PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Pancha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Mata struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pancha
vs
Mata

182 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

174 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sancho Pancha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Mata!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pancha tries for a takedown but Mata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Mata takes the fight into the clinch.
Mata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mata displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pancha up against the cage.
Pancha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mata pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pancha fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sancho Pancha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pancha wants to clinch

and Mata counters by clinching up.
Mata scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mata lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mata lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pancha backwards.

Pancha is rocked!
Pancha blocks an uppercut.
Oh Pancha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pancha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mata misses with some punches.
Mata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mata misses with a punch on the inside.
Mata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mata swings wildly with an uppercut but Pancha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mata swings wildly with an uppercut but Pancha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Mata.
Pancha seems to have got his legs back now.
Pancha is breathing heavily.
Mata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mata dips a shoulder and cracks Pancha with a mighty uppercut! Pancha falls back against the cage and Mata unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pancha is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mata screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Mata!