PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mata
vs
Scarn

187 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Pure Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Scarn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Mata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scarn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scarn tries to counter with a clinch but Mata shakes him off and moves away.
Scarn throws a leg kick that misses.

Scarn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mata, pushing him back against the cage.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Scarn lands an elbow that stopped Mata in his tracks for a moment.
Scarn connects with a knee to the head.
Mata tries to circle away but Scarn has him pinned against the cage.
Scarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scarn crunches a lovely knee into Mata's ribcage.
Scarn crunches a lovely knee into Mata's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scarn obliges.
Scarn lands an elbow inside.
Mata is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mata is defending well for now.
Scarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scarn looking to throw knees to the head but Mata is blocking nicely.
Scarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scarn.
Scarn lands a knee to the body.
Scarn landing knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Mata has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Scarn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Scarn.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scarn.
Scarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Mata won't want to take too many of those.
Scarn lands an elbow that stopped Mata in his tracks for a moment.
Scarn misses with a knee strike.
Scarn scores with a knee to the head.

Mata is rocked!
Scarn lands an elbow that stopped Mata in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Mata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scarn lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scarn.
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
Scarn has Mata pressed against the cage. He pushes Mata back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Scarn throws a beautiful elbow that sends Mata crashing to the floor! Scarn piles on the pressure with more strikes! Mata is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Scarn!