PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Fring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Matias
vs
Fring

195 cm
28
280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

200 cm
25
272 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leighton Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Fring!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matias forces Fring back against the cage and clinches.

Fring breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fring circles away from the clinch attempt.

Matias instigates a clinch.
Matias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fring.
Fring is trying to push Matias away but Matias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Fring's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leighton Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fring throws a leg kick but Matias sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matias tries to clinch up but Fring circles away and keeps his distance.
Fring paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
The fighters circling - Fring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matias checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Matias.
Matias tries to clinch but Fring moves away
and Fring counters with a left to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Fring scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matias wants to clinch.
Fring just misses with a punch to the body.
Matias tries to clinch but Fring moves out of range.
Fring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matias wants to clinch
and Fring counters with a nice uppercut.
Matias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fring. That did some damage!
Matias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fring scores with the left hand. Matias knows he should have avoided that one.
Fring throws a body punch but Matias moves out of range.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Fring pushes him off.
Matias throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fring.

It looks like Gustavo Fring has been cut.
Fring pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matias tries to clinch there but Fring circles away.
Fring tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fring counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fring.
Fring bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matias's head.
Matias takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fring scores with a jab to the head.
Matias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fring.
Fring takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fring looks gassed!
Matias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fring manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fring lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fring blocks a head kick by Matias.
Fring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matias was well out of range. Poor timing from Fring.
Fring circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matias rushes Fring and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matias has Fring pressed against the cage.
Matias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fring's efforts to push away.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Fring wants to get back to striking at distance but Matias won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fring's brow.
Matias creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fring's defenses.
Fring takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matias throws an elbow but it misses.
Matias lands an elbow inside that Fring shrugs off.
Fring blocks the elbow strike.

Fring manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leighton Matias dominated that 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.

Matias tries to clinch but Fring is having none of it.
Matias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick by Matias misses
and Fring counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matias walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fring blocks a head kick by Matias.

Matias forces Fring back against the cage and clinches.
Matias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Fring breaks the clinch.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Fring pushes him off.
Fring lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Matias closes the distance and pushes Fring back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring is trying to break free.
Matias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fring's efforts to push away.
Fring working hard to break the clinch.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fring is breathing heavily.
Fring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fring tries to break the clinch but Matias is controlling the position.
Fring is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matias has Fring pressed against the cage, preventing Fring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fring's efforts to push away.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matias throws an elbow but it misses.
Matias lands an elbow just above Fring 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fring throws a head punch that misses.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fring avoids it.
Matias lands a nice knee to the body.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Matias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fring takes an elbow to the temple.
Matias taking a breather.
Matias prevents Fring from breaking the clinch.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Fring leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fring tries to break free but Matias pushes him back against the cage.
Matias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matias lands a nice elbow.
Matias lands an elbow just above Fring 's eye.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Gustavo Fring's cut even more.
Matias controlling the action here for a moment.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fring being controlled against the cage.
Fring looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fring breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fring misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Matias.
Matias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Matias clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fring is defending well for now.
Leighton Matias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fring is defending well for now.
Fring working aggressively here.
Fring dodges an elbow strike from Matias.
Matias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fring tries to circle away but Matias has him pinned against the cage.
Matias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fring in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias throws an elbow but it misses.
Matias lands a nice elbow.
Fring working hard to break the clinch.
Fring working hard to break the clinch.
Fring wants to break free but Matias has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fring pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch but Fring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Matias connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Fring to the floor! Matias dives in looking for the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leighton Matias dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fring throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fring rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matias counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matias buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Matias has Fring up against the cage in a clinch.
Fring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Fring's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fring wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matias has him pressed against the cage.
Fring throws a punch but it's blocked by Matias.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Fring lands with a light punch inside.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fring working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fring avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Fring is trying to break the clinch but Matias is controlling him.
Fring lands a shoulder strike.
Fring has had enough of the clinch but Matias keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matias.
Matias is stalling here.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Fring avoids the damage to the body.
Fring has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fring in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fring.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Fring leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fring can do to turn this around?
Matias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Gustavo Fring's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Matias has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Fring goes down! Matias pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Fring is rocked!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matias creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fring sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fring is still in real trouble! Can Matias finish him?
Matias tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fring seems to have recovered his senses.
Matias working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fring is not content to let Matias control the position.
Matias misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias wants to control but Fring is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matias throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matias scoring with punches and elbows.
Matias misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Matias tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fring takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Leighton Matias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fring regains half guard, as Matias was trying to land strikes.
Matias landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matias thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fring's head.
Matias thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matias wants to stand up but Fring has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gustavo Fring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fring taking some punishment here, with Matias in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leighton Matias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matias has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leighton Matias!
Leighton Matias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.