PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between VC Barre (ranked 4493 p4p, 4265 weight class) and Gregory Masterson (ranked 451 p4p, 436 weight class). VC Barre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barre
vs
Masterson

180 cm
32
195
7 - 9 - 0

179 cm
22
198
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, VC Barre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barre slips under a jab.
Masterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barre throws a head kick that misses.
Masterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masterson jabs Barre right on the nose. Barre blinks but takes it well.
Masterson digs a good body shot into Barre's ribs.
Barre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Masterson does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Barre lands but Masterson takes it in his stride.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masterson scores with a body shot.
Barre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barre misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Masterson walks into a left hand.
Masterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Masterson just manages to avoid it.
Donk. Barre catches Masterson right on the button with a cross.
Barre throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Masterson as he connects with a hook.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barre lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Masterson lands the left hand.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it.
Masterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barre in his tracks.
Masterson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Masterson moves out of range as Barre strikes.
Masterson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Masterson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Barre slips the punch.
Barre digs a good hook to Masterson's body.
Barre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masterson.
Barre slips a straight right by Masterson.
Barre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Masterson as he checks the leg kick.
Masterson lands a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barre, as that shot connected.
Masterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barre. Barre obviously looking to wear him down.
Masterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Barre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barre lands with an overhand left.
Barre tries to score with a low kick but Masterson moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson wants to counter with a clinch but Barre pushes him away.
Barre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson scores with the left hand. Barre knows he should have avoided that one.
Masterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barre lands a body shot.
Barre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masterson throws out the jab.
Barre slips a straight right by Masterson.
Masterson scores with a jab.
Barre throws a head kick that Masterson semi-blocks.
Masterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Barre.
Barre connects with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masterson wants to counter the offense by Barre and move into the clinch position.
Masterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barre on the side of the head.
Barre is looking to wear down Masterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Barre.
Masterson moves away from the strike by Barre.
Masterson tries to counter with a clinch but Barre shakes him off and moves away.
Barre lands with a hook. Masterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masterson scores with a jab to the head.
Barre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barre.
Barre misses with a body shot.
Masterson wants to counter the offense by Barre and move into the clinch position.

Masterson gets a clinch.
Barre stalling in the clinch.
Barre wants to break free but Masterson has control.
Masterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barre's face.

It looks like VC Barre has been cut.
Barre stalling in the clinch but Masterson improves position.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Masterson blocking some punches.
Barre tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Barre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Masterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barre trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Masterson.
Masterson scores with a shot to the side of Barre's head.
Barre misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Barre avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Barre controls the action.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barre misses with a body punch.
Masterson lands with a light punch inside.
Barre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barre misses with a body punch.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barre.
Barre lands a hook that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Barre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barre avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterson.
Masterson tries to work over Barre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson lands a knee to the head.
Masterson takes a shot to the head.
Barre misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Barre.
Masterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barre swings wildly with an uppercut but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Masterson.
Barre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masterson is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masterson.
Barre misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masterson trying to land knees to the body.
Masterson works on Barre's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barre.
Barre is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barre slowing the pace effectively.
Masterson connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barre tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Barre is rocked!
Barre looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.
Oh Barre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masterson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barre's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barre drops to his knees and Masterson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Masterson!
Gregory Masterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.