PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Goat Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Mathiew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Mathiew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Goat Killer
vs
Mathiew

173 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

169 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris The Goat Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Mathiew!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Goat Killer tries to bum rush Mathiew with a series of wild strikes but Mathiew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mathiew throws a head kick but The Goat Killer moves out of range.
The Goat Killer avoids the head kick by Mathiew.
Mathiew is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Goat Killer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Goat Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Goat Killer lands a two punch combo.
Mathiew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Goat Killer as he avoids it easily.
Mathiew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chris The Goat Killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Mathiew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from The Goat Killer. No joy for Mathiew on that attempt.
Mathiew throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at The Goat Killer to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathiew misses with a takedown attempt
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at The Goat Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
Mathiew has his takedown stuffed
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mathiew looks gassed!
Mathiew misses with a takedown attempt
and The Goat Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
The Goat Killer misses with a combination
and Mathiew counters with a one-two to the body.
The Goat Killer is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for The Goat Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Goat Killer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mathiew misses with a takedown attempt
and The Goat Killer counters with a series of strikes. Mathiew will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Goat Killer misses with a wild combination.
Mathiew clinches but The Goat Killer breaks the clinch
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Goat Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathiew.
The Goat Killer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Goat Killer looks to land a combination but Mathiew avoids it well.
The Goat Killer scores with a one two! Mathiew had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathiew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Goat Killer.
Chris The Goat Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Goat Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mathiew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Goat Killer counters with a series of strikes. Mathiew will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Goat Killer tries to bum rush Mathiew with a series of wild strikes but Mathiew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Goat Killer misses with a few strikes there.
The Goat Killer swinging wilding here.
The Goat Killer misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Goat Killer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Goat Killer throws a nice looking combination but Mathiew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Goat Killer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathiew gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Goat Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
The Goat Killer misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from The Goat Killer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris The Goat Killer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Goat Killer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mathiew with a poor takedown
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at The Goat Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
Zack Mathiew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathiew with a poor takedown
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mathiew tries to clinch
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Goat Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathiew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Goat Killer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathiew tries to clinch but The Goat Killer moves away
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at The Goat Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from The Goat Killer does no damage.
The Goat Killer throws a right hand that Mathiew ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathiew also avoids with ease.
Mathiew is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Goat Killer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - The Goat Killer scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from The Goat Killer both land. Nice combination.
Mathiew shoots and misses
and The Goat Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Mathiew.
Chris The Goat Killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Mathiew.
The Goat Killer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mathiew counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mathiew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Goat Killer.
Mathiew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Goat Killer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew dodges the punch combination from The Goat Killer.
The Goat Killer throws a series of punches but Mathiew avoids them all with ease.
Chris The Goat Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Goat Killer throws a right and a left that Mathiew avoids nicely.
The Goat Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathiew.
The Goat Killer misses with a two punch combination.
The Goat Killer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathiew circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathiew darts in trying to clinch
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at The Goat Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The Goat Killer misses with a double jab.
The Goat Killer tries to bum rush Mathiew with a series of wild strikes but Mathiew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mathiew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chris The Goat Killer is winning the standup battle so far.
The Goat Killer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mathiew backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Goat Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from The Goat Killer does no damage.
A punch combination from The Goat Killer misses.
No joy there for The Goat Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for The Goat Killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Goat Killer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Goat Killer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris The Goat Killer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mathiew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Goat Killer.
The Goat Killer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathiew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Goat Killer.
Mathiew gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at The Goat Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Goat Killer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathiew counters with a body kick that stops The Goat Killer in his tracks momentarily.
Mathiew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathiew gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Goat Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Mathiew.
The Goat Killer misses with a double jab
and Mathiew counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mathiew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Goat Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Mathiew.
Some wild striking there from The Goat Killer.
The Goat Killer misses with a wild combination.
Chris The Goat Killer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Goat Killer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathiew misses with a takedown
and The Goat Killer counters with a series of strikes. Mathiew will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chris The Goat Killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Mathiew.
The Goat Killer lands a jab-cross combination.
The Goat Killer stalks Mathiew and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mathiew's face. Mathiew staggers backwards, shaken.
The Goat Killer throws a series of punches but Mathiew moves out of range.
The Goat Killer looks to land a combination but Mathiew avoids it well.
Mathiew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Goat Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathiew.
The Goat Killer throws a one two combo.
The Goat Killer throws a right and a left that Mathiew avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from The Goat Killer.
The Goat Killer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Goat Killer throws a right and a left that Mathiew avoids nicely.

That's four 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.
Mathiew looks to clinch
and The Goat Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Mathiew.
The Goat Killer misses with a two punch combination.
The Goat Killer throws a right hand that Mathiew ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathiew also avoids with ease.
The Goat Killer misses with the combination.
Mathiew thows a leg kick but The Goat Killer checks it
and The Goat Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Mathiew backing up. Mathiew nods at The Goat Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danga de danga de dang - The Goat Killer scores with a four punch combination!
The Goat Killer closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris The Goat Killer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Goat Killer 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris The Goat Killer!