PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Nuppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masters
vs
Nuppi

195 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tero Nuppi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuppi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masters tries to bum rush Nuppi with a series of wild strikes but Nuppi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Masters as Nuppi shoots in.
Masters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masters misses with a wild combination.
Masters misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nuppi dodges the punch combination from Masters.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters throws a series of strikes that have Nuppi backpedaling.
Masters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nuppi circles away quickly and effectively.
Nuppi slips a jab and a cross from Masters.
Masters throws a right and a left that Nuppi avoids nicely.
Nuppi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masters swivels and escapes.
Nuppi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Nuppi.
Masters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nuppi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Masters. No joy for Nuppi on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Masters does no damage.
Nuppi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masters pinned against the cage. Masters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Masters does no damage.
Nuppi shoots for a double leg takedown but Masters sprawls well. He's pushed Nuppi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Masters throws a right hand that Nuppi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nuppi also avoids with ease.
Masters swinging wilding here.
Nuppi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masters tries to avoid it but Nuppi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masters to the ground. Masters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Masters swinging wilding here.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Masters. No joy for Nuppi on that attempt.
Masters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuppi misses with a takedown attempt - Masters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nuppi shoots in looking for a takedown. Masters tries to sprawl out of it but Nuppi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nuppi slips a jab and a cross from Masters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nuppi fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Masters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Masters misses with a wild combination.
Ken Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nuppi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters tries to bum rush Nuppi with a series of wild strikes but Nuppi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masters tries to bum rush Nuppi with a series of wild strikes but Nuppi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuppi fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Masters as Nuppi shoots in.
Nuppi closes the distance and clinches up with Masters, looking for a takedown. Nuppi pushes Masters against the cage but Masters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Nuppi.
Masters looks to land a combination but Nuppi avoids it well.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Nuppi dodges the punch combination from Masters.

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.
Nuppi dodges the punch combination from Masters.
Nuppi tries for a takedown but Masters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Masters.
Nuppi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masters swivels and escapes.
Masters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi shoots in and drives through. Masters sprawls well.
Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masters tries to bum rush Nuppi with a series of wild strikes but Nuppi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nuppi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nuppi shoots in but Masters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masters misses with a two punch combination.
Masters misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Masters misses with a wild combination.
Nuppi fails with a takedown attempt.
Masters misses with a series of wild punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Masters dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nuppi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Masters misses.
Masters misses with a two punch combination.
Nuppi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masters but Masters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuppi dodges the punch combination from Masters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuppi has a takedown stuffed.
Ken Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Nuppi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Masters does no damage.
Masters throws a right and a left that Nuppi avoids nicely.
Masters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nuppi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nuppi tries for a takedown but Masters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Masters misses with a series of wild punches.
Masters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nuppi circles away quickly and effectively.
Nuppi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nuppi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Masters circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a series of punches but Nuppi avoids them all with ease.
Nuppi closes the distance and clinches up with Masters, looking for a takedown. Nuppi pushes Masters against the cage but Masters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nuppi shoots in but Masters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Masters misses.

That's four 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.
Horrible takedown by Nuppi or perhaps it was just good defense by Masters which made him look bad.
Ken Masters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nuppi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Masters.
No joy there for Masters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tero Nuppi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masters throws a series of punches but Nuppi moves out of range.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nuppi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Masters circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters misses with a wild combination.
Masters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nuppi circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Masters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masters 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Masters!