PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Glossy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Glossy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Matthews
vs
Glossy

194 cm
31
203 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

196 cm
36
194 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Glossy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews scores with a decent looking hook.

Glossy clinches up against the cage.
Matthews has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Glossy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glossy works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Matthews throws a head punch that misses.
Matthews slowing the pace effectively.
Glossy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glossy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Glossy misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Glossy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glossy misses with a body punch.
Matthews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glossy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Matthews.
Matthews digs a right hand underneath Glossy's ribcage. Glossy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matthews misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Glossy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glossy blocking some punches.
Glossy lands with a short shot to the head.
Matthews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Matthews on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthews misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Matthews.

Glossy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glossy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Glossy tries to get set, Matthews tries to push him back and clinch up but Glossy manages to avoid the attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
Glossy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Matthews moves into the clinch.
Glossy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.
Matthews lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Matthews fails to land.
Matthews lands an uppercut.
Matthews misses with a body punch.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthews gets through Glossy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matthews dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Matthews looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glossy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike.
Matthews working aggressively here.
Glossy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glossy scores with a hook to the body.
Glossy prevents a body shot from Matthews.
Glossy misses with a body punch.
Matthews is trying to stall.
Matthews leaning against his opponent.
Glossy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glossy.
Matthews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthews is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Glossy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matthews pulls his leg out and moves away.
Glossy swinging wildly here.
Matthews throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Glossy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matthews instigates a clinch.
Glossy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthews.
Glossy struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthews controls his hands.
Glossy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matthews.
Matthews letting Glossy take a breather here.
Glossy can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Glossy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthews's elbow.
Matthews pushes Glossy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matthews lands with a left to the head.
Glossy misses with some punches.
Matthews misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glossy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glossy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Glossy.
Matthews avoiding damage as Glossy throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glossy struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthews controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Matthews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Glossy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matthews misses with the head strike.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike.
Matthews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matthews working aggressively here.
Matthews swings wildly with an uppercut but Glossy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glossy lands a shoulder strike.
Matthews misses with some punches.
Glossy tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matthews.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Glossy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glossy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matthews after a bit of a struggle.
Clay Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Glossy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews is stalling here.
Matthews blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Matthews dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Glossy rushes Matthews and presses him up against the cage.
Glossy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthews lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Glossy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glossy.
Matthews scores with a hook to the body.
Matthews is pushing Glossy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glossy as Matthews tries to tie him up.
Matthews lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Glossy.
Glossy working aggressively here.
Glossy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matthews is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clay Matthews has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews digs a right hand underneath Glossy's ribcage. Glossy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Glossy is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthews.
A body shot lands from Matthews.
Matthews has Glossy pushed against the cage.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Glossy controls his hands.
Matthews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matthews throws a head punch that misses.
Matthews has Glossy pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Matthews scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matthews is trying to stall.
Matthews swings wildly with an uppercut but Glossy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glossy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glossy misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Matthews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matthews stalling in the clinch but Glossy improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Glossy fails to land.
Matthews has Glossy pushed against the cage.
Glossy tries to throw a body punch but Matthews avoids it by throwing Glossy back against the cage.
Glossy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Glossy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.
Matthews lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glossys head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthews.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glossy can do to turn this around?
Matthews manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matthews throws a punch but it's blocked by Glossy.
Glossy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews lands an uppercut.
Matthews misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy lands a shoulder strike.
Matthews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matthews trying to stall but Glossy improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Glossy fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews throws a head punch that misses.

Glossy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Glossy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Glossy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matthews - the referee stops the clock and Glossy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matthews. Glossy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Matthews instigates a clinch.
Matthews content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matthews working aggressively here.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glossys head.
A short right from Matthews.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glossy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a short shot to the head.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Glossy is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Matthews as the two fighters clinch.
Matthews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glossy as Matthews tries to tie him up.
Glossy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matthews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glossy backwards.
Glossy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Glossy up against the cage.
Matthews looking to slow down the pace here.
Matthews's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matthews prevents a body shot from Glossy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Matthews dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Matthews lands with an uppercut that bounces Glossy off the cage and back into range.
Glossy misses with a combination

and Matthews moves into the clinch.
Matthews taking a breather.
Glossy misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Matthews.
A short right from Glossy on the inside.
Glossy has a couple of punches blocked by Matthews.
Glossy misses with a punch to the body.
Glossy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glossy swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews lands an uppercut.
Matthews lands a nice uppercut.
Matthews tries to work over Glossy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glossy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matthews misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glossy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glossy looking to slow down the pace here.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glossy misses with some punches.
Matthews lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glossy backwards.
Matthews wants to stall.
Matthews dodges an elbow strike from Glossy.
Matthews digs a right hand underneath Glossy's ribcage. Glossy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Glossy is leaning against Matthews and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matthews throws a punch but it's blocked by Glossy.
Matthews is leaning against Glossy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.
Matthews lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
Matthews lands a body punch.
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Glossy avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the cage.
Glossy working aggressively here.
Glossy misses with the head strike.
Matthews lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glossy can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Matthews blocking some punches.
Matthews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Matthews scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matthews working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Glossy is rocked!
Matthews scores with a shot to the side of Glossy's head.
Glossy is still on wobbly legs! Can Matthews finish him?
Matthews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthews lands with a short shot to the head.
Dick Glossy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthews throws a big uppercut that drops Glossy! More strikes from Matthews and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Glossy lies dazed against the cage as Matthews celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Matthews!
A victorious Clay Matthews thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.