PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Burdon (ranked 5700 p4p, 5703 weight class) and Deacon Kingsley (ranked 507 p4p, 508 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Burdon
vs
Kingsley

180 cm
19
155
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
158
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Burdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deacon Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley throws a series of punches but Burdon avoids them all with ease.
Burdon lands a right hook to the body.
Burdon throws a hook but Kingsley avoids it easily.
Burdon throws a jab when Kingsley was well out of range.
Kingsley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burdon lands a lovely overhand right.
Burdon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kingsley.
No joy there for Kingsley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingsley misses with a hook

and Burdon counters by clinching up.
Burdon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burdon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burdon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kingsley is trying to push Burdon away but Burdon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kingsley looking to stall.
Burdon scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingsley backwards.
Kingsley working aggressively here.
Kingsley misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Burdon - that landed with a thud.
Kingsley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burdon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burdon lands a shot to the body.
Burdon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kingsley can't find room to land a body shot as Burdon controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burdon.
Burdon lands a body shot.
Burdon lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingsley backwards.
Burdon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burdon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kingsley tries to throw a body punch but Burdon avoids it by throwing Kingsley back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kingsley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burdon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Burdon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burdon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burdon lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Burdon - that landed with a thud.
Burdon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burdon lands a body punch.
Kingsley looks winded!
Burdon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burdon.
Burdon lands a body punch.
Burdon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kingsley or not.
Burdon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burdon digs a right hand into Kingsley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kingsley's gas tank.
Burdon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Burdon.
Burdon is leaning against Kingsley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingsley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Burdon.
A nice left hand lands by Burdon.
Burdon scores with a hook to the body.
Kingsley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burdon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kingsley or not.
Burdon lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kingsley backwards.
Burdon lands a body shot.
Burdon lands a left hand.
A short right from Burdon on the inside.
Burdon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Burdon.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burdon.
Burdon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingsley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kingsley misses with some punches.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingsley.
Burdon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burdon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kingsleys head.
Burdon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burdon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kingsley backwards.
Burdon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burdon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kingsley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley throws a punch but it's blocked by Burdon.
Burdon blocking some punches.
Kingsley misses with some punches.
Burdon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burdon scores with a hook to the body.
Kingsley misses with some punches.
Burdon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burdon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kingsley backwards.
Burdon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kingsley.
Kingsley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Burdon.
Kingsley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Burdon.
Nice body punch from Burdon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burdon presses Kingsley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burdon lands a body punch.
Kingsley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burdon scores with a shoulder strike.
Burdon cracks Kingsley with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Burdon dominated that 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.

Burdon jabs Kingsley right on the nose. Kingsley blinks but takes it well.
Burdon lands a nice hook to Kingsley's body. Kingsley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burdon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kingsley misses with a lunging right hand
and Burdon counters with a right hand to the body.
Kingsley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burdon swings for the body but Kingsley moves out of range.
Kingsley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Burdon forces Kingsley back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kingsley fails to land.
Burdon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kingsley tries to throw a body punch but Burdon avoids it by throwing Kingsley back against the cage.
Burdon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingsley backwards.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burdon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burdon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kingsley backwards.
Burdon lands with a light punch inside.
Kingsley is looking to break free of the clinch but Burdon has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Burdon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burdon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burdon.
John Burdon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burdon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burdon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kingsley is rocked!
Kingsley working aggressively here.
Kingsley is still on wobbly legs! Can Burdon finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Kingsley fails to land.
Kingsley seems to have recovered his senses.
Burdon lands a left hand.
Kingsley swings wildly with an uppercut but Burdon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingsley misses with some punches.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kingsley swings wildly with an uppercut but Burdon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burdon lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burdon.
A short body shot lands from Burdon as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingsley tries to circle away but Burdon has him pinned against the cage.
Kingsley is trying to break the clinch but Burdon is controlling him.
Kingsley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burdon has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdon gets through Kingsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingsley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burdon backwards.
Kingsley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burdon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Burdon.
Kingsley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Burdon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kingsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Burdon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingsley's efforts to push away.
Kingsley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Burdon as the two fighters clinch.
Burdon gets through Kingsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burdon lands with a right to the head.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kingsley has a couple of punches blocked by Burdon.
Burdon scores with a shot to the side of Kingsley's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burdon.
Kingsley is breathing heavily.
Burdon pushes Kingsley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon throws a big uppercut that drops Kingsley! More strikes from Burdon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kingsley lies dazed against the cage as Burdon celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Burdon!
John Burdon thanked the fans post fight for their support.