PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kathos Krathulian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason comes to the ring accompanied by White Zombie - Electric Head Pt. 1. The key to victory for Jay Mason has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mason
vs
Krathulian

180 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kathos Krathulian!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Krathulian or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason which made him look bad.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason with a poor takedown

and Krathulian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Krathulian passes Mason's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Krathulian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mason trying to control but Krathulian postures up.
Krathulian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Krathulian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mason wants to control but Krathulian is keeping busy.
Mason gets full guard.
Krathulian thows a big elbow that misses.
Krathulian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krathulian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krathulian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krathulian gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kathos Krathulian.
Mason wants to clinch.
Mason connects with a high kick.
Krathulian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krathulian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krathulian looks gassed!

Mason has managed to clinch.
Mason connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krathulian's face.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krathulian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krathulian looking for a takedown.
Krathulian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mason connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason is pushing Krathulian up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mason.
A short right from Mason.
Mason scores a nice knee to the body.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krathulian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mason unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mason throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason tries to land knees in the clinch but Krathulian avoids the damage to the body.
Mason stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but Krathulian blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krathulian blocks an elbow strike from Mason.
Mason with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Mason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krathulian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason lands a nice knee to the body.
Mason tries to work over Krathulian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason lands an elbow inside.
Mason tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krathulian avoids it.
Krathulian is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Krathulian managing to block the knees to the body from Mason.
Mason missing with knees to the body.
Krathulian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mason lands a damaging elbow.
Mason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krathulian wants a takedown but no success here.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Krathulian's head.
Mason with a knee to the head.
Mason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krathulian's defenses.
Mason unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krathulian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krathulian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Mason.
Krathulian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mason just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mason lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason lands a knee to the head.
Mason is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mason connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Mason dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mason with a poor takedown

and Krathulian counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mason's guard now.
Krathulian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Krathulian pushes down on Mason's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krathulian throwing shots but Mason is blocking nicely.
Krathulian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krathulian thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.

Krathulian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mason pushes Krathulian off looking to stand but Krathulian dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mason tries to clinch up

and Krathulian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mason regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Krathulian.
Krathulian throwing strikes but missing.
Mason controls Krathulian momentarily but Krathulian frees himself.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krathulian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason controlling the position.

Mason looking for a guillotine here but Krathulian defends easily.
Krathulian throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Krathulian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mason manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mason trying to control the position.

Krathulian drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mason dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krathulian is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Kathos Krathulian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krathulian keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.

Krathulian is looking for a triangle here but Mason uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Mason.
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.
Krathulian is trying to improve his position.

Mason decides to stand back up.
Krathulian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krathulian tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
and Mason counters with an outside leg kick.

Mason clinches up with Krathulian and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mason tries to work over Krathulian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mason dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason lands a damaging elbow.
Krathulian avoiding damage as Mason throws knees to the body.
Mason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason tries a knee to the head but Krathulian blocks it.
Krathulian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mason looking to throw knees to the head but Krathulian is blocking nicely.
Krathulian tries to pull guard but Mason holds him up against the ropes and eventually Krathulian drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kathos Krathulian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Krathulian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason tries to clinch up

and Krathulian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mason's guard.
Krathulian looking to sit in guard and control but Mason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krathulian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mason has managed to get both his arms back between Krathulian's legs - danger averted.
Krathulian wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.

Mason gets to his feet. Krathulian looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Krathulian circles away.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Krathulian tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Krathulian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Krathulian circles away.
Krathulian tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason tries to clinch but Krathulian is having none of it.
Mason wants to clinch up but Krathulian keeps it at a distance.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krathulian as he avoids it easily.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krathulian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mason tries to clinch but Krathulian moves out of range.
Krathulian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mason but Mason pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two 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.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krathulian.

Mason moves into range and clinches up with Krathulian.
Mason lands a knee to the body.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Mason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krathulian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mason smiles and moves away.
Jay Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kathos Krathulian.

Mason has Krathulian up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Mason.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krathulian's face.
Mason scores a nice knee to the body.
Mason slows down the pace here.
Mason is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krathulian is defending well for now.
Mason misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krathulian.
Mason comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mason tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krathulian avoids it.
Mason is looking to control Krathulian's arms but Krathulian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason has his back to the ropes.
Mason tries a knee to the head but Krathulian blocks it.
Mason prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mason.
Krathulian tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krathulian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krathulian jumps guard but Mason stands there with Krathulian around his waist. Krathulian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mason lands a knee to the head.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason missing with knees to the body.
Krathulian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mason misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krathulian.
Krathulian tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mason looking to throw knees to the head but Krathulian is blocking nicely.
Krathulian tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jay Mason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krathulian prevents a body shot from Mason.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Mason.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Mason!