PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinomat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mason might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kavinsky - Nightcall. The crowd seem to be enjoying Man's choice of entrance music: Country Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mason
vs
Man

188 cm
31
185 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

181 cm
31
182 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)
Steel Penn Nutrition (95% Return)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dinomat Man!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch

so Mason counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Man wants to stand but Mason is controlling the position.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mason. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mason postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Man is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mason, into his guard.
Man is looking to stand up but Mason won't let him.

Mason is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mason takes a shot to the head.
Mason drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man has Mason pushed against the cage.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Man just leaning against Mason, taking a breather.
Man connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alex Mason has been cut.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mason's brow.
Mason blocking some punches.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Man's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mason tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason tries to pull guard but Man won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mason tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dinomat Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Mason's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man wants to clinch

and Mason counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mason.
Man wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.

Mason drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
Mason manages to get back to half guard.
Man looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man trying to control from Mason's half guard. Mason has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mason looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dinomat Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Dinomat Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt

so Mason counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alex Mason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Man pushes Mason off and gets back to his feet.

Man darts in and clinches Mason up against the cage.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dinomat Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Mason pulls Man into guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Mason has a closed guard, preventing Man from standing up.

Mason escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mason isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Man stacks Mason on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Man!
Man misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Man has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Man tries to clinch up

and Mason counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Mason's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man tries to clinch but Mason moves away

and Mason counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Man!

Man is rocked!

Mason is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Man is trying to escape and Mason transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Man is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mason! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Mason!
Alex Mason decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.