PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed-Conflict. Wesley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Go to Sleep. 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.

Matthews
vs
Wesley

185 cm
28
210 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

187 cm
24
223 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wesley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matthews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesley.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Wesley's shoulder, as Wesley tries to avoid the shot.
Wesley slips a straight right by Matthews.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthews with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. Wesley moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wesley.
Wesley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wesley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matthews doesn't seem bothered though.
Wesley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matthews scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt - Wesley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wesley misses the jab.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wesley ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Wesley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Wesley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Wesley throws an overhand right that lands on Matthews's shoulder, as Matthews tries to avoid the shot.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Wesley misses its intended target.
Matthews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wesley.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Wesley sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Wesley lands with a cross.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews tries to bum rush Wesley with a series of wild strikes but Wesley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wesley swinging wildly here.
A combination from Matthews does no damage.
Wesley throws a shot from downtown. Matthews moves away and avoids it.
Timmy Wesley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesley misses with an uppercut. Matthews saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews throws a combination that misses
and Wesley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wesley fails to land with a series of punches.
Wesley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Wesley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthews.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wesley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wesley misses.
Matthews is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wesley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesley.
Wesley throws a hook but Matthews avoids it easily.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
Wesley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wesley moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt - Wesley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wesley takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Wesley scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley cracks Matthews with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wesley staying out of range there.
Wesley avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Matthews throws a right and a left that Wesley avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesley misses the target.
Wesley connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesley throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews lands with an uppercut that bounces Wesley off the cage and back into rage.
Matthews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews stuns Wesley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wesley looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Wesley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
A punch combination from Wesley misses.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Wesley shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timmy Wesley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wesley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Wesley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wesley swinging wildly here.
Wesley stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matthews, as that shot connected.
Wesley misses with a two punch combination.
Wesley lands an overhand right.
Matthews tests Wesley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wesley defends it nicely.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Wesley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Wesley's shoulder, as Wesley tries to avoid the shot.
Kevin Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wesley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Matthews moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matthews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthews connects with a crisp jab.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Wesley is out of range.
Wesley misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Matthews throws a body punch but Wesley moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matthews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthews takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a slapping body shot.
Wesley misses with an uppercut.
Matthews takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wesley is breathing heavily.
Wesley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matthews.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wesley as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Wesley.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
Matthews slips under a jab.
Wesley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley lands with a good body shot.
Wesley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kevin Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matthews connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Wesley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Wesley slips a jab from Matthews.
Matthews fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wesley on the side of the head.
Matthews pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wesley back to the cage. Matthews follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matthews defending well as Wesley loads up on a big left hand.
Matthews is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wesley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wesley feints a jab promting Matthews to slip. Wesley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matthews slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wesley misses with a looping left.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Wesley as Matthews shoots in.
Wesley cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wesley scores with the left hand. Matthews knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesley.
Wesley looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wesley throws a shot from downtown. Matthews moves away and avoids it.
Wesley looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Matthews 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!

Wesley swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.

Matthews pushes Wesley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wesley lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wesley.
Matthews is trying to drag Wesley to the mat but Wesley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wesley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matthews up against the cage.
Matthews misses with the head strike.
Wesley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to force a seperation but Wesley has the dominant position.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wesley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wesley.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Matthews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wesley blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matthews.
Wesley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews throws a right and a left that Wesley avoids nicely.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Wesley ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Wesley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matthews drives through with a takedown into Wesley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley wants to sweep here but Matthews controlling him for the moment.
Matthews trying to control but Wesley is working from the bottom.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Wesley is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Matthews!
Wesley controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wesley tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matthews's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wesley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Timmy Wesley wasn't active enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Matthews.

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 Kevin Matthews.
I think Matthews has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!