PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Matice
vs
Mond

174 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice throws a body punch but Mond moves out of range.
Matice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mond circles away quickly and effectively.
Mond lands a high kick!
Mond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matice manages to avoid it.
Mond scores with a leg kick.
Mond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matice.
Matice avoids the head kick by Mond.
Ray Mond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mond throws a head kick that Matice semi-blocks.
Matice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mond counters with a good, hard body kick but Matice shrugs it off.
Mond throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matice.
Mond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matice moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond misses with a head kick.
Mond swings for the body but Matice moves out of range.
Mond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mond scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mond.
Mond throws a hook but Matice avoids it easily.
Ray Mond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mond thows a body kick. Matice tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Matice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick and Matice moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mond scores with a leg kick.
Mond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mond.
Matice 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.
Mond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matice's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Mond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond connects with a right hand. Matice shakes it off.
Matice 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.
Mond slips a jab and a cross from Matice.
Mond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mond.
Matice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mond throws a leg kick which misses Matice's front leg but catches the back leg as Matice tries to avoid it.
Matice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mond connects with an inside leg kick.
Mond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matice fails to land with a series of punches.
Mond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mond can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matice's calf.
Matice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Mond there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Mond dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mond lands with a kick to the temple. Matice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raymond Matice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mond lands a head kick!
Mond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mond misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mond lands a high kick!
Mond thows a body shot but no joy.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick and Matice moves out of range easily.
Matice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mond loads up on a big right hand but Matice slips the punch.
Mond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matice's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mond.

Matice looking to score a takedown here. Mond is defending well but Matice drives through and ends up in Mond's guard.
Mond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matice slips nicely into half guard.
Matice content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mond tries to get to full guard but Matice has control of the leg.
Matice perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mond.
Matice sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mond's guard.
Mond is trying to maintain the position but Matice is very close to passing his half guard.
Matice is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice throwing shots but Mond is blocking nicely.
Matice is controlling the pace.
Mond wants to control but Matice is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mond thumps Matice with a low kick.
Mond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ray Mond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from Matice misses.
Mond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matice takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Matice drives through with a takedown into Mond's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Matice stays in close to Mond's body and controls the position.
Mond wants to sweep here but Matice controlling him for the moment.
Matice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matice is stalling in the full guard.
Mond looking to control.
Matice passes Mond's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matice works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matice's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray Mond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Raymond Matice wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mond.
Mond scores with a nice body kick.
Matice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mond.
Mond lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matice will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raymond Matice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Matice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mond 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mond!