PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JimJim Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunza Masto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Song's entrance music is Bomb goes the dynomite. A fine choice. JimJim Song could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sunza Masto's chin.

Song
vs
Masto

186 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JimJim Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sunza Masto!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Song circles away quickly and effectively.
Song swats away the attempt to clinch by Masto.
Masto circles away from the clinch attempt

and Masto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masto.

Masto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Song drops Masto with a beautiful combination! Masto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Song is looking for the KO!

Masto is rocked!

It looks like Sunza Masto has been cut.

Masto has managed to clinch.
Masto is still on wobbly legs! Can Song finish him?

Masto manages to break the clinch.
Masto seems to have recovered his senses.
Song throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masto counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song wants to clinch but Masto slips to the side

and Masto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Song takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Song.
Song tries to land knees in the clinch but Masto avoids the damage to the body.
Song tries to work over Masto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Song blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masto trying to land knees to the body.

Masto has picked Song up - he's going for a ride! Masto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Masto wants to stand up but Song has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song wants to control but Masto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Song is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Masto seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two 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.
Song slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Song had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Masto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Song Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Masto's back instead.
Song is throwing strikes by Masto counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Masto regains half guard.
Song with the ground and pound but Masto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masto looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song postures up in Masto's guard and throws a big left but Masto blocks it.
Song throws a big right hand that misses.
Song has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Song stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Song throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Song in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Song trying to stand up but can't free himself from Masto's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Song tries to clinch

and Masto counters by moving into the clinch.
Song works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Song struggles to land a body shot inside as Masto controls his hands.
Masto missing with knees to the body.
Masto blocks an elbow strike from Song.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Song avoids it.
Masto wants to stall.
Song lands an elbow that stopped Masto in his tracks for a moment.
Song tries to land a knee to the head but Masto blocks with his arms.
Song on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Song lands a nice uppercut.
Song using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Song is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Song pressing his opponent against the cage.
Song scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song lands a knee to the head.
Song is leaning against Masto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Song tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Song creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JimJim Song dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sunza Masto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Song tries to close the distance and clinch but Masto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Song looks to clinch

and Masto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Song is looking to control Masto's arms but Masto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Song has his back to the cage.
Song missing with knees to the body.
Song is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masto is defending well for now.
Song trying to land knees to the body.
Song scores with a hook to the body.
Song doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masto missing with knees to the body.
Masto is trying to stall.
Song lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masto avoids it.
Masto avoiding damage as Song throws knees to the body.
Masto is breathing heavily.

Masto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Song is trying to keep an underhook but Masto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Masto trying to control the action but Song is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Song has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Masto is working away from the top position though.
Song is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Masto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Song is positioning himself well to prevent Masto advancing to mount.
Song is trying to get back to full guard.
Song is looking to control Masto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Song avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Song cracks Masto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That has opened up Sunza Masto's cut even more.

Song drops Masto with a beautiful combination! Masto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Song is looking for the KO!
Song tries to land a front kick but Masto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Song moves into the clinch.
Song tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masto avoids it.
Song tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masto avoids it.
Song is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Song tries to land knees in the clinch but Masto avoids the damage to the body.
Song unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Song putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Song lands a body shot in the clinch.
Song digs a right hand into Masto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masto's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Song.
Song cracks Masto with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Song.
Masto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Song slows down the pace here.
Song looking to slow down the pace here.
Song missing with knees to the body.
Song lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masto backwards.
Masto letting Song take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JimJim Song dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sunza Masto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Song clinches but Masto breaks the clinch

and Masto counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Song's face as Masto controls the position.
Masto prevents Song from escaping the position.
Song tries to control but Masto manages to take his back.
Song wants to control his opponent's hands but Masto gets his hands free.
Song tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Masto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masto looking to control but Song is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Song is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Song tries to hold on but Masto pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Song is working to get back to half guard.
Song throwing hammer fists to the chest of Masto. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song wants to hold on but Masto pushes him away.
Song is looking to improve his position but Masto isn't that keen on the idea.
Sunza Masto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Song swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Song blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Song tries to hold on but Masto postures up.
JimJim Song is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Song tries to reverse the position but Masto maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sunza Masto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Song has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JimJim Song!