PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). Burns Jr has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Williams
vs
Burns Jr

193 cm
38
275 lbs
37 - 14 - 1

180 cm
36
210 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams wants to clinch up but Burns Jr keeps it at a distance.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Burns Jr throws a big counter head kick but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Burns Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Burns Jr.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Burns Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams tries to circle away but Burns Jr has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burns Jr up against the cage.
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Burns Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Burns Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Burns Jr blocks it.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns Jr misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Burns Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams prevents a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Burns Jr's head.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Burns Jr's head.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Burns Jr tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Burns Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Burns Jr tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Burns Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Burns Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Simon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Burns Jr avoids it.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Burns Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns Jr tries to avoid it.
Williams feints and then cracks Burns Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns Jr down.

Williams gets a clinch.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns Jr scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Burns Jr fails to land.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Burns Jr avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Burns Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Burns Jr'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.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a head kick but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Burns Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burns Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Burns Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns Jr closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burns Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burns Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns Jr can do to turn this around?
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Burns Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns Jr with a nice cross.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Burns Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns Jr blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Jab from Williams.
Williams works Burns Jr's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns Jr! But no joy.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Simon Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked

and Burns Jr moves into the clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams is trying to stall.
Burns Jr is working Williams over against the cage.
Burns Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Burns Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns Jr throws a big counter head kick but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Burns Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simon Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns Jr tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Burns Jr back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Burns Jr fails to land.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns Jr misses with some punches.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Burns Jr blocks with his arms.
Williams blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams pushes Burns Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burns Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Williams blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns Jr pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Burns Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns Jr working aggressively here.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Burns Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Burns Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Burns Jr blocking some punches.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Burns Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns Jr.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Burns Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns Jrs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns Jr.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Burns Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns Jr blocks an uppercut.
Burns Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simba Burns Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns Jr.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Burns Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
A head kick misses from Williams.
And Burns Jr responds with a good body kick, but Williams manages to step out the way in time.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns Jr. Burns Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Burns Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Burns Jr feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Burns Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Burns Jr avoids the head kick by Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Burns Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Williams throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a big counter head kick but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Burns Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burns Jr catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Simon Williams has been cut.
Burns Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Williams blocks it well.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Burns Jr throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Burns Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circle, before Burns Jr throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Williams's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Burns Jr lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Simba Burns Jr!
Post fight, an emotional Simba Burns Jr said 'I'm not back, because I never left.. I am here and here to stay and I want that world title. I love my brother Simba Burns and the whole Burns family who helped me win this fight. And my partners the Diaz bros thanks for the help guys. I want THE BELT!'.