PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeehaw McKickAss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McKickAss's choice of entrance music: Hallowed be thy name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mason
vs
McKickAss

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yeehaw McKickAss!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKickAss lands a head kick. Mason smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKickAss paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mason gets a clinch.
McKickAss is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
McKickAss avoids the elbow strike from Mason, against the cage.
McKickAss takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Yeehaw McKickAss has been cut.
McKickAss tries to break the clinch but Mason is controlling the position.
Mason lands a damaging elbow.
McKickAss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKickAss can't break the clinch.
Mason lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mason misses with a knee strike.
Mason lands an elbow inside.
Mason looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McKickAss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mason tries a knee to the head but McKickAss blocks it.
McKickAss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McKickAss avoids the elbow strike from Mason, against the cage.
Mason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McKickAss blocks it with crossed arms.
Mason throws an elbow that misses.
Mason throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKickAss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but McKickAss blocks with his arms.
Mason landing knees to the body.
Mason lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McKickAss is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mason lands a nice elbow.
McKickAss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mason gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mason lands an elbow inside that McKickAss shrugs off.
McKickAss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McKickAss dodges an elbow strike from Mason.
McKickAss avoids the elbow strike from Mason, against the cage.
Mason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason misses with a knee strike.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Mason lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mason misses with an elbow over the top.
McKickAss managing to block the knees to the body from Mason.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mason.
Mason misses with an elbow over the top.
Mason with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKickAss wants to break free but Mason has control.

McKickAss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason tries to clinch but McKickAss is having none of it.
McKickAss cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Yeehaw McKickAss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKickAss swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
McKickAss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from McKickAss.
McKickAss misses with a head kick.
McKickAss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mason takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mason is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mason wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKickAss scores with a one two! Mason had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but McKickAss pushes him off.

McKickAss throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mason stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. McKickAss follows into mount!

Mason is rocked!
McKickAss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Mason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Mason is looking to improve his position but McKickAss isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKickAss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.
McKickAss is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mason tries to reverse the position but McKickAss maintains control.
McKickAss sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that McKickAss has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McKickAss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeehaw McKickAss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yeehaw McKickAss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good exchange - McKickAss coming out on top.
McKickAss circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKickAss swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
McKickAss lands a right hook to the body.
McKickAss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McKickAss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for McKickAss. That snapped Mason's head back.
McKickAss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from McKickAss.
Mason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jay Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKickAss stalks Mason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mason's face. Mason staggers backwards, shaken.
McKickAss lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - McKickAss scores with a four punch combination!
McKickAss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKickAss connects with a jab.
Mason has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mason there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
McKickAss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKickAss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKickAss with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by McKickAss there.
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!
McKickAss swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
McKickAss connects with a crisp jab.
Mason tries to clinch but McKickAss moves out of range.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McKickAss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason tries to clinch but McKickAss is having none of it.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but McKickAss pushes him off.
McKickAss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McKickAss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKickAss avoids the head kick by Mason.
McKickAss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McKickAss scores with the left hand. Mason knows he should have avoided that one.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKickAss connects with a stiff jab that staggers Mason - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yeehaw McKickAss!
Yeehaw McKickAss is the new welterweight champion!