PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harlan Briggs (ranked 24058 p4p, 5095 weight class) and Christian Mathers (ranked 498 p4p, 421 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Briggs
vs
Mathers

171 cm
20
146
0 - 3 - 0

171 cm
27
150
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlan Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Briggs. That snapped Mathers's head back.
Briggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathers throws a right and a left that Briggs avoids nicely.
Mathers ducks right into an uppercut from Briggs.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Mathers throws a right and a left that Briggs avoids nicely.
Briggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Briggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mathers moves out of range as Briggs strikes.
Briggs misses the shot to the body.
Briggs ducks right into an uppercut from Mathers.
We've been told by Briggs's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Briggs cracks Mathers with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers looks to land a combination. Briggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mathers takes one to the chin there.
Briggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Briggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Briggs tests Mathers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Briggs tries to work over Mathers's front leg with a kick but Mathers checks it.
Mathers misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers throws a nice looking combination but Briggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mathers.
Mathers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mathers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Briggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Briggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harlan Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Mathers tries to counter it with a takedown but Briggs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Briggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Briggs throws a low kick, looking for Mathers's leg but Mathers calmly moves out of range.
Briggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Briggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mathers counters with a one-two to the body.
Briggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Briggs misses with a looping left.
Briggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers misses with the combination.
Harlan Briggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a right and a left that Briggs avoids nicely.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Briggs throws a big shot that misses.
Briggs throws a leg kick but Mathers sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Briggs moves into the clinch.

Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mathers there as he acknowledges the shot.
A cross from Briggs lands.
Briggs throws out a leg kick but Mathers moves out of range and Briggs only half commits.
Briggs sets himself, and Mathers steps forward looking for the clinch! Briggs avoids it this time.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Briggs avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Briggs misses
and Mathers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Briggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Briggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mathers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Briggs misses with a low kick.
Mathers swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs takes a swing at Mathers's ribcage but misses.
Briggs throws out a loose jab but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Briggs moves out of range easily.
Mathers misses the shot to the body.
Briggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Briggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Briggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Briggs.
Briggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Briggs lunges at Mathers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mathers's hand.
Mathers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Briggs.
Mathers is looking for the big counter here.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Briggs.
Mathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathers swinging wildly here.
Mathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Briggs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scores with a nice strike.
Briggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Briggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mathers. Mathers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
Mathers wants to clinch up but Briggs keeps it at a distance.
Mathers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Briggs.
Briggs throws a shot to the body.

Briggs clinches up with Mathers and pushes him back against the ropes.
Briggs has Mathers pressed against the ropes, preventing Mathers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Briggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Briggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mathers drops his hands momentarily and Briggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Briggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Briggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Briggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mathers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mathers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harlan Briggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Briggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Mathers throws a counter combo.
Briggs dodges the punch combination from Mathers.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Briggs.
Briggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mathers on the side of the head.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Briggs.
Mathers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Briggs defends it well.
Harlan Briggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Mathers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Briggs lands with a straight right. Mathers didn't see that one coming.
Briggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Briggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Mathers misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mathers. Those never looked like landing.
Mathers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Briggs throws the left hand but Mathers avoids the punch easily.
Christian Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Mathers throws a right hand that Briggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Briggs also avoids with ease.
Briggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throws a looping overhand right but Mathers ducks down to avoid it.
Mathers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Mathers misses.
Briggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Briggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mathers. Mathers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Briggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mathers can do to turn this around?
Briggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Mathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briggs.
Mathers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Briggs throws a leg kick
letting Mathers counter with a right hand.
Mathers looks to land a combination. Briggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Briggs throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mathers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathers stops Briggs from getting back to his feet.
Mathers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Mathers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Briggs defend it? Mathers steps over the head and cranks it - Briggs is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mathers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Mathers!
Harlan Briggs spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my fans. I'll get 'em next time.'.