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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Strazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Strazas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strazas.
Mattos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strazas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strazas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mattos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strazas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strazas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strazas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mattos, right into the meat.
No joy there for Mattos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mattos throws a low kick but Strazas avoids it.
Strazas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strazas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mattos throws the kick towards the body but Strazas avoids it.
Mattos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strazas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strazas scores with a push kick.
Strazas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mattos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos scores with a head kick. Strazas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Strazas is looking to slow Mattos down with leg kicks.
Mattos throws a sloppy head kick and Strazas moves out of range easily.
Mattos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStrazas.
Strazas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Strazas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mattos.
Mattos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mattos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mattos misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Strazas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mattos lands a nice looking body shot.
Mattos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strazas thumps Mattos with a low kick.
Mattos lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strazas throws the left hand but Mattos avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mattos - that will leave a mark!
Mattos staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mattos.
Mattos throws a body shot but no joy.
Strazas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mattos. That one must have hurt.
Strazas is breathing heavily.
Mattos cracks the inside of Strazas's front leg.
Mattos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strazas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mattos thuds a left hand into Strazas's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mattos checks a leg kick.
Strazas works the jab nicely.
Strazas looks to land a right hand but Mattos moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mattos.
Strazas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strazas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mattos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mattos throws a lazy right hand but Strazas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mattos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mattos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strazas rather than just go for the knockout.
Mattos throws a push kick but Strazas slaps the foot to one side.
Strazas throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos tries to bum rush Strazas with a series of wild strikes but Strazas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mattos lands a body shot.
Mattos is looking to land body kicks.
Strazas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mattos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mattos scores with a jab to the body.
Mattos throws a jab but it's blocked by Strazas.
Mattos lands a lovely overhand right.
Mattos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strazas looks for the body kick but Mattos saw that one coming.
Mattos moves out of range of the leg kick from Strazas.
Mattos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strazas throws a counter high kick but Mattos was just alert enough to avoid it.
Strazas lands a nice looking body kick.
Strazas throws a low kick but Mattos moves out of range easily.
Mattos misses with a looping left.
Strazas throws a counter high kick but Mattos was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mattos connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mattos scores with a jab to the body.
Strazas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mattos.
Strazas checks a leg kick nicely.
Mattos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strazas misses with a straight right.
Mattos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mattos throws a sloppy head kick and Strazas moves out of range easily.
Mattos tests Strazas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mattos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mattos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strazas is looking to counter with head kicks.
Strazas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mattos slips a jab from Strazas.
Strazas misses with a right hand
and Mattos counters with a stiff right hand.
Mattos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos lands a leg kick that knocks Strazas off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Mattos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mattos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strazas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mattos counters with an outside leg kick.
Strazas delivers a nice body kick.
Strazas throws a lazy uppercut
and Mattos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strazas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Strazas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Strazas throws a sloppy head kick and Mattos moves out of range easily.
Strazas throws a head kick that misses.
Mattos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strazas misses the jab.
Mattos moves away from the strike by Strazas.
Mattos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strazas - that will leave a mark!
Strazas looks to land a body kick but Mattos moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strazas was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattos.
Mattos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mattos throws the kick towards the body but Strazas avoids it.
It looked like Strazas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Strazas.
Strazas misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strazas misses with a hook. Mattos ducked under it nicely.
Strazas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strazas throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.
Strazas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Strazas misses
and Mattos counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strazas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Strazas throws a looping overhand right but Mattos ducks down to avoid it.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses.
Strazas throws a push kick but Mattos slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mattos lunges at Strazas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strazas's hand.
Strazas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Strazas is predictable there
and Mattos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Strazas's knee momentarily.
A left lands for Mattos.
Mattos misses with a head kick.
Mattos scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strazas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mattos lands with a hook. Strazas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a nice head kick!
Strazas is rocked!
Mattos steps in with a hook that catches Strazas right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mattos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Strazas looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Mattos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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