PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes to the cage accompanied by Crying Game - Professor Green. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burton
vs
Mashburn

175 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barry Mashburn!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mashburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Mashburn pushes him off.
Mashburn shoots for a double leg takedown but Burton sprawls well. He's pushed Mashburn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Colin Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton is looking to clinch.

Mashburn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burton sprawls well initially but Mashburn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mashburn is looking to advance position but Burton won't allow it.
Burton is refusing to be controlled, as Mashburn sits in half guard.
Mashburn trying to pass the guard but Burton defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton wants to improve his position but Mashburn is controlling well.
Burton trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is trying to stand up here but Mashburn is controlling him well.
Burton wants to improve his position but Mashburn is controlling well.
Burton tries to kick Mashburn off but Mashburn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mashburn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burton is trying to defend but Mashburn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burton wants to improve his position but Mashburn is controlling well.
Mashburn is looking to advance position but Burton won't allow it.

Mashburn is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to get back to his feet.
Mashburn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mashburn on the ground.
Burton wants to improve his position but Mashburn is controlling well.
Mashburn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burton tries to kick Mashburn off but Mashburn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mashburn but Mashburn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Burton as Mashburn shoots in.
Colin Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Mashburn.
Mashburn fails to land the takedown.
Mashburn looks gassed!
Burton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burton shoots and misses

and Mashburn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mashburn is now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
Mashburn wants to control but Burton is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to maintain the position but Mashburn is very close to passing his half guard.
Burton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mashburn.
Mashburn lands strikes from half guard.
Burton wants to sweep but Mashburn has passed to side control!
Mashburn remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mashburn tries to score with some ground and pound. Burton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Mashburn has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Mashburn dominated that round.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mashburn misses with a takedown attempt - Burton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Mashburn shoots in and bounces Burton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burton wants to get back to his feet but Mashburn passes into half guard.
Burton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mashburn.
Mashburn throwing shots but Burton is blocking nicely.
Burton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burton tries to get out of the position.
Mashburn is breathing heavily.
Burton trying to control but Mashburn postures up.
Burton tries to kick Mashburn off but Mashburn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashburn moves nicely into side control.

Mashburn is trying to get an arm triangle but Burton is defending well.
Burton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mashburn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mashburn trying to control the position but Burton is working away.
Burton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mashburn throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mashburn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burton tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Mashburn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burton darts in trying to clinch

so Mashburn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burton pulls Mashburn in to control the position.
Mashburn trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burton wants to get back to his feet but Mashburn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burton is trying to control the position but Mashburn postures up.
Burton looking for a sweep. Not yet Burton, not yet.
Burton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mashburn is now in half guard.
Mashburn tries to pass to full mount but Burton defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burton tries to roll over but Mashburn keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mashburn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Burton closes the distance and clinches.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Mashburn shrugs off.
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton lands a knee to the head.
Mashburn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton landing knees to the body.
Mashburn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Mashburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Burton checks a low kick from Mashburn.
Burton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Burton darts in and clinches Mashburn up against the cage.
Mashburn tries to pull guard but Burton holds him up against the cage and eventually Mashburn drops back down to his feet.
Mashburn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mashburn wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Burton.
Burton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mashburn up against the cage.
Burton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Mashburn shrugs off.
Mashburn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colin Burton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Mashburn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mashburn takes an elbow to the temple.
Mashburn takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Mashburn shrugs off.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Mashburn takes an elbow to the temple.
Burton with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Burton.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mashburn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Mashburn shrugs off.
Mashburn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Mashburn shrugs off.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burton lands an elbow just above Mashburn 's eye.
Burton lands an elbow inside that Mashburn shrugs off.

Mashburn wants the takedown. Burton is fighting it off but Mashburn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Burton's guard against the cage.
Burton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mashburn working some strikes from top position.
Burton looking for a sweep. Not yet Burton, not yet.
Burton is pulling down on Mashburn's head. It's preventing any offense from Mashburn, at least for the moment.
Mashburn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to control the position but Mashburn postures up.
Mashburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Burton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burton wants to clinch but Mashburn slips to the side

and Mashburn counters with a single leg into guard. Burton didn't expect that.
Mashburn postures up.
Mashburn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mashburn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mashburn stopping the sweep attempt from Burton.
Burton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burton is controlling Mashburn's posture.
Burton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton keeping moving, preventing Mashburn from controlling successfully.
Burton trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Burton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burton controlling from mount.
Burton wants to control the pace but Mashburn is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colin Burton.
I think Mashburn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Mashburn!