PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Mattar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Repullo
vs
Mattar

188 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

193 cm
25
289 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Mattar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repullo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Repullo clinches with his opponent.
Mattar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattar.
Mattar lands a shot to the body.
Repullo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattar landing knees to the head.

It looks like Raymond Repullo has been cut.
Mattar tries to work over Repullo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mattar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Repullo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattar is stalling here.
Mattar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repullo blocks it with crossed arms.
Repullo blocking some punches.
Mattar tries to work over Repullo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Mattar.
Mattar is trying to maintain a safe position but Repullo gets an underhook and turns Mattar into the cage.
Repullo lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mattar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Repullo's face.
Mattar trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattar misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mattar.
Mattar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Repullo.
Repullo gets through Mattar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mattar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattar tries a body shot but Repullo blocks it.
Mattar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mattar tries a body shot but Repullo blocks it.
Repullo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mattar backwards.
Mattar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Repullo is breathing heavily.
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!
Mattar landing knees to the body.
Mattar lands a body shot.
Mattar lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mattar.
Mattar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Repullo's face.
Still in the clinch, Mattar scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mattar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mattar.

Repullo is rocked!
Mattar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Repullo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mattar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mattar dips a shoulder and cracks Repullo with a mighty uppercut! Repullo falls back against the cage and Mattar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Repullo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mattar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Mattar!
An out of breath Rafael Mattar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.