PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 2810 p4p, 159 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 2263 p4p, 130 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music. Don Juan Matus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Da Silva
vs
Juan Matus

167 cm
32
135 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

175 cm
41
147 lbs
35 - 19 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

UnderGround Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus scores with a nice head shot.
Matus misses with a hook.
Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus 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.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Matus throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Matus misses with a hook.
Matus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matus tries to land a front kick but Da Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matus throws a hook but Da Silva avoids it easily.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Matus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Matus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matus throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
It looked like Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva misses with a straight right.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
Matus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matus misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
A shot to the liver by Matus. Beautiful body shot.
Da Silva is looking to wear down Matus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus takes one on the button.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
As Matus backs away, Da Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matus's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus walks into a jab.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Silva, right into the meat.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Matus's head.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Matus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Da Silva jabs at Matus's body.
Matus misses with a low kick as Da Silva jumps back.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus lands with a cross.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Matus tries to sprawl out of it but Da Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Da Silva dips to his left and cracks Matus with an uppercut!
A big left from Matus misses.
Matus throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Matus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for Da Silva.
Matus tries a head kick but it misses.
Matus avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Matus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Matus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Matus - just one landing.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Da Silva on the side of the head.
Da Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Matus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Matus misses with a straight right.
Matus misses with a looping right.
Da Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Matus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Matus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Don Juan Matus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matus throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva catches Matus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Matus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva lands a body shot.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Da Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Matus lands the left hand.
Matus digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matus avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Matus leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Da Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus connects with a single shot there.
Matus jabs Da Silva right on the nose. Da Silva blinks but takes it well.
Da Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da Silva cracks Matus with a good jab.
Matus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus throws a hook but Da Silva avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Matus is out of range.
Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a glancing blow to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matus lands with an uppercut that bounces Da Silva off the cage and back into range.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Matus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Da Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Silva defending well as Matus loads up on a big left hand.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Da Silva throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Da Silva misses with a body shot
and Matus counters with a good low kick that Da Silva was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Silva momentarily.
Matus digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
An inside leg kick from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Matus.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Da Silva. Matus shrugs it off though.
Matus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Da Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matus throws a push kick but Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matus takes a jab right on the kisser.

Da Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matus stops Da Silva from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Da Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Matus throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
Matus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Da Silva coming out on top.
A good leg kick by Matus.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. Da Silva catches Matus right on the button with a cross.
Matus sizes up Da Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matus throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Matus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Da Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matus's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Matus is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Matus misses.
Da Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Da Silva throws a head kick that Matus semi-blocks.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Matus connects with a looping right hand.
Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Da Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Da Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Da Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Da Silva. That snapped Matus's head back.
Da Silva walks into a straight right hand from Matus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matus clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matus's calf.
A big left from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Da Silva misses with a straight right.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Matus lands a head shot.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Matus stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matus circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Da Silva.
Matus swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Da Silva there.
Da Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Da Silva staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Da Silva misses its target.
Da Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Da Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Da Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Matus throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Da Silva throws a shot to the body.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matus lands with an overhand left.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Matus is out of range.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Da Silva.
Well Da Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.