PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Taramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Matthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Matthew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taramuk
vs
Matthew

188 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buakaw Taramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Matthew !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taramuk.
Nice shot lands for Matthew .
Matthew misses with a hook. Taramuk ducked under it nicely.
Matthew scores with the left hand. Taramuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Taramuk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Taramuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthew .
Dom Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taramuk moves out of range as Matthew strikes.

Taramuk gets a clinch.
Taramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taramuk lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Dom Matthew has been cut.
Matthew looks gassed!
Matthew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taramuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthew or not.
A knee to the head by Taramuk.
A knee to the head by Taramuk.
Taramuk taking a breather.
Taramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Taramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Matthew blocks with his arms.
Matthew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Taramuk.
Taramuk lands a shot to the body.
Taramuk crunches a lovely knee into Matthew 's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Taramuk.
Taramuk lands an elbow that stopped Matthew in his tracks for a moment.
Taramuk landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Taramuk.
Taramuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taramuk presses Matthew against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taramuk landing knees to the body.
Matthew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taramuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthew .
Taramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Taramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taramuk lands a knee to the body.
Matthew is trying to stall.
Taramuk lands a nice knee to the body.

Matthew has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taramuk regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matthew throwing strikes from guard but Taramuk blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a strike but Taramuk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taramuk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Matthew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matthew trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Matthew wants to sweep here but Taramuk controlling him for the moment.

Taramuk gets to his feet. Matthew looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taramuk darts in and clinches Matthew up against the cage.
Taramuk landing knees to the body.
A short right from Taramuk.
Taramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taramuk landing knees to the head.
Taramuk scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Taramuk.
Taramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taramuk scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taramuk tries a knee to the head but Matthew blocks it.
Taramuk misses with a knee strike.
Matthew missing with knees to the body.
Taramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthew goes for a takedown attempt but Taramuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Taramuk darts in and clinches Matthew up against the cage.
Taramuk landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Matthew blocks with his arms.
Matthew is leaning against Taramuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthew blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Matthew jumps guard and drags Taramuk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Taramuk stands and steps away. Matthew gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Taramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taramuk throws a nice looking combination but Matthew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taramuk ducks under a wild hook from Matthew .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Taramuk moves away and avoids it.
Taramuk scoring well with a low kick there.

Matthew tries to keep at a distance but Taramuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Taramuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Matthew 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taramuk clinches.
Matthew misses with a body punch.
Matthew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matthew letting Taramuk take a breather here.
Taramuk with a knee to the head.
Taramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matthew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Taramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthew . Taramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthew sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Taramuk clinches up against the cage.
Taramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taramuk lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Taramuk - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Matthew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taramuk lands an elbow just above Matthew 's eye.
Matthew 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matthew wants a takedown.
Taramuk crunches a lovely knee into Matthew 's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matthew has had enough of the clinch but Taramuk keeps him there for the moment.
Taramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taramuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthew can do to turn this around?
Taramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buakaw Taramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Matthew .
Matthew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matthew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taramuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matthew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matthew wants a takedown but no success here.
Taramuk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Taramuk.
Matthew has had enough of the clinch but Taramuk keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taramuk.
Taramuk lands a nice elbow.
Taramuk tries a knee to the head but Matthew blocks it.
Taramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matthew lands a shot to the body.
Taramuk landing knees to the head.
Matthew takes an elbow to the temple.
Taramuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Matthew .
Matthew is trying to break the clinch but Taramuk has him pressed against the cage.
Matthew goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taramuk prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taramuk lands a nice elbow.
Taramuk prevents a body shot from Matthew .
Taramuk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taramuk lands a knee to the head.
Matthew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taramuk or not.
Matthew is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taramuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taramuk scores with a shot to the side of Matthew 's head.
Taramuk digs a right hand into Matthew 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthew 's gas tank.
Taramuk looking to throw knees to the head but Matthew is blocking nicely.
Matthew tries to throw a body punch but Taramuk avoids it by throwing Matthew back against the cage.
Taramuk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matthew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taramuk tries to land a knee to the head but Matthew blocks with his arms.
Matthew avoiding damage as Taramuk throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthew .
A nice left hand lands by Taramuk.
Buakaw Taramuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matthew can't break the clinch.
Taramuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthew 's defenses.
Matthew can't get the takedown.
Taramuk lands an elbow inside that Matthew shrugs off.
Taramuk lands a knee to the head.
Taramuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matthew .
Matthew dodges an elbow strike from Taramuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk landing knees to the body.
Taramuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taramuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taramuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matthew lands a body shot.
Taramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matthew tries a body shot but Taramuk blocks it.
Matthew fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taramuk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taramuk with a knee to the head.
Taramuk lands an elbow inside that Matthew shrugs off.
Taramuk lands a nice knee to the body.
Taramuk connects with a knee to the head.
Taramuk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matthew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Taramuk.
Matthew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matthew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taramuk scores a nice knee to the body.

Matthew pulls Taramuk into guard.
Matthew tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Matthew is looking for a triangle but Taramuk pushes his legs off easily.
Matthew is striking but Taramuk is not phased and passes to half guard.
Matthew misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taramuk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Matthew is trying to stand up here but Taramuk is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Taramuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dom Matthew 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Taramuk closes the distance and pushes Matthew back into the cage.
Taramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Taramuk.
Matthew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taramuk lands an elbow just above Matthew 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Taramuk is stalling here.
Matthew can't get the takedown.
Taramuk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taramuk lands a nice elbow.
Taramuk lands an elbow inside.
Taramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Taramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Taramuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Taramuk lands a knee to the head.
Matthew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthew is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taramuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taramuk.
Taramuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthew jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taramuk walks away with a smile on his face. Matthew gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buakaw Taramuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Matthew .
Good leg kick by Taramuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taramuk.
Matthew has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matthew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taramuk as he avoids it easily.

Taramuk closes the distance and clinches.
Taramuk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matthew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taramuk lands an elbow inside that Matthew shrugs off.
Taramuk lands an elbow inside that Matthew shrugs off.
Taramuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matthew .
Nice body punch from Matthew .
Taramuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taramuk connects with a knee to the head.
Taramuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taramuk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthew drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taramuk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taramuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matthew throws a jab when Taramuk was well out of range.
Taramuk lands a head kick. Matthew smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buakaw Taramuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Taramuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taramuk lands an elbow that stopped Matthew in his tracks for a moment.
Matthew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taramuk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taramuk landing knees to the body.
Taramuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taramuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taramuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthew takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short body shot lands from Taramuk as the two fighters clinch.
Matthew 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Taramuk.
Matthew misses with a body punch.
Taramuk misses with a knee strike.
Taramuk lands a damaging elbow.
Taramuk landing knees to the body.
Matthew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taramuk lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taramuk.
Matthew takes an elbow to the temple.
Taramuk is pressed up against the cage. Matthew has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taramuk down to the mat. Taramuk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice combination there by Taramuk.
Taramuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew .

Taramuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matthew fails to pull guard.
Taramuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Taramuk lands an elbow that stopped Matthew in his tracks for a moment.
Taramuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matthew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taramuk tries to land knees in the clinch but Matthew avoids the damage to the body.
Taramuk lands an elbow inside that Matthew shrugs off.
Taramuk misses with a knee strike.
Matthew takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Matthew as the two fighters clinch.
Taramuk crunches a lovely knee into Matthew 's ribcage.
Taramuk lands an elbow that stopped Matthew in his tracks for a moment.

Matthew gets control of Taramuk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matthew will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matthew wants to stand up but Taramuk is controlling him.

Matthew looking for a guillotine here but Taramuk defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Taramuk looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Taramuk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Taramuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taramuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Taramuk!