PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Mastro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jamison
vs
Mastro

200 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Jack Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Mastro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison tries to land a front kick but Mastro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mastro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mastro cracks the inside of Jamison's front leg.
Jamison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mastro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Mastro
and Jamison counters with a one-two to the body.
Mastro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mastro as he avoids it easily.
Mastro avoids the head kick by Jamison.
Jamison shoots in looking for a takedown. Mastro tries to sprawl out of it but Jamison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mastro 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 Jack Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mastro swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamison.
Jamison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jamison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jamison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mastro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jamison.
Jamison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jamison scores with a one two! Mastro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Fred Mastro has been cut.
Mastro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mastro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mastro misses the jab.
A big right from Mastro misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamison is looking to clinch but Mastro is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jamison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mastro throws out a powerful jab.
Mastro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jamison's calf.
Mastro misses the jab.
Jamison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mastro defends well and Jamison ends up having to push Mastro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mastro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jamison shoots in and drives through. Mastro sprawls well.
Jamison moves in looking to clinch but Mastro pushes him off.
Jamison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mastro is able to avoid easily.
Jamison fails with a takedown attempt.
Jamison is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastro scores with a nice head shot.
Mastro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jamison on the side of the head.
Mastro tries to clinch but Jamison moves out of range.
Mastro cracks Jamison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jamison tries to clinch there but Mastro circles away.
Jamison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mastro scores with a kick to the body.

Jamison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mastro, pushing him back against the cage.
Mastro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastro misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jamison gets control of Mastro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jamison will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jamison is trying to control the position but Mastro postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastro trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Mastro is looking to stand up but Jamison won't let him.
Mastro wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.

Jamison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mastro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Mastro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Mastro'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.

Mastro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jamison manages to avoid it.
Jamison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamison tries to clinch but Mastro moves out of range.
Mastro lands a leg kick that knocks Jamison off balance momentarily.
Mastro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jamison keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack Jamison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jamison darts in and clinches Mastro up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mastro fails to land.
Mastro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamison's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mastro struggles to land a body shot inside as Jamison controls his hands.
Jamison missing with knees to the body.
Mastro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jamison.
Mastro blocks an elbow strike from Jamison.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Mastro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jamison prevents a body shot from Mastro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison controlling the action here for a moment.
Jamison stalling the fight.

Jamison breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Mastro.
Fred Mastro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mastro thumps Jamison with a low kick.
Mastro connects with a right hand. Jamison shakes it off.
Fred Mastro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mastro thumps Jamison with a low kick.
Jamison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamison shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jamison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mastro is fending him off so far but Jamison persists. Nope, Mastro circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jamison moves into range and clinches up with Mastro.
Jamison jumps guard but Mastro stands there with Jamison around his waist. Jamison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jamison blocks a body shot from Mastro.
Mastro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jamison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mastro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jamison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mastro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mastro can't find room to land a body shot as Jamison controls the action.
Mastro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamison's elbow.
Mastro gets underhooks to prevent Jamison's takedown attempt.
Jamison fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastro tries to throw a body punch but Jamison avoids it by throwing Mastro back against the cage.
Mastro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mastro.
Mastro tries a body shot but Jamison blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mastro tries to work over Jamison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mastro can't find room to land a body shot as Jamison controls the action.
Mastro has a couple of punches blocked by Jamison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jamison.
Mastro tries to throw a body punch but Jamison avoids it by throwing Mastro back against the cage.
Jamison stalling.
Mastro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jamison blocking some punches.
Mastro misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Jamison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jamison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jamison is controlling Mastro's posture.
Mastro wanted to stand there but Jamison had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jamison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mastro defends it easily.
Mastro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jamison's guard.
Jamison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamison managing to control the position.

Jamison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mastro defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Mastro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Mastro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jamison fails with the takedown.
Mastro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jamison wants to clinch up but Mastro keeps it at a distance.

Mastro gets tackled into the cage by Jamison. Jamison maintains the clinch.
Mastro can't find room to land a body shot as Jamison controls the action.
Mastro swings wildly with an uppercut but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mastro swings wildly with an uppercut but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mastro misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mastro misses with a body punch.

Jamison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mastro scores with a sloppy right hand. Jamison should have avoided that one.
Mastro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jamison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mastro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastro tries to clinch up.
Mastro slaps away a takedown attempt from Jamison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mastro! But no joy.
Jamison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mastro circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mastro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jamison tries to clinch up but Mastro circles away and keeps his distance.
Mastro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jamison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mastro tries to avoid it but Jamison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mastro to the ground. Mastro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jamison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mastro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mastro moves into range and clinches up with Jamison.

Jamison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mastro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jamison's sensitive parts.
Mastro tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jamison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mastro was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mastro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jamison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jamison dives in for a single leg takedown but Mastro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jamison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastro feints and then cracks Jamison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jamison down.
Mastro throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison tries for a takedown but Mastro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamison tries to clinch up.
Jamison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mastro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mastro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jamison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mastro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mastro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mastro but Mastro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mastro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mastro throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastro looks for the body kick but Jamison saw that one coming.
Jamison staying out of range there.
Jamison is looking to counter punch.
Mastro lands with a straight right. Jamison didn't see that one coming.
Jamison misses with a takedown attempt - Mastro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mastro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mastro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mastro wants it to stay on the feet.
Mastro digs a good body shot into Jamison's ribs.
Mastro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jamison has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mastro. That one must have hurt.
Jamison moves forwards but Mastro connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Mastro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mastro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Mastro!