PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danial Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danial Assad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Assad
vs
Masvidal

175 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danial Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Masvidal !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assad forces Masvidal back against the cage and clinches.

Masvidal tightens his grip and picks Assad up, before dumping him to the ground. Assad manages to land in guard.
Assad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masvidal .
Masvidal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Assad wants to sweep here but Masvidal controlling him for the moment.
Masvidal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assad is trying to keep Masvidal in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Masvidal 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Masvidal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Masvidal throwing strikes from guard but Assad blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masvidal with a nice head shot there.
Masvidal is looking to work some ground and pound but Assad has wrist control.
Masvidal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Masvidal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal throws an elbow that misses. Assad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Masvidal 's guard. Nice move by Assad!

Assad postures up in Masvidal 's guard and throws a big left but Masvidal blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masvidal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Masvidal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Assad has passed into side control.
Masvidal manages to get back to half guard.
Masvidal is looking to improve his position.
Masvidal is trying to stand back up but Assad is controlling him
Assad wants to take a breather but Masvidal is having none of it.
Masvidal tries to roll over but Assad keeps him under control.
Masvidal trying to control but Assad postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is not content to let Assad control the position.
Assad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Masvidal is positioning himself well to prevent Assad advancing to mount.
Assad prevents Masvidal from improving his position.
Assad trying to pass the guard but Masvidal defending well.
Assad prevents Masvidal from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masvidal defending well though.
Assad uses his free foot to push down on Masvidal 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Masvidal .
Assad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Assad prevents Masvidal from getting the reversal.
Masvidal wants to control but Assad is having none of it.
Masvidal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Assad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masvidal is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal tries to hold on but Assad pushes him away.
Assad throws some wild stikes that Masvidal manages to avoid easily.
Masvidal prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Assad misses with a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assad misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Masvidal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danial Assad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Assad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Assad wants to sweep but no luck.
Masvidal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masvidal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danial Assad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assad is trying to control the position but Masvidal postures up.
Masvidal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Masvidal lands a couple of digs.
Assad pulls Masvidal in close to prevent any damage.
Masvidal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assad throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masvidal .
Assad is trying to keep Masvidal in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masvidal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Assad looking to control.
Masvidal distracts Assad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad is trying to keep Masvidal in close.
Assad has momentary wrist control but Masvidal slips an elbow through the middle.
Masvidal chips away with some ground and pound.
Assad is trying to keep Masvidal in close.
Masvidal works over Assad with some ground and pound from guard.
Masvidal lands a couple of elbows.
Masvidal lands a couple of elbows.
Assad looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Masvidal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Masvidal throws a strike but Assad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Masvidal is pulling down on Assad's head to control his posture.
Assad won't allow Masvidal to sweep him here.
Assad stops Masvidal from standing up.
Masvidal is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal wants to sweep but no luck.
Assad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masvidal is keeping the position for now.
Assad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masvidal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masvidal looking for a sweep. Not yet Masvidal , not yet.
Masvidal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Assad is controlling him.
Masvidal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Assad passes into half guard.
Masvidal is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masvidal is trying to stand up here but Assad is controlling him well.
Assad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Masvidal is holding on to half guard well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Danial Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Masvidal gets a takedown into half guard.
Masvidal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Masvidal is nestled in close to Assad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Assad wants to control but Masvidal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Masvidal lands a nice short elbow.
Masvidal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masvidal drops an elbow to the side of Assad's head.
Masvidal lands strikes from half guard.
Masvidal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Masvidal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Masvidal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Masvidal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Assad's head.
Masvidal working the head and body with strikes.
Assad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Masvidal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Masvidal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Assad is rocked!
Masvidal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Assad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masvidal lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masvidal scores with a big shot! Assad's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Assad! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Masvidal !