PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns 's entrance music is Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

John Conor Burns
vs
Carr

190 cm
33
215 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

185 cm
31
214 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London
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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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carr misses the jab.
We've been informed that Carr 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.
Nice cross by Carr.
Carr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Nice cross by Carr.
A swing and a miss from Burns .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns .
Carr misses with a body shot.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Carr.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Carr counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carr is out of range and Burns settles back down.
Carr tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Carr misses with a body shot.
Carr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns tries to land a front kick but Carr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Burns misses.
Cornelius Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carr checks the leg kick.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns .
Burns is looking to slow Carr down with leg kicks.
Carr walks into a straight right hand from Burns .
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns tried to counter with a leg kick but Carr avoided it.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Carr misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carr.
Carr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carr. That did some damage!
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Carr's leg but Carr calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Carr.
Carr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Carr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carr throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Carr throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carr.
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Burns is looking to chop away at Carr's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Carr's defenses.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Carr is just out of range.

Carr gets caught flat footed, as Burns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Carr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Carr lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Carr avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Carr.
Carr has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carr.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carr misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr lands a left hand.
Carr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Carr.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Carr.
Carr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Carr controls his hands.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Carr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr lands an uppercut.

Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carr slips under a jab from Burns .
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns . That's going to slow Carr down.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alex John Conor Burns will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Carr checks it.
Burns misses with the combination.
Carr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Carr ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Burns misses.
Carr lands with a shot to the body.
Alex John Conor Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
Carr throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carr throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carr's hands.
Carr throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Carr saw it coming and moves away.
Carr misses with a hook to the body
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Burns connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carr punishes Burns 's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Carr scores with a push kick.
Carr looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Carr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carr to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr 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.
Carr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr 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.
Carr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Carr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns scores with a jab. Carr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carr wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carr in his tracks.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
Burns moves away from the strike by Carr.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
Carr lands a nice hook to Burns 's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carr tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns lands with a nice body kick.
Burns scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns catches Carr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns connects with a single shot there.
Burns throws a leg kick but Carr moved away.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carr's head backwards.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Carr throws a shot to the body.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carr.
Burns cracks the inside of Carr's front leg.
Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Burns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burns throws a leg kick but Carr sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carr tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
As Carr backs away, Burns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Carr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carr was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Carr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carr feints and then cracks Burns 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Carr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Carr throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carr blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns . That's going to slow Carr down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex John Conor Burns 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Burns throws a push kick but Carr slaps the foot to one side.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Carr saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns .
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns . That's going to slow Carr down.
A jab from Carr misses.
Burns quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Burns throws a leg kick but Carr moved away.
Burns moves out of range as Carr strikes.
Carr staying out of range there.
Carr lands a jab to the nose.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
Burns drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carr sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carr!
Carr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns .
A jab lands there for Carr.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carr missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carr throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
Carr lands a body shot.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Carr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns is looking to chop away at Carr's legs.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carr throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Carr moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carr moves out of range of the strikes.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns slips under a jab.
As Carr backs away, Burns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carr scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carr checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Carr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns throws a series of punches but Carr moves out of range.
Carr throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Cornelius Carr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex John Conor Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carr.
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!
Carr dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut!
Carr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Carr throws a shot to the body.
Carr looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Burns thumps Carr with a low kick.
Burns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carr.
Carr misses with a straight left.
Burns lands a head shot.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Carr is out of range.
Carr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carr throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Carr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carr throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Carr misses with a looping left.
A jab from Carr misses.
Carr 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.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Carr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Carr backs away, Burns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns . That snapped Carr's head back.
Carr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Carr's head but Carr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns lands a nice hook to Carr's body. Carr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Carr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Carr misses.
Burns lands a jab.
Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Carr's side.
Carr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carr looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Burns misses with a low kick as Carr jumps back.

Burns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Carr actively working from the bottom here.
Burns controlling the pace.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Carr is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cornelius Carr.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!