PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Masino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Il Padrino. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Clay
vs
Masino

191 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Masino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Masino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masino throws a shot from downtown. Clay moves away and avoids it.
Masino takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Don Masino has been cut.
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Masino counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masino counters with a left to the body.
Clay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masino.
Masino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Masino saw that one coming.
Clay scores with a hook to the body. Masino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masino at a distance.
Masino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
Clay is looking to counter the offense by Masino and move into the clinch.
Clay misses with a lunging right hand
and Masino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Masino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay misses with a double jab
and Masino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay scores with a shot to the body.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay lands a glancing blow to the side of Masino's head.
Clay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Masino moves away and avoids it.
Masino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.
Masino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clay momentarily.
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Masino counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masino counters with a one-two to the body.
Clay thuds his right hand into Masino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Masino moves away and avoids it.
Masino throws out a counter right but Clay avoids it with no problem.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Masino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Masino counters with a one-two to the body.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Masino doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Masino to counter with a crisp jab.
Masino slips under a jab.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masino counters with a stiff right hand.
Masino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
Clay misses with a hook. Masino ducked under it nicely.
Masino throws a hook but Clay avoids it easily.
Masino is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay with a hook.

That has opened up Don Masino's cut even more.
Clay misses with a right hand
and Masino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clay thinking.
Clay misses with a hook.
Masino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay jabs at Masino's body.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay misses with an uppercut
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay misses with a shot to the body
and Masino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Masino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Masino is just out of range.
Clay misses with a right hand
enabling Masino to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Clay coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Clay.

The cut above Don Masino's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Masino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masino throws out a counter right but Clay avoids it with no problem.
Clay throws a sloppy body shot
and Masino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masino thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Masino tries to get set, Clay tries to push him back and clinch up but Masino manages to avoid the attempt.
A big right from Clay misses.
Masino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Masino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clay lands with a nice body punch.
Marcellus Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masino counters with a nice uppercut.
Masino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Masino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Masino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice straight punches there by Clay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clay.
Clay misses with a left hand
and Masino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
letting Masino counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Clay misses
letting Masino counter with a right hand.
Masino ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
A nice side step and Masino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clay misses with a jab to the body
and Masino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
letting Masino counter with a right hand.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masino counters with a straight right hand.
Clay misses with a lunging right hand
and Masino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Masino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Masino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses the jab.
Masino moves out of range as Clay strikes.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clay misses with a hook
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Masino unleashes a big counter combination but Clay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Clay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Masino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Masino. Those never looked like landing.
Clay swings for the body but Masino moves out of range.
Clay throws a series of strikes that have Masino backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Masino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masino misses with the combination.
Masino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Don Masino's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don Masino's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcellus Clay!
Marcellus Clay retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Marcellus Clay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Don Masino stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will kill your family...Mafia doesn't forget'.