PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Mastain had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mastain
vs
Sladkov

182 cm
25
279 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

192 cm
31
240 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasa Sladkov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mastain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sladkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sladkov misses with the combination.

Mastain closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Mastain.
Mastain tries a body shot but Sladkov blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Mastain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mastain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sladkov blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Mastain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mastain.
A short right from Mastain on the inside.
Sladkov working aggressively here.
Sladkov takes a shot to the head.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sladkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sladkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mastain prevents a body shot from Sladkov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain tries a body shot but Sladkov blocks it.
Sladkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mastain lands a body shot.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sladkov's elbow.
Sladkov tries to throw a body punch but Mastain avoids it by throwing Sladkov back against the cage.
Sladkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sladkov moves away.
Mastain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sladkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Mastain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sladkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mastain works Sladkov's body with a nice hook.

Mastain rushes Sladkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mastain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sladkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sladkov misses with a double jab.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sladkov moves away.
Mastain lands a really nice looking cross but Sladkov seems unphased.
Sladkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mastain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mastain.
A big right from Mastain misses.
Sladkov throws a shot to the body.
Mastain throws a jab when Sladkov was well out of range.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mastain misses with a body shot
and Sladkov counters with a left to the body.
Mastain is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sladkov. That snapped Mastain's head back.
Mastain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sladkov misses with a straight left.

Sladkov clinches up with Mastain and pushes him back against the cage.
Mastain tries to circle away but Sladkov has him pinned against the cage.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Sladkov.
Sladkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mastain misses with a body punch.
Mastain misses with a punch to the body.
Sladkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sladkov blocking some punches.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Sladkov.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sladkov's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Mastain as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain lands with a short shot to the head.
Sladkov has Mastain pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov throws a head punch that misses.
Sladkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mastain backwards.
Sladkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mastain backwards.
Sladkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastains head.
Sladkov misses with a body punch.
Mastain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sladkov's elbow.
Mastain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mastain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sladkov or not.
Mastain pushes Sladkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Mastain.
Sladkov walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mastain.
Mastain swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Sladkov counter with a right hand.
Sladkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Mastain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mastain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sladkov.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Sladkov is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Mastain.
Mastain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mastain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sladkov.

Mastain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sladkov blocks a body shot from Mastain.
Sladkov misses with some punches.
Sladkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mastain cracks Sladkov with a nice body shot.

Sladkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mastain cracks Sladkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Mastain connects with a nice looking jab.
Sladkov defending well as Mastain loads up on a big left hand.
Mastain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sladkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mastain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mastain.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sladkov manages to avoid it.
Mastain misses with a low kick as Sladkov jumps back.
Mastain throws a leg kick
and Sladkov counters with a low kick, right behind Mastain 's knee.
Mastain throws a body punch but Sladkov moves out of range.
Sladkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Mastain swings widly with a right hand
and Sladkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mastain takes a swing at Sladkov's ribcage but misses.
Sladkov moves out of range of the body kick from Mastain.
Sladkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mastain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov misses with a looping right.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain misses with an uppercut.
Sladkov tries to clinch but Mastain moves away
and Mastain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sladkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sladkov walks into a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sladkov throws the left hand but Mastain avoids the punch easily.
Sladkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastain misses with a low kick.
Sladkov avoids the body shot from Mastain.
Mastain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sladkov at a distance.
Good shot there by Mastain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Sladkov pushes him off.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sladkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Mastain.
Mastain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sladkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mastain.
Some wild striking there from Sladkov.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Mastain's corner calls for a 1-2. Mastain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mastain cracks a nice hook into Sladkov's ribs.
Sladkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Mastain.
Mastain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sladkov manages to avoid it.
Mastain keeps Sladkov at a distance using the push kick.
Sladkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mastain.
Sladkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Mastain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sladkov wants to slow Mastain down by chopping away at his legs.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sladkov moves away.
Good exchange - Mastain coming out on top.
Sladkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sladkov moves into the clinch.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Sladkov avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain dominated that second round.
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!

Sladkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sladkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Sladkov.
Mastain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sladkov.
Sladkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mastain is looking to slow Sladkov down with leg kicks.
Mastain throws a lazy body kick
and Sladkov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sladkov avoids the head kick by Mastain.
A swing and a miss from Mastain.
Mastain takes a swing at Sladkov's ribcage but misses.
Dave Mastain is winning the standup battle so far.
Sladkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mastain momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sladkov misses with a leg kick.
Sladkov misses with a hook. Mastain ducked under it nicely.
Sladkov throws a series of punches but Mastain avoids them all with ease.
Mastain scores with a body shot.
Sladkov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mastain.
Mastain missing with a left hand there. Sladkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sladkov tries to clinch there but Mastain circles away.
Mastain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sladkov.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Sladkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mastain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sladkov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with a right hand
and Sladkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sladkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Oooooh!!! Sladkov has knocked Mastain down with a huge combo! Sladkov steps away and waves a wobbly Mastain back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Mastain is rocked!
Sladkov moves in looking to clinch but Mastain pushes him off.
Sladkov loads up on a big right hand but Mastain slips the punch.
Mastain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sladkov lands a jab to the head.
Sladkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sladkov takes a swing at Mastain's ribcage but misses.
Mastain tries to score with a low kick but Sladkov moves his leg out of the way.
Sladkov lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov jabs at Mastain's body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sladkov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sladkov throws a lazy right hand but Mastain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sladkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sladkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Sladkov is just out of range.

Sladkov lands a big right hand that sends Mastain crashing to the mat! Sladkov stays standing though and waves Mastain back to his feet!
Oh Mastain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sladkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mastain manages to avoid it.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sladkov.
Sladkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mastain seems to have got his legs back now.
Sladkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Sladkov sends Mastain crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sladkov is motioning to the referee to let Mastain up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain glances at the clock... BAM! Sladkov nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mastain crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mastain is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sasa Sladkov!