PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mason might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motörhead - Bad Religion. Jack Mason could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Maldonado 's chin.

Mason
vs
Maldonado

194 cm
18
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Maldonado !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado is looking to chop away at Mason's legs.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mason drops Maldonado with a beautiful combination! Maldonado stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mason is looking for the KO!

It looks like Luis Maldonado has been cut.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Mason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Maldonado drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado misses with a head kick.
Luis Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Maldonado misses with the head strike.
Mason is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maldonado closes the distance and clinches.

Mason manages to break the clinch.

Maldonado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maldonado stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Maldonado lands with a right to the head.
Maldonado tries to pull guard but Mason won't allow it.
Mason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maldonado moves away from the strike by Mason.
Maldonado wants to counter the offense by Mason and move into the clinch position.
Maldonado goes for a double leg but Mason avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mason continues to drive forward.

Mason tries to keep at a distance but Maldonado has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Maldonado with a jab.
Mason looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mason tries to clinch up.
Mason throws a jab when Maldonado was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Mason misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.

Maldonado clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maldonado .
Jack Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Maldonado .
Mason stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maldonado throws a low kick but Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Maldonado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
And Maldonado tries to counter it with a takedown but Mason pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maldonado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mason tries to avoid it but Maldonado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mason to the ground. Mason escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Mason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldonado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Maldonado has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
Maldonado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maldonado 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maldonado duly obliges.
Maldonado looks winded!
Maldonado throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason connects with a single shot there.
Mason misses with the combination.

Maldonado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Maldonado 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason tries to clinch up but Maldonado circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldonado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldonado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason dives in for a single leg takedown but Maldonado sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maldonado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mason throws a series of punches but Maldonado avoids them all with ease.

Maldonado gets a clinch.
Maldonado throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado wants a takedown.
Maldonado taking a breather.
Mason has Maldonado pressed against the cage, preventing Maldonado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mason breaks the clinch.
Mason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maldonado 's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Mason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldonado .
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason misses with the combination.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason lands a glancing blow to the side of Maldonado 's head.

Maldonado closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldonado can't get the takedown.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.

Mason breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Maldonado down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Maldonado 's cut.
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.

Mason misses with a double jab.
Mason is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Maldonado has Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
Maldonado is looking to take this one to the mat.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldonado can do to turn this around?
Maldonado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maldonado dives in and grabs Mason's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mason pushes down on Maldonado 's head and hops out.
Mason throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maldonado dives in for a single leg takedown but Mason sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jack Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Maldonado .
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason throws a jab when Maldonado was well out of range.
Maldonado throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Mason.

Mason bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maldonado is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado struggling a bit here.
Mason lands some shots froms side control.
Mason tries to advance to mount but Maldonado instead regains half guard.
Maldonado is controlling Mason's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mason trying to control from half guard but Maldonado is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mason escapes and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maldonado or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason, which made it look bad.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely.

Mason tries to keep at a distance but Maldonado has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maldonado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mason.
Maldonado goes for a takedown attempt but Mason pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maldonado misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado shoots in for a takedown but Mason shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maldonado walks into a jab.
Mason scores with the left hand. Maldonado knows he should have avoided that one.
Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
Jack Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldonado staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
Mason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mason throws a shot to the body.
Mason is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maldonado slips a straight right by Mason.

Maldonado clinches.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maldonado up against the cage.

Mason manages to break the clinch.
Maldonado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mason swivels and escapes.
Mason throws a hook but Maldonado avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maldonado moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldonado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Maldonado wants to counter with a clinch but Mason pushes him away.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Maldonado 's shoulder, as Maldonado tries to avoid the shot.
Maldonado lands with a nice combination. Mason backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Mason.

Maldonado clinches up against the cage.

Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado dodges the punch combination from Mason.
Jack Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A right-left combo lands from Mason.

Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Mason trying to stall but Maldonado improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luis Maldonado 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maldonado clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Maldonado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mason blocks it with crossed arms.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maldonado 's head backwards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Maldonado goes for a takedown attempt but Mason pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maldonado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Maldonado closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the cage.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Maldonado controls the action.
Maldonado tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason works over Maldonado 's head and body with a nice combination.

Maldonado is rocked!
Maldonado is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mason is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maldonado .
Mason misses with a low kick.
Maldonado is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Maldonado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maldonado shoots in for a double leg but Mason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jack Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Maldonado .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason checks a low kick from Maldonado .

Mason drops Maldonado with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maldonado looks back up at him and smiles so Mason waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maldonado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws an overhand right that drops Maldonado like a sack of potatoes! Mason dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Mason!