PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Masvidal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paul Whoddanikabollokoff
vs
Masvidal

178 cm
26
183 lbs
12 - 13 - 1

170 cm
27
178 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masvidal jabs Whoddanikabollokoff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a chopping leg kick but Masvidal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masvidal jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Masvidal's guard.
Masvidal wants to stand but Whoddanikabollokoff is controlling the position.
Masvidal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whoddanikabollokoff scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Masvidal keeping full guard, as Whoddanikabollokoff tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal looking to control.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Masvidal is retaining full guard.
Masvidal wants to stand but Whoddanikabollokoff is controlling the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masvidal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whoddanikabollokoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masvidal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whoddanikabollokoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Whoddanikabollokoff.
Masvidal just misses with a punch to the body.
Masvidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masvidal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whoddanikabollokoff.
Masvidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masvidal swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Whoddanikabollokoff to counter with a crisp jab.
Whoddanikabollokoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masvidal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masvidal misses with an uppercut. Whoddanikabollokoff saw that one coming.
Masvidal throws a head kick but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masvidal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a body shot.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whoddanikabollokoff walks into a straight right hand from Masvidal.
Whoddanikabollokoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown but Masvidal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal misses the jab.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masvidal lands a slapping body shot.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masvidal at a distance.
Whoddanikabollokoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
Masvidal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids the body shot from Masvidal.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to wear down Masvidal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Masvidal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whoddanikabollokoff throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masvidal misses with a combination

so Whoddanikabollokoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masvidal wants to stand up but Whoddanikabollokoff is controlling him.
Whoddanikabollokoff connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Masvidal loads up on a big right hand but Whoddanikabollokoff slips the punch.
Whoddanikabollokoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masvidal.
Masvidal tries to land a front kick but Whoddanikabollokoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whoddanikabollokoff. Masvidal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Masvidal gets caught napping as Whoddanikabollokoff dives in and scores a takedown. Masvidal manages to retain guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whoddanikabollokoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Masvidal dodges the punch combination from Whoddanikabollokoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal misses with a looping right.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whoddanikabollokoff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masvidal has time to react.
Whoddanikabollokoff gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff has been cut.
Masvidal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Whoddanikabollokoff counter with a right hand.
Jorge Masvidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks for a takedown but Masvidal sprawls well.
Masvidal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whoddanikabollokoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Masvidal.
Masvidal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masvidal throws a body punch but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masvidal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whoddanikabollokoff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masvidal is out of range.
Masvidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips a jab and a cross from Masvidal.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Masvidal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masvidal digs a good hook to Whoddanikabollokoff's body.
Masvidal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips under a jab from Masvidal.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a wild body shot.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Whoddanikabollokoff darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whoddanikabollokoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to take a breather but Masvidal is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoddanikabollokoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Masvidal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff 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.
Masvidal pushes Whoddanikabollokoff off looking to stand but Whoddanikabollokoff dives back in and keeps control.
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 Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Masvidal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal throws a hook but Whoddanikabollokoff avoids it easily.

Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Whoddanikabollokoff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Masvidal regains half guard.

Whoddanikabollokoff gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A looping hook to the body misses from Masvidal. Whoddanikabollokoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masvidal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whoddanikabollokoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Masvidal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whoddanikabollokoff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masvidal to score with a decent uppercut.
Whoddanikabollokoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masvidal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whoddanikabollokoff jabs at Masvidal's body.
Masvidal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masvidal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Masvidal enables Whoddanikabollokoff to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Masvidal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masvidal is keeping the position for now.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whoddanikabollokoff is working hard here to advance position.
Masvidal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Masvidal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Whoddanikabollokoff prevents Masvidal from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Whoddanikabollokoff is working Masvidal over with some ground and pound from side control.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the position but Masvidal is working away.
Masvidal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whoddanikabollokoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands an elbow.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Masvidal down.

Whoddanikabollokoff decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Whoddanikabollokoff misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal throws a series of punches but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.

Whoddanikabollokoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Whoddanikabollokoff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Masvidal is trying to control Whoddanikabollokoff's posture but Whoddanikabollokoff avoids it.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whoddanikabollokoff passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Masvidal!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masvidal taking shots to the head.
Whoddanikabollokoff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whoddanikabollokoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whoddanikabollokoff, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!

Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff wins by unanimous decision!
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.