PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lundin
vs
Matoshin

175 cm
34
161 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

180 cm
38
158 lbs
35 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Lundin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin keeps the fight on the outside.
Matoshin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lundin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lundin cracks the inside of Matoshin's front leg.
Lundin misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Matoshin.
Matoshin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matoshin avoids a kick to the body.
Matoshin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lundin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matoshin is out of range.
Matoshin lands with a good body shot.
Matoshin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lundin.
Matoshin lunges at Lundin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lundin's hand.
Matoshin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lundin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lundin wants to slow Matoshin down by chopping away at his legs.
Lundin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lundin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin throws a right hand that misses
and Matoshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.
Lundin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matoshin lands with a right hand.
Lundin looks to land a right hand but Matoshin moved out of range.
Matoshin misses with a looping right.
Lundin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matoshin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lundin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matoshin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundin. Matoshin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matoshin tests Lundin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matoshin digs a good body shot into Lundin's ribs.
Matoshin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin fails with a takedown attempt.
Matoshin works the jab nicely.
A big right from Matoshin misses.
Donk. Lundin catches Matoshin right on the button with a cross.
Lundin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matoshin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matoshin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matoshin lands a really nice looking cross but Lundin seems unphased.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lundin.
Lundin's corner calls for a 1-2. Lundin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matoshin lunges at Lundin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lundin's hand.

Lundin is rocked!
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matoshin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Lundin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matoshin avoids the head kick by Lundin.
Matoshin tries a quick counter leg kick but Lundin is wise to it.
Lundin seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin connects with a nice looking jab.
Lundin throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
Matoshin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matoshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lundin tries to work over Matoshin's front leg with a kick but Matoshin checks it.
Matoshin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Jab by Matoshin.
Matoshin slips a jab and a cross from Lundin.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Lundin saw that one coming.
Matoshin throws a front kick aimed at Lundin's knee but Lundin avoids it well.
Lundin is looking for a counter combo.
Matoshin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lundin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lundin tries to land a leg kick but Matoshin saw it coming and moves away.
Matoshin flicks out a counter leg kick but Lundin steps away.
Lundin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matoshin. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Matoshin drives through and clinches with Lundin against the cage.
Matoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Lundin throws a head punch that misses.
Matoshin works on Lundin's body with a couple of short punches.
Lundin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin blocks an uppercut.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Matoshin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matoshin lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Matoshin - that landed with a thud.
Matoshin lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lundin.
Matoshin pushes Lundin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lundin swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lundin lands a right hand.
Lundin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lundin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matoshin smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshi Matoshin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lundin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lundin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matoshin.
Lundin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lundin.
Lundin feints and then cracks Matoshin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matoshin down.
Matoshin slips a jab from Lundin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Lundin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lundin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lundin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matoshin clobbers Lundin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lundin slips a straight right by Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lundin cracks Matoshin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matoshin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lundin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Matoshin avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin lands a body shot.
Matoshin throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Lundin saw that one coming.
Matoshin with a jab.
Lundin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matoshin throws out the jab.
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lundin throws a leg kick but Matoshin moved away.
Lundin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matoshin throws out the jab.
Matoshin cracks a nice hook into Lundin's ribs.
Lundin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matoshin throws a hook but Lundin avoids it easily.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matoshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matoshin digs a good hook to Lundin's body.
A punch combination from Lundin misses.
Matoshin walks into a straight right hand from Lundin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundin throws a lazy right hand but Matoshin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin looks for the body kick but Matoshin saw that one coming.
Matoshin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lundin.
Cody Lundin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matoshin jabs Lundin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matoshin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matoshin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lundin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Matoshin looks to move away, Lundin throws a big counter combo but Matoshin just gets out of the way.
Matoshin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matoshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matoshin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch lands to the side of Matoshin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matoshin stalks Lundin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lundin's face. Lundin staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice jab there from Matoshin.
Lundin tries to land a front kick but Matoshin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin checks a leg kick nicely.
Matoshin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lundin throws a combination that misses
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin connects with a body shot.
Lundin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matoshin.
Matoshin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lundin slips a jab from Matoshin.
Matoshin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lundin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matoshin.
Matoshin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matoshin. That's going to slow Lundin down.
Lundin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matoshin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lundin throws a low kick but Matoshin moves out of range easily.
Matoshin jabs Lundin right on the nose. Lundin blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin tries to clinch up but Lundin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut. Lundin saw that one coming.
Lundin throws a right and a left that Matoshin avoids nicely.
Lundin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundin misses with a hook. Matoshin ducked under it nicely.
Lundin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundin blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lundin 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 Matoshin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matoshin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matoshin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matoshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lundin was well out of range. Poor timing from Matoshin.
Lundin connects with a solid leg kick.
Matoshin takes a swing at Lundin's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lundin 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 Matoshin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matoshin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matoshin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matoshin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshi Matoshin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lundin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lundin, right into the meat.
Matoshin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lundin on the side of the head.
Lundin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matoshin dips to his left and cracks Lundin with an uppercut!
Matoshin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matoshin.
Lundin misses with a body kick.
Matoshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matoshin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matoshin wants to clinch up but Lundin keeps it at a distance.
Lundin tried to counter with a leg kick but Matoshin avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin catches Lundin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lundin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lundin feints and then cracks Matoshin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matoshin down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Lundin as he checks the leg kick.
Matoshin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lundin throws out the jab.
Lundin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lundin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matoshin. That's going to slow Lundin down.
Lundin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matoshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lundin misses with a kick to the body.
Matoshin lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Matoshin catches Lundin right on the button with a cross.
Matoshin scoring well with a low kick there.
Lundin misses with a straight right.
Lundin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matoshin cracks the inside of Lundin's front leg.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Cody Lundin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin checks a low kick from Lundin.
Matoshin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matoshin. That's going to slow Lundin down.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Lundin lands a jab to the nose.
Good shot there by Matoshin.
Matoshin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matoshin throws a shot to the body.
Lundin tries to clinch there but Matoshin circles away.
Lundin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matoshin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lundin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matoshin slips under a jab from Lundin.
Matoshin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lundin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lundin throws an overhand right that lands on Matoshin's shoulder, as Matoshin tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lundin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lundin throws a push kick but Matoshin slaps the foot to one side.
Lundin thows a leg kick but Matoshin checks it
and Matoshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lundin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toshi Matoshin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Matoshin's corner calls for a 1-2. Matoshin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matoshin lands with a good body shot.

Matoshin closes the distance and clinches.
Matoshin blocks an uppercut.
Matoshin misses with a punch to the body.
Lundin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Matoshin on the inside.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Lundin.
Matoshin digs a right hand underneath Lundin's ribcage. Lundin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lundin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Matoshin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Matoshin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Matoshin manages to end up in side control.
Matoshin trying to control the position but Lundin is working away.
Lundin tries to bench press Matoshin off him but Matoshin keeps the position.
Matoshin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lundin keeps working.
Matoshin happy to just control the position for now.
Matoshin has knee on belly and moves into mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi Matoshin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matoshin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Toshi Matoshin waved his t-shirt featuring Pearson Specter Litt's logo in front of the cameras.