PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes into the arena with EYELID - REGENERATE blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Key
vs
Mason

180 cm
28
175 lbs
23 - 4 - 2

178 cm
35
181 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mason!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Mason lands an impressive looking overhand right. Key doesn't seem phased though.
Key throws a looping overhand right but Mason ducks down to avoid it.
Mason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Key. Key circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mason is looking to clinch but Key is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Mason.

It looks like Don Key has been cut.
Craig Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason misses the shot to the body.

Key fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mason, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Key controls his hands.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Key.
Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Key.
Key tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Key.
Mason misses with some punches.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Key misses with a hook to the ribs.
Key lands with a short shot to the head.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Key.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key prevents a body shot from Mason.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Key controls the action.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Craig Mason has been cut.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Key tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key lands a shoulder strike.
Key lands with a left to the head.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Key lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Key is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason is keeping busy.
Key prevents a body shot from Mason.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Key.
Key connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mason's face.
Mason is trying to stall.
Key with a knee to the head.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
Mason avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Mason tries to break the clinch but Key is controlling the position.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Key struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Key is looking to control Mason's arms but Mason gets an underhook and turns him. Now Key has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Key controls the action.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason tries a body shot but Key blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mason working aggressively here.
Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason prevents a body shot from Key.
Key scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason is leaning against Key and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Key working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Key connects with a knee to the head.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Key.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason goes for a takedown attempt but Key pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Key.
Mason misses with a body shot
and Key makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mason moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mason scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Key misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason takes a swing at Key's ribcage but misses.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason throws a hook but Key blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Mason dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mason throws a left and a right that both miss
and Key counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mason is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Key lands with a straight right. Mason didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Key.
Key swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Key sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Key tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Key.
A jab lands there for Key.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Key swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Key with a nice cross.
Key cracks Mason with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mason falls to his knees and Key doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Key!
Don Key retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Don Key stared into the camera and said 'First a I a gotta say great fight to lance a flamingo, he took a beating, so a props for a dat.. Second a I a gotta thank Gary s coffee for letting come over to the E.F.C, and last thanks to my alliance B.H.P. for a life, Donkey Style mother fuckers....'.