PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 2084 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Mattias Lundgren (ranked 281 p4p, 242 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Masvidal
vs
Lundgren

188 cm
31
185
19 - 22 - 1

192 cm
32
185
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Fast

Un-Kaged Nutrition

Brooklyn Threads

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 19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mattias Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal throws a big shot that misses.
Lundgren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Masvidal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Masvidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masvidal misses with a hook

and Lundgren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Masvidal!
Masvidal's coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Masvidal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Masvidal gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Masvidal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lundgren landing strikes from the mount.
Masvidal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lundgren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masvidal is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that Masvidal really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgren lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lundgren is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Masvidal to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Masvidal shrugs it off.
Lundgren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Lundgren working for a submission but Masvidal is keeping him at bay.
Masvidal tries to hold on but Lundgren postures up.
Masvidal manages to control the position for a moment.
Lundgren misses with a head shot.
Masvidal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren lands a big elbow.
Lundgren wants to control the pace but Masvidal is squirming around nicely.
Masvidal wants to hold on but Lundgren pushes him away.
Lundgren misses with a head shot.
Lundgren controlling the position easily from mount.

Lundgren working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masvidal is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Masvidal is squirming around, avoiding Lundgren's attempts to control the action.

Lundgren looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren is landing with some decent strikes but Masvidal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Lundgren goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Masvidal turns into him and now he's in Lundgren's guard.

Lundgren looking for a guillotine here but Masvidal defends easily.

Masvidal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lundgren, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren shoots for a takedown but Masvidal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Masvidal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lundgren fails with the takedown.
Nate Masvidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
Lundgren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masvidal swings for the body but Lundgren moves out of range.
Masvidal throws out a loose jab but Lundgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masvidal sets himself, and Lundgren steps forward looking for the clinch! Masvidal avoids it this time.
Nate Masvidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
and Lundgren counters with a nice uppercut.
Lundgren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masvidal missing with a left hand there. Lundgren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lundgren has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Masvidal is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lundgren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masvidal.
Masvidal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lundgren.
Lundgren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lundgren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lundgren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mattias Lundgren dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lundgren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Lundgren darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Masvidal controlling the position for now.
Masvidal is looking to escape.
Lundgren wants to take a breather but Masvidal is having none of it.
Lundgren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masvidal is trying to stand.
Lundgren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Masvidal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal wants to improve his position but Lundgren is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lundgren is looking for a kimura but Masvidal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lundgren to get the leverage.
Lundgren passes to side control.
Masvidal is trying to control Lundgren's posture but Lundgren avoids it.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
Lundgren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lundgren lands a nice forearm strike.
Masvidal is trying to improve his position.

Lundgren working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Masvidal pushes Lundgren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lundgren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Masvidal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lundgren is chipping away with strikes.
Masvidal gets back to half guard.
Masvidal looks like he's trying to stand up.

Masvidal pushes Lundgren off and gets back to his feet.
Masvidal misses with a hook.
Masvidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lundgren circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren shoots in but Masvidal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masvidal throws a hook but Lundgren avoids it easily.
Lundgren shoots in for a takedown but Masvidal shows good takedown defense.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
and Lundgren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masvidal thinking.
Masvidal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Masvidal clinches up against the cage.
Masvidal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masvidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masvidal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lundgren.
Masvidal misses with a knee to the head.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Lundgren has him pressed against the cage.
Lundgren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Masvidal to keep the fight standing.
Nate Masvidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Lundgren.
Lundgren blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren jumps guard but Masvidal stands there with Lundgren around his waist. Lundgren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Masvidal fails to land.
Lundgren jumps guard but Masvidal stands there with Lundgren around his waist. Lundgren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masvidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Masvidal scores with a shot to the side of Lundgren's head.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Lundgren won't allow it.

Masvidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masvidal misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lundgren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masvidal.
Lundgren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Masvidal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Masvidal throws a right and a left that both miss.

Masvidal has Lundgren up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masvidal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lundgren's elbow.
Masvidal lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Masvidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lundgren manages to pull guard.
Lundgren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lundgren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Masvidal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Masvidal controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Masvidal gets to his feet. Lundgren looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lundgren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masvidal.

Lundgren manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Masvidal on his heels. He'll look to pass Masvidal's guard now, I'm sure.
Masvidal is looking to stand back up but Lundgren counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Masvidal.
Masvidal is not content to let Lundgren control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren controlling the action here.
Masvidal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lundgren is trying to control. Masvidal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lundgren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masvidal trying to control but Lundgren postures up.
Masvidal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lundgren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Masvidal is controlling Lundgren's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lundgren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren works his foot free and advances to mount.
Masvidal is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Masvidal is trying desperately to improve position.
Lundgren trying to control but Masvidal is having none of it.
Masvidal tries to reverse the position but Lundgren maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren won't let Masvidal get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Masvidal wants to hold on but Lundgren pushes him away.
Masvidal blocking the ground and pound.
Masvidal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Masvidal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Masvidal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lundgren's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lundgren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Masvidal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masvidal tries to stand but Lundgren is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mattias Lundgren.
I think Lundgren 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattias Lundgren!
Mattias Lundgren tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.