PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is you've lost that loving feeling. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bak
vs
Mason

225 cm
34
289 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

205 cm
24
291 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Mason!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak slips a straight right by Mason.
Bak is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Bak is out of range.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bak tries to clinch up.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ong Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Mason works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Ong Bak has been cut.
Mason has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Bak saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bak ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak closes the distance but Mason moves to the side

and Mason counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bak's guard now.
Mason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mason is controlling him.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Bak's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mason won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Mason wants to control from the top but Bak keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bak keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Mason is looking to work some ground and pound but Bak has wrist control.
Bak pulls Mason in close to his closed guard and prevents Mason from doing any damage or advancing position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bak moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Bak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bak tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Bak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason misses with a hook.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bak drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Bak prevents the takedown attempt.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bak's elbow.
Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bak lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mason turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mason manages to end up in side control.
Mason in side control, throwing shots but Bak defends.
Bak is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mason lands a few punches from side control.
Bak is holding Mason down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bak tries to move into range but Mason moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bak moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bak tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Bak is out of range.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bak tries to clinch up

and Mason counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Brian Mason!
Brian Mason took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Ong Bak stepped up to the mic, saying 'Osssss'.