PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Mastracone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bue Colic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bue Colic struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bue Colic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mastracone
vs
Colic

178 cm
20
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlo Mastracone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bue Colic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mastracone throws a sloppy head kick

and Colic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Colic.

Mastracone working for a triangle but Colic defends it easily.
Mastracone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mastracone keeping moving, preventing Colic from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Colic trying to control but Mastracone is working from the bottom.

Mastracone kicks Colic off and gets to his feet.
Colic lands a head kick!
Colic lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Mastracone misses

and Colic counters by clinching up.
Mastracone is breathing heavily.
Mastracone prevents Colic from breaking the clinch.

Mastracone breaks from the clinch.
Carlo Mastracone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastracone throws a head kick but Colic moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastracone throws a head kick that misses
letting Colic counter with a right hand.
Colic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mastracone is fending him off so far but Colic persists. Nope, Mastracone circles away and we're back to standing.
Mastracone tries to clinch but Colic moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Colic or perhaps it was just good defense by Mastracone which made him look bad.
Colic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlo Mastracone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bue Colic.
Mastracone throws a head kick that misses
and Colic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mastracone drops his hands momentarily and Colic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Colic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Colic.
Mastracone throws a sloppy head kick
and Colic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Colic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mastracone misses with a takedown attempt
and Colic counters with a nice leg kick.
Colic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mastracone throws a lazy head kick

and Colic counters with a shoot takedown. Mastracone fights it but they end up in guard.
Mastracone wants to sweep here but Colic controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colic wants to control from the top but Mastracone keeps moving.
Mastracone trying to strike off his back.
Colic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mastracone is keeping the position for now.

That's four 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.
Colic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Colic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mastracone swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mastracone throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Colic scores a takedown into full mount!
Mastracone tries to hold on but Colic pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bue Colic dominated that round.
That's time! Mastracone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Colic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mastracone keeps the fight on the outside.
Colic shoots in for a double leg but Mastracone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mastracone checks a low kick from Colic.
Colic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Mastracone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Colic is looking to regain half guard here but Mastracone keeps moving and retains side control.
Mastracone happy to just control the position for now.
Mastracone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colic is pushing Mastracone's head away, looking to escape. Mastracone manages to hold on to the position though.
Colic is looking for a sweep.
Mastracone controls the position from side control.
Colic is looking to get back to his feet here but Mastracone is keeping cool and he's managed to take Colic's back.
Mastracone is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Colic is trying to stand back up.
Colic wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colic breaks Mastracone's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Colic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mastracone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colic trying to control but Mastracone is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mastracone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mastracone throws a head kick that misses
and Colic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mastracone thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Colic blocks a head kick by Mastracone.
Mastracone throws a sloppy head kick

and Colic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Colic tries to stand but Mastracone is controlling from the bottom.
Colic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colic won't allow Mastracone to sweep him here.
Mastracone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mastracone has a closed guard, preventing Colic from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bue Colic 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!

Colic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mastracone throws a head kick that misses
and Colic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Colic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Colic darts in trying to clinch
and Mastracone counters with a good, hard body kick but Colic shrugs it off.

Mastracone scores with a takedown into Colic's guard.
Colic is pulling down on Mastracone's head. It's preventing any offense from Mastracone, at least for the moment.
Mastracone postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mastracone stands up from Colic's guard - Mastracone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Colic avoids the head kick by Mastracone.
Colic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mastracone rather than just go for the knockout.
Mastracone shoots and misses

and Colic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mastracone won't be happy with that.

Colic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Colic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastracone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Colic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Colic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Colic thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mastracone to regain full guard.
Colic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mastracone keeping moving, preventing Colic from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastracone keeping full guard, as Colic tries to pass.
Colic wants to get up but he can't break Mastracone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Colic. No joy for Mastracone on that attempt.
Mastracone throws a sloppy head kick
and Colic counters with a left to the body.
Mastracone throws a lazy head kick
and Colic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carlo Mastracone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mastracone's waist but Mastracone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Colic off to one side.
Mastracone takes one to the chin there.
Colic fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Colic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Colic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mastracone swivels and escapes.
Carlo Mastracone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bue Colic.
Mastracone throws a sloppy head kick
and Colic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mastracone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mastracone throws a head kick that misses.
Colic tries to close the distance and clinch but Mastracone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mastracone connects with a high kick.

Mastracone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Colic wants to sweep here but Mastracone controlling him for the moment.
Bue Colic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Colic trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bue Colic.
Well Colic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlo Mastracone!