PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Masotti
vs
Nation

177 cm
32
164 lbs
15 - 13 - 2

180 cm
30
162 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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 15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Masotti lands but Nation takes it in his stride.
Nation throws a nice looking combination but Masotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Masotti lands but Nation takes it in his stride.
Masotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masotti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masotti throws a head kick but Nation moves out of range.
Nation takes a swing at Masotti's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masotti wants to clinch.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masotti moves away.
Masotti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masotti throws a leg kick which misses Nation's front leg but catches the back leg as Nation tries to avoid it.
Nation takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Nation is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nation is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masotti.
Nation on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masotti. Masotti obviously looking to wear him down.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation misses with a straight right.

Masotti has closed the distance and engaged Nation in a clinch.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti with a knee to the head.
Nation is still on wobbly legs! Can Masotti finish him?
Masotti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nation seems to have recovered his senses.
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.
Masotti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masotti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nation up against the cage.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Masotti is pushing Nation up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Nation.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti with a knee to the head.
Nation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masotti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Nikolai Nation has been cut.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nation throws a punch but it's blocked by Masotti.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Nation can't find room to land a body shot as Masotti controls the action.
Nation is trying to maintain a safe position but Masotti gets an underhook and turns Nation into the cage.
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Nation won't want to take too many of those.
Nation looks winded!
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Nation takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masotti.
Nation tries to work over Masotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti scores with a knee to the head.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nation avoids it.
Masotti avoiding damage.
Masotti connects with a knee to the head.
Nation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nation taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nation avoiding damage as Masotti throws knees to the body.
Masotti lands a good knee to the midsection. Nation won't want to take too many of those.
Masotti tries to land knees in the clinch but Nation avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nation has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masotti avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nation throws a head punch that misses.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nation is keeping busy.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nation blocks it with crossed arms.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Nation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nation misses with the head strike.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nation blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Masotti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nation makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Masotti clinches.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
Nation working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Toga Masotti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the head but Nation blocks with his arms.
Nation misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masotti.
Nation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masotti's elbow.
Masotti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Masotti stalling in the clinch.
Masotti blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masotti blocking some punches.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nation avoids a wild elbow strike from Masotti.
Masotti looking to throw knees to the head but Nation is blocking nicely.
Masotti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nation's efforts to push away.
Nation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation can't find room to land a body shot as Masotti controls the action.
Masotti's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masotti obliges.
Masotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nation can do to turn this around?
Nation is breathing heavily.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masotti lands a nice knee to the body.
Nation takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masotti throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masotti keeps control of Nation as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masotti connects with a knee 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!
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti landing knees to the head.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti lands a knee to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masotti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti lands a knee to the head.
Nation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masotti's elbow.
The referee calls for Masotti to work.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nation lands a right hand.
Nation throws a punch but it's blocked by Masotti.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti trying to stall but Nation improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Nation tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masotti tries to stall but Nation uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nation wants to get back to striking at distance but Masotti won't allow it.
Masotti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masotti as Nation tries to tie him up.
Nation is leaning against Masotti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nation lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Nation.
Nation working aggressively here.
Masotti tries a knee to the head but Nation blocks it.

Nation breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Masotti.
Nation lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from Masotti misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Masotti ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nation with a jab.
Masotti defending well as Nation loads up on a big left hand.
Nation checks a low kick from Masotti.
Nation looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti wants to clinch.
Nation throws the left hand but Masotti avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Masotti.
Nation blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Masotti tries to clinch but Nation moves out of range.
Masotti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Nation misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toga Masotti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Nation's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nation 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.
Nation fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nation misses with an uppercut. Masotti saw that one coming.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses.
Masotti throws the kick towards the body but Nation avoids it.
Masotti thows a body kick. Nation tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masotti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masotti connects with a leg kick. Nation looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nation lands a really nice looking cross but Masotti seems unphased.
Masotti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
Nice straight punches there by Nation. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nation.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Nation scores with the left hand. Masotti knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masotti defending well as Nation loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti slips under a jab from Nation.
Masotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masotti wants to slow Nation down by chopping away at his legs.
Masotti misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nation takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toga Masotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nation throws a right and a left that Masotti avoids nicely.
Nation looks to throw the jab but Masotti is out of range.

Masotti rushes Nation and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nation is keeping busy.
Nation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nation misses with the head strike.
Nation goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masotti blocks a body shot from Nation.
Masotti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masotti stalls.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nation.
The referee is keeping an eye on Masotti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Nation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nation throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masottis head.
Toga Masotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nation stalling.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Masotti.
Masotti slowing the pace effectively.
Nation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Masotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Masotti is struggling to control the position.
Masotti missing with knees to the body.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nation has a couple of punches blocked by Masotti.
Masotti effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti crunches a lovely knee into Nation's ribcage.
Nation holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masotti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nation misses with a punch to the body.
Nation swings wildly with an uppercut but Masotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Masotti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikolai Nation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masotti throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toga Masotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masotti 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toga Masotti!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Toga Masotti made sure he mentioned Zip Zap. Sale closing down, along with how happy he was to win his fight.