PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shakima Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Waka Flocka Flame- Hard In Da Paint (Dirty Version). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Barton
vs
Tamlin

200 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shakima Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brick Tamlin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tamlin jabs at Barton's body.
Tamlin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tamlin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Barton tries to sprawl out of it but Tamlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamlin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barton's calf.
Tamlin closes the distance and clinches up with Barton, looking for a takedown. Tamlin pushes Barton against the cage but Barton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shakima Barton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamlin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamlin moves in looking to clinch but Barton pushes him off.
Tamlin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barton.
Tamlin is looking to clinch but Barton is avoiding it.
No luck for Tamlin with that takedown attempt.
Tamlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin scoring well with a low kick there.
Tamlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tamlin wants to clinch up but Barton keeps it at a distance.
Tamlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamlin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Barton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barton 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tamlin looks gassed!
Barton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tamlin is trying to control but can't.
Barton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barton 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.
Tamlin trying to control here.
Tamlin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barton working Tamlin over with strikes.
Barton lands strikes from half guard.
Tamlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barton.
Barton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barton throwing shots but Tamlin is blocking nicely.
Barton drops an elbow to the side of Tamlin's head.
Barton throwing shots but Tamlin is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tamlin's head.
Tamlin has hold of Barton's hands but Barton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barton drops an elbow to the side of Tamlin's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tamlin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barton connects with a nice short shot to Tamlin's temple.
Barton working Tamlin over with strikes.
Tamlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barton 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.
Barton thows a huge punch but Tamlin dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Barton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shakima Barton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tamlin's half guard.

Tamlin actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Barton there.
Tamlin trying to hold on to Barton's head to control him but Barton postures up.
Barton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tamlin trying to hold on to Barton's head to control him but Barton postures up.
Barton prevents Tamlin from improving his position.
Barton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton lands strikes from half guard.
Barton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barton connects with a nice short shot to Tamlin's temple.
Barton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barton working over Tamlin with some ground and pound. Tamlin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamlin is looking for a sweep. Barton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barton winds up and cracks Tamlin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barton drops an elbow to the side of Tamlin's head.
Barton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barton connects with a nice short shot to Tamlin's temple.
Tamlin wants to improve his position but Barton is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shakima Barton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamlin has hold of Barton's hands but Barton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tamlin trying to hold on to Barton's head to control him but Barton postures up.
Barton working over Tamlin with some ground and pound. Tamlin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tamlin is trying to stand back up but Barton is controlling him
Tamlin controlling the position for now.
Barton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tamlin is looking for a sweep. Barton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin has hold of Barton's hands but Barton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tamlin tries to roll over but Barton keeps him under control.
Tamlin trying to hold on to Barton's head to control him but Barton postures up.
Barton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamlin has hold of Barton's hands but Barton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tamlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barton lands a nice short elbow.
Barton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barton lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin is trying to maintain the position but Barton is very close to passing his half guard.
Barton lands strikes from half guard.
Barton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tamlin taking some punishment here, with Barton in his half guard.
Tamlin taking some punishment here, with Barton in his half guard.
Barton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tamlin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barton is working away from the top position though.
Tamlin pushes Barton off looking to stand but Barton dives back in and keeps control.
Tamlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barton.
Tamlin is holding on to half guard well.
Tamlin wants to control but Barton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shakima Barton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Barton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tamlin but Tamlin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tamlin fails with the takedown

and Barton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barton.
Tamlin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barton working some strikes from top position.
Barton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barton with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barton.
Barton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tamlin is on top in guard.

Barton has his feet on Tamlin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tamlin misses with a takedown attempt

and Barton counters with a takedown into side control.
Tamlin regains half guard.
Tamlin is looking to improve his position.
Tamlin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Barton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tamlin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barton thows a huge punch but Tamlin dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin tries to kick Barton off but Barton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tamlin is looking for a sweep. Barton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tamlin's head.
Barton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tamlin's head.
Tamlin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tamlin controls Barton momentarily but Barton frees himself.
Barton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barton with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tamlin is on top in guard.
Tamlin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barton wants to stand up but Tamlin is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton keeping moving, preventing Tamlin from controlling successfully.

Barton pushes Tamlin off and gets back to his feet.
Tamlin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Barton counters with a shoot takedown. Tamlin fights it but they end up in guard.
Shakima Barton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamlin.
Tamlin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barton cracks Tamlin with a solid left hand.
Barton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tamlin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barton landing some decent shots from guard.
Tamlin trying to keep a closed guard but Barton is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Tamlin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barton preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brick Tamlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tamlin's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shakima Barton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barton, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakima Barton!