PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes into the arena with Cold as Ice- M.O.P. blaring out of the sound system. Matazz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tool - Eulogy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Klein East has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

East
vs
Matazz

182 cm
34
205 lbs
39 - 21 - 1

188 cm
34
194 lbs
41 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Matazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
East misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz throws out a leg kick but East moves out of range and Matazz only half commits.
East cracks Matazz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Matazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East throws a hook but Matazz avoids it easily.
Matazz misses with a wild body shot.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from East finds it's way through Matazz's defenses.
A big left from East misses.
East shoots for a double leg takedown but Matazz sprawls well. He's pushed East's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East throws a low kick but Matazz avoids it.
Matazz defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
East swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from East.
East slips under a jab from Matazz.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matazz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Matazz throws a big shot that misses.
East avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matazz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matazz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matazz is out of range.
East keeps Matazz at a distance using the push kick.
A big right from East misses.
Matazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
East tries to work over Matazz's front leg with a kick but Matazz checks it.
East lands with a nice body punch.
East fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
Matazz scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from East misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz walks into a stiff left hand from East.
A jab lands there for Matazz.
Matazz feints a jab promting East to slip. Matazz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. East slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matazz is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
East lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Matazz.
East swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matazz throws a right and a left that East avoids nicely.
Matazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matazz avoids the body shot from East.
East thumps Matazz with a low kick.
Matazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. East looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
East misses with a right hand
and Matazz counters with a left and a right that stings East.
Matazz scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East slips a jab from Matazz.
Matazz lands a head shot.

Matazz lands a big head kick that sends East tumbling to the mat! Matazz takes a step backwards and waves East back to his feet - he wants the finish!

East is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz walks into a left hand.
East misses with a kick to the body.
East misses with a hook
and Matazz counters with a nice uppercut.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
East throws an off balance right hand
and Matazz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matazz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from East.
East takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Matazz motions for East to come forward. Matazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by East.
East scores with a nice right hand.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
East throws a leg kick
and Matazz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matazz wants to clinch up but East keeps it at a distance.
East swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
East takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
East misses with a looping right.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East shoots in for a double leg but Matazz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
East is breathing heavily.
East tries to work over Matazz's front leg with a kick but Matazz checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East throws a poor cross that misses
letting Matazz counter with a right hand.
East is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Matazz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by East. East obviously looking to wear him down.
Matazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raz Matazz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Matazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to East's calf.
Matazz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raz Matazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
East throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz scores with the left hand. East knows he should have avoided that one.
Matazz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matazz checks the leg kick.
Matazz takes one to the side of the head.
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!
East has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matazz finds it's way round the side to connect with East's head.
Matazz checks the leg kick.
Matazz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
East throws a hook to the side of Matazz's head but Matazz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
East takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Matazz lands a glancing blow to the side of East's head.
East chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matazz can pounce on him.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matazz throws a body punch but East moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
East tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matazz connects with a leg kick. East looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
East swings widly with a right hand
and Matazz counters with a straight right hand.
East lands with a straight right. Matazz didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Matazz finds it's way through East's defenses.
East tries to land a leg kick but Matazz saw it coming and moves away.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matazz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matazz is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matazz, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matazz lands a high kick!
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East looks to land a combination but Matazz avoids it well.
Matazz scores with a head kick. East tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh East is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
East throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
East misses the jab.
East seems to have got his legs back now.
That kick from Matazz tenderised East's leg. East is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matazz digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
Matazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
East swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
East throws a low kick, looking for Matazz's leg but Matazz calmly moves out of range.
East lands with a straight right. Matazz didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a body kick.
Matazz lands a nice shot that snaps East's head back.
East tries to work over Matazz's front leg with a kick but Matazz checks it.
Matazz slips under a jab from East.
Matazz slips under a jab.
Matazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
East misses with a body shot.
Matazz defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
Matazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
East wants to slow Matazz down by chopping away at his legs.
Matazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Matazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
East throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
East misses with an uppercut. Matazz saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
East tries to land a leg kick but Matazz saw it coming and moves away.
East pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
East is looking to chop away at Matazz's legs.

Matazz takes the fight into the clinch.
Matazz is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Matazz.
Matazz is looking to control East's arms but East gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matazz has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East lands with a right to the head.
East fails to pull guard.
Matazz is stalling here.

East breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from East.
East scores with a punch to the head.
East throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Matazz to counter with a crisp jab.
Matazz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Matazz moves into range and clinches up with East.
A nice left hand lands by Matazz.
Matazz trying to control the position but instead, East has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matazz into the cage.
Matazz has a couple of punches blocked by East.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for East.
East being controlled against the cage.
Matazz trying to land knees to the body.
East takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East wants to get back to striking at distance but Matazz won't allow it.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as East controls his hands.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
East misses with the head strike.
East digs a right hand into Matazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matazz's gas tank.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped East in his tracks for a moment.
Matazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matazz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
East scores with a shoulder strike.
East lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Matazz.
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!
Matazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Matazz.
Matazz lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands with a left to the head.
Matazz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
East jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matazz walks away with a smile on his face. East gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
East goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
East takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Matazz moves into the clinch.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, East scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
East throws a head punch that misses.
Matazz lands with a left to the head.
Matazz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
East is trying to break free.

East breaks the clinch.
Matazz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from East.
Matazz cracks East with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
East chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Matazz lands a big uppercut and East crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but East looks OK. Matazz waves East back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matazz.
East fails with a takedown attempt.
Matazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Matazz.
A nice inside leg kick there by East. That's going to slow Matazz down.
East fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
East has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matazz.
Matazz blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matazz's calf.
East throws a hook but Matazz avoids it easily.
Matazz moves away from the strike by East.
Matazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
East needs to keep his hands up - Matazz had a free shot at his head there.
Raz Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh East got wobbled bad by a big combination! Matazz presses forward with punches and knees until East stumbles to the ground! The ref watches East closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.