PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Whopper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whopper
vs
Mason

188 cm
24
184 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
181 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Whopper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whopper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whopper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason throws a hook but Whopper blocks it.
Mason connects with a right hand. Whopper shakes it off.

It looks like George Whopper has been cut.
Whopper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Craig Mason has been cut.
Whopper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Whopper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whopper.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whopper!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mason shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mason not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whopper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whopper tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mason is trying to work for a kimura but Whopper is defending well.
Mason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mason is keen to just control but Whopper is a slippery customer.
Mason wants to free his trapped foot but Whopper is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mason trying to control from half guard but Whopper is working away.
Well, if Mason is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mason thows a huge punch but Whopper dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whopper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Craig Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whopper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mason tries to clinch there but Whopper circles away.

Mason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whopper was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason is looking to clinch but Whopper is avoiding it.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whopper sprawls well. Whopper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mason gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Whopper pushes him off.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Mason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whopper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whopper lands a slapping body shot.
Whopper lands a jab to the nose.
Mason misses the jab.
Whopper looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Whopper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whopper throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Whopper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
Mason darts in trying to clinch
and Whopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Mason both land. Nice combination.
Mason is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whopper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whopper dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Whopper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Mason is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Whopper engages and cracks Mason with a massive lead left hook - Mason tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Whopper is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Whopper!
George Whopper is the new welterweight champion!