PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Cadone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah LeMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Al Cadone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cadone
vs
LeMasters

196 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Cadone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hezekiah LeMasters!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

LeMasters closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cadone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but LeMasters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
LeMasters cracks Cadone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cadone is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but LeMasters is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

LeMasters wants to finish this one by submission but Cadone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from LeMasters.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cadone tries to reverse the position but LeMasters maintains control.
LeMasters is landing with some decent strikes but Cadone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cadone is in a horrible position here. LeMasters smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

LeMasters with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

LeMasters is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cadone is surviving well by controlling LeMasters's body position as best he can.
LeMasters looks gassed!
Cadone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
LeMasters looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

LeMasters working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cadone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMasters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cadone tries to improve his position but instead LeMasters has taken his back!

LeMasters patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cadone manages to reverse the position and now he's in LeMasters's guard. Nice work there by Cadone.

LeMasters is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cadone has his hands clasped together but LeMasters extends an breaks Cadone's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by LeMasters.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hezekiah LeMasters!