PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mattos
vs
Leonardo

206 cm
31
275 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

202 cm
34
266 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Leonardo misses with a left hand
enabling Mattos to counter with a crisp jab.
Mattos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonardo tries to bum rush Mattos with a series of wild strikes but Mattos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leonardo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mattos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonardo's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mattos 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.
Leonardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mattos .
Mattos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leonardo misses with a leg kick.
Mattos misses with a straight right.
Leonardo misses with a head kick.
Mattos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leonardo.
Leonardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Leonardo. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Leonardo does no damage.
Leonardo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mattos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mattos misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leonardo looks to land a left hand but Mattos moved out of range nicely.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rai Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo wants to land a leg kick but Mattos is out of range.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Mattos moved away.
Leonardo throws a hook but Mattos avoids it easily.
A left lands for Leonardo.
Leonardo takes one to the chin there.

Mattos cracks Leonardo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mattos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leonardo to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mattos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mattos has Leonardo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mattos .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mattos .
Still in the clinch, Mattos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo.

Leonardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mattos scores with a jab to the body.
Mattos throws a looping overhand right but Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Leonardo is predictable there

and Mattos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leonardo! Mattos lets Leonardo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mattos misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
Mattos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mattos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mattos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mattos swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo moves forwards but Mattos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mattos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leonardo throws a hook but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mattos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. Mattos moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming.
Mattos moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonardo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattos misses with a right hand
and Mattos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mattos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Leonardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mattos circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonardo lands a front kick.
Mattos looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.
Mattos swings widly with a right hand
and Leonardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mattos throws a big shot that misses.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mattos misses with a right hand
and Mattos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mattos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moyses Mattos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonardo thumps Mattos with a low kick.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mattos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
Moyses Mattos is winning the standup battle so far.
Mattos swings widly with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with a leg kick.
Mattos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mattos takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Mattos throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mattos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mattos lands with a nice body punch.
Mattos misses with a left hand
and Leonardo counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mattos in his tracks.
Leonardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo misses with a straight right.
Leonardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mattos counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Leonardo. Those never looked like landing.
Mattos loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Leonardo throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo throws a leg kick which misses Mattos 's front leg but catches the back leg as Mattos tries to avoid it.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Mattos .
Mattos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonardo throws a jab when Mattos was well out of range.
Leonardo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leonardo duly obliges.
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!
Mattos on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mattos slips under a jab.
Mattos misses with a jab to the body
and Leonardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mattos misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Mattos misses.
Mattos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mattos just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Leonardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Leonardo is predictable there
and Mattos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a body punch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Leonardo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mattos checks a low kick from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a jab to the head.
Mattos misses the jab.
Leonardo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leonardo misses with a few strikes there.
Mattos staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardo. Mattos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Mattos .
Mattos moves in looking to clinch but Leonardo pushes him off.
Leonardo lands a leg kick that knocks Mattos off balance momentarily.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Mattos moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mattos takes the fight into the clinch.
Mattos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Mattos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to break free but Mattos pushes him back against the cage.
Mattos tries to work over Leonardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mattos misses with the head strike.
Mattos working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Mattos .

Leonardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rai Leonardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leonardo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
Mattos tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but Mattos avoids them all with ease.
Mattos misses the jab.
Mattos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo.
Mattos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattos .
Leonardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mattos .
Leonardo scores with a nice right hand.
Leonardo cracks the inside of Mattos 's front leg.
Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos tries to clinch up.
Leonardo throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos .
Leonardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Mattos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Mattos .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mattos 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mattos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Mattos .
Leonardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mattos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mattos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos walks into a left hand.
Leonardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Mattos blocks the low kick.
Mattos slips under a jab.
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos .
Leonardo throws a leg kick but Mattos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mattos at a distance.
Mattos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mattos is looking to clinch.
Leonardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonardo ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonardo.
Mattos throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
Leonardo tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Leonardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mattos on the side of the head.
Mattos jabs Leonardo right on the nose. Leonardo blinks but takes it well.
Leonardo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leonardo throws a right hand that misses
and Mattos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardo scores with a nice body kick.
Mattos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonardo. Leonardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mattos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leonardo back to the cage. Mattos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but Mattos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Leonardo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos is looking to clinch.
Mattos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leonardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Mattos 's head.
Mattos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Nice straight punches there by Mattos . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mattos .
Good leg kick by Leonardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leonardo scores with a nice right hand.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos .
Mattos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leonardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattos misses with a straight left.
Mattos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonardo.
A jab from Leonardo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rai Leonardo really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Mattos .
Mattos throws the left hand but Leonardo avoids the punch easily.
Leonardo slips a straight right by Mattos .
Leonardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
Mattos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo throws out a loose jab but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leonardo throws a leg kick that misses.
Leonardo scores with a jab. Mattos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Mattos misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonardo misses with a body punch
and Mattos counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
Leonardo feints and then cracks Mattos 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mattos down.
Mattos takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonardo scores with a body shot.
Leonardo connects with a right hand. Mattos shakes it off.
Mattos throws a hook but Leonardo avoids it easily.
Leonardo scores with a hook to the body. Mattos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo misses with a low kick as Mattos jumps back.
Mattos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos blocks a jab.
Good work by Mattos as he checks the leg kick.
Mattos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mattos scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Mattos misses.
Mattos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonardo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mattos moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mattos .
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Leonardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mattos moves out of range as Leonardo strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Leonardo.
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos .
Leonardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Leonardo there.
The fighters circling - Leonardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mattos doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonardo circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonardo.
Mattos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
Mattos doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonardo circles away.
Mattos misses with a straight right.
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leonardo. That's going to slow Mattos down.
Leonardo connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos drops his hands momentarily and Leonardo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mattos tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mattos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mattos throws a hook to the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leonardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rai Leonardo dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leonardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mattos . That did some damage!
Leonardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Leonardo scores with a body shot.
Leonardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mattos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Mattos lands a lovely overhand right.
Leonardo slips under a jab from Mattos .
Mattos blocks a head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a nice head shot.
Leonardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Leonardo throws out a leg kick but Mattos moves out of range and Leonardo only half commits.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses
and Mattos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos connects with a right hand. Leonardo shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Oooooh!!! Mattos has knocked Leonardo down with a huge combo! Mattos steps away and waves a wobbly Leonardo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Leonardo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leonardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Mattos finish him?
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mattos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards.
Leonardo tries to break free but Mattos pushes him back against the cage.
Mattos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Leonardo to his knees! Mattos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Moyses Mattos , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Rai Leonardo was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks guys for the support but it just wasn't my night. Will come back stronger!'.