PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Avreli
vs
Mastain

187 cm
25
275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

182 cm
33
279 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avreli.
Mastain misses with a head kick.
Avreli throws a jab but it's blocked by Mastain.
Avreli scores with a jab to the body.
Mastain doesn't manage to clinch there - Avreli circles away.
Mastain jabs at Avreli's body.
Mastain misses with a hook.
Mastain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avreli doesn't seem bothered though.
Mastain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mastain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Avreli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mastain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avreli somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain punishes Avreli's body with a nice straight punch.

Mastain clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain lands a nice shot to the body.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Avreli.
Avreli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mastain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Avreli just misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mastain moves out of range of the strikes.
Mastain punishes Avreli's body with a nice straight punch.
Mastain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mastain.

It looks like Mark Avreli has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avreli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mastain misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli ducks right into an uppercut from Mastain.
Avreli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Avreli.
Dave Mastain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Avreli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain clobbers Avreli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avreli avoids the body shot from Mastain.
Avreli slips under a jab.
Mastain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mastain.
Mastain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Avreli on the side of the head.

Mastain moves into the clinch.
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Avreli controls his hands.
Mastain lands with a left to the head.
Avreli stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mastain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avreli misses with a hook

and Mastain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mastain.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mastain.
A right hook to the body lands for Mastain.
Mastain tries to work over Avreli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avreli is trying to maintain a safe position but Mastain gets an underhook and turns Avreli into the cage.

Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avreli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Avreli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mastain has Avreli up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Avreli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mastain swings wildly with an uppercut but Avreli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avreli takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Mastain.
Avreli is breathing heavily.
Mastain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mastain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mastain moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avreli is trying to break free.

Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mastain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Avreli's head.
Mastain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mastain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avreli.
Mastain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mastain cracks Avreli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Avreli shoots in but no luck this time.
Avreli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Avreli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avreli blocks a jab.
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!
Avreli shoots in for a takedown but Mastain shows good takedown defense.
Mastain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Mark Avreli's cut is getting worse.
Avreli misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli swats away the attempt to clinch by Mastain.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avreli moves away.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avreli misses with a few strikes there.
Avreli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mastain.
Avreli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mastain misses with a wild body shot.
Avreli walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Dave Mastain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mastain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mastain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Avreli's sensitive parts.
Mastain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Avreli walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Mastain looks to throw the jab but Avreli is out of range.
Avreli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mastain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mastain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mastain tries to clinch
and Avreli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mastain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avreli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avreli misses with a straight right.
Mastain lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mastain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Mark Avreli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mastain throws a right hand that Avreli ducks under and follows up with a left that Avreli also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avreli. Mastain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mastain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Avreli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mastain.
Avreli avoids the head kick by Mastain.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Avreli slips a straight right by Mastain.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Mastain finds it's way through Avreli's defenses.
Avreli has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Avreli. That snapped Mastain's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain throws a head kick that misses

and Avreli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avreli trying to control the position from guard on top but Mastain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Avreli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Avreli throwing strikes but missing.
Avreli throwing strikes from guard but Mastain blocks nicely.
Avreli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain keeping moving, preventing Avreli from controlling successfully.
Avreli lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mastain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mastain lands a body shot.
Avreli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mastain but Mastain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mastain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avreli walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Avreli takes one on the button.
Mastain works the jab nicely.
Mastain misses with a few strikes there.
Mastain ducks under a wild hook from Avreli.
Mastain lands with a good body shot.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Mastain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain tries to clinch but Avreli is having none of it.
Mastain moves away from the strike by Avreli.
Mastain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain lands with a straight right. Avreli didn't see that one coming.
Avreli misses with an uppercut. Mastain saw that one coming.
Avreli misses with a straight right.
Avreli keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Mastain.
Mastain lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Avreli misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli shoots in for a takedown but Mastain shows good takedown defense.
Avreli swinging wildly here.
Mastain lands a right hook to the body.
Avreli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by Mastain. Beautiful body shot.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avreli.
Avreli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avreli tries to move into range but Mastain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mastain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avreli at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Jeez, Mark Avreli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Avreli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mastain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avreli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Avreli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Avreli pushes him off.
Avreli thows a body shot but no joy.
Avreli dives in for a single leg takedown but Mastain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastain is working Avreli over against the cage.
Avreli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mastain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avreli backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Avreli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Mastain!
A very excited looking Dave Mastain rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.