PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 125 p4p, 19 weight class) and Raise Hell (ranked 120 p4p, 18 weight class). Hell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rather Unique - AZ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mason
vs
Hell

180 cm
35
174 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

183 cm
34
181 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

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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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mason tries to keep at a distance but Hell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hell scores with a shoulder strike.
Hell tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hell.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Hell tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Mason on the inside.
Mason taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Mason's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Hell's head.
Hell scores with a hook to the body.
Hell scores with a hook to the body.
Hell prevents a body shot from Mason.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell lands a nice uppercut.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Hell misses with a body punch.
Mason stops a takedown attempt from Hell.
Hell scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hell blocking some punches.
Mason is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hell.
Hell takes a shot to the head.
Hell leaning against his opponent.
Mason blocks a body shot from Hell.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason tries to work over Hell's front leg with a kick but Hell checks it.
Hell misses with a looping right.
Mason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Hell does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason tries to clinch there but Hell circles away.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mason gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mason gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hell.
Mason throws a hook but Hell blocks it.
Mason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hell scores with the left hand. Mason knows he should have avoided that one.
Mason scores with a jab.
Zane Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raise Hell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hell throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Hell throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Mason looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mason gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hell throws a looping overhand right but Mason ducks down to avoid it.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hell.
Mason takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks the body kick.
It looked like Mason was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hell.
Hell throws a body shot but no joy.
Hell scores with a push kick.
Hell misses with a right hand
and Mason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hell throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hell looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Mason misses with a head kick.
Mason scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hell tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hell throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.
Hell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Hell swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
Hell on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mason.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Hell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hell is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hell lands a nice hook to Mason's body. Mason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hell.
Mason defending well as Hell loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Mason catches Hell right on the button with a cross.
Mason finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mason fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hell checks it well.
Hell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mason defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
Hell dodges the punch combination from Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raise Hell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hell.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Hell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hell scores with a nice strike.
Hell lands a right hook to the body.
Hell throws out a powerful jab.
Hell scores with a nice strike.
Mason takes a swing at Hell's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hell, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell misses with a right hand
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hell takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hell.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Hell blocks a jab.
Raise Hell seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hell checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hell, as that shot connected.
Hell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hell tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Nice shot by Hell.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Hell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hell wants to counter with a clinch but Mason pushes him away.
Hell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Mason.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hell checks it well.
Hell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hell misses with an uppercut.
Mason slips under a jab from Hell.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Mason takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mason avoids a kick to the body.
As Hell tries to get set, Mason tries to push him back and clinch up but Hell manages to avoid the attempt.
Hell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason swings for the body but Hell moves out of range.
Hell tries to bum rush Mason with a series of wild strikes but Mason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mason throws a wild body kick that Hell sees coming a mile off.
Hell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hell, as that shot connected.

Mason clinches with his opponent.
Hell scores with a shot to the side of Mason's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Raise Hell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hell misses with some punches.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
Mason misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hell leaning against his opponent.
Hell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hell has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Hell blocking some punches.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason tries to stall but Hell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hell stalling.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hell blocks a body shot from Mason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Hell.
Mason works on Hell's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Hell working aggressively here.
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!
Hell is looking to control Mason's arms but Mason gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hell has his back to the cage.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Hell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mason pushes Hell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hell presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hell's elbow.
Mason tries to work over Hell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raise Hell 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! This is the final round!

Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hell doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Hell misses.
Mason feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hell tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Hell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hell checks a low kick from Mason.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mason moves out of range as Hell throws a body kick.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell pushes Mason away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hell feints the counter takedown.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Hell throws a big shot that misses.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Hell moved out of range nicely.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason misses with a hook.
Hell throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hell throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Mason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hell throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Hell misses with the body kick

and Mason counters by clinching up.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hell pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hell.
Hell misses with the head strike.
Mason lands a left hand.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Hell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hell blocks a body shot from Mason.
Hell takes a shot to the head.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Hell avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason scores with a shoulder strike.
Hell misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hell gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hell lands a right hand.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Hell controls the action.
Zane Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocking some punches.
Hell trying to control the position but instead, Mason has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hell into the cage.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason prevents a body shot from Hell.
Hell is stalling here.
Mason lands a body shot.
Hell misses with a body punch.
Mason tries a body shot but Hell blocks it.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason prevents a body shot from Hell.
Mason just leaning against Hell, taking a breather.
Mason misses with a knee strike.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Hell takes a shot to the head.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Hell stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Hell controls the action.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hell scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mason up against the cage.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Hell avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zane Mason.
I think Hell 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raise Hell!
Raise Hell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.