PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Warring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warring's entrance music is Lick my chocolate salty balls live by chef from South Park. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Warring
vs
Mattos

164 cm
28
196 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Warring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos slips a jab from Warring.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warring connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mattos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab lands there for Warring.
We've been hearing reports that Warring has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Warring with a nice cross.
Warring misses with a low kick.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Warring slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Walter Mattos has been cut.
Warring throws a lazy head kick
and Mattos counters with a nice body kick.
Warring throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Warring wants to land a leg kick but Mattos is out of range.
Mattos counters with a body kick.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring throws a low kick but Mattos avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warring loads up on a big right hand but Mattos slips the punch.
Warring misses with a looping right.
Warring does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Warring attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Mattos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warring.
Mattos flicks out a counter leg kick but Warring steps away.
A swing and a miss from Warring.
Warring feints and then cracks Mattos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mattos down.
Warring throws a lazy right hand but Mattos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warring tries to work over Mattos's front leg with a kick but Mattos checks it.
Mattos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warring rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mattos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warring throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warring.
Warring connects with a leg kick. Mattos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warring cracks Mattos with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warring. That's going to slow Mattos down.
Mattos moves out of range of the leg kick from Warring.
Mattos throws a big counter head kick but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warring misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Mattos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Warring throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos avoids the head kick by Warring.
Mattos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mattos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warring shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
Warring paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mattos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mattos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Warring throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Warring lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mattos doesn't seem phased though.
Warring lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mattos unleashes a big counter combination but Warring bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mattos.
Warring lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warring throws a big shot that misses.
Mattos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Warring throws a front kick aimed at Mattos's knee but Mattos avoids it well.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mattos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warring.
Warring feints and then cracks Mattos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mattos down.
Warring lands with a straight right. Mattos didn't see that one coming.
Warring misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Mattos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warring waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mattos.
Mattos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick by Warring misses
and Mattos counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Warring dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Mattos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Warring throws a front kick aimed at Mattos's knee but Mattos avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
Mattos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warring connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warring with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warring misses with a hook
and Mattos counters with a nice body shot.
Warring throws a leg kick which misses Mattos's front leg but catches the back leg as Mattos tries to avoid it.
Mattos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marcus Warring is winning the standup battle so far.
Warring throws the left hand but Mattos avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warring connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warring scores with a head kick.
Warring 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.
Warring throws a chopping leg kick but Mattos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mattos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warring with a body shot.
Mattos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warring.
Warring throws a low kick but Mattos moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Mattos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marcus Warring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Warring.
Warring's corner calls for a 1-2. Warring obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
Mattos checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warring. That's going to slow Mattos down.
Warring connects with a leg kick. Mattos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mattos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warring connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Warring.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warring throws a chopping leg kick but Mattos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Warring finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Warring throws a head kick that Mattos semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mattos takes one to the chin there.
Mattos moves away from the strike by Warring.
Warring misses with a low kick.
Mattos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warring throws a sloppy head kick
and Mattos counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos avoids the head kick by Warring.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Warring.
Warring backing away here, and Mattos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Warring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Mattos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warring tries to work over Mattos's front leg with a kick but Mattos checks it.
Warring tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Mattos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Warring is predictable there
and Mattos counters with a straight right hand.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warring misses with a low kick as Mattos jumps back.
Mattos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warring can pounce on him.
Warring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mattos can do to turn this around?
A left lands for Warring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warring works over Mattos's head and body with a nice combination.
Warring walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mattos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mattos staying out of range there.
Mattos looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Warring throws a shot from downtown. Mattos moves away and avoids it.
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Warring 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 Mattos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mattos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Warring is predictable there
and Mattos counters with a two punch combo.
Mattos blocks a leg kick.
Mattos throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Warring.
Mattos unleashes a big counter combination but Warring bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warring.
Warring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Warring dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Mattos's cut.
That's time! Warring's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Warring tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Mattos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warring.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warring.
Mattos walks into a jab.
Warring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mattos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mattos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mattos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mattos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good work by Mattos as he checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Mattos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warring. That's going to slow Mattos down.
Warring throws a leg kick which misses Mattos's front leg but catches the back leg as Mattos tries to avoid it.
Warring cracks Mattos with an open hand slap.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mattos shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring misses with a head kick.
Mattos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warring misses with a head kick.
Mattos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Warring tried to score with a low kick but Mattos checks it.
Mattos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mattos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warring.
Warring attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mattos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Good work by Mattos as he checks the leg kick.
Mattos feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Warring throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mattos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Mattos.
Warring fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warring wants to land a leg kick but Mattos is out of range.
Mattos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mattos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Warring is looking to chop away at Mattos's legs.
Mattos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warring shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mattos throws a counter combo.
Warring swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mattos blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Mattos misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warring.
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Warring throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mattos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warring lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Warring.
Mattos feints a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warring works the jab nicely.
Warring tries to land a leg kick but Mattos saw it coming and moves away.
Mattos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mattos steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Warring pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mattos is out of range and Warring settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mattos! But no joy.
Warring tries to score with a low kick but Mattos moves his leg out of the way.
Warring misses with a head kick.
Marcus Warring is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warring throws a sloppy head kick and Mattos moves out of range easily.
Mattos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warring thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Warring throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mattos blocks the leg kick.
Warring throws a leg kick but Mattos moved away.
Mattos blocks a low kick nicely.
Warring throws a low kick but Mattos moves out of range easily.
Mattos throws a fast counter high kick but Warring manages to duck under it in time.
Warring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warring lands a leg kick that knocks Mattos off balance momentarily.
Warring swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Warring tenderised Mattos's leg. Mattos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mattos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warring misses the jab.
As Warring backs off Mattos throws a huge counter combo but Warring manages to avoid it all.
Walter Mattos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warring cracks Mattos with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Warring showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warring 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Warring!
Marcus Warring took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Drake you want that Rematch still??'.