PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massey comes to the cage accompanied by Blakroc - Coochie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Massey
vs
Krueger

191 cm
19
209 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey slaps away a takedown attempt from Krueger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Massey misses with a takedown attempt

and Krueger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Massey won't be happy with that.
Krueger tries to stand but Massey controls the position and pulls Krueger into his guard.
Massey has Krueger pulled in close to control his posture.
Krueger trying to control but Massey is working from the bottom.
Krueger wants to stand but Massey is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Massey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krueger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krueger trying to control but Massey is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger prevents Massey from getting back to his feet.

Massey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Krueger.

Krueger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Massey gets back to full guard.
Krueger trying to control but Massey is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Massey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krueger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krueger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Massey is breathing heavily.
Massey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Massey keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
Massey wants to get back to his feet but Krueger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krueger tries to free his leg and advance position but Massey is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger landing with the ground and pound.

Massey is working an open guard so Krueger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Krueger misses with a takedown

and Massey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Krueger's guard.
Massey wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger being controlled here, momentarily.
Krueger looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krueger holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Massey stands up and waves to Krueger to follow him.
Krueger tries to clinch up but Massey circles away and keeps his distance.
Krueger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Krueger with that takedown attempt.
Ross Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Krueger.
Krueger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krueger tries a head kick but it misses.
Massey checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ross Massey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Massey leaves Krueger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Krueger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Massey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Massey thows a big elbow that misses.

Massey drops back looking for a leg! Krueger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krueger manages to kick Massey off! Massey jumps back into Krueger's guard.
Krueger looking for a sweep. Not yet Krueger, not yet.

Massey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krueger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger darts in trying to clinch

and Massey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Massey preventing the sweep.
Massey won't allow Krueger to get back to his feet.
Krueger is trying to control the position but Massey postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Massey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Massey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Krueger, up you get!
Massey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey shoots and misses
and Krueger counters with a series of strikes. Massey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Krueger fails with the takedown

and Massey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ross Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Krueger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krueger trying to control here.
Massey is trying to control the action in half guard but Krueger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krueger pushes Massey off looking to stand but Massey dives back in and keeps control.
Massey is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Krueger wants to control but Massey is keeping busy.
Krueger is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Massey is working away from the top position though.
Massey stops Krueger from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krueger.
Krueger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Massey.
Massey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krueger with a lazy takedown attempt

and Massey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krueger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Massey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Massey is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Massey is working away from the top position though.
Massey winds up and cracks Krueger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Massey is looking to advance position but Krueger won't allow it.
Krueger wants to control but Massey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Massey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Krueger tries to roll over but Massey keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Massey dominated that second round.
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!

Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Massey circles away.
Krueger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krueger misses with a takedown attempt - Massey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massey shoots and misses
and Krueger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Krueger or perhaps it was just good defense by Massey which made him look bad.
A combination from Krueger does no damage.
Krueger with a poor takedown

and Massey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krueger won't be happy with that.
Ross Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Krueger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Massey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krueger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Krueger is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Massey decides to stand back up.
Massey shoots and misses

and Krueger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Massey wants to stand but Krueger is controlling the position.
Krueger wants to stand but Massey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Massey wants to sweep here but Krueger controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Massey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krueger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krueger wants to control from the top but Massey keeps moving.
Krueger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
Krueger throwing strikes from guard but Massey blocks nicely.
Krueger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Massey is trying to control the position but Krueger postures up.
Ross Massey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Massey keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
Massey being controlled here, momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Massey misses with a takedown attempt

and Krueger counters with a shoot takedown. Massey fights it but they end up in guard.
Massey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krueger wants to control from the top but Massey keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Massey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krueger is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy Krueger.
I think Massey 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Massey!