PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. Terry has chosen england belongs to me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matsumoto
vs
Terry

178 cm
28
168 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

173 cm
22
165 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Terry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Terry throws a leg kick

and Matsumoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matsumoto passes to side control.
Matsumoto lands a few punches from side control.
Matsumoto controls the position.
Terry stops Matsumoto from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Terry struggling a bit here.

Matsumoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound.
Terry is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Matsumoto off and has taken his back!

Terry patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Terry doesn't have the hooks in and Matsumoto manages to turn into his guard.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terry is keeping the position for now.
Matsumoto thows a big elbow that misses.

Terry has his foot on Matsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terry tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Terry is trying to control the position but Matsumoto postures up.
Matsumoto trying to control but Terry is working from the bottom.

Daniel Terry has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsumoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry misses with a hook to the body
and Matsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Terry loads up on a big right hand but Matsumoto slips the punch.
Terry defending well as Matsumoto loads up on a big left hand.
Terry misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Matsumoto misses.

Terry gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Terry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matsumoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terry wants to stall.
Terry lands with a light punch inside.
Terry throws a head punch that misses.
Terry wants to stall.
Terry tries to work over Matsumoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terry is working Matsumoto over against the cage.
Terry misses with a punch to the body.
Terry swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsumoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terry.
Terry tries a body shot but Matsumoto blocks it.
Terry lands a body punch.
Terry lands a body shot.
Matsumoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsumoto backwards.
Matsumoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terry is defending well for now.
Terry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matsumoto or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terry struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsumoto controls his hands.
Terry struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsumoto controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Matsumoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Terry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terry just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsumoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matsumoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Terry closes the distance and clinches up with Matsumoto, looking for a takedown. Terry pushes Matsumoto against the cage but Matsumoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsumoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Terry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto with a poor takedown

and Terry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matsumoto's guard.

Matsumoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Terry defends well.

Matsumoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matsumoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Terry wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to keep a closed guard but Terry is proving a slippery customer.
Matsumoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Terry advances to half guard.
Terry trying to control from half guard but Matsumoto is working away.
Terry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Terry is looking for a kimura but Matsumoto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Terry to get the leverage.
Matsumoto is looking to control Terry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matsumoto avoid being mounted?
Terry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matsumoto trying to control but Terry postures up.
Matsumoto is looking for a sweep. Terry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Terry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Terry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto misses with a combination
and Terry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matsumoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Terry throws a head kick that misses
and Matsumoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Terry is predictable there
and Matsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
Matsumoto lands a jab.
Matsumoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Matsumoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terry moves away.
Matsumoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matsumoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsumoto misses with a double jab
and Terry counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Matsumoto is predictable there
and Terry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a poor cross that misses

and Terry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matsumoto won't be happy with that.

Terry is trying to get an arm triangle but Matsumoto is defending well.
Terry controlling the position from side mount.

Terry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matsumoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matsumoto regains half guard there - taking advantage of Terry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry trying to mount his opponent but Matsumoto defends it.
Terry is just content to waste time from the top position. Matsumoto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Terry trying to control but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
Terry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Terry looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matsumoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Terry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Terry wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.

Terry has gone for a leg lock! Matsumoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Terry's guard.
Matsumoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matsumoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matsumoto stopping the sweep attempt from Terry.
Terry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Terry pulls Matsumoto in close to prevent any damage.
Matsumoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Terry looking for a sweep. Not yet Terry, not yet.

Matsumoto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Terry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Terry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Terry!
Terry works to advance to full mount. Matsumoto defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Terry really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Matsumoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Terry circles away.
Matsumoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Terry counters with a thumping low kick.
Matsumoto misses with a shot to the body
and Terry counters with a straight right hand.
Matsumoto misses with a double jab.
Terry tries to clinch up but Matsumoto circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Terry clinches.
Nice body punch from Terry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Terry fails to land.

Matsumoto jumps into guard, dragging Terry to the mat.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matsumoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matsumoto wants to sweep here but Terry controlling him for the moment.
Terry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matsumoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Terry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matsumoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry trying to control here.
Terry is refusing to be controlled, as Matsumoto sits in half guard.
Matsumoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Terry looking for submissions off his back.
Matsumoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matsumoto wants to control but Terry is keeping him busy.
Matsumoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry is looking to control Matsumoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terry avoid being mounted?
Matsumoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsumoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terry defending well though.
Terry is refusing to be controlled, as Matsumoto sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terry wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping busy.
Matsumoto passes to side control.
Terry managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Matsumoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Terry is looking to regain half guard here but Matsumoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Terry is looking to regain half guard here but Matsumoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Terry regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Matsumoto is working for a kimura here but Terry manages to reverse the position and he's now in Matsumoto's guard.
Terry is pushing down on Matsumoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matsumoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Terry has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kiyoshi Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
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!

Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terry counters with a right hand to the body.
Matsumoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Terry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matsumoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Terry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry misses with a leg kick
and Terry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terry misses the shot to the body.
Terry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Matsumoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsumoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Terry counters with a left to the body.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Terry is just out of range.
Terry misses with a body shot.

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.
Matsumoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Terry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsumoto at a distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Matsumoto misses with a hook
and Terry counters with a straight right hand.
Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Terry strikes.
Matsumoto throws a leg kick
letting Terry counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terry staying out of range there.
Terry throws a series of punches but Matsumoto avoids them all with ease.
Matsumoto misses with a hook to the body
and Terry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matsumoto misses with a body punch
and Matsumoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsumoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Terry defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matsumoto misses with a right hand
and Terry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matsumoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsumoto misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto scores with the left hand. Terry knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Terry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsumoto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Terry!
Daniel Terry is the new lightweight champion!