PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemlock has chosen Champagneros as his entrance music. Biff Hemlock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mathews
vs
Hemlock

185 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MMA Animal

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hemlock does no damage.
Hemlock tries to bum rush Mathews with a series of wild strikes but Mathews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathews throws a poor cross that misses
and Hemlock counters with a right hand to the body.
Hemlock throws a nice looking combination but Mathews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hemlock works over Mathews's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Kenny Mathews has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathews misses with a wild body shot.
Hemlock punishes Mathews's body with a nice straight punch.
Hemlock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hemlock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mathews at a distance.
Mathews is breathing heavily.
Hemlock misses with a wild combination.
Hemlock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mathews. Mathews circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock looks to land a combination but Mathews avoids it well.
Mathews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hemlock lands with a nice body punch.
Hemlock swinging wildly here.
Hemlock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Kenny Mathews's cut is getting worse.
Hemlock throws a sloppy head kick and Mathews moves out of range easily.
Hemlock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mathews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hemlock moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews misses with a hook to the body

and Hemlock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hemlock trying to control the action but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Hemlock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hemlock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mathews on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mathews tries to get out of the position.
Hemlock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mathews does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hemlock prevents Mathews from improving his position.
Hemlock winds up and cracks Mathews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mathews is trying is best to control the position here.
Mathews is looking to improve his position.
Hemlock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hemlock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mathews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews tries to get to full guard but Hemlock has control of the leg.
Hemlock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mathews's head.
Mathews is positioning himself well to prevent Hemlock advancing to mount.
Mathews trying to get back to full guard but Hemlock takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hemlock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hemlock avoids the attempt from Mathews to control.
Mathews bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Hemlock has his foot on Mathews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mathews works his way back into a safe position though.
Mathews trying to control but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Hemlock working a defensive guard here.
Hemlock wants to sweep but no luck.
Hemlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mathews wants to pass the guard but Hemlock is keeping the position.
Mathews thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hemlock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mathews drops back looking for a leg! Hemlock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hemlock manages to kick Mathews off! Mathews jumps back into Hemlock's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Hemlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Mathews's cut.
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.

Mathews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hemlock.
Mathews throws a body punch but Hemlock moves out of range.
Hemlock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathews.
Biff Hemlock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hemlock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mathews.
Mathews works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hemlock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hemlock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hemlock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mathews drops an elbow to the side of Hemlock's head.

Mathews is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mathews is thwarting Hemlock's attempts to control the position.
Mathews with the ground and pound but Hemlock uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mathews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mathews throwing strikes from guard but Hemlock blocks nicely.
Hemlock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mathews's guard.
Mathews controlling the position.
Mathews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hemlock on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mathews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mathews wants to sweep here but Hemlock controlling him for the moment.
Mathews trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mathews keeping moving, preventing Hemlock from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenny Mathews wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hemlock lands with a nice combination. Mathews backs away looking to recover.
Hemlock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathews takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hemlock drops Mathews with a nice combination! Hemlock dives into Mathews's guard, looking to finish!

Mathews is rocked!

Kenny Mathews's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hemlock slips nicely into half guard.
Oh Mathews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hemlock wants to take a breather but Mathews is having none of it.
Mathews seems to have got his legs back now.

Hemlock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mathews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hemlock.
Mathews holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mathews works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mathews looking for a sweep. Not yet Mathews, not yet.
Mathews is looking to sweep but instead, Hemlock has passed into half guard.
Hemlock controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathews bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hemlock's guard.
Hemlock pulls Mathews in close to his closed guard and prevents Mathews from doing any damage or advancing position.

Mathews drops back looking for a leg! Hemlock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hemlock manages to kick Mathews off! Mathews jumps back into Hemlock's guard.
Hemlock is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemlock controls Mathews momentarily but Mathews frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Hemlock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Mathews's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mathews takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Hemlock. That snapped Mathews's head back.
Hemlock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hemlock misses with a head kick.
Hemlock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathews avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Hemlock does no damage.

Hemlock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is trying to improve his position.
Hemlock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Mathews's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hemlock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathews keeps working.
Hemlock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mathews keeping his opponent close.
Mathews tries to buck Hemlock off but Hemlock is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mathews is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mathews is trying to maintain the position but Hemlock is very close to passing his half guard.
Biff Hemlock has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hemlock seems to be looking for submissions.
Mathews wants to get back to full guard.
Mathews manages to get to full guard.
Mathews wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathews looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hemlock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hemlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews pulls Hemlock in close to prevent any damage.
Hemlock wants to control from the top but Mathews keeps moving.
Mathews 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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Biff Hemlock wasn't active enough on the ground.

Mathews scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hemlock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mathews.
Mathews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hemlock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hemlock wants to control but Mathews is keeping busy.
Mathews is looking to take a break and control but Hemlock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenny Mathews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock is trying to control but can't.
Hemlock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hemlock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mathews is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hemlock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hemlock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Hemlock keeps moving.
Biff Hemlock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mathews wants to pass the guard but Hemlock is keeping the position.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hemlock trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biff Hemlock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hemlock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Hemlock!