PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Matias
vs
Kasserman

195 cm
26
280 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
270 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leighton Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias is looking to clinch but Kasserman is avoiding it.

Matias has Kasserman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasserman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matias is stalling here.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasserman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kasserman lands a hook that snaps the head of Matias backwards.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kasserman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matias is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kasserman is keeping busy.
Matias can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kasserman managing to block the knees to the body from Matias.
Kasserman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kasserman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasserman lands a body punch.
Matias blocking some punches.
Kasserman misses with some punches.
Kasserman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasserman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
Matias misses with a knee strike.
Kasserman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matias working Kasserman over with knees to the body.
Kasserman looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matias taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matias creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kasserman's defenses.

It looks like Pasquale Kasserman has been cut.
Kasserman working aggressively here.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasserman avoids it.
Matias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasserman.
A head punch on the inside from Kasserman fails to land.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matias landing knees to the body.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasserman is defending well for now.
Come on Matias - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kasserman working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but Kasserman blocks with his arms.
Matias lands an elbow inside that Kasserman shrugs off.
Matias taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kasserman's face.
Kasserman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasserman.
Matias comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matias utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasserman avoids it.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasserman avoids it.
Matias blocks an uppercut.
Matias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matias displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kasserman up against the cage.
Kasserman takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Pasquale Kasserman's cut even more.
Matias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kasserman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kasserman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matias working Kasserman over with knees to the body.
Matias lands an elbow that stopped Kasserman in his tracks for a moment.
Matias landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matias obliges.
Matias digs a right hand into Kasserman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kasserman's gas tank.
Kasserman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasserman avoids the damage to the body.
Matias is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matias utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matias drops Kasserman with a big knee straight up the middle! Kasserman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasserman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasserman swats away the attempt to clinch by Matias.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matias.
Matias misses with a kick to the body.
Leighton Matias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matias buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Matias forces Kasserman back against the cage and clinches.
Kasserman avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Matias content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasserman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasserman avoids the damage to the body.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leighton Matias dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pasquale Kasserman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasserman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasserman thumps Matias with a low kick.
Kasserman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Matias rushes Kasserman and presses him up against the cage.
Matias looking to slow down the pace here.
Matias lands a nice knee to the body.
Kasserman misses with a body punch.
Matias is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leighton Matias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias crunches a lovely knee into Kasserman's ribcage.
Matias scores with a shot to the side of Kasserman's head.
Matias lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matias.
Matias lands a nice knee to the body.
Kasserman is breathing heavily.
Matias landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasserman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Pasquale Kasserman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Matias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matias.
Matias stalling in the clinch but Kasserman improves position.
Matias stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasserman avoids the damage to the body.
Matias utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matias scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matias landing knees to the head.
Matias lands a knee to the head.

Kasserman is rocked!

Pasquale Kasserman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Matias lands a nice knee to the body.
Kasserman is still on wobbly legs! Can Matias finish him?
Matias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matias gets through Kasserman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matias.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matias lands a nice knee to the body.
Matias lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pasquale Kasserman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leighton Matias!
Our winner, Leighton Matias, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.