PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masters
vs
Vera

190 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
31
202 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
160!

Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version
Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Vera!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vera.
Masters moves out of range as Vera strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Vera. Those never looked like landing.
Masters cracks Vera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vera throws a looping overhand right but Masters ducks down to avoid it.
Masters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vera tries to work over Masters's front leg with a kick but Masters checks it.
Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vera moves out of range as Masters throws a body kick.
Vera throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Tony Masters has been cut.
Masters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vera doesn't seem bothered though.
Masters staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masters.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Vera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vera moves forwards but Masters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vera misses with a left hand
and Masters counters with a nice leg kick.
Vera lands with an overhand left.
Vera moves out of range as Masters throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Masters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vera checks it well.
The fighters circling - Vera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vera throws a leg kick but Masters sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vera blocks the body kick.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masters is looking to score with low kicks.

Vera tries to keep at a distance but Masters has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masters.
Masters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vera can't get the takedown.
Masters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masters gets through Vera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Masters has a couple of punches blocked by Vera.
Vera jumps guard but Masters turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters lands a head kick!

It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Masters is looking to clinch.
Vera lands with a right hand.
Masters lands a jab to Vera's midsection.
Masters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vera is out of range.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masters's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masters.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Masters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vera. Vera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masters 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 Vera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vera throws a hook but Masters blocks it.
Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masters lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vera's sensitive parts.
Masters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Vera.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vera.
Vera stalks Masters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masters's face. Masters staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masters.
Vera walks into a straight right hand from Masters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters moves away from the strike by Vera.
Masters motions for Vera to come forward. Masters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masters cracks Vera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vera throws a leg kick but Masters moved away.
Vera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vera looks to land a left hand but Masters moved out of range nicely.
Vera misses with a leg kick
and Masters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vera misses with a straight right.
Vera lands a leg kick that knocks Masters off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Masters.
Masters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters misses the jab.
Masters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Vera connects with a nice looking jab.
Vera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Masters dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Masters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masters slips under a jab from Vera.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masters.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters avoids the body shot from Vera.
Masters swings for the body but Vera moves out of range.
Masters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masters blocks a head kick by Vera.
Masters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vera is out of range and Masters settles back down.
Masters fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Vera's head but Vera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vera is looking to score with low kicks.
Vera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vera misses with a leg kick
and Masters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Masters.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masters pushes Vera up against the cage in a clinch.
Masters lands with a right to the head.
Vera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masters pulls his leg out and moves away.
Masters connects with a crisp jab.
Masters catches Vera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Masters tenderised Vera's leg. Vera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masters connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera ducks right into an uppercut from Masters.

Vera is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters checks a leg kick nicely.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Masters does it's job there.
Vera is still on wobbly legs! Can Masters finish him?
Vera throws a right and a left that Masters avoids nicely.
Vera seems to have recovered his senses.
Vera is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Masters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera motions for Masters to come forward. Vera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Masters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Masters.
Nice shot by Masters.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters thumps Vera with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Vera misses.
Vera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vera misses with a hook
and Masters counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters is looking to chop away at Vera's legs.
Masters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masters.
Masters throws a leg kick which misses Vera's front leg but catches the back leg as Vera tries to avoid it.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Masters.
Masters cracks Vera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masters lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vera. That did some damage!
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Vera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters scoring well with a low kick there.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masters lands with an uppercut that bounces Vera off the cage and back into range.
Masters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Masters blocks a jab.
Masters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That has opened up Dominic Vera's cut even more.
Masters lands a lovely overhand right.
Vera missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera swings widly with a right hand
and Masters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masters connects with a solid leg kick.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vera can do to turn this around?
Vera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Masters dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Masters clobbers Vera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masters ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masters moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Masters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera lands with a shot to the body.
Vera wants to land a leg kick but Masters is out of range.

Masters feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vera sprawling to the canvas! Vera rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Masters finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters drops Vera with a big left hand! Vera is injured, injured bad! Masters jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Masters!
Tony Masters decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.