PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Halo (ranked 6647 p4p, 683 weight class) and Cornelius Burns (ranked 6395 p4p, 658 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Halo
vs
Burns

195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo walks into a left hand.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Cornelius Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns cracks Halo with an open hand slap.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halo misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cornelius Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Halo misses.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo takes one to the chin there.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Halo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo misses with a takedown
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a jab.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Halo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns scores with a body shot.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burns scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
Burns scores with a jab.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
Halo throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Halo jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burns in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Halo swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo shoots and misses
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Halo throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halo lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo feinted with a counter takedown.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halo. Halo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Halo swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halo misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halo blocks a jab.
Halo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Burns throws a shot to the body.
Cornelius Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Halo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Halo throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Halo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Halo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Halo throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice cross by Burns.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Halo drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Halo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Halo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halo.

It looks like Cornelius Burns has been cut.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Thor Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Cornelius Burns!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Cornelius Burns!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Cornelius Burns!

Cornelius Burns wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Cornelius Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.