PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ghetto Solider. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Matthews
vs
Drogo

177 cm
24
192 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
32
199 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matthews counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drogo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Matthews counters with a single leg into guard. Drogo didn't expect that.
Matthews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matthews lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drogo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matthews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matthews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Drogo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drogo's head.
Matthews looking to pass the guard.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matthews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matthews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drogo's head.

Drogo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matthews defends it easily.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.

Drogo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matthews is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matthews passes into half guard.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matthews.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Drogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Matthews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drogo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Drogo looking for submissions off his back.
Drogo looks gassed!
Matthews takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drogo taking some punishment here, with Matthews in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Drogo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drogo looking for submissions off his back.

Matthews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matthews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matthews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matthews lands with a punch from half guard.
Matthews moves into full mount! Drogo won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Drogo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drogo is in a horrible position here. Matthews smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Matthews looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Matthews cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Matthews with a couple of short strikes.
Drogo is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matthews is landing with some decent strikes but Drogo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Matthews dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Matthews moves into the clinch.

It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
Matthews misses with a knee strike.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Matthews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drogos head.
Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drogo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matthews just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drogo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drogo managing to block the knees to the body from Matthews.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matthews as Drogo tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Matthews.

Matthews has hold of one of Drogo's legs. Drogo is fighting the takedown attempt but Matthews gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Matthews works over Drogo with some ground and pound from guard.
Matthews lands a couple of digs.

Drogo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Matthews escapes and throws Drogo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
Matthews connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drogo some visible discomfort.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo is looking to reverse the position.
Matthews works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews cracks Drogo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matthews grinds an elbow into Drogo's temple.
Drogo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Drogo is rocked!
Matthews is chipping away with strikes.
Drogo is still in real trouble! Can Matthews finish him?
Matthews is working Drogo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Matthews lands some shots froms side control.
Drogo is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Drogo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Matthews trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
Drogo seems to have recovered his senses.
Check out the look on Matthews's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews trying to control the action but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Matthews scoring with punches and elbows.
Matthews working the ground and pound.

That has opened up Khal Drogo's cut even more.
Matthews in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Drogo looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Matthews turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Matthews!
An out of breath Matthew Matthews thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.