PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Sierrra (ranked 2666 p4p, 3480 weight class) and Gunner Mason (ranked 225 p4p, 281 weight class). Gunner Mason is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sierrra
vs
Mason

164 cm
19
142
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
145
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mateo Sierrra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunner Mason!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mason walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mason blocks a jab.
Sierrra swings widly with a right hand
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sierrra throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Sierrra controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Sierrra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands an uppercut.
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Sierrra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sierrra is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sierrra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sierrra misses with some punches.
Mason wants to get back to striking at distance but Sierrra won't allow it.
Sierrra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sierrra fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Sierrra tries a knee to the head but Mason blocks it.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Sierrra throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason tries to work over Sierrra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sierrra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Sierrra uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sierrra.
Sierrra misses with a knee strike.
Sierrra throws a head punch that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mateo Sierrra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mason ducks under a wild hook from Sierrra.
Mason let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sierrra throws an off balance right hand
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sierrra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sierrra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sierrra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sierrra throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mason misses.
Sierrra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mason connects with a nice looking jab.
Sierrra avoids the body shot from Mason.
Sierrra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Mason.
Mason unleashes a big counter combination but Sierrra bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mateo Sierrra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierrra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Mason lands a glancing blow to the side of Sierrra's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sierrra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sierrra.
Sierrra throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
Sierrra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mason on the side of the head.
Sierrra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Sierrra misses with a looping right.
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mason is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sierrra with a body shot.
Sierrra misses the jab.
Sierrra throws a body shot but no joy.
Sierrra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sierrra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason flicks out a counter leg kick but Sierrra steps away.
Sierrra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierrra misses with an uppercut
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sierrra tries to clinch up.
Mason connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierrra misses the jab.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Sierrra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sierrra looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Mason now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sierrra loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason lands a body shot.
Mateo Sierrra is winning the standup battle so far.
Sierrra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sierrra thinking.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason counters with a body kick.
Mason throws a head kick that misses.
Sierrra looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Mason releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Sierrra misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierrra lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Sierrra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sierrra is able to avoid easily.
Sierrra throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Mason doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sierrra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sierrra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Sierrra misses the jab.
Sierrra missing with a left hand there. Mason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sierrra throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason counters with a right hand to the body.
Sierrra misses with an uppercut
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sierrra with a hook.
Mason is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sierrra rather than just go for the knockout.
Sierrra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Mason.
Sierrra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Mason.
Mason takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sierrra closes the distance but Mason moves to the side
and Sierrra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sierrra throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Mason releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mason scores with the left hand. Sierrra knows he should have avoided that one.
Mason swinging wildly here.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sierrra throws a lazy uppercut
and Mason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Sierrra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Sierrra.
A nice side step and Mason releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sierrra throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mateo Sierrra will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sierrra has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.

Sierrra breaks the clinch.
Mason cracks Sierrra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sierrra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
It seemed like Mason was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Sierrra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sierrra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sierrra throws a right hand that misses
and Mason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sierrra looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Sierrra misses the target.
Mason looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sierrra throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason scores with a jab. Sierrra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sierrra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Sierrra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Sierrra.
A countering left hand to the body from Mason misses.
A jab from Sierrra misses.
Sierrra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sierrra lands a glancing blow to the side of Mason's head.
Mason is looking to chop away at Sierrra's legs.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sierrra.
Sierrra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sierrra.
A nice side step and Mason releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Sierrra misses.
Sierrra scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sierrra darts in trying to clinch
and Mason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierrra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sierrra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Gunner Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sierrra with a hook.
Sierrra throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason connects with a single shot there.
Sierrra throws a right hand that misses
and Mason counters with a nice body shot.
Sierrra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason takes a swing at Sierrra's ribcage but misses.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Mason tries to keep at a distance but Sierrra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason wants to break free but Sierrra has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierrra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sierrra misses with an elbow over the top.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Sierrra avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sierrra to keep the fight standing.

That's four 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.
Sierrra keeps control of Mason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Sierrra.
Mason tries to work over Sierrra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason avoiding damage as Sierrra throws knees to the body.
Sierrra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sierrra misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Sierrra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sierrra 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateo Sierrra!