PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adrian Silver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Masatupo
vs
Silver

180 cm
28
158 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

165 cm
27
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Silver!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masatupo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masatupo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silver takes a step back to recover.
Silver throws a combination that misses

and Masatupo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masatupo.
Masatupo postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Masatupo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Masatupo trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Masatupo throwing strikes but missing.
Silver wants to control the position but Masatupo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masatupo trying to advance position but Silver counters by regaining guard.
Silver has momentary wrist control but Masatupo slips an elbow through the middle.
Masatupo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masatupo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masatupo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Masatupo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silver, up you get!
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Masatupo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Masatupo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Masatupo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silver looks gassed!
Silver can't keep his opponent in guard - Masatupo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Masatupo is pressing down on Silver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silver is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo is controlling the pace.
Masatupo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Masatupo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo prevents Silver from improving his position.
Masatupo stalling away here and it's allowed Silver to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Masatupo distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masatupo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haiki Masatupo dominated that round.
That's time! Masatupo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silver misses with a body punch

and Masatupo counters with a single leg into guard. Silver didn't expect that.
Silver looking to control but Masatupo passes into half guard.
Masatupo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silver defending well though.
Silver is looking to improve his position.
Masatupo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silver is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Masatupo.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Masatupo connects with a nice short shot to Silver's temple.
Masatupo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Masatupo thows a huge punch but Silver dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Masatupo connects with a nice short shot to Silver's temple.
Masatupo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Masatupo lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masatupo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Masatupo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Masatupo.
Masatupo scoring with punches from side control.
Masatupo cracks Silver with a big elbow.
Masatupo lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Masatupo working the ground and pound.
Masatupo is working Silver over with some ground and pound from side control.
Masatupo lands an elbow.
Masatupo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Masatupo scoring with punches from side control.
Silver taking a bit of punishment here - Masatupo scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Silver taking a bit of punishment here - Masatupo scoring with strikes.

Masatupo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Masatupo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Silver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masatupo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silver hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haiki Masatupo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Masatupo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver momentarily.
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masatupo counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver misses with a hook
and Masatupo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Masatupo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Masatupo seems content to control.
Masatupo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Masatupo lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masatupo controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masatupo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Masatupo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Masatupo slips a nice elbow through Silver's hands, connecting with Silver's forehead.
Masatupo slips a nice elbow through Silver's hands, connecting with Silver's forehead.
Adrian Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haiki Masatupo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo content to control rather than advance.
Silver is looking to control Masatupo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silver avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Masatupo in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Haiki Masatupo.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Masatupo counters with a good, hard body kick but Silver shrugs it off.

Masatupo scores a takedown into full mount!
Masatupo controlling from mount.
Silver can't escape the position.
Masatupo 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo content just to control the position here.
Masatupo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silver for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haiki Masatupo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masatupo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haiki Masatupo!