PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Masterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Legend of Back Wind. Albert Wesker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Masterson
vs
Wesker

170 cm
26
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
187 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Wesker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wesker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wesker looks for a takedown but Masterson sprawls well.
Masterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kevin Masterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Wesker.
Wesker misses with a head kick.
Masterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wesker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masterson won't be happy with that.

Wesker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Masterson is trying to get back to his feet.
Masterson is trying to improve his position.
Wesker wants to stand but Masterson is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Masterson's legs.
Masterson wants to control but Wesker postures up.
Masterson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Wesker stands up and beckons Masterson to join him on the feet.
Masterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesker.
Wesker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Masterson counters with a takedown into side control.

Masterson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Masterson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wesker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesker struggling a bit here.
Wesker is looking for a sweep.
Masterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Masterson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wesker wants to get back to his feet but Masterson drags him back down.
Wesker defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesker tries to improve position but can't.

Masterson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Masterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wesker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Masterson trying to control the position but Wesker is working away.
Wesker tries to buck Masterson off but Masterson is having none of it.
Masterson working the ground and pound but Wesker is defending the strikes.
Masterson working 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.
Masterson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Masterson trying to control the action but Wesker is working from the bottom.
Wesker is looking to regain half guard here but Masterson keeps moving and retains side control.
Wesker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Masterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wesker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Masterson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wesker is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Masterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wesker misses with a takedown

and Masterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wesker's guard.
Wesker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masterson postures up in Wesker's guard and throws a big left but Wesker blocks it.

Masterson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wesker throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
Wesker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masterson is fending him off so far but Wesker persists. Nope, Masterson circles away and we're back to standing.

Wesker clinches.
Wesker is trying to drag Masterson to the mat but Masterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kevin Masterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Wesker.

Wesker breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wesker sprawls well initially but Masterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wesker landing small, sideways elbows.
Wesker gets full guard.
Masterson wants to control from the top but Wesker keeps moving.
Masterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wesker pulls Masterson in close to prevent any damage.
Wesker wants to hit a switch here but Masterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wesker there!
Masterson 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.
Masterson with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson trying to control but Wesker is having none of it.
Wesker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wesker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Masterson trying to control from half guard but Wesker is working away.
Wesker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Masterson is working away from the top position though.
Wesker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Masterson is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Wesker is trying to maintain the position but Masterson is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wesker is trying to stand up here but Masterson is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wesker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Masterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Wesker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wesker smiles and moves away.
Wesker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masterson defends it nicely.

Masterson gets caught flat footed, as Wesker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wesker is breathing heavily.
Masterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Masterson is trying to control the position but Wesker postures up.
Wesker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wesker wants to control but Masterson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Masterson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wesker misses with a takedown attempt

and Masterson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masterson.
Masterson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wesker wants to stand and escape but Masterson is having none of it.
Masterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masterson trying to control but Wesker is working from the bottom.
Wesker is trying to keep Masterson in close.

Masterson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wesker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Masterson has Wesker in his guard.
Wesker thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker trying to control the position from guard on top but Masterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wesker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wesker tries to stand but Masterson is controlling from the bottom.
Wesker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masterson is looking to sweep but instead, Wesker has passed into half guard.
Masterson trying to control here.
Wesker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Masterson controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Masterson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wesker pulls his head out easily.
Wesker wants to pass the guard but Masterson is defending well.
Masterson trying to control from the bottom.
Wesker trying to control from half guard but Masterson is working away.

Wesker is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson trying to control from the bottom.
Wesker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wesker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Masterson is looking for a sweep. Wesker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wesker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wesker is thwarting Masterson's attempts to control the position.

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.
Wesker wants to control but Masterson is keeping him busy.

Albert Wesker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Masterson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wesker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Wesker throws Masterson to one side and escapes!
Albert Wesker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Masterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wesker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Masterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masterson, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Masterson!