PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mastain
vs
Rosenthal

182 cm
30
279 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

195 cm
31
270 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mastain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosenthal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mastain on the side of the head.
Mastain throws an off balance right hand

and Rosenthal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal jabs Mastain right on the nose. Mastain blinks but takes it well.
Rosenthal lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Mastain is having none of it.
Mastain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosenthal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Mastain misses with a hook. Rosenthal ducked under it nicely.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosenthal manages to avoid it.
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosenthal is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain works Rosenthal 's body with a nice hook.
Mastain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mastain throws a hook but Rosenthal avoids it easily.
Mastain thows a body kick. Rosenthal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Mastain tenderised Rosenthal 's leg. Rosenthal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mastain throws a leg kick which misses Rosenthal 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenthal tries to avoid it.
Mastain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Mastain clinches up with Rosenthal and pushes him back against the cage.
Mastain is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosenthal has double underhooks.
Rosenthal letting Mastain take a breather here.
Mastain pushes Rosenthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mastain works on Rosenthal 's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastain prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .

Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mastain moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosenthal .
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mastain.
Mastain wants to break free but Rosenthal has control.
Mastain swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Mastain.
A nice left hand lands by Mastain.

Mastain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosenthal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mastain looks to throw the jab but Rosenthal is out of range.
Mastain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rosenthal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rosenthal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mastain misses with a few strikes there.
Mastain scores with a nice body kick.
Mastain misses with a two punch combination.
Mastain is looking to wear down Rosenthal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain looks to land a right hand but Rosenthal moved out of range.
Rosenthal throws a right hand that misses
and Mastain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mastain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mastain takes a swing at Rosenthal 's ribcage but misses.
Mastain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal .
Mastain throws the kick towards the body but Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Mastain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rosenthal scores with a body shot.
Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mastain.

Rosenthal gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Rosenthal .
Mastain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mastain moves into the clinch.

Mastain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Mastain misses the target.
Mastain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rosenthal counters by moving into the clinch.
Rosenthal misses with some punches.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
A hook to the body from Rosenthal .
Mastain misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain misses with the head strike.
Mastain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosenthal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mastain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rosenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Mastain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rosenthal doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Mastain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mastain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Mastain clinches with his opponent.
Mastain swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain gets through Rosenthal 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mastain blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Mastain avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Mastain lands an uppercut.

Mastain manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastain lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Mastain misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mastain under the eye.
Mastain throws a jab when Rosenthal was well out of range.
Mastain lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenthal . Mastain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Mastain moves out of range.
Rosenthal looks to land a left hand but Mastain moved out of range nicely.
Mastain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rosenthal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mastain throws an overhand right that lands on Rosenthal 's shoulder, as Rosenthal tries to avoid the shot.
Mastain cracks Rosenthal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mastain throws a push kick but Rosenthal slaps the foot to one side.
Rosenthal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mastains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mastain throws a series of punches but Rosenthal avoids them all with ease.
Rosenthal 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.
Mastain keeps the fight on the outside.
Mastain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rosenthal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Mastain moves into range and clinches up with Rosenthal .
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal throws a punch but it's blocked by Mastain.
Mastain digs a right hand underneath Rosenthal 's ribcage. Rosenthal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rosenthal is breathing heavily.
Mastain throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Mastain controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mastain.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain cracks Rosenthal with a good jab.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosenthal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice shot by Mastain.

Mastain clinches up with Rosenthal and pushes him back against the cage.
Mastain is working Rosenthal over against the cage.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Mastain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Rosenthal on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mastain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Mastain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosenthal 's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Rosenthal .
Mastain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Mastain throws a right hand that misses

and Rosenthal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rosenthal .
Mastain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosenthal s head.

Mastain breaks the clinch.
Mastain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mastain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rosenthal blocks a head kick by Mastain.
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!

Rosenthal lands a really nice looking cross but Mastain seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Mastain. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Mastain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Rosenthal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal jabs Mastain right on the nose. Mastain blinks but takes it well.
Mastain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosenthal ducks under a wild hook from Mastain.
Mastain misses with an uppercut

and Rosenthal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosenthal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mastain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mastain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rosenthal dips to his left and cracks Mastain with an uppercut!

Mastain has closed the distance and engaged Rosenthal in a clinch.

Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain cracks Rosenthal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rosenthal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mastain momentarily.
Mastain misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mastain.
Mastain misses with a hook. Rosenthal ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal wants to clinch up but Mastain keeps it at a distance.
Mastain misses with a body punch

and Rosenthal counters by clinching up.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Rosenthal .
Frank Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mastain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike.
Mastain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mastain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mastain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mastain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
Mastain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Mastain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Mastain.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mastain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mastain tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal tries to work over Mastain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mastain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.

It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Mastain can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.

Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Mastain there.
Rosenthal looks to land a left hand but Mastain moved out of range nicely.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Mastain.
Well Mastain 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mastain!
A very excited looking Dave Mastain rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.