PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Kharitonov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moyses Mattos 's chin.

Mattos
vs
Kharitonov

206 cm
31
275 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

207 cm
40
272 lbs
35 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 20 - 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 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov lands the left hand.
Kharitonov tries to clinch up but Mattos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mattos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kharitonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kharitonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mattos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kharitonov at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov moves out of range as Mattos strikes.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mattos .
A head kick from Kharitonov lands but Mattos takes it in his stride.

Kharitonov moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos gets through Kharitonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mattos pushes Kharitonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mattos .
Mattos tries to work over Kharitonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mattos .
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mattos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kharitonov's elbow.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Mattos tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Mattos back against the cage.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Mattos digs a right hand into Kharitonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kharitonov's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mattos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kharitonov tries to throw a body punch but Mattos avoids it by throwing Kharitonov back against the cage.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov misses with a body punch.
Mattos blocks an uppercut.
Mattos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Kharitonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mattos .
Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kharitonov tries to work over Mattos 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
A shot in the inside from Mattos .
Kharitonov tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mattos .
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Mattos .
Mattos blocks an uppercut.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos scores with a hook to the body.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mattos .
Mattos lands a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov tries to throw a body punch but Mattos avoids it by throwing Kharitonov back against the cage.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mattos .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mattos .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kharitonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mattos slows down the pace here.
Mattos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kharitonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mattos misses with some punches.
Mattos can't find room to land a body shot as Kharitonov controls the action.
Mattos is looking to control Kharitonov's arms but Kharitonov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mattos has his back to the cage.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mattos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Mattos .
Mattos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moyses Mattos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Kharitonov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mattos cracks Kharitonov with an open hand slap.

Kharitonov is rocked!
Mattos throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mattos finish him?
Mattos loads up on a big right hand but Kharitonov slips the punch.
A big right from Mattos misses.
Kharitonov slips a jab from Mattos .
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Mattos .
Mattos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mattos misses with a straight right.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Mattos knocks Kharitonov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Moyses Mattos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.