PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Storm
vs
Mason

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Mason!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mason throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily.
Mason tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Mason tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Storm tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Storm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Storm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steve Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Mason.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason has a takedown stuffed.
Storm misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Mason looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Storm pushes Mason off looking to stand but Mason dives back in and keeps control.

Mason postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Storm to stand up.
Mason is looking to chop away at Storm's legs.
Mason looks gassed!
Storm tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.

Mason forces Storm back against the cage and clinches.
Storm is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mason throws an elbow but misses.
Mason tries to score a body lock takedown but Storm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Storm lands a jab-cross combination.
Mason tries to clinch up
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Storm finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Storm lands a high kick!
Jason Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm jabs at Mason's body.
Storm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mason and sends Storm crashing to the mat! Mason follows him down to the mat - Storm regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Storm is rocked!

It looks like Steve Storm has been cut.
Mason looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Storm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason passes to side control.
Mason cracks Storm with a big right hand but Storm just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Mason stands up.
Storm wants to clinch.

Mason has closed the distance and engaged Storm in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a knee to the body.
Mason scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mason.
Storm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Mason lands an elbow just above Storm 's eye.

Mason drags the fight down to the ground.
Mason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Mason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mason pushes down on Storm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mason decides to stand and escape the position.

Mason rushes Storm and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mason has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Storm clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Storm seems to have got his legs back now.
Storm grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with punches from the back.

Mason working for the choke.
Storm wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Storm covers up after that shot from Mason.
Storm looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mason.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Storm defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mason's arms.
Mason punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Storm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mason moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Mason misses with a takedown
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm throws a combination that misses

and Mason counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mason.
Storm keeping full guard, as Mason tries to pass.
Mason works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mason seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Storm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mason tries to stand but can't do so whilst Storm controls his leg.
Mason wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.
Jason Mason has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mason looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Storm tries to get to full guard but Mason has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is trying to stand back up but Mason is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Storm.

Mason shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mason wants to stand and escape but instead Storm has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mason has his feet on Storm's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mason clinches but Storm breaks the clinch

so Storm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mason pulls Storm in close to his closed guard and prevents Storm from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to stand but Mason is controlling the position.

Mason decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Storm, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Mason scores with a leg kick.
Storm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mason tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Storm swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
Mason with a poor takedown

and Storm counters with a takedown into side control.
Steve Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Mason.
Mason striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Storm stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason sends Storm crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mason is motioning to the referee to let Storm up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Steve Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Storm is looking to break free of the clinch but Mason has double underhooks.
Mason crunches a lovely knee into Storm's ribcage.
Mason has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Storm - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Mason, and another! Storm is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jason Mason!