PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Masterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hyena -by- Rancid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Masterson
vs
Sheehan

195 cm
33
255 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

198 cm
29
275 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ja Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sheehan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Sheehan on that attempt.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Sheehan shoots and misses
and Masterson counters with a leg kick.
Sheehan fails to land with a series of punches.
Masterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sheehan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sheehan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Masterson's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Masterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sheehan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Masterson keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully.
Masterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan passes into half guard.

Sheehan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sheehan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sheehan trying to control but Masterson is having none of it.
Sheehan tries to take Masterson's back but instead Masterson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan moves nicely into side control.

Sheehan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Masterson tries to bench press Sheehan off him but Sheehan keeps the position.

Sheehan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Masterson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sheehan is looking to take a break and control but Masterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Masterson prevents Sheehan from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is looking to regain half guard here but Sheehan keeps moving and retains side control.
Sheehan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masterson keeps working.
Sheehan controls the position.
Masterson tries to improve position but can't.
Masterson being controlled for a moment.
Masterson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan tries to control but Masterson wriggling away.
Sheehan avoids the attempt from Masterson to control.
Sheehan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masterson is looking to escape.
Sheehan prevents Masterson from getting the reversal.

Sheehan looking to secure an arm triangle but Masterson defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson tries to hold on but Sheehan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Sheehan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Sheehan on that attempt.
Masterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Masterson wants it to stay on the feet.
Masterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Sheehan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheehan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Masterson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Masterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masterson throws a body kick that misses.
Sheehan moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Sheehan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masterson sprawls well. Masterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sheehan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ja Masterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Sheehan.
Sheehan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses.
Masterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sheehan.
Masterson cracks Sheehan with an open hand slap.

It looks like Teddy Sheehan has been cut.
Sheehan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Masterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheehan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masterson defends it nicely.
Masterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehan.
Masterson tries to work over Sheehan's front leg with a kick but Sheehan checks it.
Sheehan shoots in but no luck this time.
Masterson takes a swing at Sheehan's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan shoots in looking for a takedown. Masterson tries to sprawl out of it but Sheehan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Masterson.
Teddy Sheehan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan is breathing heavily.
Masterson throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehan moves out of range easily.

Sheehan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sheehan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masterson is keeping the position for now.

Masterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheehan wants to control from the top but Masterson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan lands a couple of elbows.
Masterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheehan wants to control from the top but Masterson keeps moving.
Sheehan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sheehan looking to sit in guard and control but Masterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Masterson working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson trying to control but Sheehan is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Sheehan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Masterson defends it easily.
Masterson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!
Masterson tries to advance to mount but can't.

Masterson stands up.
Sheehan fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheehan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ja Masterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sheehan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Masterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheehan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sheehan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masterson.
Sheehan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheehan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masterson can pounce on him.
Teddy Sheehan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Masterson misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Masterson there.
Masterson with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Masterson - just one landing.
Sheehan tries for a takedown but Masterson circles away easily
and Masterson counters with a straight right hand.
Sheehan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masterson swings for the body but Sheehan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masterson cracks Sheehan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sheehan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Masterson finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Sheehan head around and knocks him out cold! Masterson hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ja Masterson!
A pretty intense looking Ja Masterson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.