PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Vasilevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Vasilevsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Mason's chin.

Vasilevsky
vs
Mason

187 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladislav Vasilevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Mason!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasilevsky swivels and escapes.
Vasilevsky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vasilevsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasilevsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mason is fending him off so far but Vasilevsky persists. Nope, Mason circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasilevsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Mason tries to sprawl out of it but Vasilevsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladislav Vasilevsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Vasilevsky as Mason shoots in.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilevsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mason is fending him off so far but Vasilevsky persists. Nope, Mason circles away and we're back to standing.
Mason tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vasilevsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vasilevsky shoots for a takedown but Mason saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilevsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mason.
Vasilevsky moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Vasilevsky doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mason counters with a shoot takedown. Vasilevsky fights it but they end up in guard.

Vasilevsky pushes Mason off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vasilevsky moves to clinch but Mason breaks away

and Mason counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasilevsky won't be happy with that.
Vasilevsky is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mason tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mason really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasilevsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vasilevsky wants to get back to his feet but Mason drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to move to mount but Vasilevsky blocks the move with his legs.
Vasilevsky is trying to improve his position.
Mason misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Vasilevsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mason wants to take a breather but Vasilevsky manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mason.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasilevsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mason is aware though and is defending well.
Mason sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vasilevsky working a defensive guard here.

Vasilevsky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mason gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vasilevsky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mason controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vasilevsky looking to control.
Mason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Vasilevsky.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasilevsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasilevsky fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mason shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vasilevsky wants to stand back up but Mason manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mason dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Vasilevsky 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.
Vasilevsky trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Vasilevsky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mason's head.
Vasilevsky trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Mason has Vasilevsky pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilevsky looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mason can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasilevsky wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason pulls Vasilevsky in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vasilevsky tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mason shoots in and drives through. Vasilevsky sprawls well.
Vladislav Vasilevsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasilevsky.

Mason shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mason showed some decent athleticism there.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mason in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mason seems to be looking for submissions.
Mason works his way into side control.
Vasilevsky gets back to half guard.
Vasilevsky wants to control but Mason is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to free his trapped foot but Vasilevsky is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Mason is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasilevsky defends it well.
Vasilevsky wants to control but Mason is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vasilevsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mason controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Vasilevsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vasilevsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vasilevsky being controlled here, momentarily.
Mason's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Vasilevsky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mason looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mason controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasilevsky trying to keep a closed guard but Mason is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason looking to sit in guard and control but Vasilevsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vasilevsky tries to sprawl but Mason drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasilevsky moves into full guard.
Vasilevsky trying to control the position.
Vasilevsky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vasilevsky seems to be working for a kimura but Mason defends the submission attempt.
Vasilevsky trying to control from Mason's half guard. Mason has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vladislav Vasilevsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilevsky is stalling in the full guard.
Vasilevsky is looking to stand up but Mason won't let him.
Mason keeping full guard, as Vasilevsky tries to pass.
Vasilevsky wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason is trying to control the position but Vasilevsky postures up.
Vasilevsky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mason's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasilevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vasilevsky trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mason fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Mason backs away, Vasilevsky returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vasilevsky connects with a solid leg kick.

Mason bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mason is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasilevsky is defending well.
Vasilevsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vasilevsky is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladislav Vasilevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasilevsky 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladislav Vasilevsky!