PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes into the arena with Remember my NAME! blaring out of the sound system. Chris Matthews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Out
vs
Matthews

187 cm
25
186 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

176 cm
27
184 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Help Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Out slips a jab from Matthews.
Out takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Help Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out lands with a nice body kick.
Matthews has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Out.
A head kick by Out misses
and Matthews counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Matthews moves out of range as Out strikes.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Out.
Matthews throws a hook but Out blocks it.
Out scores with a head kick.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Out checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Out.
Out lands a leg kick that knocks Matthews off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out lands with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Out.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out connects with a solid leg kick.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Out moves into the clinch.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Out breaks the clinch.
Out throws a front kick that sends Matthews stumbling back into the cage.
Matthews walks into a stiff left hand from Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Matthews fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Out has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Out misses.
Matthews scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Out scores with a head kick.

It looks like Chris Matthews has been cut.
Out's corner calls for a 1-2. Out obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matthews fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Out looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Out.
Out misses with a kick to the body.
Matthews avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Out stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matthews.
A big right from Out misses.
Out tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Out scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Out misses with a head kick.
Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Matthews blocks the low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Out darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Out throws a hook but Matthews blocks it.
Out tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews blocks the body kick.
Out blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Matthews blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Matthews rushes Out and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
Out misses with some punches.
Matthews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Out is working Matthews over against the cage.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Out blocking some punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Out missing with knees to the body.
Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthews has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
Matthews working aggressively here.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Out scores with a shoulder strike.

Out breaks from the clinch.
Out dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Matthews has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Out.
Out misses with a body kick.
Out cracks the inside of Matthews's front leg.
Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a kick to the body.
Out lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out fakes the leg kick and cracks Matthews in the body.
Out is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Out uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Out scores with a body shot.
Matthews sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matthews shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Out's calf.
Out takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Out tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Out lands.
Out with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Out misses with a low kick.
Matthews has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Out.
Matthews lands a head shot.
Out throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matthews takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Out fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Out - the referee stops the clock and Matthews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Out. Matthews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matthews throws a looping overhand right but Out ducks down to avoid it.
Out tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's eight 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!
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Out looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthews avoids a kick to the body.
Out feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Matthews tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Out scores with the left hand. Matthews knows he should have avoided that one.
Out looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matthews checks a leg kick nicely.
Out takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Out plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Out walks into a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matthews 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 Out has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Out and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Out steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Out has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matthews.
Out avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Out. Beautiful body shot.
Out lands a front kick.
Out is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Out is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Matthews's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Matthews avoids the head kick by Out.
Out throws an off balance right hand

and Matthews counters with a head kick that drops Out to the mat! Out scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Out is rocked!
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!
Out tried to score with a low kick but Matthews checks it.
Oh Out is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Out misses with a body kick.
Matthews lands with a big right hook that stumbles Out - he's out on his feet here! Matthews follows up with another monster hook that separates Out from consciousness! Out falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Matthews stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Matthews!
A very excited looking Chris Matthews made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.