PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzo Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen Shook Ones Pt. II as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Burns
vs
Mason

193 cm
23
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
251 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Izzo Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mason!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Izzo Burns has been cut.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns delivers a nice body kick.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burns tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Mason swinging wildly here.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Burns feints and then cracks Mason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mason down.
Mason throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mason's knee momentarily.
Mason looks gassed!
Burns tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Burns.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Burns scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Burns lands with a nice body kick.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Malcolm Mason has been cut.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns connects with a body shot.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Mason misses the jab.
Mason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns counters with a body kick that stops Mason in his tracks momentarily.
Burns throws a head kick that Mason semi-blocks.
Burns tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Mason throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Mason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mason.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mason throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
Mason misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malcolm Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzo Burns dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mason throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.
Izzo Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Burns.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mason scores with a decent looking hook.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Mason throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Mason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Mason misses.
Mason misses with a double jab
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Mason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Mason misses.
Burns lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mason will feel that in the morning.
Burns pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mason back to the ropes. Burns follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mason misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns counters with a head kick. That will keep Mason thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mason misses with a hook to the body
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mason throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns works over Mason's head and body with a nice combination.
Mason works Burns's body with a nice hook.
Mason lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Mason connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Malcolm Mason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns feints a jab promting Mason to slip. Burns then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mason slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Mason misses.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Mason misses with a combination

and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns.
Burns tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the ropes.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mason backs up against the ropes.
Izzo Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Nice shot by Mason.
Mason throws a combination that misses

and Burns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mason has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mason lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burns clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the ropes.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the ropes.
Mason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mason breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns counters with a left and a right that stings Mason.
Burns digs a good hook to Mason's body.
Mason avoids the head kick by Burns.
Mason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Burns.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Malcolm Mason just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a big head kick but Mason shrugs it off.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Burns looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mason throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burns connects with a high kick.
Burns wants to clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Burns scores with a one two! Mason had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
Burns tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason misses with a looping left.
Burns throws a one two combo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mason 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 with a good body shot.
Mason looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Mason misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Mason thows a body shot but no joy.
Burns throws a series of strikes that have Mason backpedaling.
Burns is looking to wear down Mason with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mason falls off balance throwing a combination

and Burns moves into the clinch.

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mason lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason stalks Burns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns's face. Burns staggers backwards, shaken.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns tries to bum rush Mason with a series of wild strikes but Mason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Izzo Burns will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason misses with a few strikes there.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Mason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mason.
A clash of legs there as Mason blocks the low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Mason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mason has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burns.
Mason misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a series of strikes. Mason will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body kick there by Burns.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mason!
A lazy left from Mason finds it's target.
Mason throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a series of strikes. Mason will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mason circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Mason as he connects with a hook.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mason lands the left hand.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malcolm Mason.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Mason!