PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Bob (ranked 1081 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 155 p4p, 158 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bob
vs
Matsuzaka

178 cm
22
169
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
181
7 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Matsuzaka. Beautiful body shot.
Bob moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Matsuzaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Power Shark Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Matsuzaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Matsuzaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bob doesn't seem phased though.
Bob connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matsuzaka doesn't seem phased though.

Bob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
Bob avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matsuzaka throws an elbow but misses.
Matsuzaka can't break the clinch.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Bob lands a shot to the body.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from Bob.
Matsuzaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matsuzaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bob lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Bob is working Matsuzaka over against the cage.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Matsuzaka lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Bob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from Bob.
Bob looking to slow down the pace here.
Matsuzaka digs a right hand into Bob's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bob's gas tank.
Bob's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka lands a body shot.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Matsuzaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka is pushing Bob up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow that misses.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Bob.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow that misses.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to maintain a safe position but Matsuzaka gets an underhook and turns Bob into the cage.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Bob is pushing Matsuzaka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob stalling in the clinch but Matsuzaka improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsuzaka.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Scooter Bob will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Matsuzaka throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matsuzaka.
Scooter Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matsuzaka doesn't seem phased though.
Matsuzaka throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob is looking to counter punch.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matsuzaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuzaka throws out the jab.
Bob moves out of range as Matsuzaka strikes.
Bob scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matsuzaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bob throws a series of punches but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matsuzaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Bob's head.
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Scooter Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook
and Bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matsuzaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuzaka looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob tries to counter by clinching up but Matsuzaka breaks away and moves out of range.
Matsuzaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping right.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Bob swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Matsuzaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuzaka.
As Matsuzaka tries to get set, Bob tries to push him back and clinch up but Matsuzaka manages to avoid the attempt.
Bob lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matsuzaka backs up against the cage.
Bob tests Matsuzaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bob counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob just leaning against Matsuzaka, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka lands with a left to the head.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scooter Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bob working aggressively here.
Bob lands with a left to the head.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Bob avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow that misses.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow strike.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow that misses.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
Matsuzaka can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bob.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow strike.
Matsuzaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bob blocks the elbow strike.
Bob avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob cracks Matsuzaka with a nice body shot.
A short right from Matsuzaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bob tries a body shot but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Matsuzaka scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.

Matsuzaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob slips a straight right by Matsuzaka.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Bob throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsuzaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooter Bob dominated that second round.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bob tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Matsuzaka misses.
Bob scores with a one two! Matsuzaka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob throwing a counter right hand but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Bob is looking to clinch.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuzaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsuzaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob lands a nice hook to Matsuzaka's body. Matsuzaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bob lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsuzaka. That snapped Bob's head back.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
It seemed like Matsuzaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Bob clinches.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand.
Bob is looking to control Matsuzaka's arms but Matsuzaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bob has his back to the cage.
Bob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka is trying to break free.
Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob scores with a shoulder strike.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob blocks an elbow strike.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside that Bob shrugs off.
Bob takes an elbow to the temple.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matsuzaka throws an elbow but misses.
Bob lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.
Matsuzaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bob pushes Matsuzaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Matsuzaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Bob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matsuzaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bob's brow.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Matsuzaka avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Matsuzaka tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Matsuzaka back against the cage.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob gets through Matsuzaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Matsuzaka to work.
Matsuzaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bob just leaning against Matsuzaka, taking a breather.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Bob takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a shot to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsuzaka is stalling here.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Matsuzaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Matsuzaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuzaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka slips a jab from Bob.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range.
Scooter Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves 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 Scooter Bob.
Well Bob 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scooter Bob!
Scooter Bob opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.