PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Mathison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathison comes to the cage accompanied by The Sickness. David Mathison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mathison
vs
Brandon

209 cm
24
244 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Mathison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Brandon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon moves to clinch but Mathison breaks away

and Mathison counters by clinching up.

Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mathison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brandon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brandon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brandon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mathison has him pressed against the cage.
Mathison lands a shot to the body.
Brandon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brandon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brandon working hard to break the clinch.

Mathison manages to break the clinch.
Brandon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brandon wants to clinch up but Mathison keeps it at a distance.
Brandon darts in trying to clinch
and Mathison counters with a head kick. That will keep Brandon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathison misses with a low kick.
Brandon tries to clinch
and Mathison counters with a good, hard body kick but Brandon shrugs it off.
Mathison shoots for a double leg takedown but Brandon sprawls well. He's pushed Mathison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mathison lands with a nice body kick.
Brandon misses with an uppercut. Mathison saw that one coming.
Brandon moves to clinch but Mathison breaks away
and Mathison counters with a low kick, right behind Brandon 's knee.

Brandon tries to keep at a distance but Mathison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brandon wants to get back to striking at distance but Mathison won't allow it.

Mathison has Brandon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mathison pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brandon tumbling to the mat - Mathison dives into Brandon's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brandon's guard.
Well, if Mathison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mathison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brandon defending well though.
Mathison is stalling here. Brandon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mathison seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brandon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brandon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mathison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brandon cracks Mathison with a big right hand but Mathison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mathison is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathison is working hard here to advance position.
Brandon tries to stand but Mathison controls the position and pulls Brandon into his guard.
Brandon landing some decent shots from guard.
Brandon with a nice head shot there.

Mathison is working an open guard so Brandon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Brandon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Brandon or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathison which made him look bad.
Brandon is looking to clinch but Mathison is avoiding it.
Mathison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brandon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Mathison. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to clinch but Mathison moves out of range.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Mathison moves out of range.

Mathison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mathison gets control of Brandon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mathison will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon wants to stand but Mathison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brandon cracks Mathison with a solid left hand.
Brandon postures up and lands a big shot to Mathison's brow.
Brandon cracks Mathison with a solid left hand.
Brandon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brandon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Brandon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mathison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mathison is breathing heavily.

Mathison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Mathison will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brandon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Brandon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Mathison from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Mathison from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brandon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Mathison.
Brandon fails in his attempt to clinch.

Brandon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mathison jumps guard but Brandon stands there with Mathison around his waist. Mathison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mathison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandon can't break the clinch.
Mathison is looking for a takedown.
Brandon is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathison has double underhooks.
Brandon is trying to stall.
Mathison has Brandon pushed against the cage.
Brandon tries to break free but Mathison pushes him back against the cage.
Brandon tries to break free but Mathison pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathison lands a shoulder strike.
Brandon wants to break free but Mathison has control.
Mathison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brandon pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Mathison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon tries to clinch but Mathison is having none of it.
Mathison circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Mathison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathison misses with a double jab
and Brandon counters with a one-two to the body.
Brandon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mathison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mathison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathison shoots in for a double leg but Brandon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Mathison tries to keep at a distance but Brandon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brandon is trying to break the clinch but Mathison is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mathison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandon's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Mathison to work.

Brandon manages to break the clinch.

Mathison moves into range and clinches up with Brandon.
Brandon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandon is trying to push Mathison away but Mathison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brandon tries to circle away but Mathison has him pinned against the cage.
Brandon working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Brandon.
Mathison wants a takedown but no success here.
Mathison has Brandon pressed against the cage, preventing Brandon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brandon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathison has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathison has Brandon pressed against the cage, preventing Brandon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mathison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandon tries to clinch but Mathison is having none of it.
Brandon keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathison paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mathison pushes Brandon up against the cage in a clinch.
Brandon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brandon as Mathison tries to tie him up.
Brandon prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathison prevents Brandon from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Mathison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mathison.
Trent Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandon tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Brandon.
Brandon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandon tries to clinch up.
Brandon tries to clinch

and Mathison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mathison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brandon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Mathison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon tries to clinch there but Mathison circles away.
Brandon tries to clinch but Mathison moves away

and Mathison moves into the clinch.
Brandon is trying to push Mathison away but Mathison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is trying to force a seperation but Mathison has the dominant position.
Brandon misses with a punch to the body.
Mathison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandon's efforts to push away.
Brandon tries to break free but Mathison pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brandon's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mathison lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon pushes Mathison off looking to stand but Mathison dives back in and keeps control.
Mathison slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mathison decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mathison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon tries to clinch but Mathison is having none of it.
Brandon darts in trying to clinch

and Mathison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mathison manages to break the clinch.
Brandon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathison circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mathison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mathison is keen to just control but Brandon is a slippery customer.
David Mathison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mathison wants to stand up but Brandon manages to regain full guard.
Mathison looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brandon with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a big elbow that misses.
Brandon stopping the sweep attempt from Mathison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathison has a closed guard, preventing Brandon from standing up.
Brandon postures up in Mathison's guard and throws a big left but Mathison blocks it.
Mathison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brandon is controlling him.
Brandon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brandon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brandon landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mathison working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trent Brandon.
I think Brandon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trent Brandon!
The defeated David Mathison had this to say: 'You're all losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.