PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Draupnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Draupnir
vs
Mason

187 cm
25
189 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Bullet Proof System

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldur Draupnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Draupnir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Draupnir closes the distance and clinches.
Mason stalling against the cage.
Mason stalling against the cage.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Mason breaks the clinch.
Mason moves out of range as Draupnir throws a body kick.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason throws a leg kick but Draupnir checks it.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draupnir moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draupnir tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Draupnir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draupnir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Draupnir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draupnir seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mason lands a glancing blow to the side of Draupnir's head.
Draupnir throws a solid leg kick but Mason takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draupnir.
Draupnir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mason will feel that in the morning.
Mason has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mason avoids the head kick by Draupnir.
Draupnir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mason.
Mason takes a kick to the side of the head.
A low kick from Draupnir misses
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Draupnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason misses with a hook. Draupnir ducked under it nicely.
Draupnir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draupnir scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draupnir blocks a low kick nicely.
Draupnir tries to counter by clinching up but Mason breaks away and moves out of range.
Mason's corner calls for a 1-2. Mason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baldur Draupnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason scores with a punch to the head.
Draupnir is looking to slow Mason down with leg kicks.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Draupnir sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draupnir throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mason counters with a nice body kick.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draupnir throws a low kick but Mason avoids it.
Mason paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draupnir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draupnir was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mason breaks the clinch.
Mason scores with a jab to the head.
Mason throws a chopping leg kick but Draupnir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Draupnir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draupnir is looking to slow Mason down with leg kicks.
Draupnir misses with a body kick.
Draupnir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mason! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mason. That snapped Draupnir's head back.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Draupnir throws a front kick aimed at Mason's knee but Mason avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draupnir.
Mason is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draupnir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Draupnir slips the punch.
Draupnir is looking to counter the offense by Mason and move into the clinch.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draupnir throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Mason.
Draupnir tries to clinch up.
Draupnir tries a low kick but Mason avoids it.
Draupnir throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draupnir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draupnir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draupnir tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Draupnir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mason throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draupnir.
Draupnir lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Draupnir misses with a head kick.
Mason wants to counter the offense by Draupnir and move into the clinch position.
Mason misses with a hook.
Mason feints and then cracks Draupnir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draupnir down.
Mason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mason 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 Draupnir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Draupnir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
Draupnir checks a leg kick.
Draupnir checks the leg kick.
Draupnir is looking to counter the offense by Mason and move into the clinch.
Draupnir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Draupnir misses with a body kick.
Draupnir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draupnir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Mason dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick by Draupnir misses
and Mason counters with a nice body shot.
Draupnir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Draupnir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Draupnir throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Draupnir lands a jab to the nose.
Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draupnir thumps Mason with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Draupnir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draupnir moves out of range as Mason throws a body kick.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Draupnir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draupnir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draupnir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Draupnir misses with a kick to the body.
Mason checks a leg kick.
Baldur Draupnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Draupnir tries a low kick but Mason avoids it.
Draupnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draupnir throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Mason swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a front kick that sends Draupnir stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draupnir moves away.
Draupnir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mason!
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draupnir manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Mason checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Draupnir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mason.
Draupnir checks a low kick from Mason.
Nice straight punches there by Mason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mason.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draupnir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
Draupnir throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draupnir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mason lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draupnir.
Draupnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Draupnir sees coming a mile off.
Dean Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draupnir misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Nice uppercut there from Draupnir.
Mason throws a right and a left that Draupnir avoids nicely.
Draupnir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick by Draupnir misses
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Draupnir throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draupnir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Baldur Draupnir has been cut.
Draupnir is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Mason stuns Draupnir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draupnir 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 Mason has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mason and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a body shot.
Jab by Mason.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses.
Draupnir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason tries to score with a low kick but Draupnir moves his leg out of the way.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Draupnir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draupnir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draupnir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason throws a body punch but Draupnir moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Draupnir.
A jab from Mason does it's job there.
Mason checks a low kick from Draupnir.
Draupnir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draupnir.
Mason tries a quick counter leg kick but Draupnir is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Draupnir blocks the leg kick.
Mason connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draupnir does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the liver by Mason. Beautiful body shot.
Draupnir throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
Mason throws a hook but Draupnir blocks it.
Draupnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason motions for Draupnir to come forward. Mason throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draupnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason wants to counter with a clinch but Draupnir pushes him away.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draupnir has time to react.
Draupnir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason looks to land a right hand but Draupnir moved out of range.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Draupnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draupnir seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason avoids the head kick by Draupnir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baldur Draupnir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draupnir manages to avoid it.
Mason throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draupnir circles away quickly and effectively.
Draupnir staying out of range there.
Draupnir misses with a body shot.
Mason only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Draupnir clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Draupnir tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draupnir misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Draupnir manages to break the clinch.
Draupnir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Draupnir throws a leg kick but Mason checks it.
A good leg kick by Draupnir.
Draupnir throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Draupnir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws the left hand but Draupnir avoids the punch easily.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses.
Mason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draupnir tries a head kick but it misses.
Draupnir checks a low kick from Mason.
Mason blocks the body kick.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draupnir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draupnir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mason.
Mason pushes Draupnir away with a front kick.
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Draupnir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draupnir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Mason misses.
Mason moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Draupnir moves out of range of the body kick.
Mason feints and then cracks Draupnir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draupnir down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draupnir throws out a leg kick but Mason moves out of range and Draupnir only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Draupnir is predictable there
and Mason counters with a good low kick that Draupnir was not able to check.
Draupnir throws a low kick, looking for Mason's leg but Mason calmly moves out of range.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Mason misses.
Draupnir misses with the combination.
Mason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draupnir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason scores with a nice body kick.
Mason lands an overhand right.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mason.
Draupnir is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Mason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Draupnir if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a leg kick which misses Draupnir's front leg but catches the back leg as Draupnir tries to avoid it.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draupnir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mason scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Draupnir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mason - the referee stops the clock and Draupnir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mason. Draupnir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mason avoids the head kick by Draupnir.
Draupnir will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A left and a right from Mason both land. Nice combination.
Draupnir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
Draupnir throws out a leg kick but Mason moves out of range and Draupnir only half commits.
Mason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mason blocks a leg kick.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason throws a front kick that sends Draupnir stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draupnir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mason, right into the meat.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick.
Mason lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Draupnir.

Draupnir has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
Draupnir letting Mason take a breather here.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Draupnir.
Draupnir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason is keeping busy.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Draupnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draupnir takes a shot to the head.
Baldur Draupnir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draupnir.
Draupnir lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Mason!