PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Burgundy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kingsley Ciprut's chin.

Ciprut
vs
Burgundy

186 cm
41
215 lbs
28 - 26 - 2

188 cm
32
215 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burgundy moves out of range of the body kick from Ciprut.
Burgundy tries a low kick but Ciprut avoids it.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burgundy wants to slow Ciprut down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Burgundy.
Ciprut throws a right and a left that Burgundy avoids nicely.
Ciprut stalks Burgundy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burgundy's face. Burgundy staggers backwards, shaken.
Ciprut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
Burgundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciprut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciprut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ciprut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciprut.
Burgundy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgundy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ciprut throws a body kick that misses.
Ciprut swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
Ciprut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
Burgundy throws a hook but Ciprut blocks it.
Burgundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgundy throws a shot from downtown. Ciprut moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Burgundy misses.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Burgundy as he checks the leg kick.
Burgundy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ciprut will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burgundy avoids a kick to the body.
Ciprut throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ciprut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgundy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burgundy! But no joy.
Burgundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ciprut. That did some damage!
Burgundy walks into a jab.
Ciprut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciprut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ciprut throws the kick towards the body but Burgundy avoids it.
A punch combination from Burgundy misses.
Ciprut defending well as Burgundy loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Burgundy.
Ciprut staying out of range there.
Ciprut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut throws a head kick but Burgundy moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ciprut.
Burgundy needs to keep his hands up - Ciprut had a free shot at his head there.
Ciprut misses with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ciprut on the side of the head.
Ciprut misses with the body kick

and Burgundy counters with a crisp one two that drops Ciprut! Burgundy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ciprut to his feet! Ciprut is in big trouble!

Ciprut is rocked!
Ciprut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgundy.
Ciprut is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Burgundy.
Oh Ciprut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Ciprut.
Burgundy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ciprut seems to have got his legs back now.
Burgundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ciprut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burgundy checks a leg kick.
Burgundy tries a low kick but Ciprut avoids it.
Good leg kick by Ciprut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgundy punishes Ciprut's body with a nice straight punch.
Ciprut is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Ciprut.
Ciprut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ciprut tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Burgundy wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
After the big win, Ron Burgundy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.