PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koji Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuski Fema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsuda's entrance music is 科学忍者隊ガッチャ. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Matsuda
vs
Fema

182 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuski Fema!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda wants to clinch up but Fema keeps it at a distance.
Fema tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matsuda swivels and escapes.
Fema tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matsuda swivels and escapes.
Fema will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koji Matsuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuski Fema.
Matsuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Fema circles away.
Matsuda lands a two punch combo.
Fema showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsuda.
Matsuda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Matsuda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matsuda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matsuda landing knees to the body.

Matsuda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fema shoots in for a takedown but Matsuda shows good takedown defense.

Fema drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fema thows a big elbow that misses.

Matsuda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matsuda is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fema won't allow Matsuda to sweep him here.
Femais looking to pass into half guard but Matsuda pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Matsuda is in guard.
Matsuda won't allow Fema to sweep him here.
Fema bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matsuda's guard.
Fema looks gassed!
Matsuda is trying to keep Fema in close.

Matsuda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fema wants to pass the guard but Matsuda is keeping the position.
Matsuda working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fema throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matsuda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fema scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsuda keeping moving, preventing Fema from controlling successfully.
Fema is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matsuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fema.
Fema stopping the sweep attempt from Matsuda.

Matsuda keeping busy on the bottom but Fema has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fema seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matsuda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fema stalling.
Fema is looking to take a break and control but Matsuda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fema winds up and cracks Matsuda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fema lands with a punch from half guard.
Matsuda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matsuda.
Fema lands a couple of elbows.
Fema thows a big elbow that misses.
Fema trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fema connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fema has passed into side control.
Fema is chipping away with strikes.
Fema wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsuda keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Matsuda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fema in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fema trying to control the action but Matsuda is working from the bottom.
Fema working the ground and pound.

Matsuda throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tuski Fema will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fema scores with a takedown into Matsuda's guard.
Fema wants to control from the top but Matsuda keeps moving.

Matsuda keeping busy on the bottom but Fema has passed one foot through into half guard.
Matsuda gets full guard.
Fema postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fema passes Matsuda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fema looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matsuda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fema is keen to just control but Matsuda is a slippery customer.
Fema slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda is looking for a sweep. Fema is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fema takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fema seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fema controlling the pace.
Fema working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fema drops an elbow to the side of Matsuda's head.
Fema content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fema is trying to control the action in half guard but Matsuda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fema content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tuski Fema just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fema misses with a takedown attempt - Matsuda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matsuda wants to clinch.
Fema fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Matsuda.
Matsuda wants to clinch.
Fema avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fema throws a shot from downtown. Matsuda moves away and avoids it.
Matsuda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuda throws a right and a left that Fema avoids nicely.
Fema fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koji Matsuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuski Fema.
Fema shoots for a takedown but Matsuda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Fema drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fema wants to control but Matsuda is keeping him busy.
Matsuda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Matsuda works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fema scoring with some ground and pound.
Matsuda trying to keep a closed guard but Fema is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsuda is on top in guard.
Matsuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Fema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda tries to free his leg and advance position but Fema is retaining full guard.
Fema wants to sweep here but Matsuda controlling him for the moment.
Matsuda trying to control but Fema is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuski Fema showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Matsuda misses with a few strikes there.

Fema shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fema looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matsuda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fema takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matsuda is staying active underneath Fema, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fema sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsuda defending well though.
Matsuda throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Matsuda won't allow Fema to pass to mount.

Matsuda actively working from the bottom here.
Matsuda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fema postures up and lands a big shot to Matsuda's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fema works over Matsuda with some ground and pound from guard.

Matsuda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fema scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fema looking to pass the guard.
Matsuda wants to stand and escape but Fema is having none of it.
Fema with a nice head shot there.
Matsuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fema.
Matsuda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fema manages to get himself to full guard.

Matsuda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matsuda trying to control but Fema is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fema is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matsuda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fema moves into full guard.
Tuski Fema has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matsuda tries to stand but Fema is controlling from the bottom.
Fema trying to strike off his back.
Fema throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Matsuda preventing the sweep.
Fema keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully.

Matsuda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Fema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fema shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matsuda pinned against the cage. Matsuda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matsuda tries a head kick but it misses.

Fema fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matsuda sprawls well initially but Fema persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fema winds up and cracks Matsuda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Matsuda looking for submissions off his back.
Fema is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Matsuda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fema!
Koji Matsuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fema really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matsuda tries to control but Fema wriggling away.
Matsuda working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuski Fema comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fema 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuski Fema!