PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Matzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Damien Short has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Short
vs
Matzu

160 cm
24
146 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Matzu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short misses with a series of wild punches.
Matzu throws a head kick but Short moves out of range.
Short lands a jab to Matzu's midsection.
Short works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matzu tries to clinch up but Short circles away and keeps his distance.
Short rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matzu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Short fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matzu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matzu throws a head kick but Short moves out of range.
Matzu tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Short. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Short.

Matzu has taken the fight to the clinch.

Matzu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matzu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Short to score with a decent uppercut.
Matzu tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Short thuds a left hand into Matzu's body.
Matzu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Short.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short blocks a head kick by Matzu.
Short misses with the combination.
Short throws a one two combo.
A jab from Short finds it's way through Matzu's defenses.
Matzu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Short is looking to wear down Matzu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matzu doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Matzu tries to clinch there but Short circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matzu throws a head kick that misses.
Matzu is looking to clinch.
Short comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matzu moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Short blocks a head kick by Matzu.
Short fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matzu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matzu looks gassed!
Short throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Short lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matzu circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Short, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short with a nice cross.
Short throws a right hand that Matzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Matzu also avoids with ease.
Short connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. Short catches Matzu right on the button with a cross.
Damien Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matzu misses with a head kick.
Short looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matzu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Short misses with a few strikes there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Short lands with a nice combination. Matzu backs away looking to recover.
Short dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Short throws a nice looking combination but Matzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matzu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Short scores with a sloppy right hand. Matzu should have avoided that one.
Short avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Short looks to land a combination but Matzu avoids it well.
Good shot there by Short.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Matzu.
Matzu tries to clinch there but Short circles away.
Short misses with a wild combination.
Short stalks Matzu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matzu's face. Matzu staggers backwards, shaken.
Matzu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Short fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matzu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Short swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Short scores with a shot to the body.
Matzu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Short lands with a nice body punch.
Short fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matzu throws a sloppy head kick and Short moves out of range easily.
Short ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matzu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Short fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matzu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Short works over Matzu's head and body with a nice combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Matzu walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Short.
A combination from Short does no damage.
Short works over Matzu's head and body with a nice combination.
Short dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matzu tries to clinch up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Short works the jab nicely.
Short throws a series of punches but Matzu moves out of range.
Matzu moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Short lands with a nice body punch.
Short keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matzu moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Short with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Short throws a series of punches but Matzu moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Short dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Short fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Damien Short is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matzu wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.
Damien Short is winning the standup battle so far.
Matzu tries to close the distance and clinch but Short swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matzu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Short throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Short digs a good body shot into Matzu's ribs.
Short lands with a shot to the body.
Short fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matzu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matzu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matzu tries to clinch up but Short circles away and keeps his distance.
Short looks to land a combination. Matzu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Short lands with a cross.
Short throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matzu moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Short throws a one two combo.

Matzu is rocked!
Matzu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matzu is still on wobbly legs! Can Short finish him?
Short connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Matzu! He's out on his feet! Short rushes in and drops Matzu with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damien Short!