PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mason
vs
Dyer

190 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Dyer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
A big right from Dyer misses.
Dyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mason counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mason.
Dyer throws a combination that misses
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dyer misses with a wild combination.
Dyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dyer if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyer misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Mason was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dyer.
Mason has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mason scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dyer slips under a jab.
Mason misses with a hook. Dyer ducked under it nicely.
Dyer unleashes a big counter combination but Mason bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mason finds it's way round the side to connect with Dyer's head.

Dyer moves into the clinch.
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dyer takes a shot to the head.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason lands a right hand.
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dyer obliges.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Mason on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
Mason keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dyer's efforts to push away.
Mason works on Dyer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Mason digs a right hand into Dyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dyer's gas tank.
Dyer looks winded!
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Dyer.
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mason stalling the fight.
Dyer tries to land a knee to the head but Mason blocks with his arms.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dyer is rocked!
Mason misses with some punches.
Dyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Dyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyer.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Mason.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyer.
Mason misses with some punches.
Dyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyer.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Dyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyer.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dyer misses with a knee to the head.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyer.
Dyer seems to have recovered his senses.
A bit of stalling here from Mason.
Mason lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mason as the two fighters clinch.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dyer backwards.
Dyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dyer can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
A short left from Mason.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dyer backwards.
Mason stalling in the clinch.
Mason lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dyer.
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!
Dyer tries a knee to the head but Mason blocks it.
Dyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Mason avoids the damage to the body.
Mason is pushing Dyer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mason unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dyer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mason is unloading with more strikes now! Dyer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Mason!