PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M I Callis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callis comes to the cage accompanied by The Humans Are Dead. Mathers has chosen Buck cherry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

I Callis
vs
Mathers

177 cm
25
175 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

178 cm
30
178 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, M I Callis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callis slaps away a takedown attempt from Mathers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Callis loads up on a big right hand but Mathers slips the punch.
Callis blocks a jab.
Mathers moves in looking to clinch but Callis pushes him off.
Callis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Mathers walks into a left hand.
Callis swings for the body but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Callis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mathers somewhat.
Callis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mathers looks for a takedown but Callis sprawls well.
M I Callis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Mathers.
Callis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Mathers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Callis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mathers has a takedown stuffed.
Mathers with a poor takedown
and Callis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mathers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mathers looks gassed!
Callis takes one to the side of the head.
Mathers fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Callis scores with a hook.
Karl Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callis thuds a left hand into Mathers's body.
Callis lands a nice looking body shot.
Callis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Callis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Callis lands a jab to the head.
Mathers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Callis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mathers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Callis lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callis lands a lovely overhand right.
Mathers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Callis.

Mathers is rocked!
Mathers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Callis as he jumps to the side.
Mathers is still on wobbly legs! Can Callis finish him?
Mathers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Callis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mathers drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Callis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mathers's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). M I Callis!
M I Callis retains his welterweight title!