PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pullford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pullford
vs
Masato

180 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Pullford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Masato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masato.
Pullford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masato can pounce on him.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch but Pullford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pullford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pullford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pullford.
Masato darts in trying to clinch

and Pullford counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masato won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Pullford stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford tries to advance to mount but can't.
Masato being controlled for a moment.
Pullford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pullford wants to control but Masato is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Masato's face as Pullford controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bill Pullford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masato throws a series of punches but Pullford moves out of range.
Masato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masato tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pullford counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pullford dominated that round.
That's time! Pullford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pullford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pullford trying to control the action but Masato is working from the bottom.
Masato is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pullford is controlling him well.

Pullford looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pullford takes a little break here. Masato wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Masato sneaks out the side door and pushes Pullford away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masato gets caught flat footed, as Pullford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pullford passes Masato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pullford works his way into full mount!
Pullford takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pullford sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Pullford goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Masato is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pullford dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pullford tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masato wants to clinch

and Pullford counters with a single leg into guard. Masato didn't expect that.
Pullford content to stall in guard here.
Pullford trying to control but Masato is working from the bottom.
Pullford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masato is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford controlling from the top position.
Pullford trying to control but Masato is working from the bottom.
Pullford stays in close to Masato's body and controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bill Pullford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masato tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pullford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pullford scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pullford content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford trying to control the action but Masato is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Pullford seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pullford clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Masato keeps the fight on the outside.
Pullford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masato is fending him off so far but Pullford persists. Nope, Masato circles away and we're back to standing.
Masato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pullford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masato closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pullford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pullford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pullford controlling the pace.
Pullford seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Masato for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford is looking to take a break and control but Masato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pullford perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bill Pullford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Pullford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pullford takes an elbow to the temple.
Masato prevents a takedown attempt there.
Masato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pullford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pullford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Pullford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pullford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pullford can't get the takedown.
Masato landing knees to the head.
Pullford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pullford is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Masato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manny Masato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pullford swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Masato moves into range and clinches up with Pullford.
Pullford takes an elbow to the temple.
Masato connects with a knee to the head.
Masato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullford's face.
A knee to the head by Masato.
Masato lands a knee to the head.
Pullford has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Masato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Masato landing knees to the head.
Masato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pullford's face.
Pullford takes an elbow to the temple.
Pullford takes a knee right on the jaw!

Masato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masato tries to clinch but Pullford moves away

and Pullford counters with a shoot takedown. Masato fights it but they end up in guard.
Bill Pullford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pullford wants to control from the top but Masato keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Pullford had his way with Manny Masato in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Masato looks to land a combination. Pullford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pullford closes the distance looking to clinch
and Masato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masato keeps the fight on the outside.
Masato wants to clinch.
Masato is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masato looks to clinch

and Pullford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullford tries to score a body lock takedown but Masato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pullford goes for a takedown attempt but Masato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Masato tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pullford counters with a shoot takedown. Masato fights it but they end up in guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pullford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pullford postures up in Masato's guard and throws a big left but Masato blocks it.
Manny Masato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masato keeping moving, preventing Pullford from controlling successfully.
Pullford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pullford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pullford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Masato isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pullford stacks Masato on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pullford!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Pullford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pullford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Pullford!