PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Cat Matroskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Modack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matroskin's entrance music is Мама, всё о'ке&. A fine choice. Modack has chosen Duran Duran -Wild Boys as his entrance music. Terry Modack will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cat Matroskin
vs
Modack

159 cm
26
154 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Cat Matroskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Modack!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Modack connects with a leg kick. Matroskin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matroskin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Modack. Modack obviously looking to wear him down.

Matroskin closes the distance and clinches.
Modack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matroskin backwards.
Modack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Modack throws a head punch that misses.

Matroskin tightens his grip and picks Modack up, before dumping him to the ground. Modack manages to land in guard.
Matroskin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matroskin passes into half guard.
Matroskin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Modack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Modack is staying active underneath Matroskin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Matroskin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Modack sees it coming and defends easily.
Matroskin wants to control but Modack is keeping him busy.

Modack pushes Matroskin off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matroskin closes the distance and pushes Modack back into the cage.
Matroskin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Modack's elbow.
Modack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Matroskin.

Modack breaks from the clinch.
Modack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matroskin will feel that in the morning.
Matroskin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Modack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modack.
Modack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matroskin's calf.
Modack throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like The Cat Matroskin has been cut.
Modack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Modack forces Matroskin back against the cage and clinches.
Matroskin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matroskin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Modack walks away with a smile on his face. Matroskin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Matroskin clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modack has had enough of the clinch but Matroskin keeps him there for the moment.
Matroskin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matroskin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A body shot lands from Modack.
Matroskin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Modack smiles and moves away.
Matroskin avoids the head kick by Modack.
Matroskin tries to counter by clinching up but Modack breaks away and moves out of range.

Matroskin moves into the clinch successfully.
Modack misses with some punches.
Matroskin pushes Modack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Modack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Modack pushes Matroskin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Modack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Modack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modack throws a head punch that misses.
Modack has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matroskin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Modack can turn it around.
Modack trying to stall but Matroskin improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Matroskin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Modack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matroskin is trying to push Modack away but Modack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Modack lands with a left to the head.
Modack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Cat Matroskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Modack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Modack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modack working aggressively here.
Matroskin swings wildly with an uppercut but Modack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matroskin wants a takedown.
Modack misses with a punch on the inside.
Modack misses with a body punch.
Matroskin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matroskin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matroskin lands with a light punch inside.
Matroskin tries to score a body lock takedown but Modack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Modack lands with a right to the head.
Modack digs a right hand into Matroskin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matroskin's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Modack fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modack is stalling here.
Modack throws a punch but it's blocked by Matroskin.
Matroskin wants a takedown.
Modack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matroskin blocking some punches.
Modack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matroskin is keeping busy.
Modack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matroskin or not.
Modack lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Matroskin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matroskin.
Matroskin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matroskin.
Modack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matroskin is keeping busy.

Matroskin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Modack can't fight it off and eventually Matroskin manages to take the fight to the floor. Modack looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Modack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Cat Matroskin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Modack scoring well with a low kick there.
Modack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Modack throws a head kick but Matroskin moves out of range.
Terry Modack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Modack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Modack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matroskin's head.
Modack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Modack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matroskin.
Matroskin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Modack throws a lazy head kick

and Matroskin counters with a shoot takedown. Modack fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matroskin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Modack is rocked!
Matroskin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Modack is still in real trouble! Can Matroskin finish him?
Matroskin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matroskin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Modack covers up, he's hurt! Matroskin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Matroskin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Matroskin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Cat Matroskin!
After winning the bout, The Cat Matroskin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.