PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bea Mason (ranked 2422 p4p, 321 weight class) and Sascha Koniezko (ranked 2050 p4p, 273 weight class). Koniezko has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Sascha Koniezko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mason
vs
Koniezko

183 cm
21
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bea Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sascha Koniezko!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniezko lands with a good body shot.

Koniezko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koniezko struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Koniezko.

Mason pulls guard successfully.
Mason is trying to keep Koniezko in close.
Koniezko tries to stand but Mason is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Koniezko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Koniezko closes the distance and clinches.

Koniezko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koniezko tests Mason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Koniezko closes the distance and clinches.

Koniezko breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to clinch up but Koniezko circles away and keeps his distance.
Koniezko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mason is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mason moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mason or perhaps it was just good defense by Koniezko, which made it look bad.

Koniezko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mason looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Koniezko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Koniezko slaps away a takedown attempt from Mason, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koniezko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.

Koniezko moves into the clinch.
Koniezko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Koniezko can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Koniezko tries to pull guard but Mason forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Mason ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mason no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koniezko sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koniezko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koniezko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniezko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Koniezko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mason has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koniezko has managed to get both his arms back between Mason's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mason wants to sweep here but Koniezko controlling him for the moment.
Mason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koniezko's guard.

Koniezko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mason. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Koniezko is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mason presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Koniezko prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bea Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koniezko tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mason can't get the takedown.
Koniezko lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Koniezko moves into the clinch.

Koniezko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Koniezko gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mason.
Nice shot by Koniezko.

Koniezko pushes Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sascha Koniezko 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.

Koniezko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mason.
Koniezko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Koniezko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Koniezko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Koniezko lands in his opponent's guard.
Koniezko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Koniezko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mason, up you get!
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koniezko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bea Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason dives in and grabs Koniezko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koniezko pushes down on Mason's head and hops out.

Koniezko clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koniezko stalls.
Mason jumps guard but Koniezko stands there with Mason around his waist. Mason gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bea Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koniezko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mason or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Koniezko.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koniezko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mason drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koniezko gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Mason manages to pull guard.
Mason trying to keep a closed guard but Koniezko is proving a slippery customer.
Koniezko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koniezko won't allow Mason to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koniezko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mason is proving hard to escape from.
Mason wants to stand but Koniezko is controlling the position.

Koniezko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Koniezko has managed to clinch.
Mason tries for a takedown. No joy.

Mason jumps guard.
Koniezko won't allow Mason to sweep him here.

Koniezko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sascha Koniezko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mason gets tackled into the cage by Koniezko. Koniezko maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koniezko after a bit of a struggle.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Koniezko avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.

Koniezko jumps guard.
Koniezko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mason is controlling him.
Mason wants to control from the top but Koniezko keeps moving.
Koniezko wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.

Koniezko pushes Mason off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koniezko defends well and Mason ends up having to push Koniezko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koniezko misses with a few strikes there.
Mason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koniezko throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.
Mason needs to keep his hands up - Koniezko had a free shot at his head there.
Mason dives in and grabs Koniezko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koniezko pushes down on Mason's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Koniezko as Mason shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Koniezko moves into range and clinches up with Mason.

Koniezko breaks from the clinch.
Mason shoots for a takedown but Koniezko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koniezko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koniezko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
As Koniezko looks to move away, Mason throws a big counter combo but Koniezko just gets out of the way.
Mason tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koniezko defends well and Mason ends up having to push Koniezko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mason goes for a double leg but Koniezko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koniezko continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koniezko throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
Mason went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sascha Koniezko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mason shoots in but Koniezko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sascha Koniezko seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Koniezko darts in and clinches Mason up against the cage.
Koniezko struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.

Koniezko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koniezko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mason.

Koniezko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koniezko tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Mason looking to stall.
Mason is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Koniezko is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bea Mason. 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.
Mason prevents a body shot from Koniezko.
A nice left hand lands by Koniezko.
Mason wants a takedown.
Koniezko prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is trying to pull guard but Koniezko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koniezko misses with some punches.
Mason is trying to break free.

Koniezko breaks from the clinch.
Koniezko throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Koniezko scores with a one two! Mason had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koniezko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koniezko throws a right and a left that both miss.

Koniezko clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Koniezko has Mason pressed against the cage.
Koniezko lands a body punch in the clinch.

Mason turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koniezko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mason.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to stand but Koniezko has his arm trapped.
Koniezko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mason off and has taken his back!
Koniezko controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniezko is continuing to stall.
Koniezko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mason tries to roll but Koniezko sticks to his back.
Koniezko has good solid back control here.

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.
Mason wants to escape the position.
Sascha Koniezko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koniezko controlling the position well here. Mason rolled but Koniezko kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mason can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koniezko doesn't have the hooks in and Mason manages to turn into his guard.
Bea Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koniezko looking for a sweep. Not yet Koniezko, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sascha Koniezko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koniezko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sascha Koniezko!
Sascha Koniezko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.