PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanuola Sefina (ranked 1836 p4p, 23352 weight class) and Demon Mask (ranked 209 p4p, 571 weight class). Demon Mask will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sefina
vs
Mask

190 cm
21
280
5 - 2 - 0

202 cm
23
270
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanuola Sefina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Mask!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mask looks for a takedown but Sefina sprawls well.

Sefina drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sefina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mask swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sefina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sefina tries to free his leg and advance position but Mask is retaining full guard.

Sefina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sefina postures up.
Mask keeping moving, preventing Sefina from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask wants to sweep but no luck.
Mask is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mask shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sefina as he avoids it easily.
Sefina tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mask manages to circle out of the way.
Sefina lands with a shot to the body.

Sefina moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mask goes down! Can Sefina finish him!?

Mask is rocked!

It looks like Demon Mask has been cut.
Sefina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mask swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mask is still in real trouble! Can Sefina finish him?
Sefina stands up over Mask, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sefina is pushing down on Mask's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mask is fighting to maintain full guard but Sefina has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mask seems to have recovered his senses.
Sefina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mask is looking for a sweep. Sefina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sefina stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sefina lands a nice short elbow.

Sefina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mask sees it coming and defends easily.
Sefina seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mask does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Sefina is working for a kimura but Mask is defending it quite comfortably.
Sefina wants to control but Mask is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sefina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sefina is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mask defends it well.

Sefina is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mask defends it well.
Mask is looking for a sweep. Sefina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Sefina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mask sees it coming and defends easily.

Sefina is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mask defends it well.
Sefina is thwarting Mask's attempts to control the position.
Mask is refusing to be controlled, as Sefina sits in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sefina lands an overhand right.
Mask changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sefina tries to avoid it but Mask manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sefina to the ground. Sefina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sefina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lanuola Sefina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Mask's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Mask.

Sefina gets the takedown into side control.
Mask looking for a sweep but Sefina has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mask can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sefina moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mask has worked his arm free - good work by Mask!
Mask manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sefina is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mask felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Sefina is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mask is just riding it out for now. Sefina eventually gives up the hold.

Sefina is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mask doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sefina.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mask actively working from the bottom here.
Mask works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mask is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sefina is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mask looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sefina wants to control from the top but Mask keeps moving.
Sefina is really struggling to control Mask but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lanuola Sefina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sefina sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mask's guard.
Sefina wants to pass to mount but Mask is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sefina is trying to work for a kimura but Mask is defending well.
Mask is looking to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sefina wants to take a breather but Mask is having none of it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Mask throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sefina was covering up waiting for the punch and Mask finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mask trying to control the position from guard on top but Sefina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mask's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sefina is trying to keep Mask in close.
Sefina is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sefina is working for a kimura but Mask is defending it quite comfortably.
Mask wants to control but Sefina is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sefina trying to control the action but Mask is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lanuola Sefina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demon Mask's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sefina decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sefina wants to free his trapped foot but Mask is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mask is not content to let Sefina control the position.

Sefina is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Sefina is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sefina is stalling here. Mask is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sefina seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mask has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask is staying tight to Sefina's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sefina sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sefina wants to improve his position but Mask is controlling well.
Sefina is trying to maintain the position but Mask is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mask looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mask prevents Sefina from improving his position.

Sefina is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mask pulls his head out easily.
Sefina tries to get to full guard but Mask has control of the leg.
Sefina controlling the position for now.
Sefina is looking to improve his position.
Sefina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sefina trying to control from the bottom.
Mask is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sefina manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sefina pulls Mask in close to prevent any damage.
Sefina throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Sefina working for a triangle but Mask defends it easily.
Mask throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sefina slaps away a takedown attempt from Mask, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good exchange - Sefina coming out on top.
Lanuola Sefina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mask gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sefina.
Lanuola Sefina is winning the standup battle so far.
Mask dives in and grabs Sefina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sefina pushes down on Mask's head and hops out.

Sefina cracks Mask with an uppercut from hell and Mask crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sefina's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Sefina drops back looking for a leg! Mask is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mask manages to kick Sefina off! Sefina jumps back into Mask's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mask has control of Sefina's left arm, preventing Sefina from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lanuola Sefina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sefina has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lanuola Sefina!
Lanuola Sefina decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.