PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cory Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Burroughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Fox
vs
Burroughs

163 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cory Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Burroughs !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burroughs circles away from the clinch attempt.

Fox gets caught napping as Burroughs dives in and scores a takedown. Fox manages to retain guard.
Fox throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Fox scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fox closes the distance but Burroughs moves to the side
and Burroughs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox is looking to clinch but Burroughs is avoiding it.
Burroughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burroughs slips a jab and a cross from Fox.

Burroughs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burroughs is keen to just control but Fox is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fox makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burroughs misses with a head kick.
Fox really is a fat lump.

Burroughs moves into the clinch successfully.

Burroughs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Burroughs stands up from Fox's guard - Burroughs perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burroughs throws an overhand right that drops Fox like a sack of potatoes! Burroughs dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Burroughs !