PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matoshin
vs
Lannister

180 cm
23
158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

155 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing
Cavalheiro Luta Vestuario

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a left hand
and Matoshin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Lannister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.

Matoshin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Matoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lannister looking to slow down the pace here.
Lannister tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Matoshin to work.
Matoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lannister.
Matoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Lannister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as Matoshin controls the action.
Lannister lands with a short shot to the head.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Lannister.
Matoshin stalling.
Matoshin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lannister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
Lannister misses with a punch on the inside.
Lannister trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Matoshin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lannister throws an elbow that misses.
Matoshin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matoshin.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
Lannister lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lannister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matoshin throws a chopping leg kick but Lannister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lannister misses with a double jab.
Lannister lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Matoshin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lannister in his tracks.
Lannister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matoshin.
Lannister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matoshin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matoshin throws a series of punches but Lannister avoids them all with ease.
Matoshin scores with a jab.
Matoshin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lannister to counter with a crisp jab.

Matoshin is rocked!
Matoshin dips to his left and cracks Lannister with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matoshin misses with a two punch combination.
Lannister walks into a straight right hand from Matoshin.
Matoshin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Lannister takes a swing at Matoshin's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lannister lands with an uppercut that bounces Matoshin off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Matoshin misses.

Matoshin darts in and clinches Lannister up against the cage.

Matoshin manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lannister, as that shot connected.
Lannister throws a jab but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Lannister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matoshin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
Lannister throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matoshin wants to clinch up but Lannister keeps it at a distance.
Matoshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Matoshin lands with a right hand.
Matoshin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister cracks Matoshin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Lannister.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Matoshin closes the distance and pushes Lannister back into the cage.
Lannister works on Matoshin's body with a couple of short punches.
Lannister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matoshin pushes Lannister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lannister on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lannister swats away the attempt to clinch by Matoshin.

Matoshin has closed the distance and engaged Lannister in a clinch.
Matoshin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matoshin.
Lannister missing with knees to the body.
Matoshin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Lannister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lannister tries to throw a body punch but Matoshin avoids it by throwing Lannister back against the cage.
Matoshin is trying to pull guard but Lannister has him pressed against the cage.
Matoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lannister is rocked!
Matoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lannister is still on wobbly legs! Can Matoshin finish him?
Matoshin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Matoshin fails to land.
Matoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Matoshin.
A head punch on the inside from Matoshin fails to land.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.

Matoshin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Matoshin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matoshin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matoshin forces his way into half guard.

Matoshin is trying for a kimura here. Lannister looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Matoshin wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toshi Matoshin!
A relieved looking Toshi Matoshin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.