PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry HooHar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry HooHar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

HooHar
vs
Masters

184 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Spartan Fight Gear - Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry HooHar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Masters looking to pass the guard.
HooHar keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
HooHar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masters tries to free his leg and advance position but HooHar is retaining full guard.
HooHar can't keep his opponent in guard - Masters advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
HooHar is trying to maintain the position but Masters is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
HooHar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Masters counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Masters wants to pass the guard but HooHar is keeping the position.
Masters controls from within his opponent's guard.
Masters tries to free his leg and advance position but HooHar is retaining full guard.
Masters trying to control but HooHar is working from the bottom.
Masters tries to free his leg and advance position but HooHar is retaining full guard.

Masters postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! HooHar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Masters, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HooHar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
HooHar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
HooHar throwing strikes but missing.
Masters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
HooHar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
HooHar cracks Masters with a solid left hand.
HooHar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Masters working for a triangle but HooHar defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

HooHar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, HooHar has managed to get both his arms back between Masters's legs - danger averted.
Masters looks gassed!
HooHar is in close to Masters's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. HooHar defends it easily.
HooHar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
HooHar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Masters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Masters lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for HooHar!
Masters fails to move to back control.
HooHar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
HooHar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Masters fails to advance to HooHar's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters prevents HooHar from getting the reversal.
Masters avoids the attempt from HooHar to control.
Masters wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Masters takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
HooHar prevents Masters from getting a body triangle.
Masters has the hooks in. HooHar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Masters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

HooHar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Masters counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masters.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Masters drops back, looking for a kneebar! HooHar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. HooHar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from HooHar!
Masters on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Masters is looking for a sweep.
HooHar working the head and body with strikes.
HooHar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Masters is avoiding damage well.
Masters is breathing heavily.
HooHar cracks Masters with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Masters is trying to control HooHar's posture but HooHar avoids it.
Masters sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
HooHar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
HooHar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
HooHar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
HooHar working the ground and pound effectively.
Masters is trying to escape the mount.

HooHar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Masters tries to lock up and control but HooHar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
HooHar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Masters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Masters is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HooHar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Masters is in all sorts of trouble here.
HooHar cracks Masters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
HooHar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
HooHar working the ground and pound effectively.
Ken Masters has got the better of the ground game so far.
HooHar with shots to the head and body - Masters looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masters is desperately trying to improve his position but HooHar has a good base and remains in mount.
Masters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by HooHar.
HooHar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Masters is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HooHar with shots to the head and body - Masters looks very uncomfortable down there.
HooHar cracks Masters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
HooHar lands a nice shot to the head.
HooHar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Masters is rocked!
HooHar lands a heavy elbow.
Masters is still in real trouble! Can HooHar finish him?
Masters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Masters seems to have recovered his senses.
Masters taking shots to the head.
Masters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
HooHar with shots to the head and body - Masters looks very uncomfortable down there.
Masters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
HooHar working Masters over with strikes here.
HooHar landing strikes, looking to finish!
HooHar looking to finish Masters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masters!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
HooHar prevents Masters from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by HooHar.
HooHar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Masters can't escape the position.
HooHar raining down shots from the mount!
Masters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
HooHar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Masters's face.
HooHar working Masters over with strikes here.
Masters bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
HooHar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Masters's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Masters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. HooHar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Masters is tightening it up a little... HooHar has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! HooHar reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! HooHar taps out! nice BJJ there by Masters!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ken Masters!