PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masterson
vs
Alb

180 cm
30
200 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

185 cm
29
175 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

5th Round Clothing

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Alb!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Alb moves his leg out of the way.

Masterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alb lands a knee to the head.

It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masterson.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alb.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alb blocking some punches.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alb has him pressed against the cage.
Alb misses with a knee strike.
Alb throws an elbow but it misses.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Alb.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alb avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterson.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb crunches a lovely knee into Masterson's ribcage.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masterson is defending well for now.
Alb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alb avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
Masterson presses Alb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alb stalling the fight.
Alb blocking some punches.
Masterson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries a knee to the head but Alb blocks it.
Alb looking for a takedown.
Alb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Masterson.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson gets through Alb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alb has Masterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Masterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Alb.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alb lands a left hand.

Alb breaks from the clinch.
Peter Alb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Masterson darts in and clinches Alb up against the cage.
Alb slows down the pace here.

Alb manages to break the clinch.
Masterson checks a leg kick.
Masterson throws a low kick, looking for Alb's leg but Alb calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masterson has Alb up against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Alb misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alb's brow.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alb tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Masterson tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
Alb stalling.
Alb lands an elbow that stopped Masterson in his tracks for a moment.
Alb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masterson's defenses.
Alb fails to pull guard.
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Alb landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Masterson as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alb backwards.
Alb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masterson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alb.
Masterson tries a knee to the head but Alb blocks it.
Masterson pushes off an throws an elbow but Alb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alb's elbow.
Alb tries to land knees in the clinch but Masterson avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alb.
Alb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alb blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Masterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
That's time! Masterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Masterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masterson letting Alb take a breather here.
Alb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masterson misses with some punches.
James Masterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alb wants a takedown.
Masterson lands a body punch.
Masterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Masterson on the inside.
Alb trying to land knees to the body.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Alb controls the action.
Masterson tries to throw a body punch but Alb avoids it by throwing Masterson back against the cage.
Masterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Alb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alb.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Alb moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Alb throws a lazy right hand but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Alb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Masterson misses.
Alb scores with a nice strike.
Alb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Masterson throws a low kick, looking for Alb's leg but Alb calmly moves out of range.
Alb fails with a takedown attempt.
Masterson throws a head kick but Alb moves out of range.
Masterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Masterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alb, pushing him back against the cage.
Alb missing with knees to the body.

Alb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Alb.
Peter Alb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alb wants to land a leg kick but Masterson is out of range.
A good leg kick by Alb.
Masterson ducks right into an uppercut from Alb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson ducks right into an uppercut from Alb.
Sloppy strikes from Masterson. Those never looked like landing.
Masterson throws a nice looking combination but Alb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Alb counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Masterson is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Alb gets tackled into the cage by Masterson. Masterson maintains the clinch.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Alb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masterson lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alb blocking some punches.
Alb looking to slow down the pace here.
Alb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alb tries to land knees in the clinch but Masterson avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alb avoids the damage to the body.
Masterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alb or not.
Masterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Alb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson lands with a left to the head.
Masterson can't break the clinch.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alb.
Masterson tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
Masterson tries a body shot but Alb blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masterson.

Alb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masterson cracks Alb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb slips a jab from Masterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alb throws a series of punches but Masterson avoids them all with ease.
Alb checks the leg kick.
Alb throws a head kick that misses
and Masterson counters with a good low kick that Alb was not able to check.
Alb misses with a head kick.
Alb scores with a leg kick.
Masterson throws a low kick but Alb moves out of range easily.
Alb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masterson has time to react.

Masterson moves into the clinch.
Masterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alb is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masterson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson is trying to push Alb away but Alb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Masterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alb misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Alb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alb fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masterson tries to score with a low kick but Alb moves his leg out of the way.
Masterson throws a low kick but Alb moves out of range easily.
Masterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masterson misses with a low kick as Alb jumps back.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Alb.

Masterson has closed the distance and engaged Alb in a clinch.
Alb blocks an uppercut.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Albs head.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.
Alb blocks an uppercut.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson is working Alb over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb lands an elbow inside that Masterson shrugs off.
Masterson lands an uppercut.
Alb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alb blocking some punches.
A short left from Masterson.
Alb tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Masterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alb has Masterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Masterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Alb.
Alb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alb controls his hands.
Masterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alb.
Masterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alb blocks an elbow strike from Masterson.
Masterson scores with a shot to the side of Alb's head.
Masterson misses with some punches.

Alb gets control of Masterson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alb will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson prevents Alb from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masterson stands and throws Alb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Masterson happy to just control the position for now.
Masterson misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Alb's face as Masterson controls the position.
Alb tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alb is trying to escape the position but Masterson is controlling the position.
Masterson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Peter Alb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb is not content to let Masterson control the position.
Alb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because James Masterson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice shot lands for Masterson.
Alb looks to throw the jab but Masterson is out of range.
Alb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alb checks a low kick from Masterson.
Alb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masterson tries to work over Alb's front leg with a kick but Alb checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Alb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alb tries a head kick but it misses.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Alb.
Masterson throws a head kick but Alb moves out of range.
Masterson tries to land a leg kick but Alb saw it coming and moves away.
Alb blocks a leg kick.
Alb misses with a series of wild punches.
Alb on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masterson.
James Masterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Alb checks it.
James Masterson is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masterson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alb misses with a straight left.
Alb checks a leg kick nicely.

Masterson rushes Alb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Masterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Masterson!
James Masterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.