PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the ring accompanied by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. McGuire has chosen Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am 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?

Xavier Burns
vs
McGuire

177 cm
30
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

178 cm
40
165 lbs
35 - 16 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.

McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as McGuire tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burns lands an elbow inside that McGuire shrugs off.

It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped McGuire in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns stalling in the clinch but McGuire improves position.
McGuire working Burns over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.

McGuire breaks from the clinch.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuire tries to counter with a clinch but Burns shakes him off and moves away.
McGuire connects with a single shot there.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Burns.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns motions for McGuire to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Titan Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.

McGuire clinches with his opponent.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Zander McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns misses with some punches.
McGuire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGuire is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.

McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
McGuire misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
McGuire pushes Burns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns stalling in the clinch but McGuire improves position.
McGuire avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.

Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
McGuire moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand.
Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns.
McGuire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Burns instigates a clinch.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns working McGuire over with knees to the body.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Burns breaks from the clinch.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire scores with a nice right hand.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuire wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns thinks about countering with a body kick.
McGuire jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burns forces McGuire back against the ropes and clinches.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
McGuire taking a breather.

McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burns 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.
Burns lands with a nice body kick.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Burns tries to counter by clinching up but McGuire breaks away and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Zander McGuire just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burns slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Burns moves into range and clinches up with McGuire.
McGuire avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGuire working aggressively here.

McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
McGuire is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Burns tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Burns scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns stalling in the clinch but McGuire improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns.
McGuire tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.

McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns is looking to counter the offense by McGuire and move into the clinch.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Burns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Burns is looking to counter the offense by McGuire and move into the clinch.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGuire manages to circle out of the way.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Burns motions for McGuire to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Burns appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.

Burns forces McGuire back against the ropes and clinches.
A short left from McGuire.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGuire presses Burns against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns landing knees to the body.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burns avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns wants to stall.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the ropes.
McGuire avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stalling in the clinch from Burns.
Burns gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Titan Xavier Burns retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!