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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mattos
vs
Kharitonov

206 cm
32
275 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

207 cm
41
272 lbs
37 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

LOPS 160q + 90% Laundry
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 24 - 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 37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kharitonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharitonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch.
Kharitonov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharitonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kharitonov throws a jab when Mattos was well out of range.

Mattos clinches up against the cage.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov blocks a body shot from Mattos .
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattos misses with the head strike.
Kharitonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mattos 's efforts to push away.
Kharitonov tries to work over Mattos 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Mattos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Mattos .
Kharitonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Kharitonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kharitonov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mattos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kharitonov misses with a body punch.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Mattos 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mattos lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Mattos scores with a shot to the side of Kharitonov's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mattos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mattos .
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.

Mattos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mattos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mattos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mattos has managed to clinch.
Mattos blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mattos .
Mattos lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.

Mattos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Mattos strikes.
Mattos catches Kharitonov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mattos misses with a series of wild punches.

Mattos has managed to clinch.
Mattos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mattos .
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kharitonov is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Mattos .
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Mattos wants to break free but Kharitonov has control.
Mattos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kharitonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mattos misses with a body punch.
Mattos 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mattos lands with a right to the head.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Mattos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mattos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharitonovs head.
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 scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kharitonov in his tracks.
Mattos swings widly with a right hand
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kharitonov slips under a jab.
Mattos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kharitonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Kharitonov.
Sloppy strikes from Mattos . Those never looked like landing.
Mattos misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov blocks a jab.
Kharitonov misses with a wild body shot.
Mattos misses with an uppercut
and Kharitonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov tries to clinch but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos connects with a looping right hand.
Kharitonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mattos .
Moyses Mattos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
Kharitonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Mattos .

Mattos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kharitonov has Mattos pressed against the cage, preventing Mattos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mattos .
Kharitonov tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mattos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mattos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mattos throws an overhand right that lands on Kharitonov's shoulder, as Kharitonov tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Mattos throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mattos takes the fight into the clinch.
Mattos trying to control the position but instead, Kharitonov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mattos into the cage.
Mattos lands a hook that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kharitonov to his knees! Mattos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Moyses Mattos , 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.