PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Faustina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Lethal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saint Faustina's chin.

Lethal
vs
Faustina

190 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Faustina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Lethal rushes Faustina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faustina looking to stall.
Lethal stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lethal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Lethal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Lethal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lethal darts in and clinches Faustina up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lethal as Faustina tries to tie him up.
Lethal is pushing Faustina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lethal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Lethal.

Lethal clinches with his opponent.
Faustina looking to slow down the pace here.
Faustina tries to stall but Lethal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lethal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lethal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lethal stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lethal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lethal has managed to clinch.
Faustina wants to stall.
Faustina stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faustina trying to control the position but instead, Lethal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faustina into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saint Faustina.

Lethal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lethal leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Faustina is trying to maintain a safe position but Lethal gets an underhook and turns Faustina into the cage.
Faustina wants to stall.
Faustina tries to stall but Lethal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Lethal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Lethal manages to break the clinch.
Lethal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lethal gets a clinch.
Lethal slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lethal leaning against his opponent.
Faustina is looking to control Lethal's arms but Lethal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faustina has his back to the cage.
Lethal just leaning against Faustina, taking a breather.
Faustina looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Faustina taking a breather.
Faustina is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lethal has denied him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lethal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lethal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saint Faustina.

Lethal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lethal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lethal seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Lethal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lethal has managed to clinch.
Lethal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Faustina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Matt Lethal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faustina tries to stall but Lethal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faustina controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Lethal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Lethal.

Faustina gets tackled into the cage by Lethal. Lethal maintains the clinch.
Lethal is pushing Faustina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lethal as Faustina tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lethal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lethal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lethal!
After winning the bout, Matt Lethal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.