PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Crowe
vs
Matlock

225 cm
30
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
285 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Crowe misses.
Matlock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matlock cracks Crowe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Matlock.
Matlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ben Matlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matlock wants to clinch up but Crowe keeps it at a distance.
Crowe throws a jab when Matlock was well out of range.
Matlock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crowe keeps the fight on the outside.

Matlock closes the distance and clinches.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Matlock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crowe.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Crowe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matlock.
Knees to the body from Matlock.
Crowe is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matlock crunches a lovely knee into Crowe's ribcage.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matlock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crowe or not.
Crowe tries to circle away but Matlock has him pinned against the cage.
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Matlock.
Crowe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matlock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crowe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matlock landing knees to the head.
Matlock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crowe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crowe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Matlock.
Matlock prevents Crowe from breaking the clinch.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matlock misses with an elbow over the top.
Crowe is trying to break the clinch but Matlock is controlling him.
Crowe wants to break free but Matlock has control.
Crowe working hard to break the clinch.
Matlock throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe tries to score a body lock takedown but Matlock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matlock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matlock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crowe's brow.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Crowe breaks from the clinch.
Matlock wants to clinch up but Crowe keeps it at a distance.
Matlock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Matlock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Matlock.
Matlock tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matlock moves into range and clinches up with Crowe.
Matlock scores with a knee to the head.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matlock obliges.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Matlock misses with an elbow over the top.
Matlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rodger Crowe has been cut.
Crowe takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matlock prevents Crowe from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matlock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Matlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodger Crowe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Matlock looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Jab from Crowe.
Crowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matlock.
Matlock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matlock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowe.

Matlock gets a clinch.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matlock lands a knee to the body.
Matlock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matlock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matlock crunches a lovely knee into Crowe's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ben Matlock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matlock scores with a knee to the head.
Crowe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matlock has him pressed against the cage.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matlock.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matlock takes a shot to the head.
Matlock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crowe tries to circle away but Matlock has him pinned against the cage.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Matlock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matlock working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Matlock throws an elbow but it misses.
Crowe blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matlock working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Matlock misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matlock.
A knee to the head by Matlock.
Matlock crunches a lovely knee into Crowe's ribcage.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
Crowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Matlock uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crowe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matlock landing knees to the head.

Crowe is rocked!
Matlock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crowe tries a body shot but Matlock blocks it.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Matlock lands a damaging elbow.
Matlock jerks Crowe's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Crowe drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Matlock goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Matlock because Crowe was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ben Matlock!
Ben Matlock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.