PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Nogueira Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira Jr's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle-Guns N Roses. A fine choice. Mason is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sean Kingston-Take you there. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nogueira Jr
vs
Mason

188 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.
Syndicate Drugs

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edwin Nogueira Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingston Mason!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason looks to land a combination but Nogueira Jr avoids it well.
Mason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason swinging wilding here.
Nogueira Jr stalks Mason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mason's face. Mason staggers backwards, shaken.
Mason throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira Jr's knee but Nogueira Jr avoids it well.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason looks to land a combination but Nogueira Jr avoids it well.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Mason fails to land with a series of punches.
Mason swinging wilding here.
Mason looks gassed!
Nogueira Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nogueira Jr slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Mason throws a series of punches but Nogueira Jr moves out of range.
Nogueira Jr lands a head kick!
Mason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nogueira Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nogueira Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mason misses with a double jab.
Nogueira Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nogueira Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Mason takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira Jr lands with a nice combination. Mason backs away looking to recover.
Kingston Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Nogueira Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Nogueira Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nogueira Jr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nogueira Jr duly obliges.

Mason is rocked!
Nogueira Jr stalks Mason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mason's face. Mason staggers backwards, shaken.
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Nogueira Jr finish him?
A nice combination there by Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Nogueira Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nogueira Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nogueira Jr lands with a nice combination. Mason backs away looking to recover.
Nogueira Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick from Nogueira Jr lands but Mason takes it in his stride.
Nogueira Jr throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
Nogueira Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason seems to have recovered his senses.
Mason tries to bum rush Nogueira Jr with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira Jr looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nogueira Jr throws a one two combo.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Nogueira Jr sees coming a mile off.
Mason fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nogueira Jr is out of range.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Nogueira Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mason.
Nogueira Jr misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Nogueira Jr does no damage.
Nogueira Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira Jr's knee but Nogueira Jr avoids it well.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nogueira Jr scores with a head kick.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nogueira Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Nogueira Jr lands but Mason takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira Jr throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Nogueira Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mason tries to bum rush Nogueira Jr with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mason swinging wilding here.
Nogueira Jr lands a two punch combo.
Mason is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nogueira Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nogueira Jr lands a head kick!
Mason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira Jr throws a series of strikes that have Mason backpedaling.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nogueira Jr throws a combination. Mason tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nogueira Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nogueira Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Mason shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira Jr throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Mason does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Mason fails to land with a series of punches.

Nogueira Jr has Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason tries a knee to the head but Nogueira Jr blocks it.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mason wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nogueira Jr.

Nogueira Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Nogueira Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira Jr fails with the takedown.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Nogueira Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mason but Mason pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mason takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nogueira Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nogueira Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nogueira Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nogueira Jr checks a low kick from Mason.
Nogueira Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira Jr dodges the punch combination from Mason.
Mason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Nogueira Jr scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mason.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nogueira Jr.
Nogueira Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Nogueira Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira Jr.

Nogueira Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mason regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mason tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mason lands some strikes from the bottom.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Nogueira Jr is sitting in close to Mason's body. Mason has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nogueira Jr is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nogueira Jr is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mason.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kingston Mason!