PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Woite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Woite
vs
Masters

190 cm
27
223 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

190 cm
29
205 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Woite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woite lands a head shot.

It looks like Tony Masters has been cut.
Woite lands with a nice body kick.
Masters connects with a body shot.
Masters lands the left hand.
Masters moves out of range of the body kick.
Masters lets loose with a powerful body kick. Woite will feel that in the morning.
Woite throws a left and a right that both miss

and Masters counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Woite!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Woite defending against the ground and pound.
Masters cracks Woite with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Masters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woite keeps working.

Masters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Masters tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woite taking punishment in the form of punches.
Woite wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters working away.

Masters tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masters has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Masters prevents Woite from escaping the position.
Masters throwing strikes but Woite manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Masters tries to buck Woite off but Woite is having none of it.
Woite content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters is not content to let Woite control the position.
Woite tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Masters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Woite wants to control but Masters is keeping him busy.
Masters regains half guard there - taking advantage of Woite's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Masters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woite pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters wants to get back to full guard.
Woite wants to pass the guard but Masters is defending well.
Masters wants to improve his position but Woite is controlling well.
Masters won't allow Woite to pass to mount.
Masters is looking to improve his position.
Woite slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woite is looking to take a break and control but Masters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marc Woite has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masters - that will leave a mark!
Masters misses with an uppercut. Woite saw that one coming.
Masters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Woite throws a jab but it's blocked by Masters.
Woite throws a leg kick but Masters checks it.
Woite is looking to land body kicks.
Woite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters misses with an uppercut

and Woite counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woite lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Masters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Woite throws a hook but Masters blocks it.
Masters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woite's head.
Woite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masters.
Woite lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masters looks to throw the jab but Woite is out of range.
Woite moves out of range as Masters strikes.
Masters misses with a kick to the body

and Woite moves into the clinch.
Masters misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Masters fails to land.
Woite scores with a shoulder strike.
Woite trying to control the position but instead, Masters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woite into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woite stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Woite misses with an elbow over the top.
Masters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woite backwards.
Masters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masters.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Woite.
Woite can't find room to land a body shot as Masters controls the action.
Masters blocks an elbow strike from Woite.
Masters jumps guard but Woite turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Masters working aggressively here.
Masters tries to work over Woite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woite is looking to control Masters's arms but Masters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Woite has his back to the cage.
Woite working Masters over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masters lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woite scores with a hook to the body.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Masters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masters lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woite lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woite trying to control the position but instead, Masters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woite into the cage.
Masters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woite.

That has opened up Tony Masters's cut even more.
Marc Woite has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woite throws an elbow that misses.
Masters jumps guard but Woite stands there with Masters around his waist. Masters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Woite is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Masters lands with a light punch inside.

Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woite tries a head kick but it misses.
Woite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters thumps Woite with a low kick.
Tony Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woite's corner calls for a 1-2. Woite obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woite on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masters.
Woite throws a sloppy head kick

and Masters counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woite won't be happy with that.
Masters landing strikes.
Masters wants to control but Woite is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woite is trying to control Masters's posture but Masters avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woite is not content to let Masters control the position.
Woite gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Masters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woite defending well though.
Masters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Woite with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Masters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Woite wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Masters throwing shots but Woite is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Masters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Woite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woite misses with an uppercut.
Masters plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Masters throws a looping overhand right but Woite ducks down to avoid it.
Woite misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Masters finds it's way through Woite's defenses.
Masters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masters looks to land a body kick but Woite moved away.
Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Masters scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Woite sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Masters misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters grinds an elbow into Woite's temple.
Woite is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Masters working away.
Woite manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Woite slows the pace down in half guard.
Woite is just content to waste time from the top position. Masters takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Woite stays in close to Masters's body and controls the position.
Marc Woite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Masters has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masters escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woite gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Woite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Masters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woite wants to get up but he can't break Masters's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Woite is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marc Woite has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A combination from Masters does no damage.
Masters thumps Woite with a low kick.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Woite moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Masters. That snapped Woite's head back.
Masters moves out of range as Woite throws a body kick.
Woite has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masters.
Marc Woite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woite's sensitive parts.
A left and a right from Masters both land. Nice combination.
Woite takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Woite is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Masters.

Woite is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Woite misses
and Masters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Woite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woite is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woite lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Woite throws a sloppy head kick and Masters moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woite throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masters.
Woite seems to have got his legs back now.
Masters is looking to slow Woite down with leg kicks.
Woite misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woite under the eye.
Masters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Masters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Masters winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Masters!
Tony Masters seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.