PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes to the cage accompanied by WAR-Low Rider. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gattuso
vs
Mattos

194 cm
38
212 lbs
37 - 21 - 3

206 cm
33
275 lbs
27 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

10th World Order
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 37 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos digs a good hook to Gattuso's body.
Mattos tries to bum rush Gattuso with a series of wild strikes but Gattuso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gattuso throws an off balance right hand
and Mattos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Javier Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
We've been informed that Mattos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mattos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gattuso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Gattuso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gattuso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mattos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mattos scores with a shot to the body.
Gattuso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mattos missing with a left hand there. Gattuso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mattos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gattuso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mattos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gattuso can pounce on him.
Gattuso throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos scores with a nice head shot.
Gattuso misses with a lunging right hand

and Mattos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
Mattos scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
Mattos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Mattos stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mattos .
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mattos avoids it.
Nice body punch from Mattos .
Mattos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Mattos gets through Gattuso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mattos blocks a body shot from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos digs a right hand into Gattuso's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gattuso's gas tank.
Gattuso is trying to break free.
Gattuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gattuso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Gattuso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mattos leaning against his opponent.
Gattuso pushes Mattos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mattos lands a nice shot to the body.
Gattuso is breathing heavily.
Mattos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mattos cracks Gattuso with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Mattos .
Mattos lands a shot to the body.
Mattos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gattuso.
Mattos lands a left hand.
Mattos lands with a short shot to the head.
Mattos is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos tries a body shot but Gattuso blocks it.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mattos prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Mattos .
Gattuso misses with the head strike.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Mattos lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mattos scores with a shot to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mattos lands with a left to the head.
Mattos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gattuso swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mattos .

Gattuso is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Mattos fails to land.
Oh Gattuso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mattos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gattuso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mattos is keeping busy.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Mattos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gattuso seems to have got his legs back now.
Gattuso throws a head punch that misses.
Mattos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gattuso to his knees! Mattos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos is the new heavyweight champion!
Moyses Mattos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.