PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Rieech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mathius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rieech's entrance music is DMX ft. Black Violin-Im a Ryder. A fine choice. The key to victory for Markus Rieech has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rieech
vs
Mathius

178 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markus Rieech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Mathius!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rieech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rieech looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rieech connects with a looping right hand.
Rieech on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Markus Rieech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Mathius.
Nice body kick there by Mathius.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rieech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mathius.
Mathius wants to control but Rieech is keeping him busy.
Mathius taking a breather here.

Mathius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rieech is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rieech is not content to let Mathius control the position.
Mathius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Mathius is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rieech knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Mathius in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rieech is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Mathius!