PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - Change. DeSouza has chosen freedom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Matazz
vs
DeSouza

188 cm
22
192 lbs
15 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
188 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Crippler's Corner

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 15 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug DeSouza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSouza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSouza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matazz. That one must have hurt.
DeSouza on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Doug DeSouza has been cut.
Matazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matazz wants to land a leg kick but DeSouza is out of range.
Matazz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSouza misses with a straight right.
Matazz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
DeSouza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matazz.

Matazz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matazz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matazz is on top in guard.

Matazz stands up from DeSouza's guard - Matazz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Matazz connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz tries to clinch up but DeSouza circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Matazz misses.
DeSouza throws a right hand that Matazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Matazz also avoids with ease.
Matazz stuffs the takedown.
DeSouza throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeSouza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matazz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeSouza misses with a takedown attempt
and Matazz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSouza.
Matazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Matazz pushes DeSouza up against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeSouza.
Matazz stalling against the cage.
DeSouza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matazz stalling.
DeSouza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz slows down the pace here.
Matazz lands an elbow inside.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Doug DeSouza's cut even more.
Matazz lands an elbow inside.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matazz.

DeSouza jumps into guard, dragging Matazz to the mat.
DeSouza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Matazz stands and steps away. DeSouza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Matazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doug DeSouza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSouza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Matazz is looking to slow DeSouza down with leg kicks.
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!
Matazz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeSouza to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeSouza moves out of range of the strikes.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Matazz lands.

The cut above Doug DeSouza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matazz, right into the meat.
DeSouza looks gassed!
Matazz slips under a jab.
Matazz looks to land a right hand but DeSouza moved out of range.
DeSouza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeSouza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matazz, as that shot connected.
Matazz connects with a good right hand that stumbles DeSouza. DeSouza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

DeSouza is rocked!
Matazz throws an uppercut from hell that sends DeSouza clean off his feet! He's out cold! Matazz stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz retains his middleweight title!