PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen Sure Thing as his entrance music. Mike Mason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daniel
vs
Mason

170 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Fresh To Death Nutrition 159!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Mason!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mason avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel shoots in for a double leg but Mason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mason defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Mason misses with the combination.
Daniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Daniel moved out of range nicely.
Daniel throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason throws a good cross that connects.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mason as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Daniel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Mason.
Daniel throws a combination that misses
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but Mason shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Daniel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Mason.
Good shot there by Mason.

Daniel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mason is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mason is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniel wants to control the pace but Mason is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Daniel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daniel dominating with strikes here.
Mason squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daniel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel lands a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mason can do anything to dispel that myth.

Daniel has control of Mason's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mason regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Daniel throwing strikes here but Mason is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is squirming around, avoiding Daniel's attempts to control the action.
Daniel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mason squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daniel breaks from Mason's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mason wants to try and get back to his feet.
Daniel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Daniel 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.
Mason really wants to buck Daniel off and get back to his feet.
Daniel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Daniel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniel lands a heavy elbow.
Mason takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mason trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel with a couple of short strikes.
Mason is trying to stand up.

Daniel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mason trying desperately to get to his feet.
Daniel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mason's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Daniel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mason has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Daniel has hold of Mason's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mason manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason wants to land a leg kick but Daniel is out of range.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniel jabs Mason right on the nose. Mason blinks but takes it well.
Jamie Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason misses the jab.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniel circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason misses with a double jab.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel closes the distance and clinches up with Mason, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes Mason against the cage but Mason circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason lands a slapping body shot.
Daniel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mason circles away.
Jab from Mason.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Daniel shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniel shoots in looking for a takedown but Mason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mason lands a nice hook to Daniel's body. Daniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason leaves Daniel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Mason.
Mason throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason jabs Daniel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mason tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mike Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel connects with a looping right hand.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Daniel's head back.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Daniel's belly button to the back.
Mason thuds his right hand into Daniel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.
Daniel loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason lands a nice hook to Daniel's body. Daniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniel is out of range and Mason settles back down.
Daniel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamie Daniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniel has a takedown stuffed.
Mason stuns Daniel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mason scores with a jab.
Daniel needs to keep his hands up - Mason had a free shot at his head there.
Daniel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Mason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Mason as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniel scrambles back to his feet.
Daniel dives in and grabs Mason's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mason pushes down on Daniel's head and hops out.
Mike Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daniel is defended easily by Mason.
Mason dips to his left and cracks Daniel with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Mason.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniel doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel takes one to the chin there.
Daniel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Daniel is out of range.
Daniel walks into a jab.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Mason takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason thuds a left hand into Daniel's body.
Daniel misses with a lunging right hand
and Mason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason stuffs the takedown.
Mason lands with a right hand.

Mason tries to sprawl but Daniel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Daniel prevents Mason from standing back up.

Daniel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mason is trying to stand back up but Daniel is controlling him
Mason is looking to get back to is feet but Daniel passes into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Daniel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Daniel throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Daniel throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason takes a swing at Daniel's ribcage but misses.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mason circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Daniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Daniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason which made him look bad.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniel blocks the leg kick.
Daniel looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Daniel moves away and avoids it.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mason.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniel takes one to the side of the head.
Mason dodges the punch combination from Daniel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands an overhand right.
Daniel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mason's waist but Mason gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniel off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason digs a good hook to Daniel's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mason connects with a looping right hand.
Daniel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniel throws out the jab.
Mason punishes Daniel's body with a nice straight punch.
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Daniel fails with the takedown.
Mason thuds a left hand into Daniel's body.
Mason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mason's corner calls for a 1-2. Mason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason digs a good hook to Daniel's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniel swings widly with a right hand
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daniel walks into a straight right hand from Mason.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daniel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Daniel throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Daniel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Mason.
Daniel stalks Mason and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mason's face. Mason staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mason scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Daniel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daniels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No luck for Daniel with that takedown attempt.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Daniel slips a straight right by Mason.
Daniel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason misses the jab.
Daniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Daniel shoots in.
Mason scores with the left hand. Daniel knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniel drops his hands momentarily and Mason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mason tries to clinch but Daniel is having none of it.
Daniel works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Daniel shoots in looking for a takedown but Mason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mason!
Mike Mason took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.