PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markku Alarinne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alarinne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chiquita Ska Band - American Jesus. Mason has chosen White Zombie - Electric Head Pt. 1 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alarinne
vs
Mason

181 cm
24
174 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markku Alarinne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alarinne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mason, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alarinne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alarinne's defenses.

It looks like Markku Alarinne has been cut.
Alarinne has Mason pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mason manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alarinne trying to stall but Mason improves his position.
Mason misses with a knee strike.
Mason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alarinne's defenses.

Alarinne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mason uses from the top position.
Alarinne is adopting a defensive guard.
Alarinne wants to stand up but Mason is controlling him.
Mason trying to control but Alarinne is working from the bottom.
Mason looking to sit in guard and control but Alarinne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mason manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alarinne manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne is trying to keep Mason in close.
Alarinne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Mason has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alarinne is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alarinne is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Alarinne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alarinne is trying to keep Mason in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alarinne is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mason tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Alarinne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mason's guard now.
Alarinne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mason looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alarinne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mason has his hands clasped together around Alarinne's back. He's all about the action.
Alarinne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason wants to get back to full guard but Alarinne has mounted him!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mason is squirming around, avoiding Alarinne's attempts to control the action.
Alarinne throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mason wants to control but Alarinne is having none of it.
Mason wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alarinne.
Mason tries to hold on but Alarinne pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alarinne looking to control but Mason is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Alarinne with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alarinne controlling from the full mount.
Mason regains half guard.
Alarinne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markku Alarinne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markku Alarinne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alarinne throws a body kick that misses.
Mason darts in trying to clinch

and Alarinne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alarinne stalling.
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.
Alarinne passes to full mount!
Alarinne throws some wild stikes that Mason manages to avoid easily.
Mason is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mason sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alarinne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Alarinne looking to control but Mason is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mason blocking the ground and pound.
Alarinne controlling his opponent.
Alarinne tries to control but Mason wriggling away.

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.
Alarinne misses with a head shot.
Alarinne throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alarinne unloads with some shots from mount but Mason bucks and avoids them well.
Mason taking shots to the head.
Mason bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mason looking to pass the guard.
Mason trying to control but Alarinne is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mason stopping the sweep attempt from Alarinne.

Mason postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alarinne is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mason, into his guard.
Alarinne trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Alarinne stands and throws Mason's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alarinne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alarinne tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mason is not content to let Alarinne control the position.
Alarinne tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mason's legs.
Mason is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markku Alarinne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Markku Alarinne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alarinne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mason tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Alarinne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alarinne.
Alarinne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Alarinne from controlling successfully.

Mason had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alarinne defends it easily.
Alarinne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Mason looking for a sweep. Not yet Mason, not yet.
Mason trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mason darts in trying to clinch

and Alarinne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mason misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Alarinne.
Alarinne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Alarinne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Alarinne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mason is trying to defend but Alarinne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mason makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mason.

Alarinne gets to his feet. Mason looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Alarinne gets a takedown into half guard.
Mason is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne trying to control from half guard but Mason is working away.
Mason trying to control but Alarinne postures up.
Markku Alarinne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alarinne wants to pass to mount but Mason is defending the position.
Mason trying to get back to full guard but Alarinne takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alarinne tries to control but Mason wriggling away.
Alarinne is really struggling to control Mason but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Alarinne prevents Mason from getting the reversal.
Alarinne tries to control but Mason wriggling away.

Alarinne goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mason is on top in guard.
Jay Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markku Alarinne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alarinne, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markku Alarinne!