PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm by Darude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mclovin
vs
Masterson

186 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

180 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin scores with a nice strike.
Mclovin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclovin thows a body shot but no joy.
Mclovin misses with a head kick.
Masterson misses with a looping right.
Masterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Masterson.
Mclovin tries to clinch there but Masterson circles away.
Masterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Mclovin there.
James Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson scores with a hook to the body. Mclovin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masterson closes the distance but Mclovin moves to the side

and Mclovin counters by moving into the clinch.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masterson scores with a hook to the body.
Masterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Masterson scores with a hook to the body.
Mclovin is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masterson.

Masterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masterson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masterson.
Masterson connects with a looping right hand.
Mclovin ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson cracks Mclovin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
Mclovin looks to land a combination but Masterson avoids it well.
Mclovin slips a straight right by Masterson.
A head kick misses from Mclovin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mclovin lands a head kick. Masterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
James Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Masterson closes the distance and clinches.
Masterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Masterson.
Mclovin wants to break free but Masterson has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masterson.
Masterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mclovin backwards.
Masterson pushes Mclovin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclovin.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mclovins head.
Masterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mclovin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson digs a right hand into Mclovin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mclovin's gas tank.
Masterson misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Masterson.
Mclovin is trying to break the clinch but Masterson is controlling him.

Masterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Masterson is predictable there
and Mclovin counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like James Masterson has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Masterson!
A shot to the body from Masterson misses
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mclovin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masterson, as that shot connected.
Masterson looks to land a left hand but Mclovin moved out of range nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mclovin - that will leave a mark!
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masterson throws out the jab.
Mclovin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Mclovin throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Masterson.

Mclovin tries to keep at a distance but Masterson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mclovin manages to break the clinch.
Masterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masterson throws a jab when Mclovin was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclovin. Masterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Masterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Mclovin ducks down to avoid it.
Masterson throws a lazy right hand but Mclovin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mclovin slips under a jab.
Masterson scores with a jab to the body.
Masterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masterson digs a good body shot into Mclovin's ribs.
Masterson throws a leg kick but Mclovin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mclovin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson throws a right and a left that Mclovin avoids nicely.
Mclovin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masterson.
Masterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson tries to clinch up but Mclovin circles away and keeps his distance.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Masterson moves out of range.
Masterson scores with a nice head shot.
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masterson slips a jab from Mclovin.
Masterson misses with a body punch
and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mclovin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mclovin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Masterson throws a hook but Mclovin avoids it easily.
Masterson feints and then cracks Mclovin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mclovin down.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Masterson throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masterson. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masterson misses with a looping left.
Masterson misses with a combination
and Mclovin counters with a low kick, right behind Masterson 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Masterson.
Masterson throws a combination that misses

and Mclovin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Masterson!
Mclovin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Mclovin working for a guillotine from mount but Masterson is in no mood to give up.
Masterson is looking to improve his position but Mclovin isn't that keen on the idea.
Mclovin breaks from Masterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson can't escape the position.
Mclovin avoids the attempt from Masterson to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Masterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Masterson wants to control but Mclovin is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Masterson is in a horrible position here. Mclovin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Masterson is in all sorts of trouble here.

Mclovin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Masterson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mclovin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mclovin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Masterson?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson regains half guard.
Masterson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
Masterson keeping full guard, as Mclovin tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mclovin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mclovin throwing strikes from guard but Masterson blocks nicely.

Mclovin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Masterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Mclovin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mclovin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Masterson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Mclovin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor Mclovin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Masterson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Masterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Masterson.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Masterson.
Mclovin ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
A telegraphed right hand from Masterson misses the target.
Masterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Mclovin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masterson, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masterson. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masterson counters with a straight right hand.
Masterson throws a combination. Mclovin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Masterson misses with a hook. Mclovin ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin misses with a body shot.
Mclovin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masterson tries to clinch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Masterson thows a leg kick but Mclovin checks it
and Mclovin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Masterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Mclovin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mclovin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mclovin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mclovin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mclovin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin is squirming around, avoiding Masterson's attempts to control the action.
Mclovin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mclovin regains half guard.
Masterson trying to mount his opponent but Mclovin defends it.
Mclovin is trying to stand up here but Masterson is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to control but Mclovin is keeping him busy.

Mclovin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mclovin.
Mclovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masterson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mclovin thinking.
Nice defenses there by Mclovin.
Masterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mclovin in his tracks.

Mclovin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Masterson is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin working the ground and pound but Masterson is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Masterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mclovin in side control, throwing shots but Masterson defends.

Mclovin tries for a kimura but Masterson is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mclovin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mclovin working away.
Masterson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Masterson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Masterson.
Mclovin advances to half guard.
Masterson is refusing to be controlled, as Mclovin sits in half guard.
Masterson wants to control but Mclovin is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Mclovin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mclovin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Mclovin!