PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauga Pascal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen Motörhead - You Better Run as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pascal
vs
Mason

181 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauga Pascal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Mason!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pascal avoids it really well and circles away.
Mason misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Pascal misses the target.
Pascal swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Pascal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pascal slaps away a takedown attempt from Mason, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mason misses with the combination.
Pascal throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascal misses with a hook.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Pascal misses.
Mason clobbers Pascal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pascal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason wants to break free but Pascal has control.
Pascal lands a damaging elbow.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Pascal.
Mason can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pascal fails to land.
Mason tries to break the clinch but Pascal is controlling the position.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Mason is predictable there
letting Pascal counter with a right hand.
Pascal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason throws a series of punches but Pascal moves out of range.
Pascal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mason's hands.
Pascal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 a double jab
and Pascal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason tries for a takedown but Pascal circles away easily
letting Pascal counter with a right hand.
Rauga Pascal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Mason.
Pascal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Pascal throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Mason misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Pascal misses the target.

Mason darts in and clinches Pascal up against the cage.

Mason breaks the clinch.
Pascal missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason feints a jab promting Pascal to slip. Mason then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pascal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pascal misses with a body shot.
Mason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Mason pushes Pascal up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mason wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pascal has him pressed against the cage.
Pascal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mason lands an uppercut.
Pascal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pascal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pascal lands a left hand.
Pascal swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pascal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pascal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pascal working aggressively here.
Mason is trying to break free.
A short right from Pascal on the inside.
Mason content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pascal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason gets through Pascal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying to break the clinch but Pascal is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pascal.
Mason working hard to break the clinch.
Pascal misses with some punches.
Mason is trying to break free.
Pascal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Pascal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Pascal.
Pascal throws an elbow that misses.

Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pascal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Decent striking displayed by Mason there.
Mason misses with a double jab.
It looked like Pascal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mason.
Mason misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Pascal saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Mason will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pascal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Pascal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Pascal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason misses with a looping left.
It looked like Pascal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mason avoids the body shot from Pascal.
Pascal scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mason scores with a nice strike.

Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Pascal lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Pascal misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mason manages to break the clinch.
Mason lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mason takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Pascal misses.
Mason is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mason takes the fight into the clinch.
Pascal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason avoids the elbow strike from Pascal, against the cage.
Pascal struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pascal lands an uppercut.
Pascal cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mason is trying to push Pascal away but Pascal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pascal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pascal has Mason pressed against the cage, preventing Mason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pascal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mason lands a left hand.
Pascal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pascal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pascal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pascal lands with a short shot to the head.
Mason misses with some punches.
Pascal misses with a punch on the inside.
Pascal swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pascal stuns Mason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jack Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pascal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mason looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pascal is fending him off so far but Mason persists. Nope, Pascal circles away and we're back to standing.
Mason is breathing heavily.

Mason rushes Pascal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pascal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason feints a jab promting Pascal to slip. Mason then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pascal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mason looks to land a combination but Pascal avoids it well.
Pascal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascal moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Pascal ducks down to avoid it.
Pascal clobbers Mason with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pascal throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Pascal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Pascal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pascal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Mason misses with a combination
and Pascal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pascal staying out of range there.
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Pascal catches Mason right on the button with a cross.

Mason is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascal misses with a wild combination.
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Pascal finish him?

Mason has Pascal up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pascal scores with a shot to the side of Mason's head.
Rauga Pascal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mason wants to get back to striking at distance but Pascal won't allow it.
Mason is trying to push Pascal away but Pascal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pascal lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Pascal lands a body shot.
Pascal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Pascal.
Mason tries to circle away but Pascal has him pinned against the cage.
Pascal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mason tries to break free but Pascal pushes him back against the cage.
Pascal misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason has had enough of the clinch but Pascal keeps him there for the moment.
Pascal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Pascal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pascal misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rauga Pascal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pascal drops Mason with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mason! Pascal dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauga Pascal!
A victorious Rauga Pascal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.