PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan McMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ley
vs
McMasters

194 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
195 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Ley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan McMasters!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMasters doesn't manage to clinch there - Ley circles away.
McMasters tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McMasters dodges an elbow strike from Ley.
Ley throws an elbow but it misses.
McMasters misses with an elbow over the top.
McMasters pushes off an throws an elbow but Ley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
Ley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ley misses with an elbow strike.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters blocks the elbow strike.
Ley missing with knees to the body.
Ley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
McMasters throws a punch but it's blocked by Ley.
Ley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMasters's defenses.
Ley lands a good knee to the midsection. McMasters won't want to take too many of those.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jonathan McMasters has been cut.
McMasters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMasters obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but Ley blocks it.
Ley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ley.
Ley lands an elbow just above McMasters 's eye.
McMasters blocks an elbow strike.
McMasters misses with an elbow strike.
McMasters avoids the elbow strike from Ley, against the cage.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMasters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ley managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
Ley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ley.
Ley lands an elbow inside.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but Ley blocks it.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ley lands an elbow just above McMasters 's eye.
McMasters lands an elbow inside that Ley shrugs off.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ley managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
Ley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ley.
Ley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McMasters landing knees to the body.
Ley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McMasters lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ley.
McMasters throws an elbow that misses.
McMasters dodges an elbow strike from Ley.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ley.
McMasters misses with a punch to the body.
McMasters avoids the elbow strike from Ley, against the cage.
Ley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMasters.
Ley misses with an elbow over the top.
Ley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
Ley blocks the elbow strike.
Ley lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMasters dodges an elbow strike from Ley.
Ley unloads a knee to the mid-section. McMasters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McMasters looks gassed!
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
McMasters blocks an elbow strike.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McMasters avoids the elbow strike from Ley, against the cage.
McMasters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McMasters scores with a knee to the head.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ley is defending well for now.
Ley blocks an uppercut.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped McMasters in his tracks for a moment.
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
McMasters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMasters's defenses.
McMasters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ley blocks it with crossed arms.
Ley lands an elbow inside.
McMasters dodges an elbow strike from Ley.
Ley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped McMasters in his tracks for a moment.
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMasters's defenses.
McMasters unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ley throws an elbow that misses.
Ley lands an elbow just above McMasters 's eye.
Ley prevents a body shot from McMasters.
Ley lands a nice elbow.
McMasters working aggressively here.
McMasters misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ley lands an elbow inside.
McMasters putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ley misses with an elbow over the top.
McMasters putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMasters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ley's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Ley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan McMasters's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McMasters wants to clinch but Ley slips to the side

and Ley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ley.
McMasters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ley avoids it.
McMasters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McMasters scores with a knee to the head.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ley lands a nice elbow.
Ley dodges an elbow strike from McMasters.
McMasters scores with a knee to the head.
Ley avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
McMasters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ley missing with knees to the body.
Ley unloads a knee to the mid-section. McMasters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ley tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters is breathing heavily.
McMasters takes an elbow to the temple.
Ley missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMasters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ley's brow.
Ley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McMasters utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMasters's defenses.
Dan Ley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ley landing knees to the body.
McMasters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ley lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ley.
Knees to the body from Ley.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ley.
Ley lands an elbow inside that McMasters shrugs off.
McMasters looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McMasters lands an elbow that stopped Ley in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ley throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from McMasters fails to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMasters's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ley blocks an elbow strike from McMasters.
McMasters tries to throw a body punch but Ley avoids it by throwing McMasters back against the cage.
A knee to the head by McMasters.
Ley missing with knees to the body.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped McMasters in his tracks for a moment.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ley.
Ley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ley.
McMasters avoids a wild elbow strike from Ley.
Ley prevents a body shot from McMasters.
McMasters takes an elbow to the temple.
McMasters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ley avoids it.
Ley misses with an elbow strike.
McMasters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McMasters blocks an elbow strike from Ley.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Ley avoids the damage to the body.
Ley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McMasters misses with a knee strike.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ley is defending well for now.
Ley misses with an elbow strike.
Ley pushes off an throws an elbow but McMasters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ley trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMasters takes an elbow to the forehead.
McMasters looking to throw knees to the head but Ley is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ley obliges.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped McMasters in his tracks for a moment.
McMasters takes an elbow to the temple.
Ley trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
McMasters takes an elbow to the temple.
Ley throws an elbow but it misses.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMasters misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMasters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ley is defending well for now.
Ley blocking some punches.
McMasters unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ley.
Nice elbow from Ley.
McMasters swings wildly with an uppercut but Ley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ley throws an elbow but it misses.
McMasters misses with an elbow over the top.
McMasters tries to work over Ley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McMasters utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ley blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ley lands a nice elbow.
Ley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ley avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Ley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan McMasters's cut.
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!

McMasters tries to clinch there but Ley circles away.
McMasters tries to clinch there but Ley circles away.
McMasters is looking to clinch but Ley is avoiding it.
McMasters tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ley moves into the clinch.
Ley avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McMasters misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McMasters.
Ley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
McMasters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McMasters can't find room to land a body shot as Ley controls the action.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ley.
McMasters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McMasters blocks an elbow strike.
Ley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McMasters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ley lands a nice elbow.
McMasters blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ley misses with an elbow over the top.
McMasters lands a knee to the head.
Ley tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
Ley lands an elbow just above McMasters 's eye.
Ley lands an elbow inside that McMasters shrugs off.
McMasters avoids a wild elbow strike from Ley.
Ley managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ley throws an elbow but misses.
Ley avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
McMasters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ley lands an elbow inside.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
Ley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ley lands an elbow just above McMasters 's eye.
Ley trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMasters unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McMasters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
Ley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ley lands an elbow inside that McMasters shrugs off.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped McMasters in his tracks for a moment.
Ley lands an elbow that stopped McMasters in his tracks for a moment.
McMasters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ley's defenses.
McMasters landing knees to the head.
Ley lands an elbow inside.
Ley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McMasters's defenses.
Ley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ley lands an elbow inside that McMasters shrugs off.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ley just misses with a elbow thrown towards McMasters's brow.
McMasters avoids the elbow strike from Ley, against the cage.
Ley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
McMasters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ley's elbow.
McMasters scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ley just misses with a elbow thrown towards McMasters's brow.
Ley takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMasters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ley dodges an elbow strike from McMasters.
Ley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McMasters dodges an elbow strike from Ley.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McMasters takes an elbow to the temple.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McMasters avoids the elbow strike from Ley, against the cage.
Ley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ley lands a nice elbow.
Ley trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ley avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
Ley lands a damaging elbow.
McMasters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ley avoids it.
McMasters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ley pushes off an throws an elbow but McMasters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McMasters throws a knee to the head but misses.
McMasters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McMasters avoids a wild elbow strike from Ley.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Ley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMasters working aggressively here.
McMasters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McMasters misses with some punches.
Jonathan McMasters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Ley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Ley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ley, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Ley!