PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Masques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laia comes to the cage accompanied by ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Andre Masques has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Laia
vs
Masques

172 cm
26
167 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

200 cm
21
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Supersize Me
Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Masques !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masques misses the shot to the body.
Laia moves out of range as Masques strikes.
Masques throws a hook to the side of Laia's head but Laia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laia misses with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laia. Masques shrugs it off though.
Laia misses the jab.
Laia throws a lazy right hand but Masques sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Masques checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masques .
Nice defenses there by Masques .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masques , as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Masques as he connects with a hook.
Masques checks a leg kick nicely.
Masques lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Masques throws an overhand right that lands on Laia's shoulder, as Laia tries to avoid the shot.
Masques lands with a cross.
Laia scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia moves out of range as Masques strikes.
Masques takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Masques is looking to clinch.
Masques connects with a nice looking jab.
Laia tries to land a front kick but Masques steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masques .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masques has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masques and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laia blocks a jab.
Laia moves out of range of the strikes.
Masques looks to score with a jab to the body but Laia is just out of range.
Laia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andre Masques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laia throws a head kick that half lands.
Masques darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laia.
Laia punishes Masques 's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masques on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laia. Laia obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Masques lands.
Masques scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Masques is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Masques .
Laia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masques .
Laia misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Masques misses
and Laia counters with a straight right hand.
Masques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Laia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Masques does no damage.
Masques scores with a punch to the head.
Laia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masques misses with a hook.
Laia lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia moves out of range as Masques strikes.
Laia thows a body shot but no joy.
Masques might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masques 's sensitive parts.
Masques is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Laia finds it's target.
Masques blocks a head kick by Laia.
Laia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masques is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laia lands a lovely overhand right.
Laia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masques 's sensitive parts.
Laia misses with a body kick.
Laia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masques with a jab.
Masques throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laia counters with an outside leg kick.
Laia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laia throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia motions for Masques to come forward. Laia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masques throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masques sizes up Laia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Masques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laia scores with a leg kick.
Masques lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laia backs up against the cage.
Laia throws a leg kick but Masques moved away.
Laia works Masques 's body with a nice hook.
Masques wants to clinch
and Laia counters with an inside leg kick.
Laia scores with a sloppy right hand. Masques should have avoided that one.
Laia throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laia is looking to slow Masques down with leg kicks.
Laia connects with a body shot.
A jab from Masques misses.
Laia misses with an uppercut. Masques saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bu Laia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Masques wants to clinch
and Laia counters with a good, hard body kick but Masques shrugs it off.
Masques tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Masques tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Masques misses its intended target.
Laia just misses with a punch to the body.
Masques waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laia.
Laia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques checks a low kick from Laia.
Masques throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masques misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laia looks to score with a jab to the body but Masques is just out of range.
Bu Laia is winning the standup battle so far.
Laia keeps Masques at a distance using the push kick.
Laia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masques 's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Laia - just one landing.
Masques tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masques 's knee momentarily.
Laia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laia throws a head kick that misses.
Laia throws a body kick that misses.
Masques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Masques .
Laia throws a head kick that half lands.
Laia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laia fails to land with a series of punches.
Masques uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Masques .
Masques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia throws a low kick, looking for Masques 's leg but Masques calmly moves out of range.
Masques misses with a two punch combination.
Laia misses with a low kick.
Laia tries a head kick but it misses.
Laia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laia throws a hook to the side of Masques 's head but Masques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masques thuds a left hand into Laia's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Masques misses the target.
Masques thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masques , as that shot connected.
Masques has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laia.
A big left from Laia misses.
Masques 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Masques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masques thows a body shot but no joy.
Laia throws a leg kick but Masques moved away.
Laia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laia.
Laia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masques 's head.
Laia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laia throws a hook to the side of Masques 's head but Masques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laia misses the jab.
Laia thuds his shin into the meat of Masques 's side.
Masques fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masques cracks Laia with a good jab.
Masques looks to land a right hand but Laia moved out of range.
Masques wants to clinch but Laia slips to the side
and Laia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masques 's knee momentarily.
Masques waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laia.
Laia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masques 's calf.
Laia is looking to slow Masques down with leg kicks.
Laia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masques is out of range.
Masques tries to clinch but Laia moves away
and Laia counters with a series of strikes. Masques will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masques thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masques scores with a hook to the body. Laia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Masques lands.
Masques throws a jab but it's blocked by Laia.
Laia throws out a loose jab but Masques uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masques missing with a left hand there. Laia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masques lands a head shot.
Masques stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laia.
Masques uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laia.
Masques misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masques throws a big shot that misses.
Laia throws a hook but Masques blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laia. That's going to slow Masques down.
Laia lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bu Laia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Masques misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Laia.
Laia lands a nice hook to Masques 's body. Masques takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Masques throws an overhand right that lands on Laia's shoulder, as Laia tries to avoid the shot.
Masques misses with a looping right.
Masques misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Masques there.
Laia connects with a solid leg kick.
Masques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masques .
Masques checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masques throws a body punch but Laia moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laia.
Laia lands a body shot.
Laia looks to land a body kick but Masques moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masques throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masques throws a series of punches but Laia avoids them all with ease.
Masques swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laia counters with a stiff right hand.
Masques looks to land a right hand but Laia moved out of range.
Masques walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masques closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masques drops his hands momentarily and Laia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masques misses with a looping right.
Laia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laia, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laia.
Laia throws a hook but Masques blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laia.
Laia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masques lands a lovely overhand right.
Masques chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laia can pounce on him.
Laia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masques misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Laia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good shot there by Laia.
A slow jab from Masques misses its intended target.
Laia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masques . That did some damage!
Masques is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laia lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Laia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Masques 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laia throws a low kick but Masques avoids it.
Masques throws a combination that misses
and Laia counters with a good, hard body kick but Masques shrugs it off.
Masques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laia wants to land a leg kick but Masques is out of range.
Laia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masques checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masques .
Laia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masques avoids the head kick by Laia.
Laia moves out of range as Masques strikes.
Masques lands a head shot.
Masques slips under a jab.
Jab by Laia.
Masques on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laia. Laia obviously looking to wear him down.
Laia misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre Masques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laia - that will leave a mark!
Masques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laia.
Laia scores with a shot to the body.
Masques lands a jab to Laia's midsection.
Masques swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Masques cracks Laia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masques has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masques misses with a hook.
Laia throws a looping overhand right but Masques ducks down to avoid it.
Laia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masques chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laia can pounce on him.
Laia keeps Masques at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bu Laia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laia 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bu Laia!