PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 775 p4p, 705 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 100 p4p, 95 weight class). Haden comes to the cage accompanied by Motï¿½rhead - Orgasmatron. Matti has chosen Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Haden
vs
Matti

198 cm
32
249
22 - 14 - 1

201 cm
31
270
16 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
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Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
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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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti misses with a body kick.
Matti misses with a body kick.
Matti looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Haden tries to counter with a takedown but Matti is quick to defend against it.
Haden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like ZaDarius Haden has been cut.
Matti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matti misses with a low kick.
Haden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matti.
Haden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matti pushes Haden away with a front kick.
Matti misses with a body shot.
Matti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matti jabs Haden right on the nose. Haden blinks but takes it well.
Haden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matti.
Haden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matti throws a right hand that misses

and Haden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matti's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Matti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haden manages to get himself to full guard.

Haden tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti is stalling in the full guard.
Matti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Haden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haden trying to control but Matti 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.
Haden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matti is keeping the position for now.
Matti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Matti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haden is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matti has momentary wrist control but Haden slips an elbow through the middle.
Matti working a defensive guard here.
Matti keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Haden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matti.
Haden fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haden lands with a nice body punch.
Haden connects with a right hand. Matti shakes it off.
Haden shoots in but Matti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matti swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Matti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mattis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Haden catches Matti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haden throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Haden lands.
Haden blocks the body kick.
Parta Matti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Matti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that ZaDarius Haden will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Haden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Matti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matti clobbers Haden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matti thows a body kick. Haden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matti misses with a body kick.
Haden slips a jab from Matti.
Haden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matti's waist but Matti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haden off to one side.
Matti misses with a leg kick.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Haden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haden.
A clash of legs there as Haden blocks the low kick.
Haden misses with a lunging right hand
and Matti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Matti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haden on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haden takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Matti.
A telegraphed right hand from Matti misses the target.
Haden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matti. That one must have hurt.
Matti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matti misses with a double jab.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matti moves away.
Haden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matti misses with a looping left.
Haden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden swings widly with a right hand
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
A slow jab from Haden misses its intended target.
Matti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Matti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Matti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matti throws the kick towards the body but Haden avoids it.
Matti scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Matti does it's job there.
Parta Matti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haden misses with a takedown
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Matti cracks Haden with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Haden looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Matti finish him?
Matti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haden doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haden at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matti. Haden shrugs it off though.
Matti thuds a left hand into Haden's body.
Matti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matti digs a good body shot into Haden's ribs.
Matti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matti throws a looping overhand right but Haden ducks down to avoid it.

Matti cracks Haden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matti has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haden to stand back up!

Haden is rocked!
Haden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matti connects with a stiff jab that staggers Haden - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Parta Matti!
Parta Matti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.