PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason has chosen Stressed Out as his entrance music. Aaron Mason will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Snake
vs
Mason

183 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solid Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Mason!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason scoring well with a low kick there.
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
Snake moves out of range as Mason throws a body kick.
Mason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mason moves away from the strike by Snake.
Mason was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Snake throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Mason misses.
Snake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mason attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Snake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mason!
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!
Snake misses with the ground and pound.
Snake 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 parries the strikes from Snake easily there. Snake is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mason to escape.

Snake goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mason rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Snake's guard! Nice work there by Mason!
Mason wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mason puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Snake has his hands clasped together around Mason's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason wants to pass to mount but Snake is defending the position.
Mason trying to control the action but Snake is working from the bottom.

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.
Snake gets back to full guard.
Snake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mason looking to sit in guard and control but Snake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Snake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mason has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Snake tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Snake cracks Mason with a solid left hand.
Snake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mason is trying to keep Snake in close.

That's four 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.
Snake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aaron Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason tried to score with a low kick but Snake checks it.
Mason misses with a low kick.

Snake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Snake is nestled in close to Mason, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snake in particular looking to stall.
Mason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Solid Snake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick misses from Mason.
Mason feints and then cracks Snake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snake down.
Mason moves out of range as Snake strikes.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snake thows a left - swing and a miss!

Snake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mason is trying to defend but Snake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Snake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mason tries to roll over but Snake keeps him under control.
Snake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason wants to control but Snake passes into side.
Mason is looking to regain half guard here but Snake keeps moving and retains side control.
Snake working the body and head with strikes.
Snake scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mason felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Snake scores with a couple of short elbows.
Solid Snake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snake misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Mason is looking to regain half guard here but Snake keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake cracks Mason with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Snake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Snake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mason has escaped the position, nice work there.
Snake wants to control but Mason is keeping him busy.
Snake cracks Mason with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mason is letting Snake control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake cracks Mason with a big right hand but Mason just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Snake remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Snake with the ground and pound but Mason regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mason trying to hold on to Snake's head to control him but Snake postures up.
Snake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?

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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snake.
Mason tries to roll over but Snake keeps him under control.
Snake seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Snake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake passes to full mount!
Snake wants to control the pace but Mason is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solid Snake dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Snake misses with the combination.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason tries to clinch there but Snake circles away.

Snake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Snake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Snake working the ground and pound but Mason is defending the strikes.

Snake tries for a kimura but Mason is defending well.
Mason avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Snake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason defending against the ground and pound.
Snake creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mason sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Snake working the ground and pound but Mason is defending the strikes.
Mason wants to control but Snake postures up.
Snake is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mason's shoulder. That is not cool.
Snake sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mason is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Snake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mason wants to control but Snake postures up.
Snake grinds an elbow into Mason's temple.
Mason wants to control but Snake postures up.
Snake taking a breather here.
Aaron Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mason avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Snake.
Snake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mason some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Snake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Snake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mason parries the strikes from Snake easily there. Snake is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mason to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake tries to advance to mount but can't.
Snake passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mason!
Mason is trying desperately to improve position.
Mason taking shots to the head.
Snake wants to control the pace but Mason is squirming around nicely.
Mason is bucking up trying to escape but Snake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Snake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Snake! That's really hurt Mason and he's turned his back - Snake keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Snake jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solid Snake!