PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flux
vs
Matrix

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Flux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flux misses with a looping right.
Matrix throws a leg kick but Flux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matrix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flux scores with a sloppy right hand. Matrix should have avoided that one.
Matrix missing with a left hand there. Flux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flux throws a right and a left that Matrix avoids nicely.
Flux thows a leg kick but Matrix checks it
and Matrix counters with a good low kick that Flux was not able to check.
Matrix moves away from the strike by Flux.
Matrix misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matrix in his tracks.
Matrix moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Flux misses.
Matrix looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Flux cracks a nice hook into Matrix's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flux lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux misses with a right hand
and Matrix counters with a nice leg kick.
Flux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matrix lands the left hand.
Flux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matrix takes a swing at Flux's ribcage but misses.
As Matrix looks to move away, Flux throws a big counter combo bu Matrix just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matrix. Flux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matrix misses with a double jab.
Flux misses with a body shot.
Matrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Flux counters with a leg kick.
Flux lands a leg kick that knocks Matrix off balance momentarily.
Matrix misses with a hook.
Matrix throws a body shot but no joy.
Flux throws a looping overhand right but Matrix ducks down to avoid it.

Matrix drives through and clinches with Flux against the cage.
Flux trying to stall but Matrix improves his position.
Flux pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix lands a shot to the body.
Flux lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matrix lands a right hand.

Matrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flux looks to throw the jab but Matrix is out of range.
Flux misses with a body kick.
Flux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flux misses with a body shot.
Matrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flux.
Flux lands a slapping body shot.
Matrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matrix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matrix is out of range and Flux settles back down.
Matrix flicks out a counter leg kick but Flux steps away.
Matrix walks into a straight right hand from Flux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matrix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flux throws a jab but it's blocked by Matrix.
Matrix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matrix is looking to slow Flux down with leg kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matrix.
Flux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Flux.
Flux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matrix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matrix lands with a good body shot.
Matrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matrix lands a leg kick that knocks Flux off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matrix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matrix connects with a solid leg kick.
Flux throws a front kick aimed at Matrix's knee but Matrix avoids it well.
Matrix throws a body shot but no joy.
Flux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matrix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flux is out of range and Matrix settles back down.
Matrix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matrix.
Matrix throws a leg kick but Flux moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Flux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matrix misses with a lunging right hand
and Flux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Flux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flux scores with a jab to the head.
Flux lands a really nice looking cross but Matrix seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matrix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Flux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matrix throws a big shot that misses.
Flux tried to counter with a leg kick but Matrix avoided it.
Dante Flux is winning the standup battle so far.
Flux misses with a hook to the body
and Matrix counters with a good low kick that Flux was not able to check.
Matrix avoids the body shot from Flux.
Flux throws an overhand right that lands on Matrix's shoulder, as Matrix tries to avoid the shot.
Flux blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flux. That's going to slow Matrix down.
A jab from Flux does it's job there.
Matrix thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Flux if he has to take too many more of those.
Flux misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Matrix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matrix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux tries to work over Matrix's front leg with a kick but Matrix checks it.
Matrix tries to counter with a clinch but Flux shakes him off and moves away.
A big left from Flux misses.
Matrix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flux throws out the jab.
Matrix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flux tried to score with a low kick but Matrix checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux looks to land a left hand but Matrix moved out of range nicely.
Matrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flux.
Flux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matrix moves away.
Flux catches Matrix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flux throws a hook but Matrix blocks it.
Matrix tries to counter by closing the distance.
Flux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flux scores with a jab to the body.
Flux missing with a left hand there. Matrix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flux lands with an overhand left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flux!
Matrix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flux's sensitive parts.
Flux swings widly with a right hand
and Matrix counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matrix slips a straight right by Flux.
Matrix throws a sloppy head kick and Flux moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix defending well as Flux loads up on a big left hand.
Flux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matrix on the side of the head.
Flux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matrix can do to turn this around?
A jab from Matrix misses.
A clash of legs there as Matrix blocks the low kick.
Matrix misses with a few strikes there.
Matrix is looking to chop away at Flux's legs.
A big left from Flux misses.
Flux misses with a low kick.
Flux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flux.
Matrix ducks under a wild hook from Flux.
Flux loads up on a big right hand but Matrix slips the punch.
Matrix tries to land a body kick
and Flux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Flux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matrix misses with a body punch
and Flux counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Matrix is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux lands with a shot to the body.
Matrix is still on wobbly legs! Can Flux finish him?
Matrix throws a body punch but Flux moves out of range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Flux! Matrix is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Flux!