PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharghai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Petos feat.Pikkupiru - Meidän puolella tai meitä vastaan. Masterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger. Vadim Kharghai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kharghai
vs
Masterson

182 cm
25
199 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
200 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharghai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kharghai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masterson.
Masterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kharghai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson.
Kharghai swats away the attempt to clinch by Masterson.
Masterson tries to clinch but Kharghai is having none of it.
Kharghai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kharghai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masterson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kharghai is able to avoid easily.
Kharghai fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Kharghai both land. Nice combination.
Masterson tried to score with a low kick but Kharghai checks it.
James Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Kharghai.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kharghai.
Kharghai throws a sloppy body shot
and Masterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masterson throws a solid leg kick but Kharghai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masterson.
Kharghai shoots in but Masterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kharghai checks it well.
Masterson lands with a slapping head kick.
Masterson throws a solid leg kick but Kharghai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masterson.
Masterson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Kharghai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Masterson.
Masterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Masterson throws a sloppy head kick and Kharghai moves out of range easily.
Kharghai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Kharghai is looking to wear down Masterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Masterson throws the kick towards the body but Kharghai avoids it.

Masterson has closed the distance and engaged Kharghai in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kharghai has had enough of the clinch but Masterson keeps him there for the moment.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson tries to circle away but Kharghai has him pinned against the cage.
Kharghai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Masterson breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kharghai checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kharghai blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kharghai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kharghai fails with a takedown attempt.
Masterson wants to land a leg kick but Kharghai is out of range.
Kharghai dives in and grabs Masterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masterson pushes down on Kharghai's head and hops out.
Kharghai throws a sloppy head kick and Masterson moves out of range easily.
Masterson throws out a loose jab but Kharghai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Masterson wants it to stay on the feet.
James Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masterson lands a nice hook to Kharghai's body. Kharghai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai shoots in for a takedown but Masterson shows good takedown defense.
Masterson misses with a low kick.

Masterson moves into the clinch successfully.

Kharghai jumps guard.
Kharghai wants to sweep but no luck.
Masterson looking to pass the guard.
Kharghai is pulling down on Masterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Masterson, at least for the moment.
Masterson stopping the sweep attempt from Kharghai.

Kharghai looking for a guillotine here but Masterson defends easily.
Masterson won't allow Kharghai to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai is working hard here to advance position.
Masterson wants to pass the guard but Kharghai is keeping the position.
Masterson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Masterson wants to control from the top but Kharghai keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Masterson.
Kharghai shoots in looking for a takedown but Masterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kharghai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharghai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kharghai throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
Kharghai checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Masterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Masterson is looking to slow Kharghai down with leg kicks.
Kharghai throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.

Kharghai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Masterson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kharghai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kharghai looking to pass the guard.
Kharghai being controlled here momentarily.
Kharghai looking to sit in guard and control but Masterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kharghai keeping moving, preventing Masterson from controlling successfully.
Kharghai is trying to keep Masterson in close.
Masterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kharghai is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson wants to control from the top but Kharghai keeps moving.
Masterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

James Masterson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Masterson is looking to clinch but Kharghai is avoiding it.

Kharghai looking to score a takedown here. Masterson is defending well but Kharghai drives through and ends up in Masterson's guard.
Kharghai tries to free his leg and advance position but Masterson is retaining full guard.
Masterson is controlling Kharghai's posture.
Kharghai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kharghai throwing strikes but missing.
Masterson is looking to sweep but instead, Kharghai has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Masterson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Masterson is looking for a sweep. Kharghai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kharghai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masterson's head.
Kharghai is keen to just control but Masterson is a slippery customer.
Vadim Kharghai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Masterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharghai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kharghai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kharghai 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.
Masterson trying to keep a closed guard but Kharghai is proving a slippery customer.
Masterson keeping full guard, as Kharghai tries to pass.
Masterson is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai stopping the sweep attempt from Masterson.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kharghai cracks Masterson with a solid left hand.
Masterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kharghai trying to control the position from guard on top but Masterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kharghai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masterson misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masterson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kharghai is able to avoid easily.

Masterson clinches up against the cage.

Kharghai breaks from the clinch.
Kharghai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharghai.
Kharghai moves in looking to clinch but Masterson pushes him off.
Kharghai checks a leg kick.
Masterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kharghai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson leaves Kharghai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kharghai misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson cracks the inside of Kharghai's front leg.
Masterson is looking to slow Kharghai down with leg kicks.
Masterson misses with a leg kick.
Kharghai misses with an uppercut
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Vadim Kharghai 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. This is the final round!

Masterson misses with a low kick.
Masterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masterson tried to score with a low kick but Kharghai checks it.
Kharghai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kharghai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kharghai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masterson connects with a nice looking jab.
James Masterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kharghai tries a head kick but it misses.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Kharghai pushes him off.
Masterson lands with a right hand.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Kharghai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kharghai avoids a kick to the body.
Masterson misses with a two punch combination.
Masterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masterson blocks the body kick.
Masterson slips a jab and a cross from Kharghai.
Masterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kharghai.
Kharghai has a takedown stuffed.
Kharghai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kharghai.
Masterson tries to clinch up but Kharghai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kharghai dives in and grabs Masterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Masterson pushes down on Kharghai's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Kharghai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kharghai.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masterson.
Masterson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kharghai has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masterson lands a leg kick that knocks Kharghai off balance momentarily.
Masterson motions for Kharghai to come forward. Masterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masterson.
Masterson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kharghai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Kharghai pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterson misses with a leg kick

and Kharghai decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Masterson's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masterson is on top in guard.
Masterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kharghai is adopting a defensive guard.
Masterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masterson trying to control but Kharghai is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Masterson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Masterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharghai throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
Kharghai shoots in but no luck this time.
Kharghai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Masterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kharghai's knee momentarily.
Kharghai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Kharghai checks it.
Kharghai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to land a leg kick but Kharghai saw it coming and moves away.
Masterson closes the distance but Kharghai moves to the side
and Kharghai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharghai.
An inside leg kick lands from Masterson.
Kharghai misses with a body shot.
Masterson scores with a nice head shot.
Masterson throws a leg kick which misses Kharghai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kharghai tries to avoid it.
Kharghai scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharghai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masterson.
Masterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kharghai.
Kharghai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kharghai gets tackled into the cage by Masterson. Masterson maintains the clinch.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kharghai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Masterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Masterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Masterson!
James Masterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.