PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Worcester Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadashi Masaru will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sauce
vs
Masaru

176 cm
23
166 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

176 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Worcester Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadashi Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaru bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sauce's head backwards.
Masaru lands with a nice combination. Sauce backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Worcester Sauce has been cut.
Masaru throws a shot to the body.
Masaru lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sauce at a distance.
Masaru misses with a double jab.
Masaru misses with a jab to the body
and Sauce counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Masaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick and Masaru moves out of range easily.
Masaru 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masaru defending well as Sauce loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Masaru misses.
Sauce lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Tadashi Masaru has been cut.
Masaru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masaru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masaru throws a combination that misses
and Sauce counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masaru punishes Sauce's body with a nice straight punch.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce counters with a good low kick that Masaru was not able to check.
Masaru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sauce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Masaru.
Sauce walks into a straight right hand from Masaru.
Masaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauce is just out of range.
Sauce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masaru throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sauce counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sauce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masaru jabs at Sauce's body.
Sauce is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Masaru misses.
Masaru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masaru lands with a hook. Sauce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sauce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masaru misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru misses with a wild combination.
Sauce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masaru misses with a few strikes there.
Masaru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sauce counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masaru's knee momentarily.
Masaru throws a series of punches but Sauce moves out of range.
Sauce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masaru.
Sauce lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masaru lands a nice looking body shot.
Masaru blocks a leg kick.
Sauce is looking to chop away at Masaru's legs.
Masaru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sauce.
Sauce connects with a solid leg kick.
Masaru on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Masaru walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sauce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masaru throws a combination that misses
and Sauce counters with a leg kick.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauce fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sauce gets a clinch.
Sauce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masaru.
Sauce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masaru's defenses.
Masaru takes an elbow to the temple.
Sauce lands an elbow just above Masaru 's eye.
Sauce just leaning against Masaru, taking a breather.

Masaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sauce misses with a head kick.
Sauce tries to clinch there but Masaru circles away.
Masaru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sauce. Sauce obviously looking to wear him down.
Masaru misses with a double jab.
Masaru circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru fails to land with a series of punches.
Masaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masaru lands a slapping body shot.
Masaru stuns Sauce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masaru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sauce rather than just go for the knockout.
Masaru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Masaru scores with a nice right hand.
Masaru is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sauce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Masaru scores with a jab. Sauce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masaru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masaru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masaru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sauce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce counters with a nice leg kick.
Masaru throws a hook but Sauce avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Worcester Sauce dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sauce takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masaru looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce walks into a stiff left hand from Masaru.
Masaru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masaru misses with a wild combination.
Sauce slips a jab and a cross from Masaru.
Sauce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Masaru lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sauce doesn't seem phased though.
Masaru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sauce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sauce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masaru moves into range and connects with a jab.
Masaru works the jab nicely.
Masaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sauce counters with a good, hard body kick but Masaru shrugs it off.
Masaru is breathing heavily.
Masaru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sauce tries a head kick but it misses.
Sauce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tadashi Masaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Sauce finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Masaru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sauce's head.
Masaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sauce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masaru jabs at Sauce's body.
Donk. Masaru catches Sauce right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Sauce misses.
Masaru scores with a three punch combo!
Masaru lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masaru throws a series of punches but Sauce avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masaru. Sauce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masaru misses the body punch
and Sauce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sauce throws a leg kick but Masaru moved away.
Sauce dodges the punch combination from Masaru.
Tadashi Masaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sauce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sauce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masaru is defending well for now.
Sauce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sauce has Masaru pressed against the cage, preventing Masaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masaru can't break the clinch.
Sauce has Masaru pushed against the cage.
Sauce crunches a lovely knee into Masaru's ribcage.
Sauce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masaru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sauce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce misses with a knee strike.
Sauce stalling in the clinch but Masaru improves position.
Sauce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masaru's efforts to push away.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sauce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masaru avoids it.
Sauce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masaru's efforts to push away.
Sauce throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masaru is trying to break the clinch but Sauce is controlling him.

Masaru manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Sauce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sauce tries to clinch up but Masaru circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Masaru.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Masaru - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sauce misses with a low kick.
Masaru throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sauce counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Masaru is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Masaru scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Sauce is rocked!
Masaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sauce.
Sauce wants to clinch up but Masaru keeps it at a distance.
Masaru connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Sauce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masaru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masaru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sauce circles away quickly and effectively.
Sauce seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru throws a nice looking combination but Sauce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Masaru lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masaru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadashi Masaru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Masaru. Beautiful body shot.
Masaru throws the kick towards the body but Sauce avoids it.
Masaru lands a glancing blow to the side of Sauce's head.
Sauce wants to land a leg kick but Masaru is out of range.
Masaru throws a one two combo.
Masaru digs a good body shot into Sauce's ribs.
Masaru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Masaru.
Sauce throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masaru.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masaru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick and Masaru moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Masaru.
Masaru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sauce eats them both and turns towards Masaru to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Masaru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sauce finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Masaru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Masaru thuds a left hand into Sauce's body.
Sauce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sauce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sauce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masaru lands a jab to Sauce's midsection.
Masaru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Masaru. Those never looked like landing.
Masaru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sauce's head.
Masaru throws a right hand that Sauce ducks under and follows up with a left that Sauce also avoids with ease.
Sauce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Masaru.
Masaru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru misses with a double jab
and Sauce counters with a thumping low kick.
Sauce misses with a body kick.
Masaru connects with a body shot.
Masaru lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Masaru.
Masaru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masaru throws a series of punches but Sauce avoids them all with ease.
Masaru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masaru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masaru misses with a wild combination.
Masaru lands a jab.
Masaru goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sauce counters with a shoot takedown. Masaru fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Masaru wants to stand but Sauce is controlling the position.
Sauce looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sauce trying to control but Masaru is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauce is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Worcester Sauce just wasn't active enough.
Masaru misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masaru thuds his right hand into Sauce's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sauce avoids the head kick by Masaru.
Sauce misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tadashi Masaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Masaru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadashi Masaru!