PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. Schtrappe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Matsumoto
vs
Schtrappe

178 cm
33
170 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

173 cm
26
169 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Schtrappe tries to work over Matsumoto's front leg with a kick but Matsumoto checks it.
Matsumoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schtrappe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matsumoto scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Schtrappe looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
Matsumoto drops his hands momentarily and Schtrappe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matsumoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsumoto connects with a looping right hand.
Matsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schtrappe.
Matsumoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up.
Schtrappe is looking to chop away at Matsumoto's legs.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsumoto cracks Schtrappe with an open hand slap.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto with a jab.
Schtrappe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schtrappe takes one to the chin there.
Matsumoto connects with a looping right hand.
Matsumoto throws a jab when Schtrappe was well out of range.
Schtrappe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by Matsumoto.
Schtrappe misses the jab.
Good work by Matsumoto as he checks the leg kick.
Schtrappe lands with a straight right. Matsumoto didn't see that one coming.
Matsumoto is looking to clinch but Schtrappe is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsumoto misses with a straight right.
Schtrappe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsumoto digs a good hook to Schtrappe's body.
Schtrappe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsumoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Jacque Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schtrappe cracks Matsumoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schtrappe connects with a right hand. Matsumoto shakes it off.
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto cracks Schtrappe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matsumoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schtrappe throws a jab when Matsumoto was well out of range.
Schtrappe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsumoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsumoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsumoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsumoto looks to land a left hand but Schtrappe moved out of range nicely.
Matsumoto slips under a jab.
Matsumoto connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Schtrappe. That snapped Matsumoto's head back.
Matsumoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schtrappe jabs at Matsumoto's body.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsumoto.
Schtrappe looks for the body kick but Matsumoto saw that one coming.
Schtrappe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matsumoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Matsumoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matsumoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as Schtrappe blocks the leg kick.
Schtrappe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schtrappe motions for Matsumoto to come forward. Schtrappe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsumoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schtrappe checks it well.
Schtrappe stuffs the takedown.
Schtrappe throws a wild body kick that Matsumoto sees coming a mile off.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot that snaps Matsumoto's head back.
Schtrappe misses the body punch
and Matsumoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Kiyoshi Matsumoto has been cut.
Schtrappe is looking to land body kicks.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on Matsumoto's shoulder, as Matsumoto tries to avoid the shot.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schtrappe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsumoto throws out the jab.
Matsumoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schtrappe sizes up Matsumoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsumoto swings widly with a right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Schtrappe. Beautiful body shot.
Schtrappe looks to land a combination but Matsumoto avoids it well.
Matsumoto lands a slapping body shot.
Schtrappe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto misses with a body shot.
Matsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schtrappe.
Schtrappe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the body kick from Schtrappe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Schtrappe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiyoshi Matsumoto'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.

Decent striking displayed by Matsumoto there.
Matsumoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matsumoto.
Schtrappe connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsumoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schtrappe.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Matsumoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsumoto digs a good body shot into Schtrappe's ribs.
Schtrappe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Schtrappe does it's job there.
Matsumoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schtrappe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schtrappe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsumoto scores with a hook to the body. Schtrappe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A clash of legs there as Matsumoto blocks the low kick.
Matsumoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsumoto throws a nice looking combination but Schtrappe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsumoto checks a leg kick.
Schtrappe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsumoto.
Schtrappe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schtrappe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schtrappe throws a hook but Matsumoto avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matsumoto.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe jabs Matsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Matsumoto misses.
Schtrappe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schtrappe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Schtrappe does no damage.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe is looking to slow Matsumoto down with leg kicks.
Matsumoto misses with a looping left.
Jacque Schtrappe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matsumoto thuds a left hand into Schtrappe's body.
Matsumoto throws out a loose jab but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by Matsumoto.
Schtrappe pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe defending well as Matsumoto loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Schtrappe misses its intended target.
Matsumoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsumoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsumoto checks it well.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schtrappe throws a series of strikes that have Matsumoto backpedaling.
Matsumoto throws an overhand right that lands on Schtrappe's shoulder, as Schtrappe tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matsumoto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Matsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but Schtrappe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matsumoto jabs at Schtrappe's body.
Matsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schtrappe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Schtrappe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schtrappe throws a good cross that connects.
Schtrappe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsumoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Schtrappe misses its intended target.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe slips under a jab.
Schtrappe throws a shot from downtown. Matsumoto moves away and avoids it.
Schtrappe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schtrappe throws the kick towards the body but Matsumoto avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Schtrappe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kiyoshi Matsumoto's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schtrappe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schtrappe throws a series of punches but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Matsumoto tries to bum rush Schtrappe with a series of wild strikes but Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matsumoto with a hook.
Schtrappe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Schtrappe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsumoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Schtrappe tenderised Matsumoto's leg. Matsumoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsumoto misses with a looping left.
Schtrappe looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
Matsumoto throws a right and a left that Schtrappe avoids nicely.
Matsumoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schtrappe circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matsumoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsumoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schtrappe finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsumoto's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe throws a hook but Matsumoto blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Schtrappe misses with a body kick.
Matsumoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsumoto connects with a single shot there.
Schtrappe lands a two punch combo.

Matsumoto is rocked!
Schtrappe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Matsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schtrappe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schtrappe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matsumoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matsumoto looks to throw the jab but Schtrappe is out of range.
Schtrappe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsumoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schtrappe can pounce on him.
Schtrappe misses with a straight right.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matsumoto blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Schtrappe is just out of range.
Schtrappe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schtrappe tries a low kick but Matsumoto avoids it.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on Matsumoto's shoulder, as Matsumoto tries to avoid the shot.
Matsumoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schtrappe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsumoto's sensitive parts.
Matsumoto blocks a head kick by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matsumoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schtrappe finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsumoto's head.
An inside leg kick from Schtrappe misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Matsumoto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Matsumoto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a low kick, looking for Schtrappe's leg but Schtrappe calmly moves out of range.
Matsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Matsumoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schtrappe.
Nice defenses there by Schtrappe.
Matsumoto punishes Schtrappe's body with a nice straight punch.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot.
Matsumoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schtrappe connects with a body shot that sends Matsumoto's belly button to the back.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Matsumoto misses.
Schtrappe throws a looping overhand right but Matsumoto ducks down to avoid it.
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsumoto.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schtrappe lands a right hand.
Matsumoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with an elbow strike.
Schtrappe lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsumoto backwards.
Matsumoto is working Schtrappe over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsumoto backwards.
Matsumoto misses with a knee strike.
Matsumoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matsumoto working aggressively here.
Matsumoto tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto tries to throw a body punch but Schtrappe avoids it by throwing Matsumoto back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsumoto can't find room to land a body shot as Schtrappe controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Schtrappe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schtrappe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Schtrappe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jacque Schtrappe waved his t-shirt featuring Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)'s logo in front of the cameras.