PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valio Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mashinata kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dinosaur song. Valio Mashinata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mashinata
vs
Read

180 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valio Mashinata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Read!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Read shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Read stalling.
Read trying to mount his opponent but Mashinata defends it.
Mashinata slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Read must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Read showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata working a defensive guard here.
Read is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mashinata is trying to control the position but Read postures up.

Mashinata had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Read defends it easily.
Read lands a couple of digs.

Mashinata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Read passes into half guard.
Read keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Read.
Read wants to advance to full mount but Mashinata doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Read lands a couple of elbows.
Read is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Read lands a couple of elbows.

Mashinata working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Read has passed into half guard!
Mashinata wants to improve his position but Read is controlling well.
Mashinata taking some punishment here, with Read in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Read lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read controlling the action here.
Mashinata trying to hold on to Read's head to control him but Read postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Read in particular looking to stall.
Read's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mashinata trying to control here.

Mashinata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
Read not doing much here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Read just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Read shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata is wriggling around trying to escape.
Read looking to control and managing it successfully.
Read with a couple of short strikes.
Mashinata is looking to improve his position but Read isn't that keen on the idea.
Mashinata sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Read is pressing down on Mashinata's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mashinata is holding on for now.
Read trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Read dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mashinata throws a right and a left that Read avoids nicely.

Read drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Read lands a couple of elbows.
Read really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mashinata. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mashinata manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Read tries to reverse the position but Mashinata maintains control.
Read looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

Mashinata has control of Read's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Read regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Mashinata jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Read is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Read and Mashinata has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Read keeps working.

Mashinata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Read regains half guard.
Read wants to get back to full guard.
Read keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mashinata is trying to control the action in half guard but Read is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Read tries to get to full guard but Mashinata has control of the leg.
Read moves into full guard.
Read is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Read is adopting a defensive guard.
Mashinata trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read wants to sweep here but Mashinata controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mashinata wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Read manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mashinata working to try and regain half guard.
Read controlling his opponent.
Mashinata is desperately trying to improve his position but Read has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four 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.
Read controlling from mount.
Read landing strikes from the mount and Mashinata is in trouble!
Read controlling the position easily from mount.
Mashinata is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mashinata is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Read showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Read takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mashinata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Read. Read circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Mashinata as he connects with a hook.
Mashinata fails with the takedown

and Read counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mashinata won't be happy with that.
Mashinata can't do much from the bottom here.
Mashinata taking a bit of punishment here - Read scoring with strikes.
Mashinata takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Read taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata can't do much from the bottom here.
Mashinata is trying to improve his position.
Read scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mashinata to see if he's OK.
Read taking a breather here.
Mashinata tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Read controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mashinata is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mashinata wants to control but Read is having none of it.
Read looking to finish Mashinata with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mashinata!
Mashinata slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Read seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mashinata tries to roll over but Read keeps him under control.
Mashinata trying to hold on to Read's head to control him but Read postures up.
Arthur Read has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read controlling the pace.
Mashinata is looking to control Read's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mashinata avoid being mounted?
Read keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Read just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mashinata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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.
Mashinata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mashinata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mashinata keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Mashinata.

Read shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Read was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Read lands a big elbow.
Valio Mashinata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Read looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mashinata is desperately trying to improve his position but Read has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Read comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Read winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Read!