PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bagares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Bagares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seth Justice's chin.

Bagares
vs
Justice

170 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Bagares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Justice!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice jabs at Bagares's body.
Bagares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Justice tries to clinch up but Bagares circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Justice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Justice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Justice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bagares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bagares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Justice working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bagares has passed into half guard!

Bagares decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice drives through and clinches with Bagares against the cage.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Justice fails to pull guard.
Justice tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matt Bagares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Justice.

Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Bagares could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Justice looks winded!
Justice moves to clinch but Bagares breaks away
and Bagares counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice body kick from Bagares.
Justice blocks a head kick by Bagares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagares digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.

Bagares has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bagares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bagares as the two fighters clinch.
Bagares wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bagares can't break the clinch.

Bagares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bagares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Justice misses.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Bagares.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justice shoots for a double leg takedown but Bagares sprawls well. He's pushed Justice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Bagares.
Justice tries to clinch up
and Bagares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bagares misses with a leg kick
and Justice counters with a thumping low kick.
Justice moves out of range as Bagares strikes.
Seth Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Bagares.
Bagares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good standup being displayed there by Bagares as he connects with a hook.

Justice is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Justice.
Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagares finish him?
Bagares cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
Matt Bagares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice connects with a high kick.
Justice seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bagares connects with a body shot.
Bagares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Justice if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bagares throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Justice is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Bagares!