PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Szent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Szent
vs
Matic

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
31
141 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Szent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Matic!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Szent moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Szent is trying to break the clinch but Matic has him pressed against the cage.
Szent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Szent is keeping busy.
Szent is trying to maintain a safe position but Matic gets an underhook and turns Szent into the cage.
Szent tries for a takedown. No joy.

Szent lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Szent tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Szent is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Matic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Matic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szent throwing strikes from guard but Matic blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szent is stalling in the full guard.
Matic keeping moving, preventing Szent from controlling successfully.

Matic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Szent controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Szent wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Matic throws a series of punches but Szent avoids them all with ease.
Szent is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matic.

It looks like Billy Szent has been cut.
Matic throws a lazy right hand but Szent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szent shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matic pinned against the cage. Matic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matic scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Matic clinches up with Szent and pushes him back against the cage.
Szent struggles to land a body shot inside as Matic controls his hands.
Matic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Szent ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Szent no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matic wants to control from the top but Szent keeps moving.
Szent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Szent has Matic pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szent has his foot on Matic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matic works his way back into a safe position though.
Szent wants to stand but Matic is controlling the position.
Matic tries to free his leg and advance position but Szent is retaining full guard.
Matic trying to control the position from guard on top but Szent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matic controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Matic was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Matic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Szent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Szent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matic keeps control of Szent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szent is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matic wants to stall.
Matic is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Szent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matic is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Matic.
Szent tries for a takedown but Matic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matic looks to throw the jab but Szent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szent on the side of the head.
Josh Matic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matic looks gassed!
Szent fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Szent tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Matic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Szent's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Szent closes the distance and pushes Matic back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Matic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matic seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Matic.
Matic tries to clinch up.

Matic has managed to clinch.
Szent tries to throw a body punch but Matic avoids it by throwing Szent back against the cage.
Szent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Szent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Matic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Szent has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matic after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Szent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szent wants to break free but Matic has control.
Matic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Szent.
Matic looking to slow down the pace here.
Szent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Szent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matic is trying to maintain a safe position but Szent gets an underhook and turns Matic into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Matic.
Szent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matic defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Szent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Szent takes a step back to recover.
Matic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Szent momentarily.
Szent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Matic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Josh Matic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matic.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Szent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Szent closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matic's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szent tries to free his leg and advance position but Matic is retaining full guard.
Szent throws a big right hand that misses.
Szent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Matic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szent wants to control from the top but Matic keeps moving.
Szent slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Szent just wasn't active enough.
Matic stuffs the takedown attempt from Szent. Szent gets slowly back to his feet.
Szent shoots in looking for a takedown. Matic tries to sprawl out of it but Szent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Szent fails with the takedown.
Josh Matic seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Matic pushes Szent up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szent looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Matic.
Matic is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Szent.
Josh Matic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matic stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Matic's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Matic.
Szent shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Szent fails with a takedown attempt.
Matic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Szent closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matic wants to get back to his feet.
Szent with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Josh Matic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Szent's cut.
That's time! Szent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Szent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matic sprawls well initially but Szent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Matic is looking to improve his position.

Szent seems to be working for a kimura but Matic defends the submission attempt.
Matic is refusing to be controlled, as Szent sits in half guard.
Matic trying to control from the bottom.
Szent trying to control from half guard but Matic is working away.
Szent is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matic is not content to let Szent control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matic wants to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Szent just wasn't active enough.
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matic stuns Szent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matic misses with a combination

and Szent counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Billy Szent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Szent is trying to control the action in half guard but Matic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matic is trying to stand.

Szent seems to be working for a kimura but Matic defends the submission attempt.

Szent is looking for a kimura but Matic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Szent to get the leverage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szent is taking a breather. Matic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic trying to get back to full guard but Szent takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Szent tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matic swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Szent controlling the pace for now.
Szent lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szent is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Matic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Szent content just to control the position here.

Szent quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Szent but it's paid off an Matic is forced to tap! Nice work by Szent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Szent!