PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tupper V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tupper V
vs
Matthews

190 cm
39
201 lbs
17 - 29 - 0

194 cm
30
203 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Tupper V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tupper V.

It looks like Clay Matthews has been cut.
Tupper V throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.

It looks like Bobby Tupper V has been cut.
Matthews misses the body punch
and Tupper V counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Tupper V.
Tupper V lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tupper V's corner calls for a 1-2. Tupper V obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tupper V misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Tupper V lands.
Tupper V pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matthews back to the cage. Tupper V follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tupper V takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tupper V throws a chopping leg kick but Matthews manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Tupper V.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Tupper V. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews throws the kick towards the body but Tupper V avoids it.
Matthews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tupper V.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Matthews darts in and clinches Tupper V up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Matthews.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.
Matthews pushes Tupper V back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tupper V is looking for a takedown.
Tupper V misses with a hook from the clinch.

Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matthews wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Tupper V. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupper V listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tupper V misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Matthews on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Matthews sends Tupper V crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Matthews is motioning to the referee to let Tupper V up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Tupper V is out of range.
Tupper V throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Matthews lands a big right hand that sends Tupper V crashing to the mat! Matthews stays standing though and waves Tupper V back to his feet!

Tupper V is rocked!
Tupper V wants to slow Matthews down by chopping away at his legs.
Oh Tupper V is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tupper V misses with an uppercut.
Tupper V seems to have got his legs back now.
Matthews lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Tupper V falls backwards - clearly groggy! Matthews dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Matthews!
Clay Matthews thanked the fans post fight for their support.