PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barton Mylingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fender Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fender Gibson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mylingo
vs
Gibson

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

201 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Amber Swan*$15 Rec Supp*
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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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barton Mylingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fender Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mylingo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Gibson as Mylingo shoots in.
Gibson misses with a wild combination.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gibson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mylingo has time to react.
Gibson lands with a cross.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mylingo throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Fender Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Gibson.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Gibson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gibson scores with a jab to the body.
Gibson 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.
A punch lands to the side of Mylingo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mylingo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gibson tries to sprawl out of it but Mylingo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gibson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson. That snapped Mylingo's head back.
Mylingo dodges the punch combination from Gibson.
Gibson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gibson lands a body shot.
Gibson lands a really nice looking cross but Mylingo seems unphased.
Mylingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Mylingo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gibson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barton Mylingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gibson.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mylingo.
Danga de danga de dang - Gibson scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Gibson.
Gibson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mylingo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gibson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gibson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mylingo.
Mylingo moves forwards but Gibson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mylingo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mylingo throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely.
Gibson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Mylingo does no damage.
A nice combination there by Gibson.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mylingo tries to bum rush Gibson with a series of wild strikes but Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mylingo fails with a takedown attempt.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mylingo.
Gibson connects with the punch.
Mylingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mylingo's head.
Gibson throws out a powerful jab.
Fender Gibson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibson works over Mylingo's head and body with a nice combination.
Gibson scores with a three punch combo!
Mylingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mylingo misses with a combination
and Gibson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gibson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mylingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mylingo.
Mylingo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mylingo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gibson throws a series of strikes that have Mylingo backpedaling.
Gibson stuffs the takedown.
Mylingo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mylingo misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson throws a nice looking combination but Mylingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mylingo scores with a one two! Gibson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mylingo misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gibson lands a with a good body shot.
Gibson connects with a single shot there.
Mylingo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mylingo looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Gibson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mylingo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gibson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gibson works over Mylingo's head and body with a nice combination.
Gibson scores with a body shot.
Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibson swinging wilding here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibson misses with a series of wild punches.
Mylingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fender Gibson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mylingo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gibson connects with a crisp jab.
Gibson throws a series of strikes that have Mylingo backpedaling.
Mylingo misses with an uppercut. Gibson saw that one coming.
Gibson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mylingo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mylingo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Gibson throws a shot to the body.
Mylingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mylingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Mylingo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Mylingo avoids them all with ease.
Mylingo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mylingo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gibson.
Mylingo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gibson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylingo slips a jab and a cross from Gibson.
Gibson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gibson connects with a single shot there.
Gibson misses with a wild combination.
Gibson lands a slapping body shot.
Mylingo dodges the punch combination from Gibson.
Gibson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Gibson coming out on top.
Gibson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gibson lands a nice hook to Mylingo's body. Mylingo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gibson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mylingo backs up against the cage.
Gibson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mylingo on the side of the head.
Gibson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mylingo.
Mylingo tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mylingo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gibson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mylingo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gibson.
Mylingo misses with a combination
and Gibson counters with a series of strikes. Mylingo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mylingo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gibson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mylingo thinking.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Mylingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibson throws a good cross that connects.
Gibson tries to bum rush Mylingo with a series of wild strikes but Mylingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibson scores with a jab to the head.
Barton Mylingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gibson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mylingo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylingo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mylingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Mylingo.
Mylingo tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Gibson scores with a four punch combination!
Mylingo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mylingo wants to clinch
and Gibson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibson misses with a combination

and Mylingo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mylingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mylingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.

Mylingo manages to break the clinch.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson swinging wilding here.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mylingo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mylingo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gibson thuds a left hand into Mylingo's body.
Gibson scores with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gibson.
Mylingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mylingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mylingo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson connects with a right hand. Mylingo shakes it off.
Mylingo shoots in for a double leg but Gibson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Mylingo.
Gibson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mylingo looks to clinch
and Gibson counters with a straight right hand.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson throws a combination that misses
and Mylingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barton Mylingo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gibson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gibson lands with a nice combination. Mylingo backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
No joy there for Mylingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Gibson.
Gibson throws a combination that misses
and Mylingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Gibson is rocked!
Fender Gibson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gibson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mylingo on the side of the head.
Gibson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mylingo finish him?
Mylingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gibson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mylingo is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Gibson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gibson throws a nice looking combination but Mylingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson misses with a double jab
and Mylingo counters with a leg kick.
Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mylingo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mylingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Mylingo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gibson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mylingo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barton Mylingo!