PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Mason (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.

Loosa
vs
Mason

181 cm
26
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
174 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Loosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Mason!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Mason instigates a clinch.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason tries to work over Loosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loosa pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Loosa.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason is pushing Loosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason effectively controlling the action here.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Loosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loosa blocks an uppercut.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Loosa controls his hands.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loosa.
Loosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Loosa blocks a body shot from Mason.
Loosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Loosa controls his hands.
Mason working aggressively here.

Mason breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Mason misses
and Loosa counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mason thows a leg kick but Loosa checks it
enabling Loosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Loosa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Loosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Mason misses.

Mason forces Loosa back against the cage and clinches.
Loosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Loosa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Loosa controls his hands.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Loosa can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Loosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Loosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loosa.
Loosa lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Loosa misses with some punches.
Loosa wants to break free but Mason has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Loosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mason can turn it around.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loosa backwards.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loosa blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mason.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Loosa controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Mason dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
An inside leg kick lands from Mason.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Loosa down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mason.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason feints and then cracks Loosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loosa down.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loosa manages to avoid it.
Mason avoids the body shot from Loosa.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason throws a head kick but Loosa moves out of range.
Mason is looking to slow Loosa down with leg kicks.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason connects with the punch.
Loosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Loosa takes one to the side of the head.
Loosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mason to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mason.
Loosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zane Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Loosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loosa throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mason thinking.
Loosa tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Good exchange - Mason coming out on top.
Mason slips a jab from Loosa.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Loosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason scores with a head kick.
Loosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mason throws a leg kick that misses.
Mason lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Loosa misses with a straight right.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Loosa slips the punch.
Loosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Loosa down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zane Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loosa checks a low kick from Mason.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Loosa moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Loosa tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason lands a nice hook to Loosa's body. Loosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loosa is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Mason's head.

Mason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loosa, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loosa misses with a straight right.
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loosa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMason.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Loosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mason throws a solid leg kick but Loosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mason.
Nice shot by Mason.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Loosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason tries to land a body kick

and Loosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Loosa controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason lands a right hand.
Mason looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Loosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot in the inside from Loosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loosa.
Loosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason tries a knee to the head but Loosa blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Loosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loosa blocking some punches.
Victor Loosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Loosa on the inside.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Loosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Loosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Loosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loosa tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Loosa back against the cage.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Loosa.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Loosa.
Mason lands a body punch.
Mason tries to work over Loosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Loosa on the inside.
Mason tries a body shot but Loosa blocks it.
Mason taking a breather.
Loosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mason throws the left hand but Loosa avoids the punch easily.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loosa. Loosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mason throws a push kick but Loosa slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Loosa catches Mason right on the button with a cross.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Loosa.
Mason tries to clinch but Loosa moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
A very excited looking Zane Mason made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.