PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Dulcis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan McMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dulcis
vs
McMasters

185 cm
26
187 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Dulcis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan McMasters!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMasters blocks the body kick.

McMasters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dulcis, pushing him back against the cage.
Dulcis lands a nice uppercut.
Dulcis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMasters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dulcis prevents a body shot from McMasters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dulcis lands a body punch.
Dulcis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMasters looking to throw knees to the head but Dulcis is blocking nicely.
Dulcis managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
Dulcis managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dulcis is defending well for now.
Dulcis lands a body punch.
McMasters pushes off an throws an elbow but Dulcis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dulcis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McMasters looks gassed!
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dulcis avoids it.
Dulcis stalling against the cage.
Dulcis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Dulcis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
McMasters misses with an elbow over the top.
Dulcis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dulcis can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMasters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Dulcis.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dulcis avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dulcis.
Dulcis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wayne Dulcis.

McMasters has Dulcis up against the cage in a clinch.
Dulcis stalling the fight.
McMasters throws a head punch that misses.
Dulcis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dulcis is stalling here.
Dulcis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McMasters or not.
Dulcis is looking to break free of the clinch but McMasters has double underhooks.
A short right from Dulcis on the inside.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
Dulcis slowing the pace effectively.

Dulcis jumps into guard, dragging McMasters to the mat.
McMasters won't allow Dulcis to get back to his feet.
McMasters trying to control but Dulcis is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMasters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dulcis is keeping the position for now.
Dulcis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McMasters won't allow Dulcis to sweep him here.

Dulcis scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Dulcis tries to keep at a distance but McMasters has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMasters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dulcis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dulcis.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dulcis is defending well for now.
Dulcis misses with an elbow over the top.
McMasters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMasters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Dulcis.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dulcis as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dulcis.
McMasters keeps control of Dulcis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
Dulcis avoiding damage.
Dulcis scores with a shot to the side of McMasters's head.
Dulcis scores with a shoulder strike.
McMasters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McMasters misses with an elbow strike.
Dulcis is struggling to control the position.
McMasters prevents Dulcis from breaking the clinch.
Dulcis blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Dulcis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMasters tries a body shot but Dulcis blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMasters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dulcis's brow.
McMasters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dulcis - that landed with a thud.

Dulcis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McMasters can't fight it off and eventually Dulcis manages to take the fight to the floor. McMasters looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dulcis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Dulcis stands up and waves to McMasters to follow him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMasters throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dulcis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dulcis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Dulcis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dulcis gets a clinch.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
McMasters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dulcis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Dulcis.
Dulcis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Dulcis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McMasters regains guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McMasters is on top in guard.
McMasters would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Dulcis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McMasters landing knees to the body.

Dulcis decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulcis has control of McMasters's left arm, preventing McMasters from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McMasters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dulcis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dulcis keeping moving, preventing McMasters from controlling successfully.
Dulcis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

McMasters rushes Dulcis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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.
Dulcis stalls.

Dulcis pulls guard.
McMasters stopping the sweep attempt from Dulcis.
Dulcis is pulling down on McMasters's head. It's preventing any offense from McMasters, at least for the moment.
Dulcis has a closed guard, preventing McMasters from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McMasters wants to stand but Dulcis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McMasters trying to control the position from guard on top but Dulcis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan McMasters was stalling too much, according to the referee.

McMasters rushes Dulcis and presses him up against the cage.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Dulcis jumps guard and drags McMasters to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Dulcis kicks McMasters off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McMasters pushes Dulcis up against the cage in a clinch.

Dulcis has hold of one of McMasters's legs. McMasters is fighting the takedown attempt but Dulcis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McMasters manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McMasters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dulcis is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wayne Dulcis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dulcis avoids it.
McMasters wants to stall.
Dulcis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McMasters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dulcis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMasters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne Dulcis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dulcis blocks a body shot from McMasters.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dulcis is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dulcis as McMasters tries to tie him up.
Dulcis lands with a light punch inside.
McMasters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dulcis is trying to force a seperation but McMasters has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMasters lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Dulcis.
McMasters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dulcis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Dulcis manages to pull guard.
McMasters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dulcis pushes McMasters off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulcis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

McMasters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McMasters is trying to stall.
Dulcis is working McMasters over against the cage.
Dulcis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dulcis trying to land knees to the body.
Dulcis misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dulcis presses McMasters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McMasters stalling in the clinch but Dulcis improves position.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dulcis avoids it.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dulcis.
Dulcis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McMasters taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dulcis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dulcis controlling the action here for a moment.
Dulcis lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
McMasters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dulcis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
Dulcis lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Dulcis - that landed with a thud.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Dulcis to work.
Dulcis lands a hook that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.

Dulcis pulls McMasters into guard.
McMasters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Dulcis pushes McMasters off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Dulcis drives through and clinches with McMasters against the cage.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Dulcis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
McMasters throws an elbow that misses.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dulcis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dulcis.
Dulcis is trying to break the clinch but McMasters is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Dulcis.
McMasters keeps control of Dulcis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMasters tries to work over Dulcis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Dulcis drags the fight down to the ground.

Dulcis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Dulcis pushes McMasters off and scrambles back to his feet.

McMasters has closed the distance and engaged Dulcis in a clinch.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks it.
Dulcis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McMasterss head.
Dulcis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dulcis.
McMasters tries a body shot but Dulcis blocks it.
Dulcis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dulcis blocks the elbow strike.
Dulcis stalling in the clinch.
McMasters lands an elbow that stopped Dulcis in his tracks for a moment.

Dulcis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dulcis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McMasters wants to control from the top but Dulcis keeps moving.
Dulcis is controlling McMasters's posture.
Wayne Dulcis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wayne Dulcis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McMasters trying to control but Dulcis is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Dulcis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dulcis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Dulcis!