PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banshees's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cities in Dust. De Matos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kick Ass. 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.

Banshees
vs
Domingos De Matos

192 cm
37
214 lbs
39 - 20 - 1

195 cm
35
213 lbs
38 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Siouxsie Banshees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos throws a good cross that connects.
De Matos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Banshees walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Matos.
De Matos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Matos throws a low kick but Banshees avoids it.
Banshees blocks a low kick nicely.
Banshees looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banshees throws a lazy body kick
and De Matos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from De Matos.
Banshees keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Matos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banshees scoring well with a low kick there.
Banshees moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banshees staying out of range there.
Banshees is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Matos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Matos. That's going to slow Banshees down.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick from Banshees.
De Matos lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Matos throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Matos takes one to the chin there.
De Matos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banshees on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from De Matos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos wants to land a leg kick but Banshees is out of range.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Matos.
Banshees does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Matos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Matos just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.
Banshees takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banshees.
De Matos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banshees is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Matos connects with a leg kick. Banshees looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Matos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Matos throws a leg kick
and Banshees counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Matos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banshees avoids the head kick by De Matos.
Banshees blocks a head kick by De Matos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Matos connects with a solid leg kick.
De Matos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banshees moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Matos.
De Matos connects with a solid leg kick.
Banshees lands a leg kick that knocks De Matos off balance momentarily.
Banshees throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Banshees wants to land a leg kick but De Matos is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Matos.
Jab, jab by De Matos - just one landing.
De Matos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Matos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Banshees has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banshees and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banshees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Matos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Matos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Matos throws a body punch but Banshees moves out of range.
Banshees misses with a leg kick.
De Matos throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Matos swings for the body but Banshees moves out of range.
De Matos lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Matos connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from De Matos. Those never looked like landing.
De Matos scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moacyr Domingos De Matos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Banshees blocks a head kick by De Matos.
De Matos throws a body punch but Banshees moves out of range.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banshees throws a leg kick
and De Matos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Matos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Matos misses with a hook.
De Matos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banshees.
De Matos throws an overhand right that lands on Banshees's shoulder, as Banshees tries to avoid the shot.
De Matos blocks a leg kick.
Banshees moves out of range as De Matos strikes.
De Matos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Matos lands with a shot to the body.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Banshees does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banshees tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Matos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees blocks a leg kick.
Good work by De Matos as he checks the leg kick.
De Matos throws a leg kick
and Banshees counters with a slapping leg kick.
Banshees misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banshees looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Matos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Banshees counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Matos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Matos scores with a push kick.
Banshees tries to close the distance and clinch but De Matos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Matos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Banshees dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos throws a head kick but Banshees moves out of range.
De Matos tried to score with a low kick but Banshees checks it.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
De Matos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from De Matos.
De Matos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banshees looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy body kick from Banshees
and De Matos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Matos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banshees. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Banshees. Those never looked like landing.
De Matos throws a leg kick but Banshees moved away.
De Matos throws a body punch but Banshees moves out of range.
De Matos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banshees. That did some damage!
De Matos misses with a leg kick
and Banshees counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banshees thows a leg kick but De Matos checks it
and De Matos counters with an inside leg kick.
Banshees goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Matos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Matos throws a head kick but Banshees moves out of range.
Banshees throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a low kick but De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees throws the kick towards the body but De Matos avoids it.
De Matos throws a nice inside leg kick.

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

De Matos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from De Matos finds it's way through Banshees's defenses.
De Matos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Matos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Matos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banshees blocks a low kick nicely.
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Moacyr Domingos De Matos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De Matos throws a series of punches but Banshees avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
Banshees fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banshees throws a leg kick that misses.
De Matos throws a low kick but Banshees moves out of range easily.
De Matos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Matos tries to score with a low kick but Banshees moves his leg out of the way.
De Matos stuns Banshees with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Matos is looking to land body kicks.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
Banshees ducks under a wild hook from De Matos.
Banshees throws a leg kick
and De Matos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Matos throws out a leg kick but Banshees moves out of range and De Matos only half commits.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banshees was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
De Matos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banshees is looking to wear down De Matos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but De Matos is just out of range.
De Matos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Matos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick and Banshees moves out of range easily.
De Matos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banshees.
De Matos tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.
De Matos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banshees looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banshees looks to land a left hand but De Matos moved out of range nicely.
Banshees throws an overhand right that lands on De Matos's shoulder, as De Matos tries to avoid the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Banshees might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Matos.
De Matos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banshees at a distance.
De Matos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Banshees if he has to take too many more of those.
Banshees takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from De Matos.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banshees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Matos tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Matos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banshees checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
Banshees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Matos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banshees stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banshees avoids a kick to the body.
De Matos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Siouxsie Banshees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Matos throws a head kick but Banshees moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as De Matos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banshees doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Matos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Matos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Matos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Banshees blocks the low kick.
De Matos ducks under a wild hook from Banshees.
De Matos avoids the body shot from Banshees.
De Matos throws a leg kick
and Banshees counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banshees misses with a leg kick
and De Matos counters with a head kick. That will keep Banshees thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Banshees misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Banshees misses.
Banshees ducks right into an uppercut from De Matos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Matos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
A very excited looking Moacyr Domingos De Matos 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.