PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cory Ashby (ranked 3915 p4p, 4595 weight class) and Ben Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 404 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ashby
vs
Mason

225 cm
26
145
2 - 4 - 0

168 cm
20
151
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cory Ashby!
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, Ben Mason!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mason dives in and scores a takedown into Ashby's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ashby manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mason is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ashby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Ashby.

Mason wants the takedown. Ashby is fighting it off but Mason persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ashby's guard against the cage.
Mason engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashby keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Ashby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mason drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mason seems to have locked his on tight now - Ashby screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mason, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ben Mason!