PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mimi Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

O Doherty
vs
Masters

194 cm
22
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus O Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mimi Masters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masters looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Masters distracts O Doherty with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Masters postures up.
Masters thows a big elbow that misses.
Masters working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Doherty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Masters controls the pace.
Masters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Doherty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masters slips nicely into half guard.
Masters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Doherty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
O Doherty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masters on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty is staying active underneath Masters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Masters there.
Masters working over O Doherty with some ground and pound. O Doherty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
O Doherty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Masters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Masters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masters passes to side control.
Masters in side control lands a decent elbow.
O Doherty managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Masters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Masters in side control, throwing shots but O Doherty defends.
O Doherty parries the strikes from Masters easily there. Masters is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable O Doherty to escape.
Masters looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes there by Masters.
O Doherty is looking to reverse the position.
Masters working the ground and pound.
Masters throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Masters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Doherty looks to land a combination but Masters avoids it well.
O Doherty tries to clinch up.

Masters shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Doherty is trying to defend but Masters finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Masters passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Doherty because Masters loaded up on that one.
O Doherty tries to lock up and control but Masters gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Doherty working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that O Doherty really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Masters breaks from O Doherty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Masters breaks from O Doherty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Doherty is bucking up trying to escape but Masters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

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.
O Doherty wants to hold on but Masters pushes him away.
Masters connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Masters throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Masters misses with a head shot.
Masters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Masters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Doherty blocking the ground and pound.
Masters throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Masters there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
O Doherty trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mimi Masters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Doherty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Doherty swinging wilding here.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for O Doherty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from O Doherty does no damage.
Masters lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
O Doherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Doherty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Doherty misses the jab.
Masters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masters keeps the fight on the outside.
O Doherty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masters with a nice cross.

Masters drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Doherty wants to hit a switch here but Masters passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for O Doherty there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Masters landing strikes from the mount and O Doherty is in trouble!
O Doherty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Masters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Doherty because Masters loaded up on that one.
Masters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Masters throwing strikes but O Doherty recovers to half guard. A much better position.

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.
Masters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Masters wants to control but O Doherty is keeping him busy.
Masters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Doherty misses with a head kick.
O Doherty stuffs the takedown attempt from Masters. Masters gets slowly back to his feet.
O Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masters.
O Doherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seamus O Doherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Doherty wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
O Doherty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masters but Masters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Masters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Masters.
Masters cracks O Doherty with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Masters cracks O Doherty with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Masters throws an elbow but O Doherty slips to the side and avoids it well.
Masters creates some space and throws a big elbow, but O Doherty sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Masters postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Masters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty manages to get back to half guard.
O Doherty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masters wants to take a breather but O Doherty is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from O Doherty both land. Nice combination.

O Doherty gets caught flat footed, as Masters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Masters working some strikes from top position.
Masters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Doherty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masters landing some decent shots from guard.
Masters lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mimi Masters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Masters closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masters scoring with punches and elbows.
O Doherty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Masters works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
O Doherty taking a bit of punishment here - Masters scoring with strikes.
O Doherty tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Masters presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
O Doherty is bucking up trying to escape but Masters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Masters punishing his opponent with strikes.
Masters breaks from O Doherty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Doherty taking shots to the head.
Mimi Masters has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish O Doherty?
Masters misses with a head shot.
O Doherty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Doherty is trying desperately to improve position.
O Doherty in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Masters is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Doherty can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Masters with a couple of short strikes.
Masters lands a big shot there that rocks O Doherty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
O Doherty blocking the ground and pound.
O Doherty is in all sorts of trouble here.
Masters putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Masters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Masters cracks O Doherty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Masters is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Masters.
Masters postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Doherty looks a forlorn figure.
O Doherty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Doherty is trying to escape the mount.
Masters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

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 looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Doherty is bucking up trying to escape but Masters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Masters landing punches.
Masters putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seamus O Doherty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masters scoring with strikes but O Doherty is staying in there.
Masters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Masters landing strikes from the mount.
O Doherty is desperately trying to improve his position but Masters has a good base and remains in mount.
Mimi Masters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masters controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mimi Masters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masters 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30

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