PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan McMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Van Kisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jonathan McMasters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McMasters
vs
Van Kisse

190 cm
30
195 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

172 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan McMasters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Van Kisse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McMasters darts in and clinches Van Kisse up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Van Kisse.
A short left from Van Kisse.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Kisse avoids the damage to the body.
Van Kisse scores with a shot to the side of McMasters's head.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kisse.
Nice elbow from McMasters.
Van Kisse lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by McMasters.
Van Kisse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Van Kisse.
McMasters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Kisse lands a right hand that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
Van Kisse tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
Van Kisse blocking some punches.
Van Kisse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Kisse is leaning against McMasters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McMasters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Kisse lands an elbow inside that McMasters shrugs off.
Van Kisse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMasters avoids it.
Van Kisse avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Kisse lands a damaging elbow.
Van Kisse avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kisse blocks a body shot from McMasters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jonathan McMasters has been cut.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but Van Kisse blocks it.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Kisse avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Kisse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Kisse lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Kisse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Kisse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McMasters is trying to pull guard but Van Kisse turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van Kisse lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Van Kisse.
Van Kisse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

McMasters pulls Van Kisse into guard.
Van Kisse wants to stand but McMasters is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Kisse seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kisse trying to control the position from guard on top but McMasters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Van Kisse stands up and waves to McMasters to follow him.

McMasters clinches.
McMasters tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Kisse just stands there and leans against the cage.
McMasters avoids the elbow strike from Van Kisse, against the cage.
McMasters dodges an elbow strike from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse lands a shot to the body.
Van Kisse lands a hook that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Van Kisse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Kisse.
McMasters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Kisse scores with a shot to the side of McMasters's head.
Van Kisse takes an elbow to the forehead.
McMasters landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Kisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
Van Kisse lands an elbow inside that McMasters shrugs off.
Van Kisse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McMasters.
McMasters is trying to drag Van Kisse to the mat but Van Kisse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan McMasters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kisse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMasters obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Kisse.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kisse.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kisse.
A head punch on the inside from McMasters fails to land.
Van Kisse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kisse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McMasters.
McMasters is breathing heavily.
McMasters takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
Van Kisse takes an elbow to the temple.
McMasters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Kisse lands a left hand.
Van Kisse presses McMasters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Kisse lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Kisse.
Van Kisse managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
McMasters wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Kisse.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Van Kisse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Van Kisse.
McMasters lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse lands a left hand that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
Van Kisse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Van Kisse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan McMasters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McMasters tries to keep at a distance but Van Kisse has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Lars Van Kisse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kisse.
McMasters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Kisse pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Kisse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McMasters - the referee stops the clock and Van Kisse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McMasters. Van Kisse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

McMasters closes the distance and pushes Van Kisse back into the cage.
McMasters lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Kisse works on McMasters's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Kisse scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kisse digs a right hand into McMasters's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McMasters's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Kisse.
Van Kisse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McMasters or not.
A short left from Van Kisse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Kisse is leaning against McMasters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Kisse lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Van Kisse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kisse lands an elbow inside that McMasters shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Kisse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Kisse.
Van Kisse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Van Kisse.
McMasters takes a shot to the head.
Van Kisse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McMasters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Kisse to keep the fight standing.
Van Kisse scores with a shoulder strike.

McMasters is rocked!
McMasters avoiding damage as Van Kisse throws knees to the body.
Oh McMasters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Kisse lands with a light punch inside.
Van Kisse lands a left hand.
Van Kisse tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
Van Kisse lands a hook that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
Van Kisse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Kisse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Kisse lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kisse lands an uppercut.
Van Kisse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMasters backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Kisse.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Kisse has McMasters pressed against the cage. He pushes McMasters back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Van Kisse throws a beautiful elbow that sends McMasters crashing to the floor! Van Kisse piles on the pressure with more strikes! McMasters is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Van Kisse!