PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Aluko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Aluko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mattos
vs
Aluko

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Aluko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos avoids the head kick by Aluko.
Mattos slips a jab from Aluko.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Aluko.

Aluko rushes Mattos and presses him up against the cage.
Aluko has Mattos pressed against the cage, preventing Mattos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aluko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mattos wants to break free but Aluko has control.
Aluko is trying to break the clinch but Mattos is controlling him.
Mattos has had enough of the clinch but Aluko keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mattos.
Aluko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mattos.
Aluko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aluko tries to break free but Mattos pushes him back against the cage.
Aluko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aluko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Aluko prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Mattos is trying to break free.
Aluko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aluko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mattos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aluko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mattos can't break the clinch.
Mattos has had enough of the clinch but Aluko keeps him there for the moment.
Mattos is trying to break free.
Aluko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aluko lands with a short shot to the head.
Aluko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mattos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aluko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aluko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mattos has him pressed against the cage.
Mattos can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aluko.
Mattos wants to break free but Aluko has control.
A head punch on the inside from Aluko fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aluko.
Aluko prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Aluko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Walter Mattos has been cut.
Aluko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos wants to get back to striking at distance but Aluko won't allow it.
Aluko misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aluko misses with the head strike.
Mattos stalling in the clinch but Aluko improves position.
Mattos has had enough of the clinch but Aluko keeps him there for the moment.
Mattos working hard to break the clinch.
Mattos tries to break free but Aluko pushes him back against the cage.
Mattos is trying to break free.
Mattos is trying to break the clinch but Aluko is controlling him.
Aluko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mattos tries to break the clinch but Aluko is controlling the position.
Aluko lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mattos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aluko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aluko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mattos's efforts to push away.
Aluko lands with a light punch inside.
Aluko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattos tries to circle away but Aluko has him pinned against the cage.
Mattos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aluko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aluko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mattos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aluko.
Mattos is trying to break the clinch but Aluko has him pressed against the cage.
Aluko misses with the head strike.
Mattos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aluko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aluko.
Mattos is trying to maintain a safe position but Aluko gets an underhook and turns Mattos into the cage.
Mattos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mattos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mattos is trying to break free.
Aluko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mattoss head.
Mattos looking to stall.
Aluko pushes Mattos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aluko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mattos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aluko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Aluko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aluko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mattos's efforts to push away.
Mattos stalling in the clinch but Aluko improves position.
Mattos is trying to maintain a safe position but Aluko gets an underhook and turns Mattos into the cage.
Aluko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mattos tries to break free but Aluko pushes him back against the cage.
Mattos tries to break free but Aluko pushes him back against the cage.

Aluko breaks the clinch.
Aluko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aluko steps in with a hook that catches Mattos right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Aluko follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mattos looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Aluko!