PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares has chosen r this town i 101 as his entrance music. Moyses Mattos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mattos
vs
Ares

206 cm
25
275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

195 cm
32
280 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Brute

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Ares!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares misses with a low kick.
Ares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Ares moves into the clinch.
Mattos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ares tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos scores with a shot to the side of Ares's head.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ares lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mattos .
Mattos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ares tries to throw a body punch but Mattos avoids it by throwing Ares back against the cage.
Ares lands a shot to the body.
Ares is trying to break the clinch but Mattos has him pressed against the cage.
Ares letting Mattos take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mattos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ares.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mattos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ares controls his hands.
Ares scores with a hook to the body.
Ares misses with a punch to the body.
Ares leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mattos blocking some punches.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos tries to throw a body punch but Ares avoids it by throwing Mattos back against the cage.
Mattos is trying to stall.
Ares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ares.
Ares can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Ares presses Mattos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mattos is breathing heavily.
Ares wants a takedown.
Ares tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Nice body punch from Ares.
Ares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Mattos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Ares.
Mattos misses with some punches.
Ares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moyses Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Ares.
Ares tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mattos checks a low kick from Ares.
Ares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Ares gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ares.
Ares is trying to control. Mattos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mattos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mattos is looking to control Ares's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mattos avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ares wants to pass to mount but Mattos is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ares content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ares is looking to clinch but Mattos is avoiding it.
Mattos connects with a nice looking jab.
Mattos staying out of range there.
Ares shoots in for a takedown but Mattos shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ares jabs Mattos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ares punishes Mattos 's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Ares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mattos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ares finds it's way round the side to connect with Mattos 's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Ares finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ares lands a body shot.
Ares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mattos quickly recovers to half guard.
Ares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mattos 's head.
Ares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mattos 's head.
Ares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ares lands with a punch from half guard.
Ares working Mattos over with strikes.
Ares wants to free his trapped foot but Mattos is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mattos defending well though.
Ares drops an elbow to the side of Mattos 's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ares lands a nice short elbow.
Mattos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mattos 's head.
Ares trying to control the action but Mattos is working from the bottom.
Ares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mattos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ares is looking to take a break and control but Mattos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mattos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mattos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ares lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ares wants to take a breather but Mattos is having none of it.
Mattos is in trouble now - Ares has advanced to mount!
Ares lands a big elbow - Mattos is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mattos is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Solomon Ares!
A less than humble Solomon Ares misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.