PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rees comes into the arena with Soulfly-Frontlines blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Rees
vs
Matson

185 cm
21
208 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Omnipotent Ensemble [MMABR]
Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brutal Rees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees thumps Matson with a low kick.
Rees blocks a jab.
Rees throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
Rees throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rees.
Matson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rees misses with a head kick.
Rees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rees lands a high kick!

It looks like Josh Matson has been cut.
Rees throws a hook but Matson avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Rees.
Rees scores with a spinning back kick!
Rees scores with a jab.

Rees clinches up against the cage.
Rees lands a damaging elbow.

Rees escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Rees.
Rees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matson throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rees scores a nice knee to the body.

Rees breaks the clinch.
Brutal Rees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees tries a head kick but it misses.
Matson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rees ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Matson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees wants to clinch.
Rees ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matson moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rees lands a left and a right that send Matson crashing to the mat, dazed. Rees thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rees.
Rees fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rees pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rees looks for the body kick but Matson saw that one coming.
Matson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rees.
Rees throws out a leg kick but Matson moves out of range and Rees only half commits.
Rees connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matson blocks a head kick by Rees.
Rees throws an overhand right that lands on Matson's shoulder, as Matson tries to avoid the shot.
Rees throws a hook to the side of Matson's head but Matson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rees tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rees throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rees misses with a straight right.
Rees staying out of range there.
Matson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rees counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Matson.
Rees tries to clinch but Matson is having none of it.
Rees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rees connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rees wants to clinch.
Matson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees motions for Matson to come forward. Rees throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rees has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rees looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rees doesn't manage to clinch there - Matson circles away.
Matson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rees with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rees.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson blocks a head kick by Rees.
Rees waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matson.
Rees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rees tries to clinch there but Matson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Rees dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Matson's cut.
That's time! Rees's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rees moves into the clinch.
Rees blocks an uppercut.
Rees creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matson's defenses.
Rees working Matson over with knees to the body.
Rees misses with a knee to the head.
Rees lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matson backwards.
Rees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rees scores a nice knee to the body.
Rees using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rees is leaning against Matson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Rees.
Matson takes an elbow to the temple.
Rees lands an elbow inside that Matson shrugs off.
Rees using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rees comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Rees.

Rees breaks the clinch.
Matson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rees delivers a nice body kick.
Matson slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rees can pounce on him.
Rees looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rees wants to land a leg kick but Matson is out of range.
Matson slips under a jab.
Rees is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matson can do to turn this around?
Rees loads up on a big right hand but Matson slips the punch.
Rees avoids the head kick by Matson.
Rees throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rees thinking.
Rees fakes the leg kick and cracks Matson in the body.
Rees wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Rees misses its intended target.
Rees throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rees.
Matson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rees.
Rees tries to bum rush Matson with a series of wild strikes but Matson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rees throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matson walks into a left hand.
Rees loads up on a big right hand but Matson slips the punch.
Josh Matson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rees gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matson won't allow Rees to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Rees is going to stand back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rees thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matson's head.
Rees missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Rees is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matson tries to roll over but Rees keeps him under control.

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.
Rees stalling.
Rees is looking to take a break and control but Matson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matson slips under a jab from Rees.
Rees looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Rees dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Matson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rees lands a lovely overhand right.
Rees misses with a head kick.
Rees tries to clinch but Matson is having none of it.

Rees closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matson throws a head punch that misses.
Matson tries to work over Rees's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rees creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rees is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

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

Rees moves into the clinch.
Rees landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Rees breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rees throws a front kick aimed at Matson's knee but Matson avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Rees as he connects with a hook.
Brutal Rees is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws a right and a left that Rees avoids nicely.
Matson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rees throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
Matson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rees.
Matson blocks a jab.
Matson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rees.
Rees misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matson.
Rees throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
Matson slips under a jab from Rees.
Rees throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Matson finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Matson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rees lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rees. Matson shrugs it off though.
Rees throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rees throws a sloppy head kick and Matson moves out of range easily.
Rees tries a head kick but it misses.
Rees misses with a low kick.
Rees looks to score with a jab to the body but Matson is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Matson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rees doesn't seem phased though.
Matson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rees looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rees throws a lazy right hand but Matson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rees connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matson throws a right hand that Rees ducks under and follows up with a left that Rees also avoids with ease.
Matson slips a jab from Rees.
Matson moves out of range of the body kick from Rees.
Matson blocks a head kick by Rees.
Matson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees thumps Matson with a low kick.
Rees lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rees throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matson.
Rees throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rees throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matson.
Rees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matson connects with the punch.
Josh Matson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rees misses with a two punch combination.
Matson digs a good body shot into Rees's ribs.
Matson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rees swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matson blocks a leg kick.
Brutal Rees is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rees.
Matson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutal Rees showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rees has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutal Rees!