PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by i'm a wanker by Goerge Formby. This should be a great matchup!

Mason
vs
Bates

180 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Bates!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Mason prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Mason prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Mason prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Bates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bates wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Bates is trying to break free.
Mason keeps control of Bates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason scores with a knee to the head.
Bates can't break the clinch.
Bates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mason prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.
Mason lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Master Bates has been cut.
Mason lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Bates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason lands an elbow just above Bates 's eye.
Bates wants to get back to striking at distance but Mason won't allow it.
Mason keeps control of Bates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason lands a damaging elbow.
Bates wants to break free but Mason has control.
Bates is trying to break free.
Mason landing knees to the head.
Mason prevents Bates from breaking the clinch.

Mason pulls Bates into guard.

Mason working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
Mason manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bates has left one of his arms exposed and Mason doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bates screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Mason!