PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodef Canmelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canmelianenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mason
vs
Canmelianenko

199 cm
23
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
226 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mo Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodef Canmelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canmelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canmelianenko tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Canmelianenko keeps Mason at a distance using the push kick.
Mason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canmelianenko.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Canmelianenko. No joy for Mason on that attempt.

Canmelianenko closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the cage.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Canmelianenko controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Canmelianenko.
Canmelianenko gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Canmelianenko lands an uppercut.
Canmelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.

It looks like Mo Mason has been cut.
Mason blocks an elbow strike.
Mason lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason tries to break the clinch but Canmelianenko is controlling the position.

Canmelianenko breaks from the clinch.

Canmelianenko clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canmelianenko.
Mason gets underhooks to prevent Canmelianenko's takedown attempt.
Canmelianenko landing knees to the body.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Canmelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Canmelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Canmelianenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Canmelianenko connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canmelianenko.
Canmelianenko lands a left hand.
A short left from Canmelianenko.
Nice elbow from Canmelianenko.
Canmelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Canmelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Canmelianenko gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canmelianenko.

Mo Mason's cut is getting worse.
Canmelianenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Canmelianenko.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canmelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Canmelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Canmelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Canmelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason working hard to break the clinch.
Canmelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mason wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canmelianenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Canmelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canmelianenko gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Canmelianenko throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Canmelianenko.
Canmelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Mason in his tracks for a moment.

Mo Mason's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canmelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Mason blocks with his arms.

Canmelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Canmelianenko tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canmelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canmelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canmelianenko moves away.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Canmelianenko.
Canmelianenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Canmelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Canmelianenko misses.
Mason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Canmelianenko tries to bum rush Mason with a series of wild strikes but Mason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Canmelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Canmelianenko rushes Mason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Canmelianenko lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.

Jeez, Mo Mason's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Canmelianenko throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canmelianenko.
Canmelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Canmelianenko stalling the fight.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason looking to stall.
Canmelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mo Mason's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodef Canmelianenko!