PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Shake And Bake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews has chosen Remember Everything as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Justin Matthews enters the cage!

Shake And Bake
vs
Matthews

180 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Shake And Bake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.

Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shake And Bake jumps guard but Matthews turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shake And Bake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matthews after a bit of a struggle.
Shake And Bake stops a takedown attempt from Matthews.
Shake And Bake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Shake And Bake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shake And Bake keeps control of Matthews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shake And Bake fails to pull guard.
Shake And Bake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shake And Bake fails to pull guard.
Shake And Bake letting Matthews take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matthews leaning against his opponent.
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shake And Bake has him pressed against the cage.
Shake And Bake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shake And Bake goes for a takedown attempt but Matthews pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shake And Bake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matthews throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shake And Bake counters with a big head kick but Matthews shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
Shake And Bake is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Matthews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Matthews working hard to break the clinch.
Shake And Bake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matthews pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shake And Bake is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shake And Bake is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shake And Bake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matthews smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Shake And Bake dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Shake And Bake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matthews throws a right and a left that Shake And Bake avoids nicely.
Shake And Bake stuffs the takedown.
Shake And Bake slips a jab and a cross from Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Matthews has a takedown stuffed.
Matthews misses with a straight left.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Shake And Bake moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shake And Bake is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Justin Matthews will probably get the nod.
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 lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matthews throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shake And Bake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Shake And Bake avoids it well.

Matthews darts in and clinches Shake And Bake up against the cage.
Shake And Bake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matthews gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shake And Bake tries to stall but Matthews uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shake And Bake is trying to pull guard but Matthews turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shake And Bake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shake And Bake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matthews to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Shake And Bake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shake And Bake tries to land knees in the clinch but Matthews avoids the damage to the body.

Matthews pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Matthews pushes Shake And Bake off and scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews looking to land some kicks to the body here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shake And Bake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matthews after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shake And Bake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shake And Bake tries to score a body lock takedown but Matthews shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shake And Bake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shake And Bake is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Shake And Bake is trying to pull guard but Matthews turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Matthews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matthews displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shake And Bake up against the cage.
Justin Matthews seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shake And Bake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matthews can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Matthews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shake And Bake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matthews.
Matthews changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shake And Bake fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.

Matthews moves into the clinch.
Shake And Bake is trying to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling him.
Shake And Bake blocks an elbow strike from Matthews.
Matthews is trying to drag Shake And Bake to the mat but Shake And Bake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shake And Bake misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shake And Bake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shake And Bake dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Shake And Bake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Shake And Bake avoids it well.
Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shake And Bake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Shake And Bake is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Shake And Bake doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthews circles away.
Shake And Bake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Shake And Bake lands a leg kick that knocks Matthews off balance momentarily.
Shake And Bake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shake And Bake wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a combination
and Shake And Bake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sean Shake And Bake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shake And Bake tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Shake And Bake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shake And Bake is looking to clinch.
Shake And Bake moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
Shake And Bake looks to land a combination. Matthews sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Shake And Bake is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
Shake And Bake trying to control the position but instead, Matthews has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shake And Bake into the cage.

Matthews decides to pull guard.
Justin Matthews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matthews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shake And Bake is controlling him.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Shake And Bake from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shake And Bake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.

Matthews manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Justin Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shake And Bake drops his hands momentarily and Matthews takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews misses with a body kick.
Matthews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sean Shake And Bake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Matthews moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Shake And Bake.
I think Matthews 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Matthews!
A relieved looking Justin Matthews thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.