PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Gray (ranked 2883 p4p, 4109 weight class) and Anton Matilla (ranked 357 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gray
vs
Matilla

194 cm
23
275
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
229
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

REDEMPTION ink

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Matilla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray stuns Matilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Matilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Hector Gray has been cut.
Gray misses with a lunging right hand
and Matilla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matilla swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Matilla connects with a leg kick.
Matilla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Matilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Matilla misses the target.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray cracks Matilla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matilla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Gray lands.
Matilla cracks Gray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a jab to the body
and Matilla counters with a left to the body.
Matilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Matilla counters with a thumping low kick.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Matilla.
Matilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matilla. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matilla defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Matilla misses with a straight right.
Gray fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matilla just manages to avoid it.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Matilla 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.
Matilla checks a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Gray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matilla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matilla scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Matilla moves away and avoids it.
Matilla looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Gray scores with a hook.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Matilla counter with a right hand.
Matilla scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Matilla.
Matilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matilla counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matilla throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Matilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Matilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Matilla moved out of range.
Hector Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matilla looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Matilla ducks down to avoid it.
Gray misses with a hook
and Matilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Matilla rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Matilla breaks from the clinch.
Matilla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matilla moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matilla avoids the body shot from Gray.
Matilla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gray throws a low kick but Matilla avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Matilla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Matilla thinks about the counter body kick.
Some wild striking there from Matilla.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matilla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Matilla.
Matilla tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.

Matilla lands a big head kick that sends Gray tumbling to the mat! Matilla takes a step backwards and waves Gray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray wants to slow Matilla down by chopping away at his legs.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Matilla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Matilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Gray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Matilla thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. Matilla should have avoided that one.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Matilla seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Matilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A little jabbing left from Matilla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matilla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matilla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray scores with the left hand. Matilla knows he should have avoided that one.
Matilla missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matilla, as that shot connected.
Matilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Matilla is just out of range.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray takes a swing at Matilla's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Gray.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matilla.
Matilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray is looking to counter punch.
Gray tries to land a leg kick but Matilla saw it coming and moves away.
Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Matilla.
Matilla throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matilla manages to avoid it.
Matilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Matilla manages to avoid it.
Matilla slips a straight right by Gray.
Matilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gray.
A low kick from Gray is predictable there

and Matilla counters with a nice right hand that sends Gray toppling to the canvas! Gray scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Matilla finish him?!

Hector Gray's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matilla throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matilla avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Matilla is just out of range.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matilla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gray with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Matilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matilla misses with a low kick as Gray jumps back.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Matilla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Matilla drops Gray with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gray looks back up at him and smiles so Matilla waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Matilla counters with a big right hand! Oh Gray is in trouble here! Matilla follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Matilla!