.
Cero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cero can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceros head.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cero just leaning against Burgundy, taking a breather.
Cero lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Burgundy as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Cero.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cero's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cero.
Cero trying to stall but Burgundy improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Cero.
A body shot lands from Burgundy.

Cero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Burgundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burgundy throws out a leg kick but Cero moves out of range and Burgundy only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burgundy.
Cero moves out of range as Burgundy throws a body kick.
Burgundy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burgundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burgundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cero's calf.
Burgundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burgundy scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burgundy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cero can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cero gets a clinch.
Burgundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceros head.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Cero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Burgundy.

Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy lands a jab to the head.
Burgundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cero.
Cero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgundy.
Cero lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero thuds his shin into the meat of Burgundy's side.
Cero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Cero wants to clinch.
Cero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burgundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Cero.
Burgundy missing with a left hand there. Cero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cero misses with a hook. Burgundy ducked under it nicely.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. Cero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
Cero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burgundy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cero throws a wild body kick that Burgundy sees coming a mile off.
Burgundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cero. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ron Burgundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgundy throws a front kick aimed at Cero's knee but Cero avoids it well.
Cero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burgundy checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses.
Burgundy tries to work over Cero's front leg with a kick but Cero checks it.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cero.
Burgundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cero was well out of range. Poor timing from Burgundy.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Burgundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burgundy can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cero is just out of range.
Cero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burgundy misses with a kick to the body.
Burgundy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgundy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cero rather than just go for the knockout.
Cero misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Burgundy. Beautiful body shot.
Burgundy throws a nice inside leg kick.

Cero rushes Burgundy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cero.
Cero lands a body punch.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cero's efforts to push away.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Cero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cero as Burgundy tries to tie him up.
Cero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Cero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.

Burgundy clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy tries to break free but Cero pushes him back against the cage.
Burgundy lands an uppercut.
Cero digs a right hand into Burgundy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burgundy's gas tank.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Burgundy digs a right hand underneath Cero's ribcage. Cero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burgundy throws a head punch that misses.
Burgundy tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cero tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Cero manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Burgundy does it's job there.
Cero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burgundy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy delivers a nice body kick.
Burgundy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burgundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Burgundy. That snapped Cero's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ron Burgundy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Burgundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cero tries a low kick but Burgundy avoids it.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burgundy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cero throws a body kick that misses.
Burgundy tries to score with a low kick but Cero moves his leg out of the way.
Burgundy throws a body kick that misses
and Cero counters with a low kick, right behind Burgundy 's knee.
Burgundy cracks Cero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burgundy throws the kick towards the body but Cero avoids it.
Cero throws a wild body kick that Burgundy sees coming a mile off.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Cero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burgundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cero momentarily.
Burgundy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burgundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burgundy moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero lands with a good body shot.
Burgundy lands a front kick.
Burgundy misses with a straight right.
Burgundy throws a head kick that half lands.
Burgundy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burgundy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Burgundy misses its intended target.
Cero avoids the head kick by Burgundy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cero is looking to chop away at Burgundy's legs.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Burgundy avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Burgundy. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Cero.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burgundy - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burgundy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cero - the referee stops the clock and Burgundy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cero. Burgundy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice uppercut there from Cero.
Cero lands a nice shot to the body.
Cero misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burgundy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cero takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burgundy defending well as Cero loads up on a big left hand.
Cero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgundy throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cero.
Cero wants to clinch up but Burgundy keeps it at a distance.
Numero Cero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cero misses with a few strikes there.
Burgundy moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero tests Burgundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Burgundy.
A head kick misses from Burgundy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Cero moves out of range.
Cero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burgundy to score with a decent uppercut.
Cero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cero cracks Burgundy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy throws a good cross that connects.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burgundy tries to land a front kick but Cero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Burgundy.
Cero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick there by Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a really nice looking cross but Cero seems unphased.
Cero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Burgundy.
Well Burgundy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!
A victorious Ron Burgundy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.