PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Mastadon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Valadez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valadez's choice of entrance music: Rock of ages. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mastadon
vs
Valadez

178 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 15 - 0

170 cm
31
169 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Mastadon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Valadez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastadon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valadez tries to avoid it but Mastadon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valadez to the ground. Valadez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mastadon has a takedown stuffed.

Mastadon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mastadon lands in his opponent's guard.
Mastadon wants to pass the guard but Valadez is keeping the position.
Mastadon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mastadon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valadez for as long as he can get away with.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mastadon preventing the sweep.
Valadez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Valadez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mastadon is one step ahead there.
Valadez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mastadon wants to get back to full guard.
Valadez trying to control from half guard but Mastadon is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastadon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valadez is looking to clinch but Mastadon is avoiding it.
Mastadon leaves Valadez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valadez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mastadon defends it nicely.
Mastadon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Mastadon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valadez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valadez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mastadon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mastadon shoots in and bounces Valadez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mastadon's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valadez wants to sweep but no luck.
Valadez trying to strike off his back.
Valadez looks gassed!
Mastadon is stalling in the full guard.
Mastadon passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastadon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Valadez punching from the bottom.
Mastadon controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Donald Mastadon just wasn't active enough.

Mastadon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valadez sprawls well initially but Mastadon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valadez pushes Mastadon off looking to stand but Mastadon dives back in and keeps control.
Mastadon uses his free foot to push down on Valadez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Valadez.
Mastadon controlling from mount.
Mastadon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Donald Mastadon just wasn't active enough.

Mastadon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mastadon passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mastadon slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mastadon works his way into full mount!
Mastadon controlling the position easily from mount.
Mastadon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Mastadon dominated that 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.

Mastadon feints and as Valadez raises his hands in defense, Mastadon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valadez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mastadon is one step ahead there.
Mastadon won't allow Valadez to get back to his feet.
Mastadon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mastadon pushes down on Valadez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mastadon stalling.
Valadez is breathing heavily.
Mastadon wants to pass the guard but Valadez is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastadon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Mastadon.
Valadez doesn't manage to clinch there - Mastadon circles away.
Valadez throws a right and a left that Mastadon avoids nicely.

Mastadon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mastadon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mastadon controlling his opponent.
Valadez is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Donald Mastadon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mastadon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valadez circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mastadon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Valadez quickly recovers to half guard.
Valadez is looking for a sweep. Mastadon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mastadon is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon tries to pass to full mount but Valadez defends it.

We're going to have a standup here because Donald Mastadon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Valadez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mastadon is stalling in the full guard.
Mastadon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Mastadon.

Mastadon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Valadez napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valadez trying to remain calm as Mastadon controls from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastadon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valadez can do to turn this around?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Mastadon.

Mastadon feints and as Valadez raises his hands in defense, Mastadon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mastadon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mastadon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valadez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Mastadon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mastadon drives through with a takedown into Valadez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mastadon passes Valadez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mastadon content to control rather than advance.
Valadez pushes Mastadon off looking to stand but Mastadon dives back in and keeps control.
Mastadon content to control rather than advance.
Valadez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mastadon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mastadon advances position into side control!
Mastadon taking a breather here.
Valadez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mastadon works to advance to full mount. Valadez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valadez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mastadon looking to control and managing it successfully.

Donald Mastadon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Mastadon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mastadon content to stall in guard here.
Mastadon passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valadez being controlled for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donald Mastadon wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Mastadon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valadez sprawls well initially but Mastadon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastadon is controlling the pace.
Mastadon moves nicely into side control.
Mastadon taking a breather here.
David Valadez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

We're going to have a standup here because Donald Mastadon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Mastadon gets a double leg takedown into Valadez's guard.
Mastadon controlling from the top position.
Valadez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mastadon is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastadon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Mastadon.

Mastadon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valadez!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastadon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Mastadon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mastadon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Mastadon!