PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hass Mass (ranked 2308 p4p, 1396 weight class) and Liger Justin (ranked 0 p4p, 220 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mass
vs
Justin

176 cm
27
182
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
180
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hass Mass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liger Justin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mass misses with a straight left.
Justin moves out of range as Mass strikes.

Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mass quickly recovers to half guard.
Mass is trying to stand back up but Justin is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mass defending well though.
Mass moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Mass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin pulls Mass in close to prevent any damage.
Justin looking to control.
Justin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin postures up in Mass's guard and throws a big left but Mass blocks it.
Mass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Justin stands up over Mass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Justin wants to control from the top but Mass keeps moving.
Mass 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.
Mass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mass tries to get out of the position.
Justin 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justin working his ground and pound in the gym.
Mass 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.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mass's head.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Mass keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin with a nice head shot there.
Mass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Justin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mass wants to get back to his feet but Justin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that 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.

Justin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justin defending well as Mass loads up on a big left hand.
Mass misses with a straight right.
Justin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mass pinned against the cage. Mass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Mass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mass wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mass is retaining full guard.
Liger Justin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
Mass definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justin is continuing to stall.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mass wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Justin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mass tries to avoid it but Justin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mass to the ground. Mass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hass Mass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Mass misses with a wild body shot.
And Justin tries to counter it with a takedown but Mass pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Mass gets caught flat footed, as Justin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Justin won't allow Mass to sweep him here.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Mass blocks nicely.
Justin wants to control from the top but Mass keeps moving.
Mass trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mass is trying to keep Justin in close.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Mass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Justin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mass tries to roll over but Justin keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mass is not content to let Justin control the position.
Justin works his way into side control.
Mass gets back to half guard.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mass is trying to control but can't.
Justin is keen to just control but Mass is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mass throws a looping overhand right but Justin ducks down to avoid it.
Justin takes a swing at Mass's ribcage but misses.
Justin fails with the takedown
and Mass counters with a right hand to the body.
Justin ducks under a wild hook from Mass.
Mass lands the left hand.
Justin fails with the takedown
and Mass counters with a nice uppercut.

Justin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mass to the mat! Mass manages to get full guard.
Justin advances to half guard.
Mass gets full guard.
Mass controlling the position.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mass is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin trying to control but Mass is working from the bottom.
Justin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mass wants to control but Justin passes easily into half guard.
Mass taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mass manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Justin connects with a couple of short punches.
Justin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin lands a couple of elbows.
Mass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mass wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.
Justin scoring with some ground and pound.
Justin trying to control but Mass is working from the bottom.
Justin throws an elbow that misses. Mass uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justin's guard. Nice move by Mass!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mass is one step ahead there.
Justin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mass wants to get up but he can't break Justin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Justin 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mass wants to stand but Justin is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
Hass Mass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Mass fails to land with a series of punches.
Justin has a takedown stuffed.
Justin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Justin scrambles back to his feet.
Justin walks into a jab.
Justin shoots in but Mass avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Justin shoots in and bounces Mass off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Justin is controlling him.

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 Hass Mass.
I think Justin 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Liger Justin!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Liger Justin!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Liger Justin!

Liger Justin wins by unanimous decision!