PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Matocza (ranked 4452 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Mon (ranked 24996 p4p, 0 weight class). Mini Mon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Matocza
vs
Mon

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Matocza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mini Mon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon throws a lazy right hand but Matocza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mon throws a right hand that Matocza ducks under and follows up with a left that Matocza also avoids with ease.
Mon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Matocza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Daniel Matocza has been cut.

Matocza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Matocza politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Matocza prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mon prevents Matocza from improving position.
Matocza is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mon's shoulder. That is not cool.
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!
Matocza looks up at the clock and then as Mon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Matocza smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mon is trying to control Matocza's posture but Matocza avoids it.
Mon tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matocza happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon can't do much from the bottom here.
Mon is trying to get back to half guard.
Mon is letting Matocza control him for a moment.
Mon can't do much from the bottom here.
Mon is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Mon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matocza moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mon is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mon is looking to regain half guard here but Matocza keeps moving and retains side control.
Matocza just content to control the position.
Mon is trying to control Matocza's posture but Matocza avoids it.
Matocza taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon is trying to control Matocza's posture but Matocza avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matocza controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mon wants to control but Matocza postures up.
Matocza controls the position.
Mon wants to control but Matocza postures up.
Matocza controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mon struggling a bit here.
Matocza is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Matocza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Matocza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mini Mon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Matocza clinches up against the cage.
Mon lands with a short shot to the head.
Matocza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matocza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mon throws a punch but it's blocked by Matocza.
Matocza cracks Mon with a nice body shot.
Mon misses with a punch on the inside.
Matocza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mon has a couple of punches blocked by Matocza.
Matocza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mon throws a punch but it's blocked by Matocza.
Mon throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matocza blocks an uppercut.
Matocza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matocza.

Matocza gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mon wants to control but Matocza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matocza is controlling the pace.
Matocza passes into side control, despite Mon's attempt to control the position.
Matocza taking a breather here.
Matocza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Matocza is working Mon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Daniel Matocza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matocza working away.
Mon trying to remain calm as Matocza controls from the top position.
Matocza working away.
Mon being controlled for a moment.
Mon can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mon is looking for a sweep.

Matocza stands up and beckons Mon to his feet.

Matocza closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Matocza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mon misses with the head strike.
Mon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matocza.
Matocza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matocza lands a hook that snaps the head of Mon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mon.
Matocza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mon can do to turn this around?
Matocza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matocza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matocza blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mon fails to land.
Mon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mon swings wildly with an uppercut but Matocza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matocza.
Matocza can't get the takedown.

Matocza is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mon can't fight it off and eventually Matocza manages to take the fight to the floor. Mon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mon looking for a guillotine here but Matocza defends easily.
Matocza controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Matocza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Matocza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matocza.
Mon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mon.
Mon misses with a few strikes there.
Matocza is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mon.
Mon misses with a series of wild punches.

Matocza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mon is trying to control the position but Matocza postures up.
Matocza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matocza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matocza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mon controls Matocza momentarily but Matocza frees himself.
Matocza is stalling in the full guard.
Mon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mon fails to land with a series of punches.
Mon throws a nice looking combination but Matocza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matocza is looking to counter the offense by Mon and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch combination from Mon misses.

Matocza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mon is looking to control Matocza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mon avoid being mounted?
Mon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matocza controlling the action here.
Matocza is thwarting Mon's attempts to control the position.
Mon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matocza haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matocza in particular looking to stall.
Matocza is thwarting Mon's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matocza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matocza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mon has hold of Matocza's hands but Matocza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matocza is pressing down on Mon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mon is holding on for now.
Matocza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mon wants to hold on but Matocza pushes him away.
Matocza content just to control the position here.
Mon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matocza content just to control the position here.
Mon wants to control but Matocza is having none of it.
Matocza with good strikes from the mount here!
Matocza with the ground and pound from mount.
Matocza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniel Matocza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mon wants to hold on but Matocza pushes him away.
Matocza controlling from the full mount.
Mon tries to hold on but Matocza pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matocza controlling his opponent.
Mini Mon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Matocza.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Matocza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matocza, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Matocza!