PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn comes to the cage accompanied by Barney Stinson is Awesome. James has chosen What's the difference as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Von Matterhorn
vs
James

182 cm
27
266 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

194 cm
28
266 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Von Matterhorn is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Von Matterhorn circles away and we're back to standing.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice leg kick.
Von Matterhorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Matterhorn throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Von Matterhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James tries for a takedown but Von Matterhorn circles away easily

and Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch.
Von Matterhorn lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Matterhorn.
A short left from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
James looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Matterhorn lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Matterhorn.

Von Matterhorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Von Matterhorn darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von Matterhorn lands with a right to the head.

Von Matterhorn has James pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Von Matterhorn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending James tumbling to the mat - Von Matterhorn dives into James's guard.
Von Matterhorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von Matterhorn tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Von Matterhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Matterhorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Matterhorn scoring with some ground and pound.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Von Matterhorn stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn stopping the sweep attempt from James.

James looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Von Matterhorn has picked James up and slammed him! James can't keep hold of the triangle and Von Matterhorn manages to pass to side control!
Von Matterhorn is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Matterhorn trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is letting Von Matterhorn control him for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Von Matterhorn working the body and head with strikes.
Von Matterhorn works to advance to full mount. James defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
James can't escape the position.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Von Matterhorn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Von Matterhorn with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James is trying desperately to improve position.
Von Matterhorn content just to control the position here.
Von Matterhorn looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. James looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James can't escape the position.
Von Matterhorn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

James is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Von Matterhorn! James is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!