PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KarateO Masuta (ranked 6231 p4p, 493 weight class) and Cody Myres (ranked 22065 p4p, 539 weight class). Masuta comes to the cage accompanied by We Can Dance . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Masuta
vs
Myres

188 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

194 cm
32
197 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, KarateO Masuta !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Myres!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Myres tries to close the distance and clinch but Masuta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres is looking to clinch.
Masuta lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Masuta .
Masuta sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Masuta avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masuta throwing a counter right hand but Myres manages to avoid it.
Masuta throws a sloppy head kick and Myres moves out of range easily.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Masuta .
Myres tries to close the distance and clinch but Masuta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masuta throws a counter high kick but Myres was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masuta throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Cody Myres has been cut.
Myres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masuta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Myres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masuta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masuta throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masuta scores with a nice right hand.
Masuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Masuta throws a head kick that misses.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Masuta shakes him off and moves away.
Myres wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Masuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Myres clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KarateO Masuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cody Myres's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Masuta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masuta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masuta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres tries to clinch there but Masuta circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Myres might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Masuta has got the better of the exchanges.
Masuta scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres doesn't manage to clinch there - Masuta circles away.
Cody Myres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Masuta .
Masuta sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Masuta avoids it this time.
Masuta misses with a head kick.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Masuta and move into the clinch position.
Myres fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Masuta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Myres takes the fight into the clinch.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by Masuta .
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masuta breaks the clinch.

Myres has closed the distance and engaged Masuta in a clinch.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by Masuta .
Myres throws a head punch that misses.

Masuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Masuta .
Masuta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That has opened up Cody Myres's cut even more.
Masuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Myres drives through and clinches with Masuta against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KarateO Masuta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cody Myres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Masuta throws a nice head kick!
Masuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masuta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Masuta throws a head kick that misses.
Myres is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres tries to clinch up
and Masuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres moves in looking to clinch but Masuta pushes him off.
Masuta misses with a head kick.
Myres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Masuta .
Masuta tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two 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.
Myres wants to clinch up but Masuta keeps it at a distance.
Masuta lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Masuta throws a sloppy head kick and Myres moves out of range easily.
Masuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Masuta and move into the clinch position.
Myres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres tries to clinch there but Masuta circles away.
Masuta looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Masuta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Myres avoids the head kick by Masuta .
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Masuta shakes him off and moves away.
Myres avoids the head kick by Masuta .
Myres wants to counter the offense by Masuta and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Masuta misses.
Masuta keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Masuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masuta misses with a head kick.
Cody Myres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
KarateO Masuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Myres fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
KarateO Masuta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masuta , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KarateO Masuta !
KarateO Masuta really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that na logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.