PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nation
vs
Masotti

180 cm
29
162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

177 cm
32
164 lbs
13 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Nation moves out of range easily.
Nation has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sweat in the buildup to the fight.
Good leg kick by Masotti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been informed that Masotti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nation blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Nation misses with a hook. Masotti ducked under it nicely.
Nation throws a series of punches but Masotti moves out of range.
Nation connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Nation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nation takes a kick to the side of the head.
Masotti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Masotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Nation is just out of range.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
A big right from Nation misses.
Nation throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nation swings away with a body shot that misses

and Masotti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nation lands a right hand.

Masotti drops Nation with a big knee straight up the middle! Nation is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Nation is rocked!

It looks like Nikolai Nation has been cut.
Nation uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Nation is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nation clobbers Masotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nation seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation throws a body punch but Masotti moves out of range.
Masotti looks to land a body kick but Nation moved away.
Nation on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masotti. Masotti obviously looking to wear him down.
Masotti tries a low kick but Nation avoids it.
Masotti lands with a slapping head kick.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Masotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nation sets himself, and Masotti steps forward looking for the clinch! Nation avoids it this time.
Nation avoids the head kick by Masotti.
Masotti thows a body kick. Nation tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nation misses with a hook.
Masotti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nation throws a hook but Masotti blocks it.
Nation looks to land a combination but Masotti avoids it well.
Masotti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masotti thuds his shin into the meat of Nation's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Masotti clinches with his opponent.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nation tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nation is defending well for now.
Nation managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Nation scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nation.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masotti throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Masotti.
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
A short right from Nation.
Nation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masotti's elbow.
Nation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Nation is blocking nicely.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nation fails to land.
Nation misses with the head strike.
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nation misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nation lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nation fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nation.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Nation is trying to maintain a safe position but Masotti gets an underhook and turns Nation into the cage.
Masotti stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Nation swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Nation misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
Nation throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masottis head.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation has Masotti pushed against the cage.
Nation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masotti's elbow.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Masotti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nation misses with a punch on the inside.
Masotti working Nation over with knees to the body.
Nation throws a head punch that misses.
Masotti taking a breather.
Masotti blocking some punches.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Nation is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nation.
Nation swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nation blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toga Masotti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Nation's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Masotti instigates a clinch.
Masotti is trying to maintain a safe position but Nation gets an underhook and turns Masotti into the cage.
Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nation's face.
Nation lands a left hand.
Toga Masotti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masotti lands a knee to the head.
Nation lands an uppercut.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nation tries to throw a body punch but Masotti avoids it by throwing Nation back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nation creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nation swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Nation blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Nation fails to land.
Nation lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masotti backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nation lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nation tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Nation is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation lands with a right to the head.
Masotti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti landing knees to the body.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Nation blocks with his arms.
Nation tries a body shot but Masotti blocks it.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Masotti.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masotti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nation.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masotti taking a breather.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nation lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masotti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nation misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masotti.
Masotti misses with an elbow strike.
Nation scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Masotti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masotti trying to stall but Nation improves his position.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nation has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Masotti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masotti is struggling to control the position.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nation's face.
Nation managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Nation misses with some punches.

Nation escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masotti staying out of range there.
Toga Masotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nation is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masotti.
Masotti wants to counter the offense by Nation and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circling - Nation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nation throws a big counter combination but Masotti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Masotti tries to clinch up but Nation circles away and keeps his distance.
Nation lands with a nice body punch.
Nation takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Masotti takes a swing at Nation's ribcage but misses.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nation throws out a loose jab but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses
enabling Nation to counter with a crisp jab.
Masotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Masotti misses with a leg kick.
Masotti is looking to clinch but Nation is avoiding it.
Masotti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masotti avoids the body shot from Nation.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
Masotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nation misses the jab.
Masotti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masotti blocks a head kick by Nation.
Nation moves out of range of the body kick from Masotti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masotti throws a leg kick which misses Nation's front leg but catches the back leg as Nation tries to avoid it.
Nation is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masotti.
Masotti lands a high kick!
Masotti needs to keep his hands up - Nation had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toga Masotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Nation's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nation lands with a nice combination. Masotti backs away looking to recover.
Masotti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nation manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nation uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Masotti.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masotti moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masotti.
Masotti lands with a slapping head kick.
Nation blocks a head kick by Masotti.
A quick step to the side and Nation tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Masotti wants to counter with a clinch but Nation pushes him away.
Nation throws a hook to the side of Masotti's head but Masotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masotti throws a head kick but Nation moves out of range.
Nation throwing a counter right hand but Masotti manages to avoid it.
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masotti slips a jab from Nation.
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!
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masotti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Nation.
Masotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nation.
Masotti tries to counter with a clinch but Nation shakes him off and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation misses with a wild combination.
Masotti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Masotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nation throws a big shot that misses.
Nation takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nation throws a hook but Masotti blocks it.
Masotti tries a low kick but Nation avoids it.
Masotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.
Nation missing with a left hand there. Masotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masotti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nation throws a shot from downtown. Masotti moves away and avoids it.
Nation keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Nation misses its target.
Nation lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Nation misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation misses with a body punch
and Masotti counters with a body kick that stops Nation in his tracks momentarily.
Masotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nation avoids the head kick by Masotti.
Nation swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Masotti pushes Nation up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nation taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nation misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nation managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nation fails to land.
Toga Masotti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nation is trying to push Masotti away but Masotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nation misses with the head strike.
Masotti working Nation over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation throws a punch but it's blocked by Masotti.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.
Nation wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nation avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Masotti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nation in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Nation looking to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Nation.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation misses with a punch on the inside.
Nation takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nation misses with a punch to the body.
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nation lands with a left to the head.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation is trying to force a seperation but Masotti has the dominant position.
Nation tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Nation is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Masotti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
Nikolai Nation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Nation won't want to take too many of those.
Masotti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toga Masotti.
I've got Masotti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toga Masotti!
After the big win, Toga Masotti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zip Zap. Sale closing down and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.