PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matlock comes to the cage accompanied by And Justice for All. Repomies has chosen Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rauno Repomies was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Matlock
vs
Repomies

190 cm
25
285 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

197 cm
25
260 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Repomies misses.
As Repomies tries to get set, Matlock tries to push him back and clinch up but Repomies manages to avoid the attempt.
Matlock tries to bum rush Repomies with a series of wild strikes but Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Repomies. Those never looked like landing.
Matlock misses with an uppercut. Repomies saw that one coming.

Repomies gets tackled into the cage by Matlock. Matlock maintains the clinch.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matlock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Matlock has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Repomies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matlock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repomies avoiding damage as Matlock throws knees to the body.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Repomies blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Matlock.

Repomies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Repomies takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matlock misses with a left hand
and Matlock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matlock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Matlock clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Repomies slowing the pace effectively.
Matlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repomies lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
A short right from Matlock on the inside.
Matlock tries to work over Repomies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repomies blocks it with crossed arms.
Repomies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Repomies avoiding damage as Matlock throws knees to the body.
Repomies goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matlock prevents it.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Repomies is working for takedown but Matlock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matlock looking to throw knees to the head but Repomies is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matlock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ben Matlock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Repomies.
Matlock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Repomies looks winded!
Matlock lands a right hand.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock takes a shot to the head.
Matlock misses with a knee strike.
Repomies has had enough of the clinch but Matlock keeps him there for the moment.
Repomies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Repomies avoids it.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Repomies jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matlock walks away with a smile on his face. Repomies gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matlock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repomies manages to avoid it.
Matlock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matlock throws a lazy right hand but Repomies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matlock blocks a low kick nicely.
Repomies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Matlock misses the target.
Repomies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matlock.
Repomies throws out a counter right but Matlock avoids it with no problem.
Matlock throws out a loose jab but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repomies lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Matlock connects with a looping right hand.
Matlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matlock works over Repomies's head and body with a nice combination.
Repomies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matlock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matlock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Repomies back to the cage. Matlock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Repomies is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matlock lands a body shot.

Matlock pushes Repomies up against the cage in a clinch.
Repomies can't break the clinch.
Repomies avoiding damage as Matlock throws knees to the body.
Repomies working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies tries a body shot but Matlock blocks it.
Repomies working aggressively here.
Matlock prevents a body shot from Repomies.
Good body shot from Repomies.
Repomies misses with some punches.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Repomies blocks with his arms.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Repomies blocks it.
Repomies lands a shoulder strike.
Repomies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matlock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Repomies blocks it with crossed arms.

Repomies manages to break the clinch.
Repomies misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Matlock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matlock throws a lazy uppercut
and Repomies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matlock lunges at Repomies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Repomies's hand.
Matlock throws a right and a left that Repomies avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Matlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Repomies.
Matlock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Repomies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ben Matlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matlock misses with a body shot.
A big left from Repomies misses.
Matlock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Repomies can do to turn this around?
Matlock connects with a body shot.
Matlock connects with a body shot.
Matlock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Matlock is rocked!
Matlock throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oh Matlock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Repomies engages and cracks Matlock with a massive lead left hook - Matlock tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Repomies is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rauno Repomies!
A relieved looking Rauno Repomies thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.