PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Mashburn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mashburn
vs
Mashburn

173 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Blunt Force Trauma Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Mashburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randall Mashburn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall Mashburn looks to land a combination. Tommy Mashburn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Tommy Mashburn has been cut.

Tommy Mashburn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Randall Mashburn pushes Tommy Mashburn off looking to stand but Tommy Mashburn dives back in and keeps control.
Randall Mashburn is refusing to be controlled, as Tommy Mashburn sits in half guard.
Tommy Mashburn wants to stand up but Randall Mashburn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Randall Mashburn is trying to stand.

Tommy Mashburn decides to return to a standing position.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tommy Mashburn jumps guard but Randall Mashburn stands there with Tommy Mashburn around his waist. Tommy Mashburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tommy Mashburn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Randall Mashburn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tommy Mashburn tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Mashburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tommy Mashburn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Randall Mashburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randall Mashburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tommy Mashburn moves into the clinch.
Randall Mashburn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tommy Mashburn has him pressed against the cage.
Randall Mashburn stops a takedown attempt from Tommy Mashburn.

Tommy Mashburn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Randall Mashburn can't fight it off and eventually Tommy Mashburn manages to take the fight to the floor. Randall Mashburn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tommy Mashburn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Mashburn trying to control but Randall Mashburn is working from the bottom.
Randall Mashburn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tommy Mashburn is controlling him.
Tommy Mashburn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Mashburn looking to pass the guard.
Tommy Mashburn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Mashburn.
Randall Mashburn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Randall Mashburn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Randall Mashburn wants to stand up but Tommy Mashburn is controlling him.
Randall Mashburn keeping moving, preventing Tommy Mashburn from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Mashburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mashburn's cut.
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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tommy Mashburn.
Tommy Mashburn works Randall Mashburn's body with a nice hook.
Randall Mashburn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tommy Mashburn.
Randall Mashburn lands with a good body shot.
Randall Mashburn swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randall Mashburn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Randall Mashburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randall Mashburn throws a right hand that Tommy Mashburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Tommy Mashburn also avoids with ease.
Tommy Mashburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randall Mashburn misses the body punch

and Tommy Mashburn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Randall Mashburn's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tommy Mashburn trying to control but Randall Mashburn is working from the bottom.
Randall Mashburn is breathing heavily.
Tommy Mashburn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall Mashburn keeping full guard, as Tommy Mashburn tries to pass.
Randall Mashburn wants to stand up but Tommy Mashburn is controlling him.
Tommy Mashburn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tommy Mashburn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tommy Mashburn stops Randall Mashburn from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tommy Mashburn shoots in and drives through. Randall Mashburn sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Mashburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tommy Mashburn clinches with his opponent.
Tommy Mashburn throws a head punch that misses.
Tommy Mashburn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Randall Mashburn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Randall Mashburn is trying to break the clinch but Tommy Mashburn has him pressed against the cage.
Randall Mashburn prevents the takedown attempt.
Tommy Mashburn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Randall Mashburn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tommy Mashburn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Randall Mashburn pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall Mashburn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tommy Mashburn has him pressed against the cage.

Randall Mashburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tommy Mashburn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Randall Mashburn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tommy Mashburn is trying to control the action in half guard but Randall Mashburn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tommy Mashburn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Randall Mashburn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tommy Mashburn wants to pass to mount but Randall Mashburn is defending the position.
Tommy Mashburn content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Mashburn passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tommy Mashburn controls the position.
Tommy Mashburn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Randall Mashburn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tommy Mashburn is looking to advance position but Randall Mashburn won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Mashburn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mashburn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Randall Mashburn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tommy Mashburn counters with a takedown into side control.
Tommy 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.
Tommy Mashburn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tommy Mashburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randall Mashburn keeps working.
Tommy Mashburn controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Mashburn.
Randall Mashburn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tommy Mashburn counters with a takedown into side control.
Randall Mashburn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Randall Mashburn is not content to let Tommy Mashburn control the position.
A lull in the action here as Tommy Mashburn stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Mashburn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tommy Mashburn controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Mashburn tries to advance to mount but Randall Mashburn denies him.
Tommy Mashburn wants to control but Randall Mashburn is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Mashburn.
Randall Mashburn falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tommy Mashburn counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Randall Mashburn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Tommy Mashburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall Mashburn throws a right and a left that Tommy Mashburn avoids nicely.

Tommy Mashburn moves into range and clinches up with Randall Mashburn.
Randall Mashburn prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tommy Mashburn breaks from the clinch.

Tommy Mashburn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tommy Mashburn content to stall in guard here.
Tommy Mashburn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Mashburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tommy Mashburn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

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