PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur comes into the arena with Tatanka - Africa blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Matias's choice of entrance music: Killing In The Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shakur
vs
Matias

195 cm
39
255 lbs
42 - 15 - 1

195 cm
35
280 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

North
Heisenberg

EXTREME PSYCHO CLOTHING
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shakur counters with a head kick. That will keep Matias thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shakur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shakur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matias wants to clinch
and Shakur counters with a right hand to the body.
Matias is looking to clinch but Shakur is avoiding it.
Shakur misses with a few strikes there.
Shakur lands with a shot to the body.
Shakur scores with a sloppy right hand. Matias should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakur digs a good hook to Matias's body.
Shakur lands a jab.
We've been told by Shakur's head coaches at Athletic Advantage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shakur.
Matias scoring well with a low kick there.
Shakur cracks Matias with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shakur tests Matias's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Shakur pushes him off.
Shakur pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Matias knocks Shakur to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matias throws a strike aimed at the side of Shakur's head but Shakur avoids it well.
Shakur is trying to get back to his feet.

Shakur explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Shakur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shakur lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.

Matias takes the fight into the clinch.
Shakur lands with a light punch inside.
Matias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakur can't find room to land a body shot as Matias controls the action.
Matias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shakur's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Shakur avoids the damage to the body.
Shakur tries a body shot but Matias blocks it.
Shakur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matias backwards.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shakur misses with a body punch.
Shakur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matias lands an elbow just above Shakur 's eye.

Emeka Shakur's cut is getting worse.
Shakur lands a left hand.
Shakur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakur has a couple of punches blocked by Matias.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shakur is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shakur as Matias tries to tie him up.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but Shakur blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Shakur.
Shakur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shakur blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
Matias working Shakur over with knees to the body.
Shakur is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shakur is defending well for now.
Matias lands an elbow that stopped Shakur in his tracks for a moment.

Emeka Shakur's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Emeka Shakur's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leighton Matias!
Our winner, Leighton Matias, 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.