PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olbrzymi Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe comes to the cage accompanied by Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Olbrzymi Vlad will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Masoe
vs
Vlad

177 cm
32
277 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

200 cm
37
313 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Xtreme Merchandise

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Olbrzymi Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masoe misses the shot to the body.
Masoe thuds a left hand into Vlad's body.
Vlad is looking to land body kicks.
Vlad is looking to clinch but Masoe is avoiding it.
Vlad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vlad doesn't manage to clinch there - Masoe circles away.
Vlad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vlad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masoe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Masoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vlad was well out of range. Poor timing from Masoe.
Vlad slips under a jab from Masoe.
Masoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Vlad.
Vlad tries to clinch but Masoe moves away
and Masoe counters with a left to the body.
Masoe fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vlad gets a clinch.
Vlad can't find room to land a body shot as Masoe controls the action.
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!
Vlad wants a takedown.
Vlad can't get the takedown.
Gaisafa Masoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olbrzymi Vlad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Masoe tries to stall but Vlad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vlad wants to take the fight to the mat but Masoe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Masoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Masoe.
Vlad looks winded!
Masoe lands a good knee to the midsection. Vlad won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masoe has Vlad pressed against the cage.
Masoe lands a body shot.
Masoe gets through Vlad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Masoe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masoe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vlad's brow.
Masoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Masoe.
Masoe presses Vlad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masoe trying to stall but Vlad improves his position.
Masoe tries to land knees in the clinch but Vlad avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masoe.
Stalling in the clinch from Masoe.
Masoe seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Masoe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vlad.
Masoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vlad or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe slowing the pace effectively.
Masoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Masoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masoe.
Masoe works on Vlad's body with a couple of short punches.
Masoe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vlad.
Masoe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vlad is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vlad.
A right handed body shot lands from Masoe.
Masoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masoe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Masoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vlad dodges an elbow strike from Masoe.
Vlad throws a punch but it's blocked by Masoe.
Masoe is working Vlad over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Masoe.
Masoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masoe lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Masoe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Masoe as the two fighters clinch.
Masoe lands with a light punch inside.
Masoe stalling the fight.
Masoe lands with a left to the head.
Masoe pushes Vlad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masoe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Olbrzymi Vlad has been cut.
Masoe tries to land knees in the clinch but Vlad avoids the damage to the body.
Masoe is working Vlad over against the cage.
Masoe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vlad.
Masoe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Masoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masoe lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Masoe.
Masoe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vlads head.
Vlad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masoe presses Vlad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vlad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masoe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vlad up against the cage.
Masoe is working Vlad over against the cage.
Masoe pushes Vlad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Masoe working Vlad over with knees to the body.
Masoe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vlad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masoe's brow.
Masoe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vlad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masoe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Masoe as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masoe obliges.
Masoe looking to slow down the pace here.
Masoe stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaisafa Masoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olbrzymi Vlad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Masoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vlad tries to clinch but Masoe moves out of range.
Vlad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vlad if he has to take too many more of those.
Vlad misses with a takedown attempt - Masoe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vlad. That did some damage!

Masoe clinches up with Vlad and pushes him back against the cage.
Masoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masoe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vlad avoids it.
Vlad tries a body shot but Masoe blocks it.
Masoe is working Vlad over against the cage.
Masoe misses with an elbow strike.
Vlad is breathing heavily.
Masoe just leaning against Vlad, taking a breather.
Vlad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masoe.
Masoe scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masoe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vlad dodges an elbow strike from Masoe.
Masoe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Masoe is trying to maintain a safe position but Vlad gets an underhook and turns Masoe into the cage.
Masoe works on Vlad's body with a couple of short punches.
Masoe lands an uppercut.
Masoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Masoe cracks Vlad with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Masoe.
Masoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Masoe.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Vlad's head.
Vlad misses with a body punch.
Masoe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gaisafa Masoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vlad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe digs a right hand into Vlad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vlad's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Masoe as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Masoe.
Masoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masoe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vlad can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Masoe lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Masoe.
Masoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Masoe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Masoe works on Vlad's body with a couple of short punches.
Masoe lands a damaging elbow.
Masoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Masoe.
Masoe digs a right hand into Vlad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vlad's gas tank.
Masoe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vlad avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masoe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Masoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Masoe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe pushes Vlad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Vlad is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Masoe.
Vlad is still on wobbly legs! Can Masoe finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masoe obliges.
Vlad seems to have recovered his senses.
Masoe looking to stall.
Masoe trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Masoe as the two fighters clinch.
Masoe avoiding damage.
Masoe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Masoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masoe tries to land knees in the clinch but Vlad avoids the damage to the body.
Masoe blocks a body shot from Vlad.
Masoe looking to throw knees to the head but Vlad is blocking nicely.
Masoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Masoe is struggling to control the position.
Vlad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masoe.
Masoe gets underhooks to prevent Vlad's takedown attempt.
Vlad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masoe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masoe taking a breather.
Masoe throws an elbow but it misses.
Masoe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vlad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaisafa Masoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olbrzymi Vlad.
Masoe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Masoe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vlad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masoe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masoe.
Masoe pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Masoe trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaisafa Masoe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olbrzymi Vlad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Masoe throws a one two combo.
Vlad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masoe but Masoe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vlad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Vlad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Masoe looks for the body kick but Vlad saw that one coming.
Masoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vlad.
Masoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masoe throws a push kick but Vlad slaps the foot to one side.

Vlad forces Masoe back against the cage and clinches.
Vlad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vlad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vlad swings wildly with an uppercut but Masoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vlad misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masoe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vlad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masoe wants to stall.
Vlad tries a knee to the head but Masoe blocks it.
Vlad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Masoe.
Masoe lands a nice uppercut.
Vlad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gaisafa Masoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olbrzymi Vlad.
Masoe stalling in the clinch but Vlad improves position.
Masoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masoe missing with knees to the body.
Masoe blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masoe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vlad's brow.
Masoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masoe is trying to maintain a safe position but Vlad gets an underhook and turns Masoe into the cage.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Vlad's head.
Masoe lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Masoe as the two fighters clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Masoe lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Masoe.
Masoe is leaning against Vlad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Vlad managing to block the knees to the body from Masoe.
Masoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Masoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Masoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Masoe lands a shot to the body.
Masoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masoe tries to land knees in the clinch but Vlad avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Masoe on the inside.
Vlad avoiding damage as Masoe throws knees to the body.
Masoe missing with knees to the body.
Masoe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vlad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe tries to land knees in the clinch but Vlad avoids the damage to the body.
Masoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Masoe is leaning against Vlad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masoe gets through Vlad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masoe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vlad or not.
Masoe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masoe lands an uppercut.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Vlad's head.
Masoe lands with a left to the head.
Vlad can't find room to land a body shot as Masoe controls the action.
Masoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Masoe wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Masoe cracks Vlad with a nice body shot.
Masoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Vlad tries a body shot but Masoe blocks it.
Masoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vlad managing to block the knees to the body from Masoe.
Masoe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Masoe.
Masoe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vlad is defending well for now.
Masoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masoe is working Vlad over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Masoe.
Masoe lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad being controlled against the cage.
Vlad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaisafa Masoe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Olbrzymi Vlad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vlad has a takedown stuffed.

Masoe closes the distance and pushes Vlad back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Masoe.
Masoe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vlad avoids it.
Masoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vlad backwards.
Vlad has Masoe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masoe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vlad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vlad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vlad tries to throw a body punch but Masoe avoids it by throwing Vlad back against the cage.
Vlad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Vlad's head.
Masoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vlad is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Masoe lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vlad to his knees! Masoe keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe retains his super heavyweight title!
Gaisafa Masoe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.