PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Two (ranked 6297 p4p, 224 weight class) and Max Masteri (ranked 5438 p4p, 202 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Two
vs
Masteri

150 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, One Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Masteri!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Masteri.
Two really is a fat lump.
Masteri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Masteri avoids the body shot from Two.
Two looks to land a combination but Masteri avoids it well.
Two misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Two stuffs the takedown attempt from Masteri. Masteri gets slowly back to his feet.
Two swings for the body but Masteri moves out of range.
Two throws a right and a left that both miss.
Two cracks a nice hook into Masteri's ribs.
Masteri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Two misses with a wild combination.

Masteri darts in and clinches Two up against the cage.

Masteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two looks to throw the jab but Masteri is out of range.
Masteri wants to counter with a clinch but Two pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masteri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
One Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masteri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Two throws a poor cross that misses

and Masteri counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Two!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masteri trying to control the position but Two is working away.
Masteri tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Masteri trying to control the position but Two is working away.
Masteri just content to control the position.
Masteri is looking to take a break and control but Two is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masteri decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Masteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Two.
Masteri slips under a jab.
Two looks to land a left hand but Masteri moved out of range nicely.
One Two is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Two ducks under a wild hook from Masteri.
Two throws a right hand that Masteri ducks under and follows up with a left that Masteri also avoids with ease.
Two throws a right and a left that Masteri avoids nicely.
Masteri feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two misses with a hook.
Two throws a big shot that misses.
Two looks to throw the jab but Masteri is out of range.
Masteri avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Two gets caught napping as Masteri dives in and scores a takedown. Two manages to retain guard.
Masteri wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.

Masteri gets to his feet. Two looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Masteri forces Two back against the cage and clinches.
Masteri is looking for a takedown.
One Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Masteri.
Two is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masteri has Two pressed against the cage, preventing Two from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Masteri jumps into guard, dragging Two to the mat.
Masteri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Masteri working for a triangle but Two defends it easily.

Masteri is looking for a triangle but Two pushes his legs off easily.
Two knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masteri on the ground.
Masteri looking to control.
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 One Two will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Two fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masteri raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Masteri clinches.
Masteri tries to score a body lock takedown but Two shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Masteri prevents Two from breaking the clinch.
Two wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masteri tries a body shot but Two blocks it.

Masteri breaks from the clinch.

Masteri moves into the clinch.
Two looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masteri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Two is defending well against a takedown attempt.
One Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Masteri.
Masteri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masteri is trying to drag Two to the mat but Two just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Masteri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Masteri trying to land knees to the body.
Masteri slows down the pace here.
Masteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Two's efforts to push away.
Two is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masteri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Two walks away with a smile on his face. Masteri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Two swinging wildly here.
Two looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Two lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Two.

It looks like Max Masteri has been cut.
Two falls off balance throwing a combination

and Masteri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Masteri stalling.
Masteri wants a takedown.
Two wants to break free but Masteri has control.
Two is trying to push Masteri away but Masteri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Two gets underhooks to prevent Masteri's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masteri is looking for a takedown.

Masteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Two is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Masteri's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Two throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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

Masteri gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Two swats away the attempt to clinch by Masteri.
Two is looking to counter the offense by Masteri and move into the clinch.
Masteri slips a jab and a cross from Two.
Masteri moves out of range as Two strikes.
Masteri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Two.
A telegraphed right hand from Two misses the target.

Masteri takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Masteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Two misses with a looping left.
Two fails to land with a series of punches.
Masteri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Two misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Two.
Two misses with a double jab

and Masteri counters with a single leg into guard. Two didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Two utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masteri wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.
Masteri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Two works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Two dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Masteri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Two throws a body shot but no joy.
Masteri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Two is looking for a counter combo.

Masteri takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Masteri wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two is trying to break the clinch but Masteri is controlling him.
Two is trying to break the clinch but Masteri is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masteri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Two after a bit of a struggle.
One Two has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Masteri.
Two is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Two has had enough of the clinch but Masteri keeps him there for the moment.
Two is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Two avoiding damage as Masteri throws knees to the body.

Masteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two misses with the combination.
Masteri slips a jab and a cross from Two.

Masteri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Two might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Masteri wants to control but Two is keeping him busy.
Two dodges the ground and pound from Masteri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masteri trying to control the position but Two is working away.

Masteri stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Two throws a shot to the body.
Two throws a right hand that Masteri ducks under and follows up with a left that Masteri also avoids with ease.
Two fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Masteri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Two, pushing him back against the cage.

Masteri gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Two regains guard.
Masteri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masteri wants to control from the top but Two keeps moving.
Masteri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Two is keeping the position for now.
Two utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Two keeping moving, preventing Masteri from controlling successfully.
Two keeping full guard, as Masteri tries to pass.
One Two is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masteri throwing strikes from guard but Two blocks nicely.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Two looks to land a combination but Masteri avoids it well.

Masteri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Two manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Masteri is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masteri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Max Masteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masteri postures up in Two's guard and throws a big left but Two blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Masteri.
I think Two has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Two!