PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapda Mattus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mattus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mattus
vs
Ibrahimovic

168 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

190 cm
27
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapda Mattus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Mattus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mattus in particular looking to stall.
Ibrahimovic is staying active underneath Mattus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mattus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Mattus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mattus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mattus drops an elbow to the side of Ibrahimovic's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattus drops an elbow to the side of Ibrahimovic's head.
Ibrahimovic taking some punishment here, with Mattus in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ibrahimovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mattus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ibrahimovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ibrahimovic is in trouble now - Mattus has advanced to mount!
Mattus with the ground and pound from mount.

Mattus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ibrahimovic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Mattus looking to secure an arm triangle but Ibrahimovic defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mattus has control of Ibrahimovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ibrahimovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mattus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ibrahimovic hang on?
Ibrahimovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mattus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Mattus working for a submission but Ibrahimovic is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mattus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ibrahimovic taking shots to the head.
Mattus lands a big shot there that rocks Ibrahimovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Mattus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ibrahimovic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mattus landing shots from mount.
Mattus with shots to the head and body - Ibrahimovic looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mattus is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ibrahimovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ibrahimovic shrugs it off.
Mattus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mattus working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ibrahimovic turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mattus off and cradles Ibrahimovic's limp body as Mattus celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tapda Mattus!
A very excited looking Tapda Mattus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Zlatan Ibrahimovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.