PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Dead (ranked 1206 p4p, 2347 weight class) and Cameron Mathews (ranked 186 p4p, 337 weight class). Evil Dead had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Dead
vs
Mathews

185 cm
27
175
11 - 3 - 0

186 cm
28
175
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cameron Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews fails with the takedown.

Mathews clinches up with Dead and pushes him back against the cage.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Dead takes an elbow to the temple.
Dead lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathews is looking to break free of the clinch but Dead has double underhooks.
Dead prevents a body shot from Mathews.
Dead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mathews misses with a punch to the body.
Dead blocks the elbow strike.
Dead avoids the elbow strike from Mathews, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathews.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Mathews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mathews.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead digs a right hand into Mathews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mathews's gas tank.
Dead misses with some punches.
Dead tries to land a knee to the head but Mathews blocks with his arms.
Dead lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Mathews.
A right handed body shot lands from Mathews.
Mathews is pushing Dead up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mathews has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Mathews.
Mathews tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Mathews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dead up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mathews.
Mathews blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dead backwards.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mathews doesn't seem bothered though.
Some bone on bone action there as Mathews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mathews misses with a straight left.
Mathews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathews wants to clinch but Dead slips to the side
enabling Dead to counter with a crisp jab.
Mathews connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Mathews.
Dead looks to throw the jab but Mathews is out of range.
Mathews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dead circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cameron Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathews throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dead is looking to counter punch.
Mathews fails to land with a series of punches.

Mathews gets a clinch.
Mathews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mathews throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Dead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead gets through Mathews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dead cracks Mathews with a nice body shot.

Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Dead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathews.
Mathews wants to clinch
and Dead makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mathews lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mathews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead lands with a nice body punch.
Dead comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mathews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dead works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mathews looks to land a combination but Dead avoids it well.
Dead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mathews.
Mathews takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dead lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dead is looking to wear down Mathews with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mathews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dead. Dead obviously looking to wear him down.
Mathews doesn't manage to clinch there - Dead circles away.
Dead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathews wants to clinch up but Dead keeps it at a distance.
Mathews wants to clinch but Dead slips to the side
enabling Dead to counter with a crisp jab.
Dead blocks a head kick by Mathews.
Mathews tries to clinch but Dead moves away
and Dead counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Dead dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mathews moves into the clinch.
Mathews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mathews struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathews controls his hands.
Mathews tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Mathews is trying to stall.
Dead dodges an elbow strike from Mathews.
Mathews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead misses with some punches.
Mathews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mathews misses with a punch to the body.
Dead gets through Mathews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead scores with a shot to the side of Mathews's head.
Mathews misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Dead's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mathews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Mathews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Mathews tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Mathews working aggressively here.
Evil Dead has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mathews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
Mathews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead working aggressively here.
Dead throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dead scores with a shoulder strike.
Dead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathews.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Mathews.
Mathews misses with a body punch.
Dead lands a nice uppercut.
Mathews blocks an uppercut.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
Mathews prevents a body shot from Dead.
Mathews is trying to push Dead away but Dead has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathews throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Mathews lands a damaging elbow.
Mathews throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dead fails to land.
Mathews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dead scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Mathews tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Dead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mathews managing to block the knees to the body from Dead.
Mathews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Dead.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Mathews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Mathews clinches with his opponent.
Dead throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathews.
Dead pushes Mathews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Mathews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dead lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews blocks an uppercut.
Dead lands a shoulder strike.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mathews is leaning against Dead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mathews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mathews lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dead scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mathews can do to turn this around?
Dead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mathews.
Dead avoids the elbow strike from Mathews, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dead.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.

Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathews rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dead is looking to counter punch.
Mathews throws a lazy uppercut
and Dead counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evil Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead lands a jab to the head.
Mathews is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mathews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dead throws a solid leg kick but Mathews takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dead.

Mathews takes the fight into the clinch.
Mathews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dead fails to land.
Mathews blocks the elbow strike.
Dead struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathews controls his hands.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathews uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.
Mathews lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off.
Dead scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.
Mathews tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Dead dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathews tries to clinch but Dead is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Mathews takes the fight into the clinch.
Dead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Dead.
Mathews misses with a short punch on the inside.

Dead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Dead tenderised Mathews's leg. Mathews is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dead looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mathews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathews fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Dead wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead throws a front kick aimed at Mathews's knee but Mathews avoids it well.

Mathews has closed the distance and engaged Dead in a clinch.
Mathews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Mathews.
Dead struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathews controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mathews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mathews.
Mathews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mathews misses with some punches.

Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews checks a leg kick.
Dead keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dead pinned against the cage. Dead gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mathews tries to clinch but Dead moves away
and Dead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Mathews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dead lands a nice uppercut.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mathews.

Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mathews tries to clinch but Dead moves away
and Dead makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Mathews takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathews throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mathews is trying to stall.
Mathews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dead fails to land.
Mathews creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathews wants to clinch
and Dead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mathews moves into the clinch successfully.
Mathews working hard to break the clinch.
Dead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mathews backwards.
Dead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead blocks the elbow strike.

Dead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Mathews both land. Nice combination.
Mathews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Mathews moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.

Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mathews closes the distance and clinches.
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!

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mathews moves into the clinch.
Dead lands a nice shot to the body.
Dead throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead blocks an elbow strike from Mathews.
Mathews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Dead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mathews lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dead leaning against his opponent.
Dead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cameron Mathews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathews is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Dead fails to land.
Mathews struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathews tries to clinch up but Dead circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Mathews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cameron Mathews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Mathews.

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 Evil Dead.
Well Dead 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Dead!
Evil Dead decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.