PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truffles Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hosak
vs
Masterson

186 cm
21
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Truffles Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hosak swivels and escapes.

Hosak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hosak showed some decent athleticism there.
Hosak sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Masterson is looking to escape.
Masterson looks gassed!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hosak is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hosak is tying to control. Masterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hosak not doing much here.
Hosak is trying to control the action in half guard but Masterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hosak stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Masterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Masterson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hosak tries to free his leg and advance position but Masterson is retaining full guard.
Hosak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hosak is looking to stand up but Masterson won't let him.
Masterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Hosak stops Masterson from standing up.
Hosak lands a couple of elbows.
Hosak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Masterson tries to roll over but Hosak keeps him under control.
Masterson is pressing down on Hosak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hosak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Masterson has his foot on Hosak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hosak works his way back into a safe position though.
Hosak trying to control the position from guard on top but Masterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Masterson, not yet.
Hosak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hosak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson has momentary wrist control but Hosak slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masterson trying to strike off his back.
Masterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hosak distracts Masterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hosak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Masterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Hosak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hosak wants to work for an arm triangle but Masterson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Masterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hosak passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hosak landing strikes from the mount.

Masterson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Masterson's face.
Masterson is still in real trouble! Can Hosak finish him?
Hosak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hosak lands a big elbow.
Hosak landing strikes from the mount.
Masterson can't escape the position.
Hosak unloading with bombs!
Hosak controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
Hosak controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson is looking to get to half guard.
Hosak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hosak working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hosak working Masterson over with strikes here.
Masterson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Masterson is in a horrible position here. Hosak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hosak controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Hosak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hosak prevents Masterson from getting the reversal.
Hosak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosak landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
Masterson wants to control but Hosak is having none of it.
Masterson is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Hosak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hosak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hosak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Hosak misses.
Masterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hosak looks to land a combination but Masterson avoids it well.
Hosak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hosak is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
Hosak misses with a takedown attempt - Masterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milan Hosak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hosak throws a series of punches but Masterson avoids them all with ease.
Hosak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hosak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masterson stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Hosak.
Hosak tries to clinch but Masterson is having none of it.
Masterson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hosak or perhaps it was just good defense by Masterson which made him look bad.
Hosak shoots in but no luck this time.
Hosak shoots in but no luck this time.
Hosak shoots in looking for a takedown. Masterson tries to sprawl out of it but Hosak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hosak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hosak fails to land with a series of punches.
Hosak tries to clinch up but Masterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Masterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hosak.
A big left from Hosak misses.
Hosak has a takedown stuffed.
Hosak closes the distance and clinches up with Masterson, looking for a takedown. Hosak pushes Masterson against the cage but Masterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hosak shoots in for a takedown but Masterson shows good takedown defense.
Hosak tries to clinch but Masterson is having none of it.
Hosak fails with the takedown.
Hosak fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosak shoots in looking for a takedown. Masterson tries to sprawl out of it but Hosak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Hosak or perhaps it was just good defense by Masterson which made him look bad.
Hosak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hosak misses with a series of wild punches.
Hosak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masterson seems to have recovered his senses.

Hosak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hosak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milan Hosak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masterson is looking to get to half guard.
Hosak lands a nice shot to the head.
Hosak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Masterson working to try and regain half guard.
Hosak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Masterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hosak raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Masterson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Masterson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hosak trying to control from half guard but Masterson is working away.
Masterson regains full guard. Nicely done.

Masterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hosak scoring with some ground and pound.
Hosak preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Masterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hosak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hosak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosak passes Masterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hosak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Masterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hosak.
Hosak wants to pass to mount but Masterson is defending the position.

Masterson pushes Hosak off and gets back to his feet.

Hosak has Masterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson looking to throw knees to the head but Hosak is blocking nicely.
Hosak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hosak is trying to break the clinch but Masterson has him pressed against the cage.
Hosak has Masterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Truffles Masterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Masterson wants to clinch

and Hosak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masterson won't be happy with that.
Hosak creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Masterson tries to bench press Hosak off him but Hosak keeps the position.
Hosak moves into full mount!
Hosak landing strikes from the mount.
Hosak wants to control the pace but Masterson is squirming around nicely.
Masterson is looking to improve his position but Hosak isn't that keen on the idea.
Hosak won't let Masterson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Masterson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hosak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hosak with the ground and pound from mount.
Hosak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Masterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Masterson can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson tries to lock up and control but Hosak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hosak unloading with bombs!
Masterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Masterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
Masterson is trying desperately to improve position.
Masterson tries to hold on but Hosak pushes him away.
Hosak prevents Masterson from getting the reversal.
Masterson tries to hold on but Hosak postures up.
Masterson tries to reverse the position but Hosak maintains control.
BOOM! Hosak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Masterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Masterson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masterson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Masterson.
Hosak distracts Masterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Masterson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hosak uses it to pass to side control.
Hosak scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Masterson to see if he's OK.
Masterson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hosak connects with a decent elbow.
Masterson is not content to let Hosak control the position.
Hosak scoring with punches and elbows.
Hosak trying to control the action but Masterson is working from the bottom.
Hosak controls the position from side control.
Masterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hosak trying to control the position but Masterson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak cracks Masterson with a big elbow.
Masterson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Hosak decides to stand back up. Hosak steps back and let's Masterson get back to his feet.

Hosak closes the distance looking for a takedown. Masterson stuffs it but Hosak still has hold of him. Hosak picks Masterson up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Hosak slams Masterson to the floor and that's really hurt Masterson - he doesn't know where he is! Hosak throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Hosak!