PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko has chosen Fedor Entrance Music as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burgundy
vs
Shemelianenko

188 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

184 cm
29
202 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Spartan Nutrition

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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodor Shemelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy wants to clinch up but Shemelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Shemelianenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Shemelianenko. Beautiful body shot.

Shemelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.
Burgundy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shemelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burgundy.
Burgundy blocks a body shot from Shemelianenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shemelianenko taking a breather.
Shemelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burgundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shemelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burgundy walks away with a smile on his face. Shemelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burgundy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Shemelianenko clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Shemelianenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko scores with a shot to the side of Burgundy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards.
Shemelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards.
A body shot lands from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Burgundy controls his hands.
Shemelianenko tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.
Burgundy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shemelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burgundy lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Shemelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Shemelianenko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burgundy trying to control the position but instead, Shemelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burgundy into the cage.
Shemelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Burgundy.
Shemelianenko has Burgundy pushed against the cage.
Shemelianenko missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Shemelianenko working aggressively here.
Burgundy tries to break free but Shemelianenko pushes him back against the cage.

Burgundy manages to break the clinch.
Shemelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shemelianenko feints a counter leg kick.
Burgundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burgundy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Shemelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Shemelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burgundy, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko is pushing Burgundy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shemelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Burgundy blocks with his arms.
Burgundy pushes off an throws an elbow but Shemelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Shemelianenko blocks it.
Shemelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burgundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burgundy has had enough of the clinch but Shemelianenko keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Burgundy backwards.
Burgundy tries to work over Shemelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy is trying to push Shemelianenko away but Shemelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shemelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shemelianenko stalling in the clinch but Burgundy improves position.
Burgundy wants to get back to striking at distance but Shemelianenko won't allow it.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Shemelianenko.

Burgundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.

Shemelianenko looking to score a takedown here. Burgundy is defending well but Shemelianenko drives through and ends up in Burgundy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shemelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burgundy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burgundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shemelianenko wants to control from the top but Burgundy keeps moving.
Burgundy looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy keeping full guard, as Shemelianenko tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shemelianenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Burgundy wants to stand up but Shemelianenko is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shemelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burgundy.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ron Burgundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Shemelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook. Burgundy ducked under it nicely.
Burgundy misses with a left hand
and Shemelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shemelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgundy is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feodor Shemelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feodor Shemelianenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burgundy takes a swing at Shemelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shemelianenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shemelianenko staying out of range there.
Shemelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burgundy thows a leg kick but Shemelianenko checks it
and Shemelianenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burgundy's knee momentarily.
Shemelianenko digs a good hook to Burgundy's body.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shemelianenko swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Burgundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Burgundy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shemelianenko.
A head kick misses from Shemelianenko.
Burgundy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shemelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy misses with a two punch combination.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burgundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burgundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burgundy. Burgundy obviously looking to wear him down.
Shemelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Shemelianenko misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burgundy feints a jab promting Shemelianenko to slip. Burgundy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shemelianenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shemelianenko blocks a leg kick.
Shemelianenko misses with a body shot.
Burgundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burgundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shemelianenko. Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shemelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Shemelianenko thuds a left hand into Burgundy's body.
Burgundy misses with a hook. Shemelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Burgundy throws a right and a left that Shemelianenko avoids nicely.
Burgundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shemelianenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgundy throws a chopping leg kick but Shemelianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
Burgundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burgundy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Burgundy.
Shemelianenko thows a body kick. Burgundy tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
Burgundy misses with a body kick.
Burgundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shemelianenko connects with a single shot there.
Burgundy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burgundy throws a looping overhand right but Shemelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Burgundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Burgundy.
A little jabbing left from Shemelianenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burgundy looks for the body kick but Shemelianenko saw that one coming.
Feodor Shemelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shemelianenko moves into the clinch.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Shemelianenko.
A short body shot lands from Shemelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Burgundy blocks a body shot from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Burgundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Burgundy.
Shemelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Burgundy.
Shemelianenko tries a body shot but Burgundy blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Shemelianenko misses with the head strike.
Shemelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Shemelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Burgundy gets an underhook and turns Shemelianenko into the cage.
Shemelianenko working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Shemelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Burgundy avoiding damage as Shemelianenko throws knees to the body.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
A short right from Shemelianenko on the inside.
Shemelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shemelianenko.
Burgundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shemelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Shemelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burgundy's elbow.
Burgundy can't find room to land a body shot as Shemelianenko controls the action.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko misses with some punches.
Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burgundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burgundy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Burgundy is rocked!

It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgundy gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Burgundy tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Shemelianenko is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Burgundy buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Burgundy!! Burgundy is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Shemelianenko throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feodor Shemelianenko!
A very excited looking Feodor Shemelianenko 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.