PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matazz
vs
Thorsen

188 cm
35
194 lbs
44 - 14 - 1

180 cm
29
195 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 44 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen tests Matazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a right hand that misses
and Matazz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matazz, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz loads up on a big right hand but Thorsen slips the punch.
Thorsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Thorsen.
Thorsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Matazz slips under a jab.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorsen.
A swing and a miss from Thorsen.
Thorsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matazz cracks Thorsen with a good jab.
Thorsen throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thorsen.
Thorsen lands with a straight right. Matazz didn't see that one coming.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matazz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Thorsen throws an off balance right hand
and Matazz counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorsen lunges at Matazz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matazz's hand.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matazz.
Matazz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorsen.
The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorsen.
Matazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorsen lands the left hand.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Matazz.
Matazz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matazz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matazz defending well as Thorsen loads up on a big left hand.
Matazz checks a low kick from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thorsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorsen misses with a looping right.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorsen scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matazz.
Thorsen misses with a low kick.
Thorsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matazz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Matazz throws an overhand right that lands on Thorsen's shoulder, as Thorsen tries to avoid the shot.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Thorsen.
Matazz throws a jab when Thorsen was well out of range.
Matazz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matazz tried to score with a low kick but Thorsen checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matazz lands a jab to Thorsen's midsection.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Thorsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ejnar Thorsen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matazz with a hook.
Thorsen is looking to slow Matazz down with leg kicks.
Matazz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matazz is looking to slow Thorsen down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Thorsen. Beautiful body shot.
Thorsen scores with a hook to the body. Matazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matazz throws a jab when Thorsen was well out of range.
Thorsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matazz can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsen swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matazz.
Matazz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matazz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matazz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thorsen walks into a straight right hand from Matazz.
Matazz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 closes the distance and pushes Thorsen back into the cage.
Thorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorsen misses with the head strike.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Matazz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorsen dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
Thorsen is leaning against Matazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matazz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Matazz misses with some punches.
Matazz wants to stall.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matazz tries to work over Thorsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Matazz fails to land.
Thorsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matazz lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up Ejnar Thorsen's cut even more.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsen controls his hands.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsen controls his hands.
Thorsen throws a head punch that misses.
Matazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matazz looking to throw knees to the head but Thorsen is blocking nicely.
Thorsen presses Matazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matazz scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Matazz lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Thorsen scores with a nice short uppercut.

Raz Matazz's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Matazz fails to land.
Thorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorsen blocks an uppercut.
Thorsen lands a shot to the body.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Thorsen dodges an elbow strike from Matazz.
Raz Matazz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen lands with a left to the head.
Matazz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thorsen throws a sloppy head kick and Matazz moves out of range easily.
Matazz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matazz needs to keep his hands up - Thorsen had a free shot at his head there.
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Thorsen checks the leg kick.
Matazz staying out of range there.
Thorsen swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Thorsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thorsen scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ejnar Thorsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thorsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matazz. That one must have hurt.
Thorsen scores with a nice head shot.

Matazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorsen, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorsen tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Thorsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matazz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsen controls his hands.
Thorsen blocks an elbow strike.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorsen tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz stalling in the clinch but Thorsen improves position.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Thorsen digs a right hand underneath Matazz's ribcage. Matazz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matazz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz lands a nice uppercut.
Matazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Matazz.

The cut above Ejnar Thorsen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Matazz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Matazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Thorsen.
Matazz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
Matazz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorsen.
Matazz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsen's elbow.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorsen controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Thorsen.
Matazz misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen presses Matazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thorsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thorsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Thorsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ejnar Thorsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.