PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Budden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Matola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Matola is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Budden
vs
Matola

172 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
28
170 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Budden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Matola!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Budden staying out of range there.
Matola avoids the body shot from Budden.
Budden throws a nice looking combination but Matola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budden misses with a double jab.
Matola throws a looping overhand right but Budden ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Budden misses.
Matola moves forwards but Budden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Budden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matola sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Matola tries to keep at a distance but Budden has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Budden fails to land.
Budden lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matola - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Budden to work.
Budden struggles to land a body shot inside as Matola controls his hands.

Budden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budden throws a right and a left that Matola avoids nicely.
Matola ducks under a wild hook from Budden.
A nice inside leg kick there by Budden. That's going to slow Matola down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budden misses with the combination.
Budden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matola.
Budden fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Matola.
Matola throws a lazy right hand but Budden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Budden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matola's sensitive parts.
Budden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matola at a distance.
Matola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Budden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Budden swinging wildly here.
Matola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Budden wants to clinch up but Matola keeps it at a distance.
Joe Budden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budden.
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Budden throws out a leg kick but Matola moves out of range and Budden only half commits.
A slow jab from Budden misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Matola coming out on top.
Matola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matola missing with a left hand there. Budden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Budden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matola's hands.
Budden throws a right hand that Matola ducks under and follows up with a left that Matola also avoids with ease.
Budden fails to land with a series of punches.
Budden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Budden throws a right and a left that Matola avoids nicely.
Matola throws a hook but Budden blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Matola.
Budden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matola moves away.
Budden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Budden has time to react.
Budden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matola takes one on the button.
Matola lands a head shot.
Budden tries to bum rush Matola with a series of wild strikes but Matola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Budden throws a series of punches but Matola moves out of range.
Budden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matola.
Budden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matola.
Matola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matola throws a big shot that misses.
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matola looks to land a right hand but Budden moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Budden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Budden tries to bum rush Matola with a series of wild strikes but Matola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matola ducks under a wild hook from Budden.
Budden slips under a jab.
A jab from Matola misses.
Matola throws out a loose jab but Budden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budden fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Budden.
Budden misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Budden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Budden looks to land a combination but Matola avoids it well.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Budden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Matola.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matola circles away quickly and effectively.
Budden ducks under a wild hook from Matola.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budden misses with the combination.
Budden misses with a hook. Matola ducked under it nicely.
Joe Budden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Budden slips under a jab from Matola.
A punch combination from Budden misses.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matola circles away quickly and effectively.
Matola throws a jab but it's blocked by Budden.
A big left from Budden misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budden slips under a jab.
Budden misses with a series of wild punches.
Budden ducks under a wild hook from Matola.
Budden throws a series of punches but Matola moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matola.
Budden moves away from the strike by Matola.
A combination from Budden does no damage.
Budden throws a hook but Matola avoids it easily.
Budden swinging wildly here.
Matola moves out of range as Budden throws a body kick.
Budden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Matola.
Budden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matola throws the left hand but Budden avoids the punch easily.
Matola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matola is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Budden.
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Budden takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Budden scores with a jab.
Budden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budden throws a nice looking combination but Matola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matola circles away quickly and effectively.
Budden misses the jab.
Matola throws out a loose jab but Budden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matola might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Budden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matola.
Matola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Budden lands a right hook to the body.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matola misses with a straight right.
Budden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matola misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Matola there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Budden tries to close the distance and clinch but Matola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matola throws a lazy right hand but Budden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Budden does no damage.
Budden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budden.
A left and a right from Budden both land. Nice combination.
A slow jab from Matola misses its intended target.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matola circles away quickly and effectively.
Matola looks to land a right hand but Budden moved out of range.
Budden throws a right and a left that Matola avoids nicely.
Budden blocks a jab.
Budden swinging wildly here.
Matola throws the left hand but Budden avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Budden stalks Matola and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matola's face. Matola staggers backwards, shaken.
Budden throws a series of punches but Matola avoids them all with ease.
Budden throws a nice looking combination but Matola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matola throws a hook but Budden blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Matola misses the target.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.
Budden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matola slips a jab from Budden.
A combination from Budden does no damage.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budden works over Matola's head and body with a nice combination.
Budden misses with a looping right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matola connects with a jab.
Budden defending well as Matola loads up on a big left hand.
Budden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Budden swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Budden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Budden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matola.
Budden throws out a loose jab but Matola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Budden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Budden throws a right hand that Matola ducks under and follows up with a left that Matola also avoids with ease.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budden looks to land a combination but Matola avoids it well.
Matola misses with an uppercut. Budden saw that one coming.
Matola misses with a looping left.
Budden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Budden throws a series of punches but Matola avoids them all with ease.
Matola throws a hook to the side of Budden's head but Budden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budden throws a series of punches but Matola moves out of range.
A punch combination from Budden misses.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden fails to land with a series of punches.
Budden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matola dodges the punch combination from Budden.
Budden misses with the combination.
Matola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matola.
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Budden tries to bum rush Matola with a series of wild strikes but Matola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Budden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matola.
Budden misses with a double jab.
Matola looks to land a left hand but Budden moved out of range nicely.
Budden misses with a series of wild punches.
Budden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Budden swinging wildly here.
Matola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budden.
Nice uppercut lands for Matola. That snapped Budden's head back.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matola circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Matola misses its intended target.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matola circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Matola misses.
Matola throws an overhand right that lands on Budden's shoulder, as Budden tries to avoid the shot.
Budden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matola.
Budden throws a series of punches but Matola avoids them all with ease.
Budden looks to land a combination but Matola avoids it well.
Joe Budden is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Matola.
Budden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Budden walks into a jab.
Budden slips a straight right by Matola.
Budden blocks a jab.
Matola misses with an uppercut.
Carlos Matola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Budden throws a right hand that Matola ducks under and follows up with a left that Matola also avoids with ease.
Joe Budden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.
Matola throws a shot from downtown. Budden moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Budden.
A big right from Matola misses.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Budden slips under a jab from Matola.
Budden ducks under a wild hook from Matola.
Some wild striking there from Budden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Budden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by Budden.
Matola looks to land a right hand but Budden moved out of range.
Matola throws a hook but Budden blocks it.
Budden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Budden misses with an uppercut.
Matola connects with a jab.
Budden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Budden throws a series of punches but Matola avoids them all with ease.
Budden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matola moves out of range of the strikes.
Budden just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Budden.
Well Budden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Budden!