PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (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.

Mattos
vs
Gutz

206 cm
36
275 lbs
32 - 11 - 0

192 cm
31
263 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Supreme Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

Bullet Proof System
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos throws a one two combo.
Gutz misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Mattos to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mattos misses the target.
Gutz throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mattos to counter with a crisp jab.
Mattos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gutz thumps Mattos with a low kick.
Apollo Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz needs to keep his hands up - Mattos had a free shot at his head there.
Mattos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattos throws a body shot but no joy.
Mattos misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Gutz.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos blocks a jab.
Mattos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mattos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gutz defending well as Mattos loads up on a big left hand.
Mattos misses with a hook. Gutz ducked under it nicely.
Mattos cracks Gutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gutz tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Mattos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mattos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Moyses Mattos has been cut.
Gutz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mattos takes a step back to recover.
Gutz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mattos is looking to counter punch.
Gutz pushes Mattos away with a front kick.
Mattos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gutz throws a solid leg kick but Mattos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gutz.
Mattos misses with a right hand
and Mattos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mattos was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
A quick step to the side and Mattos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mattos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutz throws a push kick but Mattos slaps the foot to one side.
Mattos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mattos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gutz throws a hook but Mattos avoids it easily.
Gutz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mattos scores with a leg kick.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mattos sprawls well. Mattos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Mattos is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mattos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws a hook to the side of Gutz's head but Gutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mattos throws a sloppy head kick and Gutz moves out of range easily.
Gutz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mattos moves away from the strike by Gutz.
Gutz lands a nice shot to the body.
Mattos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz misses with a straight left.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gutz. That snapped Mattos 's head back.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mattos 's calf.
Gutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mattos checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Mattos as Gutz shoots in.
Moyses Mattos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Gutz.
Mattos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gutz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gutz connects with a nice looking jab.
Gutz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mattos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gutz throws an off balance right hand
and Mattos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Gutz dives in and scores a takedown into Mattos 's guard.
Mattos wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Moyses Mattos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moyses Mattos 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gutz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but Mattos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mattos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moyses Mattos is winning the standup battle so far.
Mattos throws a leg kick but Gutz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gutz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gutz misses with a leg kick
and Mattos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos lands an overhand right.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Mattos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mattos there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gutz momentarily.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. Mattos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mattos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gutz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mattos really felt that one!
Mattos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mattos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz throws a body punch but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos is looking to counter punch.
Gutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mattos manages to avoid it.
Gutz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mattos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gutz throws a sloppy head kick and Mattos moves out of range easily.
Gutz throws a shot to the body.
Gutz misses the jab.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mattos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moyses Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutz connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Mattos 's head but Mattos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Mattos misses the target.
Mattos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mattos .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz misses with an uppercut.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mattos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gutz digs a good hook to Mattos 's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutz throws a sloppy head kick and Mattos moves out of range easily.
Mattos avoids the head kick by Gutz.
Gutz connects with a leg kick. Mattos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gutz jabs at Mattos 's body.
Mattos throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz thuds his shin into the meat of Mattos 's side.
Gutz jabs Mattos right on the nose. Mattos blinks but takes it well.
A leg kick checked by Gutz.
Gutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos .
Mattos misses with a two punch combination.
Gutz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gutz lands a jab to Mattos 's midsection.
Mattos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutz.
Gutz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gutz misses the jab.

Gutz cracks Mattos with a big right hand and Mattos goes down!

Mattos is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mattos covers up, he's hurt! Gutz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gutz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gutz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.