PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buford Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovan Vladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barton
vs
Vladimir

216 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buford Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jovan Vladimir!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barton's waist but Barton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vladimir off to one side.
Vladimir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Vladimir clinches.

Vladimir breaks from the clinch.
Vladimir swats away the attempt to clinch by Barton.
Barton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vladimir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barton tries to close the distance and clinch but Vladimir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barton fails with a takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vladimir.
Barton is trying to get back to his feet.

Vladimir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barton is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir tries to score with some ground and pound. Barton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vladimir tries to stand but Barton is controlling his head.
Vladimir lands a nice forearm strike.
Vladimir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Barton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Vladimir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Barton bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barton sprawls well. Barton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vladimir gets slowly back to his feet.
Buford Barton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovan Vladimir.
Barton tries to clinch but Vladimir moves away

so Vladimir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vladimir looks winded!
Barton keeping moving, preventing Vladimir from controlling successfully.
Vladimir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barton is proving hard to escape from.
Barton is trying to keep Vladimir in close.
Vladimir is in close to Barton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vladimir drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barton dives on top into guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vladimir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vladimir is pulling down on Barton's head. It's preventing any offense from Barton, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton is looking to work some ground and pound but Vladimir has wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barton throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vladimir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Vladimir moves into the clinch successfully.
Barton tries to pull guard but Vladimir holds him up against the cage and eventually Barton drops back down to his feet.
Vladimir wants a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barton is trying to break free.

Vladimir drags the fight down to the ground.
Vladimir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jovan Vladimir dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vladimir blocks a head kick by Barton.
Vladimir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Barton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vladimir is trying to defend but Barton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barton looks to land a strike but Vladimir avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vladimir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barton manages to get himself to full guard.

Barton wants to stand up but Vladimir is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladimir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vladimir trying to control the position from guard on top but Barton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vladimir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir is in close to Barton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barton working a defensive guard here.
Barton can't keep his opponent in guard - Vladimir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vladimir is controlling the pace.
Barton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barton wants to control but Vladimir is keeping busy.

That's two 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.
Barton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vladimir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vladimir controlling the action here.
Vladimir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barton wants to control but Vladimir is keeping busy.
Vladimir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vladimir sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vladimir is breathing heavily.
Vladimir fails with the takedown.

Vladimir has Barton up against the cage in a clinch.

Barton jumps guard and drags Vladimir to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vladimir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barton wants to get back to his feet but Vladimir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir with a nice head shot there.
Barton is looking to stand up but Vladimir isn't so interested in that idea.
Vladimir preventing the sweep.
Vladimir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vladimir trying to control but Barton is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barton shoots for a double leg takedown but Vladimir sprawls well. He's pushed Barton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vladimir misses with a takedown attempt - Barton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buford Barton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovan Vladimir.
Vladimir misses with a takedown attempt
and Barton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jovan Vladimir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Barton tries to keep at a distance but Vladimir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barton lands an uppercut.
Barton has Vladimir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vladimir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barton looking for a takedown.
Vladimir blocking some punches.

Vladimir manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vladimir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladimir won't allow Barton to get back to his feet.
Vladimir controls from within his opponent's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vladimir. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vladimir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barton trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vladimir throwing strikes but missing.
Vladimir cracks Barton with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vladimir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vladimir with a nice head shot there.
Barton wants to stand up but Vladimir is controlling him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vladimir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vladimir wants to take a breather but Barton is having none of it.
Barton tries to kick Vladimir off but Vladimir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vladimir is pressing down on Barton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barton is holding on for now.
Barton striking from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir trying to control the action but Barton is working from the bottom.
Vladimir thows a huge punch but Barton dodges it nicely.
Barton is not content to let Vladimir control the position.
Barton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vladimir.
Barton is trying to maintain the position but Vladimir is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barton tries to clinch
and Vladimir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barton slaps away a takedown attempt from Vladimir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vladimir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Barton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jovan Vladimir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton works over Vladimir with some ground and pound from guard.
Barton throws a strike but Vladimir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Barton wants to stand but Vladimir is controlling the position.
Vladimir wants to control from the top but Barton keeps moving.
Vladimir stops Barton from standing up.
Barton being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barton looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jovan Vladimir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vladimir 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovan Vladimir!