PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Brown (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.

Masotti
vs
Brown

177 cm
27
164 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

180 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masotti defending well though.
Masotti wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a strike but Masotti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brown stands up over Masotti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Masotti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masotti looking to control.
Masotti wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Masotti is working hard here to advance position.
Brown trying to control but Masotti is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown throws a low kick but Masotti moves out of range easily.
Masotti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brown manages to circle out of the way.
Masotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Masotti blocks a head kick by Brown.

Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Brown is pushing down on Masotti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Masotti is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Masotti is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Masotti avoid being mounted?
Brown wants to control but Masotti is keeping him busy.
Masotti wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Masotti is defending well.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Masotti to regain full guard.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Masotti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brown controls Masotti momentarily but Masotti frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Masotti gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti lands a head kick!
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Masotti sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masotti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Masotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Masotti.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Masotti moves out of range easily.
Brown avoids the head kick by Masotti.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Masotti throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Masotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Masotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masotti lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masotti but Masotti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Brown tries to get set, Masotti tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
Masotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Masotti slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Masotti tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown swings for the body but Masotti moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown tries for a takedown but Masotti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Masotti tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Masotti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Masotti moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masotti's head.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Masotti blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Masotti tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.

Masotti drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Masotti won't allow it.
Toga Masotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Brown.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Masotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Daniel Brown has been cut.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masotti into the cage.
Masotti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Masotti trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masotti into the cage.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.

Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Masotti uses from the top position.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown working a defensive guard but Masotti manages to pass into side control anyway.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Brown seems a little lost for a moment, as Masotti dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Masotti wants to stand but Brown is controlling his arm.
Masotti tries to move to full mount but Brown actually manages to regain half guard.
Masotti is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Masotti decides to return to a standing position.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Masotti.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Masotti tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masotti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toga Masotti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Brown's cut.
That's time! Masotti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Masotti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Masotti thinks about countering with a body kick.
Masotti is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.

Masotti rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is working for takedown but Masotti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toga Masotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Brown.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masotti up against the cage.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown tries to pull guard but Masotti holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.

Brown decides to pull guard.
Brown is trying to control the position but Masotti postures up.

Masotti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Masotti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Masotti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Masotti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masotti trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Masotti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Masotti is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Masotti from controlling successfully.
Brown is trying to control the position but Masotti postures up.
Masotti wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Masotti throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masotti.
Nice takedown defense from Masotti. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masotti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Toga Masotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masotti connects with a solid leg kick.

Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Masotti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toga Masotti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Masotti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toga Masotti!
Toga Masotti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zipp Zapp, into his post fight interview.
Daniel Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'XxX'.