PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen White Zombie - Electric Head Pt. 1 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Martinez
vs
Mason

170 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Martinez shoots in.

Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Martinez looks up at the clock and then as Mason takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martinez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Martinez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mason tries to improve position but can't.
Martinez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mason sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mason wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Mason is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martinez looks up at the clock and then as Mason takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martinez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Martinez cracks Mason with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Mason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martinez working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Martinez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Martinez working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Mason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Martinez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason dodges the ground and pound from Martinez.
Mason pushes Martinez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Martinez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mason takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
Martinez works to advance to full mount. Mason defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Martinez lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Martinez.
Mason wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez breaks from Mason's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Martinez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez lands a big shot there that rocks Mason but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martinez with good strikes from the mount here!
Mason taking shots to the head.
Martinez dominating with strikes here.
Mason tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mason looks a forlorn figure.
Mason sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.

Martinez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mason trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez working Mason over with strikes.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mason defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Mason fails with the takedown

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Martinez distracts Mason with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez is working Mason over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mason has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martinez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Martinez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mason has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Mason is trying to control but can't.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mason defending well though.

Mason looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mason is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mason wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mason's half guard.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Mason won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez works his way into side control.
Mason regains half guard.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martinez looks to land a strike but Mason avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martinez distracts Mason with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mason seems keen to control Martinez's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to sweep but instead, Martinez has passed into half guard.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Mason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mason trying to control here.
Mason throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Martinez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mason darts in trying to clinch

and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
Mason defending against the ground and pound.
Mason takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Martinez avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mason.
Mason tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Mason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martinez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mason some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mason is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mason closes the distance looking to clinch

and Martinez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mason!
Mason regains half guard.
Mason wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.

Martinez seems to be looking for submissions.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mason regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mason is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mason not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez throws and elbow that misses. Mason uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Mason!

Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mason gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kai Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mason wants to get up but he can't break Martinez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mason throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.

Mason has gone for a leg lock! Martinez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mason's guard.
Mason keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Mason's brow.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mason working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason trying to control the position.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Martinez!