PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Mason (ranked 810 p4p, 43 weight class) and Brandon Kay (ranked 2595 p4p, 142 weight class). Brandon Kay has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Preston Mason's chin.

Mason
vs
Kay

170 cm
25
140 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

172 cm
32
145 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preston Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Kay!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mason feints and as Kay raises his hands in defense, Mason changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Mason throwing strikes but missing.
Mason stands up over Kay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mason cracks Kay with a solid left hand.
Mason 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 drops back looking for a leg! Kay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kay manages to kick Mason off! Mason jumps back into Kay's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason won't allow Kay to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason wants to control from the top but Kay keeps moving.
Kay wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Mason trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mason content to stall in guard here.
Mason trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Kay working a defensive guard here.
Mason throwing strikes but missing.
Mason scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mason trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mason is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mason postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason is looking to work some ground and pound but Kay has wrist control.
Mason pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kay is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason looking to pass the guard.
Mason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason cracks Kay with a solid left hand.
Mason scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kay's head.
Mason is stalling in the full guard.
Mason'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.
Kay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Mason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mason trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Kay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mason throwing strikes from guard but Kay blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kay is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mason dives into side control.
Mason prevents Kay from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Mason dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kay shoots for a takedown but Mason saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Kay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brandon Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kay pinned against the cage. Kay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mason defends it well.
Mason tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kay defends well and Mason ends up having to push Kay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kay feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Preston Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason cracks Kay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Kay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws out a powerful jab.
Kay stuffs the takedown attempt from Mason. Mason gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kay tries to sprawl but Mason drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kay won't allow Mason to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mason lands a nice short elbow.
Mason not doing much here.
Mason working over Kay with some ground and pound. Kay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mason throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kay to regain full guard.
Mason sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mason wants to control from the top but Kay keeps moving.
Kay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kay has momentary wrist control but Mason slips an elbow through the middle.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason is in close to Kay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mason tries to free his leg and advance position but Kay is retaining full guard.
Mason trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Mason is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay has momentary wrist control but Mason slips an elbow through the middle.
Mason throwing strikes but missing.
Mason lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mason forces his way into half guard.
Mason working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mason wants to control but Kay is keeping him busy.
Mason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kay has hold of Mason's hands but Mason slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Mason is looking for a kimura here.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kay can do to turn this around?
Mason missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mason looks to land a strike but Kay avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Preston Mason dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mason tries to bum rush Kay with a series of wild strikes but Kay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kay throws a counter combo.
Mason lands with an uppercut that bounces Kay off the cage and back into range.

Mason throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kay was covering up waiting for the punch and Mason finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason stops Kay from standing up.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Preston Mason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mason trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Mason content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mason wants to pass the guard but Kay is keeping the position.
Mason looking to sit in guard and control but Kay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mason is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kay defends well.
Kay postures up in Mason's guard and throws a big left but Mason blocks it.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mason controls Kay momentarily but Kay frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kay.
Mason lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mason trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Kay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mason looking to pass the guard.
Mason landing with the ground and pound.
Kay is trying to keep Mason in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason controlling from the top position.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Mason throwing strikes but missing.
Mason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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.
Mason scoring with some ground and pound.
Mason landing with the ground and pound.
Mason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kay's head.
Brandon Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mason postures up in Kay's guard and throws a big left but Kay blocks it.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Preston Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mason lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Preston Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mason 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Preston Mason!
Preston Mason seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.