PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Assassin
vs
Marshall Matthews

170 cm
20
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assassin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assassin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marshall Matthews trying to control from the bottom.
Marshall Matthews works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marshall Matthews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.

Assassin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marshall Matthews defends it well.
Marshall Matthews is looking to improve his position.
Assassin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marshall Matthews trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throwing shots but Marshall Matthews is blocking nicely.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Assassin wants to pass the guard but Marshall Matthews is defending well.
Assassin wants to take a breather but Marshall Matthews is having none of it.
Marshall Matthews tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Assassin manages to move to mount!
Assassin tries to control but Marshall Matthews wriggling away.

Assassin working for a guillotine from mount but Marshall Matthews is in no mood to give up.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Marshall Matthews is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to hold on but Assassin pushes him away.
Assassin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marshall Matthews working to try and regain half guard.
Assassin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Assassin tries to control but Marshall Matthews wriggling away.

Assassin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marshall Matthews has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Assassin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall Matthews is looking to escape.
Marshall Matthews is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Assassin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Assassin controlling from the full mount.
Marshall Matthews is squirming around, avoiding Assassin's attempts to control the action.
Assassin with good strikes from the mount here!

Assassin working for a submission but Marshall Matthews is keeping him at bay.
Marshall Matthews really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assassin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assassin landing strikes from the mount and Marshall Matthews is in trouble!

Assassin has control of Marshall Matthews's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marshall Matthews regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marshall Matthews tries to reverse the position but Assassin maintains control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews throwing hammer fists to the chest of Assassin. What's that going to do exactly?
Marshall Matthews is trying to escape the mount.

Assassin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Assassin tries to control but Marshall Matthews wriggling away.
Assassin has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marshall Matthews's face.
Marshall Matthews tries to reverse the position but Assassin maintains control.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Marshall Matthews is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lager Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Morton Marshall Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assassin.
Marshall Matthews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch.
Assassin lands a jab to the head.
Assassin throws a series of punches but Marshall Matthews avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Assassin moves into the clinch.

Marshall Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assassin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall Matthews to the mat! Marshall Matthews manages to get full guard.
Assassin trying to control but Marshall Matthews is working from the bottom.
Marshall Matthews is trying to control the position but Assassin postures up.
Assassin forces his way into half guard.

Assassin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Assassin prevents Marshall Matthews from standing back up.
Assassin is looking to advance position but Marshall Matthews won't allow it.
Marshall Matthews tries to roll over but Assassin keeps him under control.

Assassin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Marshall Matthews tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Assassin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). lager Assassin!