PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Tank The Razors Edge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raz Matazz's chin.

Matazz
vs
The Razors Edge

188 cm
30
194 lbs
33 - 6 - 1

188 cm
33
199 lbs
28 - 12 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Diamond Nutrition 160q
Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for The Razors Edge. That snapped Matazz's head back.

It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
The Razors Edge thows a leg kick but Matazz checks it
and Matazz counters with a leg kick.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Razors Edge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Matazz misses.
Matazz scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matazz.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Matazz looks to score with a jab to the body but The Razors Edge is just out of range.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. The Razors Edge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Matazz moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Razors Edge.
A left hand lands to the body for The Razors Edge.
Matazz lands a hook to the side of the head.

The Razors Edge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matazz.
Matazz cracks a nice hook into The Razors Edge's ribs.
Matazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Razors Edge throws a poor cross that misses
and Matazz counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from The Razors Edge misses its intended target.
Raz Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by The Razors Edge there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Razors Edge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matazz misses with a body shot.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
The Razors Edge misses with a low kick as Matazz jumps back.
The Razors Edge misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Razors Edge.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Razors Edge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Razors Edge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matazz.
The Razors Edge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Matazz to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Razors Edge. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Razors Edge misses with a straight left.
No joy there for The Razors Edge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matazz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Razors Edge doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Matazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matazz.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. The Razors Edge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matazz lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Razors Edge blocks a low kick nicely.
Matazz tries to bum rush The Razors Edge with a series of wild strikes but The Razors Edge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Razors Edge missing with a left hand there. Matazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Razors Edge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Razors Edge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matazz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Razors Edge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Matazz has The Razors Edge up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch to the body.
The Razors Edge avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Razors Edge avoids it.
The Razors Edge throws a head punch that misses.
The Razors Edge has had enough of the clinch but Matazz keeps him there for the moment.
Matazz throws an elbow that misses.
The Razors Edge blocks an elbow strike.
Matazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz takes a shot to the head.
The Razors Edge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matazzs head.
Matazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matazz can't find room to land a body shot as The Razors Edge controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matazz.
Matazz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Razors Edge struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Matazz throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raz Matazz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matazz thuds his right hand into The Razors Edge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Razors Edge swats away the attempt to clinch by Matazz.
The Razors Edge throws a wild body kick that Matazz sees coming a mile off.
The Razors Edge tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Razors Edge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Razors Edge loads up on a big right hand but Matazz slips the punch.
The Razors Edge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matazz's calf.
The Razors Edge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matazz.
Matazz throws a leg kick
and The Razors Edge counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Razors Edge tries to work over Matazz's front leg with a kick but Matazz checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Razors Edge gets tackled into the cage by Matazz. Matazz maintains the clinch.
Matazz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

The Razors Edge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Razors Edge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matazz clobbers The Razors Edge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab from Matazz.
Matazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matazz misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matazz momentarily.
The Razors Edge lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Razors Edge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matazz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Razors Edge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Matazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Razors Edge prevents a body shot from Matazz.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
A short body shot lands from The Razors Edge as the two fighters clinch.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tank The Razors Edge has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matazz.
The Razors Edge tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
The Razors Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Matazz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matazz.
Matazz tries to work over The Razors Edge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz lands an elbow just above The Razors Edge 's eye.
The Razors Edge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matazz.
The Razors Edge dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz blocking some punches.
The Razors Edge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge working aggressively here.
Matazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Matazz is working The Razors Edge over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz swings wildly with an uppercut but The Razors Edge uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz looking to stall.
The Razors Edge blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz pushes The Razors Edge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Razors Edges head.
Matazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Razors Edge struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matazz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz has a couple of punches blocked by The Razors Edge.
Matazz landing knees to the head.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Razors Edge 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 Matazz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matazz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Razors Edge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Razors Edge throws a lazy uppercut
and Matazz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matazz throws a shot to the body.
Matazz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matazz throws a lazy right hand but The Razors Edge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Razors Edge misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz moves out of range of the body kick.
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz stuns The Razors Edge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Matazz moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a punch on the inside.
The Razors Edge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Razors Edge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matazz has The Razors Edge pushed against the cage.
The Razors Edge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matazz taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but The Razors Edge avoids the damage to the body.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
Matazz pushes off an throws an elbow but The Razors Edge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge scores with a shot to the side of Matazz's head.
The Razors Edge digs a right hand into Matazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matazz's gas tank.
The Razors Edge works on Matazz's body with a couple of short punches.
Matazz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz misses with the head strike.
Matazz working aggressively here.
The Razors Edge tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz is pushing The Razors Edge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Matazz throws an elbow that misses.
The Razors Edge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
The Razors Edge blocks a punch to the side of the head.

The Razors Edge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Razors Edge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Razors Edge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matazz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Razors Edge.

Raz Matazz's cut is getting worse.
The Razors Edge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matazz. Matazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Matazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as The Razors Edge blocks the low kick.
Matazz throws an overhand right that lands on The Razors Edge's shoulder, as The Razors Edge tries to avoid the shot.
The Razors Edge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matazz. Matazz obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Razors Edge lands a leg kick that knocks Matazz off balance momentarily.
The Razors Edge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Matazz.
The Razors Edge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Razors Edge thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Matazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matazz sizes up The Razors Edge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raz Matazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Matazz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Raz Matazz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Razors Edge misses with a leg kick
and Matazz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Razors Edge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matazz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matazz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Razors Edge lands with a shot to the body.
Matazz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matazz is looking to wear down The Razors Edge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Matazz clinches.
The Razors Edge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge misses with some punches.
Matazz lands an uppercut.
The Razors Edge lands with a short shot to the head.
Matazz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Razors Edge backwards.
Raz Matazz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matazz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matazz takes a shot to the head.
The Razors Edge prevents a body shot from Matazz.
A head punch on the inside from The Razors Edge fails to land.
Matazz blocking some punches.
The Razors Edge swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
The Razors Edge is trying to break the clinch but Matazz is controlling him.
The Razors Edge can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Razors Edge lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from The Razors Edge - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matazz.
A short right from The Razors Edge on the inside.
The Razors Edge dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
The Razors Edge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Razors Edge throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Razors Edge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matazz or not.
The Razors Edge misses with a punch on the inside.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Razors Edge lands with a right to the head.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Razors Edge struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Matazz looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matazz throws an elbow but misses.
Matazz misses with a punch on the inside.
The Razors Edge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Razors Edge is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz blocking some punches.
Matazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Razors Edge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matazz.
The Razors Edge gets through Matazz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from The Razors Edge.
The Razors Edge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Razors Edge throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.
A short uppercut from The Razors Edge.

Raz Matazz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Razors Edge works on Matazz's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
The Razors Edge digs a right hand underneath Matazz's ribcage. Matazz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matazz throws a head punch that misses.
The Razors Edge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank The Razors Edge dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Razors Edge throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Razors Edge takes one to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook
and Matazz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Razors Edge slips a jab from Matazz.
The Razors Edge throws a series of punches but Matazz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - The Razors Edge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Razors Edge throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Matazz to counter with a crisp jab.
Matazz misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Razors Edge misses with a kick to the body.
The Razors Edge shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matazz eats them both and turns towards The Razors Edge to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matazz moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Razors Edge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from The Razors Edge.
Matazz doesn't manage to clinch there - The Razors Edge circles away.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook. Matazz ducked under it nicely.
A jab from The Razors Edge misses.
Matazz swings for the body but The Razors Edge moves out of range.
Matazz throws a leg kick
and The Razors Edge counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matazz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matazz there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Razors Edge moves away from the strike by Matazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Razors Edge.
Matazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matazz misses the jab.
The Razors Edge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from The Razors Edge misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Razors Edge.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz throws a leg kick
and The Razors Edge counters with a stiff right hand.

Jeez, Raz Matazz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A head kick from Matazz lands but The Razors Edge takes it in his stride.
Matazz walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Matazz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matazz throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
The Razors Edge's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matazz under the eye.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tank The Razors Edge!
Tank The Razors Edge is the new middleweight champion!