PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abarron Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Michalski
vs
Mashburn

195 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abarron Michalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randall Mashburn!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mashburn leaves Michalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michalski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mashburn.
Michalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Mashburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michalski moves out of range as Mashburn throws a body kick.
Michalski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mashburn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Michalski trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Michalski trying to control here.
Michalski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Michalski.

Michalski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Michalski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mashburn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michalski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mashburn wants to control from the top but Michalski keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashburn controlling from the top position.
Mashburn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mashburn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mashburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Michalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Randall Mashburn.
Mashburn looks for a takedown but Michalski sprawls well.
Mashburn misses with a few strikes there.

Michalski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mashburn to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Michalski has his foot on Mashburn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mashburn works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Michalski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mashburn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michalski keeping moving, preventing Mashburn from controlling successfully.

Michalski has his foot on Mashburn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mashburn works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mashburn scoring with some ground and pound.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Michalski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mashburn defends well.
Michalski is breathing heavily.
Mashburn trying to control but Michalski is working from the bottom.
Mashburn stays in close to Michalski's body and controls the position.
Mashburn tries to free his leg and advance position but Michalski is retaining full guard.
Michalski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski looking for a sweep. Not yet Michalski, not yet.
Mashburn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mashburn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Randall Mashburn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mashburn thows a body shot but no joy.

Michalski tries to sprawl but Mashburn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Michalski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mashburn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mashburn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michalski is looking to control Mashburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michalski avoid being mounted?
Mashburn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mashburn slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michalski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mashburn lands strikes from half guard.

Michalski looking for submissions off his back.
Michalski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mashburn is trying to control the action in half guard but Michalski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mashburn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mashburn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michalski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mashburn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mashburn is nestled in close to Michalski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Mashburn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mashburn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Michalski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michalski being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Michalski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mashburn wants to control but Michalski is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mashburn landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mashburn trying to control the position but Michalski is working away.
Mashburn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mashburn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Michalski down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski is looking to regain half guard here but Mashburn keeps moving and retains side control.
Michalski is trying to escape the position but Mashburn is controlling the position.
Mashburn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mashburn controlling the position.
Michalski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Michalski is not content to let Mashburn control the position.
Michalski 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn working the body and head with strikes.
Mashburn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Michalski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mashburn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Michalski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mashburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michalski keeps working.
Michalski is letting Mashburn control him for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mashburn trying to control the position but Michalski is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski stops Mashburn from passing to mount.
Michalski 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 working away.
Michalski is trying to improve his position.
Mashburn wants to control but Michalski is keeping him busy.
Mashburn scoring with punches and elbows.
Mashburn is looking to take a break and control but Michalski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Mashburn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mashburn controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn trying to control the position but Michalski is working away.

Mashburn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Michalski, who protects the arm well.
Mashburn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Michalski to see if he's OK.
Mashburn working the body and head with strikes.
Mashburn controlling the position.
Mashburn scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Mashburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Mashburn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Michalski wants to improve his position but Mashburn is controlling well.
Mashburn wants to control but Michalski is keeping him busy.
Michalski trying to control from the bottom.
Mashburn wants to free his trapped foot but Michalski is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Michalski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mashburn pulls his head out easily.
Mashburn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michalski is looking to improve his position.

Michalski looking for submissions off his back.

Mashburn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michalski has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mashburn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michalski is looking to improve his position.
Mashburn slows the pace down in half guard.
Michalski is staying active underneath Mashburn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mashburn stalling.
Mashburn wants to take a breather but Michalski is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randall Mashburn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Michalski misses with a takedown

so Mashburn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mashburn trying to control but Michalski is working from the bottom.
Mashburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michalski's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mashburn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Michalski keeping moving, preventing Mashburn from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mashburn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Randall Mashburn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mashburn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Michalski tries to buck Mashburn off but Mashburn is having none of it.
Mashburn trying to control the position but Michalski is working away.
Michalski seems a little lost for a moment, as Mashburn dominates the positioning.
Mashburn scores with punches from side control.
Mashburn cracks Michalski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mashburn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Michalski's legs.
Michalski struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Michalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mashburn lands a few punches from side control.
Mashburn works to advance to full mount. Michalski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Michalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mashburn avoids the attempt from Michalski to control.
Mashburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee warns Michalski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Michalski is trying desperately to improve position.
Randall Mashburn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mashburn lands with some strikes.
Abarron Michalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randall Mashburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Michalski is squirming around, avoiding Mashburn's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Mashburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mashburn 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30

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