PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 1434 p4p, 189 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 1017 p4p, 143 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Niedzwiedzinski
vs
Mason

190 cm
27
201 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
37
190 lbs
20 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski swings widly with a right hand
and Mason counters with a nice leg kick.
Mason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Niedzwiedzinski if he has to take too many more of those.
Mason lands a nice hook to Niedzwiedzinski's body. Niedzwiedzinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Niedzwiedzinski clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Our sources have told us that Niedzwiedzinski has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mason slows down the pace here.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.

Niedzwiedzinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niedzwiedzinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Niedzwiedzinski moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason avoids a wild elbow strike from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks an uppercut.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski digs a right hand underneath Mason's ribcage. Mason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Niedzwiedzinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Niedzwiedzinski manages to break the clinch.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a big counter combination but Mason scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Mason throws a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Mason bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niedzwiedzinski delivers a nice body kick.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mason.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason blocks a head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from Niedzwiedzinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a right hook to the body.
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski walks into a jab.
Mason wants to slow Niedzwiedzinski down by chopping away at his legs.
Mason misses with a leg kick
and Niedzwiedzinski counters with a two punch combo.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Mason 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mason throws a lazy right hand but Niedzwiedzinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niedzwiedzinski throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski thuds his shin into the meat of Mason's side.
Mason wants to clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzinski rushes Mason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a knee strike.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason throws a nice looking combination but Niedzwiedzinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a head kick.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Niedzwiedzinski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Niedzwiedzinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Mason.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Niedzwiedzinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Mason finds it's way through Niedzwiedzinski's defenses.

Mason gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Niedzwiedzinski controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Niedzwiedzinski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Mason dodges an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Mason avoids the damage to the body.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason lands with a light punch inside.
Niedzwiedzinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Niedzwiedzinski.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Niedzwiedzinski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niedzwiedzinski obliges.
Niedzwiedzinski missing with knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Niedzwiedzinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niedzwiedzinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niedzwiedzinski.
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 Bruno Niedzwiedzinski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Niedzwiedzinski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mason.

Mason gets a clinch.

Mason breaks the clinch.
A combination from Niedzwiedzinski does no damage.
Niedzwiedzinski checks a low kick from Mason.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Mason throws a chopping leg kick but Niedzwiedzinski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mason misses with a left hand
enabling Niedzwiedzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason misses with a hook.
Mason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niedzwiedzinski. That did some damage!
Mason looks to throw the jab but Niedzwiedzinski is out of range.
Dean Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Niedzwiedzinski coming out on top.
Niedzwiedzinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mason avoids the head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Niedzwiedzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
As Mason looks to move away, Niedzwiedzinski throws a big counter combo but Mason just gets out of the way.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a wild combination.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Mason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mason misses with a right hand
and Niedzwiedzinski counters with a series of strikes. Mason will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzinski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Mason is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head but Niedzwiedzinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niedzwiedzinski walks into a jab.
Niedzwiedzinski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mason throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niedzwiedzinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niedzwiedzinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
Mason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Niedzwiedzinski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Niedzwiedzinski swinging wildly here.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mason keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason avoids the head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Mason works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzinski closes the distance and pushes Mason back into the cage.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason is struggling to control the position.
Mason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason dodges an elbow strike from Niedzwiedzinski.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason prevents a body shot from Niedzwiedzinski.
Knees to the body from Niedzwiedzinski.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to break free but Mason has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Niedzwiedzinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niedzwiedzinski obliges.
Mason is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a high kick!
Mason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niedzwiedzinski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Niedzwiedzinski has managed to clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Niedzwiedzinski.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Niedzwiedzinski breaks the clinch.

Niedzwiedzinski lands a big head kick that sends Mason tumbling to the mat! Niedzwiedzinski takes a step backwards and waves Mason back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Niedzwiedzinski finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski manages to avoid it.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Niedzwiedzinski! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
Our winner, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.