PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Matrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steiner has chosen Agonoize - Baeng Baeng Goodbye as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matrione
vs
Steiner

180 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

174 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Matrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Steiner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matrione tries to clinch but Steiner is having none of it.
Steiner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Steiner.

Steiner has Matrione up against the cage in a clinch.
Steiner is leaning against Matrione and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steiner is pressed up against the cage. Matrione has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steiner down to the mat. Steiner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch but Matrione swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steiner tries to clinch but Matrione is having none of it.
Steiner leaves Matrione with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Steiner clinches up against the cage.
Matrione misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Steiner.
Steiner cracks Matrione with a nice body shot.
Steiner slows down the pace here.
Steiner stops a takedown attempt from Matrione.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Matrione. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matrione tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steiner smiles and moves away.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matrione paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matrione swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matrione fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steiner is looking to clinch but Matrione is avoiding it.
Matrione circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steiner is looking to clinch.
Steiner throws a shot to the body.
Matrione is breathing heavily.

Steiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Steiner - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Steiner as the two fighters clinch.
Steiner presses Matrione against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steiner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matrione backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Steiner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steiner.
Steiner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Steiner.
Steiner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steiner lands with a left to the head.
Steiner lands a body shot.
Steiner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steiner cracks Matrione with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steiner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matrione really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left hand lands to the body for Steiner.
Steiner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steiner lands a body punch.
Matrione being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Steiner.
Steiner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steiner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matrione's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Matrione is rocked!
Steiner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Matrione is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Steiner.
Steiner scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Steiner as the two fighters clinch.
Steiner lands a shot to the body.
Matrione seems to have got his legs back now.
Matrione's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steiner lands a big right hand that drops Matrione! The killer instinct kicks in and Steiner finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Steiner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Steiner!