PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Burns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Burns
vs
Mastain

190 cm
25
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
279 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mastain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mastain misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Mastain looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Mastain moves away and avoids it.
Mastain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns misses with a hook. Mastain ducked under it nicely.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Mastain should have avoided that one.
Mastain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burns.
Mastain throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Mastain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns's hands.
Mastain misses with a left hand
and Mastain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carl Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mastain throws out the jab.
Mastain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burns.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Mastain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mastain looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mastain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mastain.
Mastain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Mastain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mastain stuffs the takedown.
Burns slips under a jab.
Mastain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Mastain.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Mastain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Burns feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Burns has gone for a leg lock! Mastain slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burns's guard.

Mastain gets to his feet. Burns looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mastain has managed to clinch.
Mastain misses with some punches.
Mastain lands a body punch.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain lands a left hand.
Mastain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Mastain avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mastain pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Mastain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mastain gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mastain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns wants to take the fight to the mat but Mastain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Mastain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns takes one on the button.
Mastain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mastain lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mastain moves away.
A nice combination there by Mastain.
Burns slips a straight right by Mastain.
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mastain cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns lands a jab to Mastain's midsection.
Dave Mastain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Mastain.
Mastain checks a leg kick.
A jab from Burns misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Mastain.
Mastain scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Mastain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Burns closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mastain to the mat! Mastain manages to get full guard.
Mastain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Mastain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mastain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns trying to control but Mastain is working from the bottom.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mastain has control of Burns's left arm, preventing Burns from doing any damage.
Mastain looking to control.
Burns trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mastain manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Mastain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mastain has managed to get both his arms back between Burns's legs - danger averted.

Burns looking for a guillotine here but Mastain defends easily.
Mastain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burns is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain preventing the sweep.

Burns looking for a guillotine here but Mastain defends easily.
Mastain wanted to stand there but Burns had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mastain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns wants to sweep here but Mastain controlling him for the moment.
Carl Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mastain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Mastain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Burns, up you get!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mastain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mastain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Dave Mastain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mastain slips a jab and a cross from Burns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Mastain moved away.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Mastain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Mastain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns under the eye.
Burns scores with a punch to the head.
Burns with a hook.
Mastain lands an overhand right.
A big right from Burns misses.
Mastain throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mastain finds it's way round the side to connect with Burns's head.
Mastain moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mastain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mastain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mastain scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mastain as Burns shoots in.
Mastain lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mastain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mastain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mastain digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
Mastain misses with a looping left.
Burns walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns avoids the head kick by Mastain.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mastain manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dave Mastain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mastain cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Mastain lands.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mastain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mastain blocks a leg kick.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Mastain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mastain blocks the body kick.
Mastain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mastain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns throws a series of punches but Mastain avoids them all with ease.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Mastain is out of range.
Burns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mastain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mastain lands a body shot.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Mastain is just out of range.
Mastain catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mastain moves away.
Mastain lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burns there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Burns.

Burns gets tackled into the cage by Mastain. Mastain maintains the clinch.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mastain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Mastain instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Burns manages to pull guard.
Mastain wants to get up but he can't break Burns's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burns is trying to keep Mastain in close.
Mastain tries to stand but Burns is controlling from the bottom.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Burns is trying to work for a kimura but Mastain is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mastain is trying to stand.
Carl Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mastain tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Mastain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Mastain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mastain controlling the position well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mastain trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mastain is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mastain wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Mastain.
I've got Mastain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mastain!
Dave Mastain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.