PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartin
vs
Matazz

178 cm
19
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Bushido Clothing
Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Hartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Hartin or perhaps it was just good defense by Matazz which made him look bad.
Donk. Matazz catches Hartin right on the button with a cross.

Hartin scores a takedown into full mount!
Matazz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hartin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Matazz.
Matazz gets back to full guard.
Matazz looking for a sweep. Not yet Matazz, not yet.
Hartin is looking to stand up but Matazz won't let him.
Matazz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hartin's guard.
Hartin looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartin, not yet.
Matazz throwing strikes from guard but Hartin blocks nicely.
Matazz stands up over Hartin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matazz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matazz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Matazz tries for a kimura but Hartin is defending well.
Matazz tries to advance to mount but Hartin denies him.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet.
Matazz working the ground and pound.
Hartin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hartin struggling a bit here.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matazz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hartin.
Matazz working the ground and pound but Hartin is defending the strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hartin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Hartin does no damage.
Hartin is breathing heavily.
Hartin thows a body shot but no joy.

Matazz instigates a clinch.
Matazz tries for a takedown but Hartin manages to get underhooks.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hartin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
Matazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matazz connects with a knee to the head.
Matazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hartin's face.
Matazz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Hartin shrugs off.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz landing knees to the head.
Hartin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matazz with a knee to the head.
Hartin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hartin wants to break free but Matazz has control.
Matazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Hartin blocks it.
Matazz trying to land knees to the body.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartin avoids the damage to the body.
Hartin fails to pull guard.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Hartin blocks it.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matazz keeps control of Hartin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hartin's face.
Matazz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hartin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hartin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartin.

It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matazz but Matazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Hartin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin walks into a left hand.
Hartin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matazz. Matazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Matazz scores with a spinning back kick!

Matazz drives through and clinches with Hartin against the cage.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Hartin 's eye.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Hartin 's eye.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Matazz crunches a lovely knee into Hartin's ribcage.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Hartin shrugs off.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Hartin 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz scores a nice knee to the body.
Matazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartin blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Hartin can't break the clinch.
Matazz prevents Hartin from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hartin clinches but Matazz breaks the clinch
and Matazz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ty Hartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matazz checks it well.
Hartin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matazz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hartin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matazz.
Matazz has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Matazz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hartin wants to get back to full guard.
Matazz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matazz winds up and cracks Hartin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz looks to land a strike but Hartin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Hartin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matazz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hartin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hartin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matazz advances to full mount.
Matazz looking to control but Hartin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hartin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matazz lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Hartin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Matazz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Matazz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hartin tries to hold on but Matazz pushes him away.
Matazz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hartin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matazz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hartin hang on?

Hartin is rocked!
Matazz lands a big shot there that rocks Hartin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Hartin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matazz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A big strike lands for Matazz! That's really hurt Hartin and he's turned his back - Matazz keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Matazz Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raz Matazz!