PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Pewterschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matazz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deftones - Change. Pewterschmidt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 7 Words. This should be a great matchup!

Matazz
vs
Pewterschmidt

188 cm
21
192 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Deadly Clothing
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Pewterschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Matazz.
Matazz throws a front kick that sends Pewterschmidt stumbling back into the cage.
Pewterschmidt looks gassed!
Matazz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pewterschmidt's head backwards.

It looks like Carter Pewterschmidt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pewterschmidt takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Matazz throws the left hand but Pewterschmidt avoids the punch easily.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Pewterschmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matazz lands with a nice body punch.
Pewterschmidt dives in and grabs Matazz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matazz pushes down on Pewterschmidt's head and hops out.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Matazz.
Pewterschmidt keeps the fight on the outside.
Pewterschmidt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Matazz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Matazz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Matazz slams his shin into Pewterschmidt's torso.
Matazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Matazz moves into range and clinches up with Pewterschmidt.
Knees to the body from Matazz.
Matazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matazz working Pewterschmidt over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
Pewterschmidt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matazz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pewterschmidt is trying to stall.
Pewterschmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matazz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pewterschmidt takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matazz obliges.
Matazz working Pewterschmidt over with knees to the body.
Matazz lands a left hand.
Matazz crunches a lovely knee into Pewterschmidt's ribcage.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pewterschmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matazz lands a knee to the body.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matazz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Carter Pewterschmidt's cut even more.
Matazz lands a knee to the body.
Matazz working Pewterschmidt over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
The referee calls for Matazz to work.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Matazz.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pewterschmidt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matazz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pewterschmidt being controlled against the cage.
Pewterschmidt tries to stall but Matazz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pewterschmidt avoids it.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pewterschmidt takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Pewterschmidt is trying to stall.
Matazz lands a nice elbow.
Pewterschmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Pewterschmidt in his tracks for a moment.
Matazz is pushing Pewterschmidt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Matazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pewterschmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Matazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Pewterschmidt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pewterschmidt misses with a hook. Matazz ducked under it nicely.
Matazz lands a jab to Pewterschmidt's midsection.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matazz, right into the meat.
Pewterschmidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matazz. Matazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Pewterschmidt blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pewterschmidt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matazz can pounce on him.
Matazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matazz is looking to clinch.
Matazz cracks the inside of Pewterschmidt's front leg.
Carter Pewterschmidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Matazz forces Pewterschmidt back against the cage and clinches.
Matazz lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz lands an elbow inside.
Matazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pewterschmidt can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Matazz.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Pewterschmidt 's eye.
Matazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
A body shot lands from Matazz.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pewterschmidt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pewterschmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matazz avoiding damage.
Matazz lands an elbow inside.
Matazz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pewterschmidt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pewterschmidt.
Matazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pewterschmidt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pewterschmidt stalling in the clinch but Matazz improves position.
Pewterschmidt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Pewterschmidt in his tracks for a moment.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pewterschmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pewterschmidt takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pewterschmidt's brow.
Pewterschmidt taking a breather.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pewterschmidt avoids it.
Matazz lands an elbow inside.
Raz Matazz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Matazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pewterschmidt blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pewterschmidt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pewterschmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pewterschmidt working hard to break the clinch.
Matazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matazz wants to stall.
Matazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pewterschmidt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matazz has Pewterschmidt pressed against the cage, preventing Pewterschmidt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pewterschmidt blocks an elbow strike.
Matazz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matazz letting Pewterschmidt take a breather here.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pewterschmidt's defenses.
Pewterschmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Matazz has double underhooks.
Pewterschmidt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matazz pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matazz throws a looping overhand right but Pewterschmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Pewterschmidt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pewterschmidt blocks a jab.
Matazz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pewterschmidt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pewterschmidt slips a straight right by Matazz.
Pewterschmidt drops his hands momentarily and Matazz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pewterschmidt scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pewterschmidt throws a nice looking combination but Matazz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Pewterschmidt's head but Pewterschmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carter Pewterschmidt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matazz misses with an uppercut. Pewterschmidt saw that one coming.
Pewterschmidt misses with a hook.
Pewterschmidt throws a hook but Matazz blocks it.
Raz Matazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Pewterschmidt loads up on a big right hand but Matazz slips the punch.
Matazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pewterschmidt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matazz. Matazz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pewterschmidt avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Matazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matazz tries to clinch there but Pewterschmidt circles away.
Pewterschmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matazz manages to avoid it.
Pewterschmidt throws a front kick aimed at Matazz's knee but Matazz avoids it well.
Pewterschmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pewterschmidt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pewterschmidt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Pewterschmidt.
A solid body kick from Matazz.
Pewterschmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Pewterschmidt misses with a few strikes there.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matazz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matazz misses with a two punch combination.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Matazz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pewterschmidt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pewterschmidt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a shot to the body
and Matazz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matazz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Pewterschmidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matazz motions for Pewterschmidt to come forward. Matazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Matazz rushes Pewterschmidt and presses him up against the cage.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pewterschmidt's defenses.
Pewterschmidt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matazz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matazz crunches a lovely knee into Pewterschmidt's ribcage.
Pewterschmidt stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Matazz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pewterschmidt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matazz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pewterschmidt's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pewterschmidt avoids it.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Pewterschmidt shrugs off.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Matazz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matazz scores a nice knee to the body.
Matazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matazz connects with a knee to the head.
Matazz works on Pewterschmidt's body with a couple of short punches.
Matazz lands a nice elbow.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pewterschmidt's defenses.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Pewterschmidt won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matazz.
Matazz scores a nice knee to the body.
Matazz lands a knee to the body.
Pewterschmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Matazz has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Pewterschmidt won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matazz.
Pewterschmidt managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Pewterschmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pewterschmidt can't get the takedown.
Raz Matazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Pewterschmidt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matazz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matazz connects with a knee to the head.
Pewterschmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pewterschmidt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matazz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pewterschmidt trying to control the position but instead, Matazz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pewterschmidt into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pewterschmidt is trying to break the clinch but Matazz has him pressed against the cage.
Matazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Pewterschmidt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Matazz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matazz looks to land a combination but Pewterschmidt avoids it well.
Matazz misses with a combination
and Pewterschmidt counters with a nice body shot.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pewterschmidt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pewterschmidt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matazz.
A clash of legs there as Pewterschmidt blocks the low kick.
Pewterschmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Matazz drives through and clinches with Pewterschmidt against the cage.
Pewterschmidt tries to score a body lock takedown but Matazz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pewterschmidt avoids it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matazz scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt can't get the takedown.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pewterschmidt's defenses.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pewterschmidt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pewterschmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Pewterschmidt shrugs off.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Pewterschmidt blocks it.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Pewterschmidt in his tracks for a moment.
Matazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matazz lands a knee to the body.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pewterschmidt's defenses.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Pewterschmidt avoids the damage to the body.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pewterschmidt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a knee strike.
Matazz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matazz connects with a knee to the head.
Matazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pewterschmidt blocks the elbow strike.
Pewterschmidt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pewterschmidt wants a takedown but no success here.
Raz Matazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Pewterschmidt.
Matazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Matazz has Pewterschmidt pressed against the cage.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matazz obliges.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Pewterschmidt in his tracks for a moment.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pewterschmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matazz.
Matazz misses with a knee to the head.
Matazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Pewterschmidt in his tracks for a moment.
Pewterschmidt trying to control the position but instead, Matazz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pewterschmidt into the cage.
Matazz working Pewterschmidt over with knees to the body.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matazz throws an elbow but misses.
Matazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pewterschmidt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pewterschmidt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Pewterschmidt 's eye.
Matazz stalling against the cage.
Pewterschmidt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pewterschmidt letting Matazz take a breather here.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pewterschmidt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pewterschmidt takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz had his way with Carter Pewterschmidt in that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Pewterschmidt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Matazz lands a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
A slow jab from Pewterschmidt misses its intended target.
Pewterschmidt misses with a wild combination.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matazz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Pewterschmidt circles away and keeps his distance.
Matazz missing with a left hand there. Pewterschmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Pewterschmidt keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Matazz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pewterschmidt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Matazz.
Matazz missing with a left hand there. Pewterschmidt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Matazz has Pewterschmidt up against the cage in a clinch.
Pewterschmidt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pewterschmidt is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
Pewterschmidt takes an elbow to the temple.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Matazz.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pewterschmidt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Pewterschmidt shrugs off.
Pewterschmidt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pewterschmidt is looking to control Matazz's arms but Matazz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pewterschmidt has his back to the cage.
Matazz with a knee to the head.
Matazz lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Matazz landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Pewterschmidt takes an elbow to the temple.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Pewterschmidt blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Pewterschmidt managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pewterschmidt is defending well for now.
Pewterschmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matazz throws an elbow but misses.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pewterschmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pewterschmidt tries to break free but Matazz pushes him back against the cage.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matazz misses with a knee to the head.
Carter Pewterschmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Pewterschmidt blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matazz prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matazz.
Pewterschmidt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Pewterschmidt avoids a wild elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pewterschmidt is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matazz.
Raz Matazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pewterschmidt avoids the elbow strike from Matazz, against the cage.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Matazz gets underhooks to prevent Pewterschmidt's takedown attempt.
Pewterschmidt tries to break the clinch but Matazz is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matazz.
Pewterschmidt letting Matazz take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matazz.
Pewterschmidt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matazz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raz Matazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Pewterschmidt.
Pewterschmidt defending well as Matazz loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Pewterschmidt.
Matazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A lazy left from Matazz finds it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matazz.

Matazz moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raz Matazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matazz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz retains his middleweight title!