PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rylan Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner has chosen Goodtimes as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mattos
vs
Gardner

206 cm
27
275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

191 cm
27
265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rylan Gardner!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner misses with a wild body shot.
Gardner loads up on a big right hand but Mattos slips the punch.

Gardner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mattos is looking for a sweep.
Gardner controlling the position.
Mattos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gardner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gardner throwing shots but Mattos is blocking nicely.
Gardner is thwarting Mattos 's attempts to control the position.
Gardner controlling the action here.
Gardner 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gardner stops Mattos from getting back to his feet.
Mattos is looking for a sweep. Gardner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Gardner there.
Gardner throws a strike but Mattos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gardner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mattos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gardner is looking to work some ground and pound but Mattos has wrist control.
Gardner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gardner trying to move into half guard but instead Mattos has managed to sweep!
Mattos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner looking to control.
Mattos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gardner wants to sweep here but Mattos controlling him for the moment.
Gardner controls Mattos momentarily but Mattos frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Moyses Mattos .
Gardner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gardner takes a swing at Mattos 's ribcage but misses.

Gardner closes the distance and clinches.

Gardner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Gardner scores with a four punch combination!
Gardner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardner walks into a straight right hand from Mattos .
Gardner throws a lazy right hand but Mattos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos throws a hook to the side of Gardner's head but Gardner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gardner misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mattos , as that shot connected.
Gardner moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Gardner.
Gardner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mattos avoids the body shot from Gardner.
Mattos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moyses Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mattos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardner missing with a left hand there. Mattos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardner moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner looks to land a left hand but Mattos moved out of range nicely.
Gardner misses the jab.
Mattos cracks a nice hook into Gardner's ribs.
Gardner misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rylan Gardner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gardner throws a right and a left that Mattos avoids nicely.
Gardner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mattos cracks Gardner with a good jab.
Gardner slips under a jab from Mattos .
Gardner lands a jab to Mattos 's midsection.
Mattos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gardner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mattos . Gardner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mattos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mattos . Gardner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mattos lands a nice shot to the body.
Mattos connects with a jab.
Gardner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mattos is just out of range.
Mattos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rylan Gardner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mattos misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos throws a series of punches but Gardner avoids them all with ease.
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mattos moves away.
Gardner misses with a double jab.
Gardner throws a body punch but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gardner under the eye.
Gardner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mattos rather than just go for the knockout.
Gardner lands with a nice body punch.
Gardner looks to land a left hand but Mattos moved out of range nicely.
Gardner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gardner throws the left hand but Mattos avoids the punch easily.
Mattos jabs Gardner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gardner shoots in looking for a takedown. Mattos tries to sprawl out of it but Gardner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mattos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Mattos misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos sizes up Gardner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner misses the body punch
enabling Mattos to counter with a crisp jab.
Gardner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gardner.
Moyses Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylan Gardner.
Mattos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Rylan Gardner has been cut.
Mattos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Mattos moves into the clinch.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos keeps control of Gardner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mattos is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gardner wants a takedown but no success here.
Mattos wants to break free but Gardner has control.
Still in the clinch, Mattos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Gardner breaks from the clinch.
Gardner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mattos scores with a nice strike.
Gardner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
Gardner tries to clinch up but Mattos circles away and keeps his distance.
Gardner misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a hook but Gardner blocks it.
Gardner is looking to clinch.

Mattos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gardner, pushing him back against the cage.
Mattos misses with some punches.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Gardner tries to score a body lock takedown but Mattos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mattos misses with some punches.
Mattos misses with a body punch.
Gardner can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gardner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Mattos .
Mattos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gardner is keeping busy.
Mattos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moyses Mattos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rylan Gardner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mattos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gardner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Gardner.
Mattos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gardner.
Gardner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mattos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gardner doesn't seem bothered though.
Gardner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mattos .
Mattos lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mattos lands a nice shot to the body.
Mattos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mattos misses with a straight right.

Gardner gets tackled into the cage by Mattos . Mattos maintains the clinch.
Gardner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mattos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos lands with a short shot to the head.
Mattos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mattos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mattos .
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gardner prevents a body shot from Mattos .
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mattos is working Gardner over against the cage.
Gardner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Mattos on the inside.
Gardner is trying to maintain a safe position but Mattos gets an underhook and turns Gardner into the cage.
Gardner tries to break free but Mattos pushes him back against the cage.
Mattos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gardner looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos tries to work over Gardner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gardner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gardner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moyses Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylan Gardner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mattos .

Mattos breaks the clinch.

Mattos clinches up with Gardner and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mattos .
Gardner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mattos tries a body shot but Gardner blocks it.
Mattos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gardner looking to throw knees to the head but Mattos is blocking nicely.
Mattos 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gardner wants to get back to striking at distance but Mattos won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gardner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Mattos as he connects with a hook.
Mattos with a hook.
A big left from Mattos misses.
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gardner keeps the fight on the outside.
Mattos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gardner.
Gardner throws a combination that misses
and Mattos counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Rylan Gardner's cut even more.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mattos slaps away a takedown attempt from Gardner, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mattos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mattos up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner can't break the clinch.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Gardner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mattos misses with an uppercut.
Gardner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gardner shoots for a double leg takedown but Mattos sprawls well. He's pushed Gardner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gardner throws a hook but Mattos blocks it.
Gardner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos .

And that's the end of the fight!
Moyses Mattos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mattos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moyses Mattos !
An out of breath Moyses Mattos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.