PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Matienzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Filgueiras
vs
Matienzo

209 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Matienzo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matienzo misses with a wild body shot.
Matienzo connects with a body shot.
Matienzo cracks Filgueiras with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Helio Filgueiras has been cut.
Matienzo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Filgueiras keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matienzo.

Filgueiras tries to keep at a distance but Matienzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filgueiras is looking to break free of the clinch but Matienzo has double underhooks.
Matienzo scores with a shot to the side of Filgueiras's head.
Matienzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Filgueiras wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matienzo lands a body punch.
Filgueiras is breathing heavily.
Filgueiras wants to get back to striking at distance but Matienzo won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matienzo lands a shot to the body.
Matienzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matienzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filgueiras backwards.

Matienzo drops Filgueiras onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Filgueiras is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Filgueiras is rocked!
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!
A short uppercut from Matienzo.
Oh Filgueiras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matienzo lands a big right hand that drops Filgueiras! The killer instinct kicks in and Matienzo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Matienzo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Matienzo!
Yoel Matienzo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.