PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 8 p4p, 270 weight class) and A. Mere Con (ranked 2 p4p, 37 weight class). Keisuke Matsuzaka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Matsuzaka
vs
Con

179 cm
30
181
26 - 8 - 1

184 cm
33
171
19 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con misses with a hook to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Con uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuzaka.
Nice shot by Con.
Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but Con moved out of range.

Matsuzaka drives through and clinches with Con against the cage.
Matsuzaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Con blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsuzaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Con lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Con lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Con swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Con misses with some punches.
Con misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Con blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Con is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Con breaks the clinch.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Con is having none of it.
Matsuzaka lands a slapping body shot.
Con swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuzaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
Matsuzaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Con sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch there but Con circles away.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
A little feinted left hand from Matsuzaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsuzaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matsuzaka throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Con misses the target.
A slow jab from Con misses its intended target.
A big right from Con misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook. Con ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Matsuzaka is predictable there
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Matsuzaka moves away from the strike by Con.
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
Matsuzaka wants to clinch up but Con keeps it at a distance.
Con appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Con thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuzaka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Matsuzaka throws a right hand that misses
enabling Con to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Con blocks it.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Con slips under a jab.
Con swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuzaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Con throws a nice looking combination but Matsuzaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Con is having none of it.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Con sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Con misses with a hook. Matsuzaka ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Con.
Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsuzaka throws a push kick but Con slaps the foot to one side.
Con takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Con fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Matsuzaka clinches up against the cage.

Con breaks the clinch.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Matsuzaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Con.
Con scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Con momentarily.
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!
Con misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Con throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsuzaka feints and then cracks Con's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Con down.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Matsuzaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Con takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
A good leg kick by Matsuzaka.
Con throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Con.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
Con cracks Matsuzaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Con is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matsuzaka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Con throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but A. Mere Con will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Con misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a chopping leg kick but Con manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matsuzaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsuzaka drops his hands momentarily and Con takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
A combination from Con does no damage.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut. Con saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Con releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Con's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Con counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Matsuzaka misses.
Nice body punch from Con.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Con stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matsuzaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Con throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Con misses the jab.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Con checks a leg kick nicely.
Con darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Con is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka feints and then cracks Con's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Con down.
A nice leg kick from Matsuzaka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Con throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A. Mere Con seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuzaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Matsuzaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con looks to land a left hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range nicely.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Con misses with a straight right.
As Con tries to get set, Matsuzaka tries to push him back and clinch up but Con manages to avoid the attempt.
Matsuzaka throws a front kick aimed at Con's knee but Con avoids it well.
Con misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Con.
Con stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matsuzaka lands with a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matsuzaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matsuzaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Matsuzaka.
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuzaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Con takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Con throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsuzaka can pounce on him.
Con moves out of range as Matsuzaka strikes.
Matsuzaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Con swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Matsuzaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka works Con's body with a nice hook.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a left hand
and Con counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Con walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Con throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Con looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsuzaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Con releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con checks a leg kick.
Matsuzaka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Con with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Matsuzaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Con doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka missing with a left hand there. Con was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsuzaka throws an overhand right that lands on Con's shoulder, as Con tries to avoid the shot.
Con jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuzaka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matsuzaka.
Con misses with a jab to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a left to the body.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch
enabling Con to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Con circles away.
Con's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matsuzaka thuds a left hand into Con's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Con throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keisuke Matsuzaka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Matsuzaka scores with a jab. Con acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Con lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Con takes one to the side of the head.
Con lands with a nice combination. Matsuzaka backs away looking to recover.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Con.
Con lands a jab to Matsuzaka's midsection.
Matsuzaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Con's sensitive parts.
Matsuzaka swings widly with a right hand
and Con counters with a straight right hand.
Con swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Matsuzaka misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Con ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Con avoids it easily.
Con misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Con misses with a hook to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Con lands a body shot.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Con.
Matsuzaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuzaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Matsuzaka moves away and avoids it.
Matsuzaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Con throws out a counter right but Matsuzaka avoids it with no problem.
Con takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Con sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuzaka connects with a jab.
Matsuzaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Con.
A good leg kick by Matsuzaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Matsuzaka lands.
Con darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Nice defenses there by Con.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con staying out of range there.
Con looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Con scores with a hook to the body. Matsuzaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Con takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Con checks a low kick from Matsuzaka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Matsuzaka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuzaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Con momentarily.
Con takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matsuzaka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Con on the side of the head.
Con uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Con lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsuzaka circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Matsuzaka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Con.
Con throws out a powerful jab.
Con clobbers Matsuzaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Matsuzaka clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Con.
Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Matsuzaka pushes Con back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Con looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Con misses with a punch on the inside.
Con is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matsuzaka is keeping busy.
Con is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage.
Con looking to stall.
Con swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Con takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Con swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Con's elbow.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand.
Con has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Con.
Con lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Keisuke Matsuzaka did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka is looking to slow Con down with leg kicks.
Con lands a slapping body shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook. Con ducked under it nicely.
Con on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matsuzaka lands a jab to Con's midsection.
Con throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con thuds a left hand into Matsuzaka's body.
Con misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Con finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsuzaka's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Con misses the target.
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range.
Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Con.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Con as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Con throws out a loose jab but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka with the inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matsuzaka throws a right hand that misses
and Con makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuzaka throws a looping overhand right but Con ducks down to avoid it.
Con swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Con misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Con paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsuzaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Con counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Con slips a jab from Matsuzaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka works Con's body with a nice hook.
Con rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsuzaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Con connects with a right hand. Matsuzaka shakes it off.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Con manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Con fails to land with a series of punches.
Con on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Con misses the body punch
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Con swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut. Con saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka cracks a nice hook into Con's ribs.
Matsuzaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Con fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuzaka is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matsuzaka moves into the clinch.
Con wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsuzaka won't allow it.
Matsuzaka pushes Con back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Con trying to stall but Matsuzaka improves his position.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a left to the head.
Con is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow strike.
Matsuzaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand.
Matsuzaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Con breaks from the clinch.
Con takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Con.
It looked like Matsuzaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.

Matsuzaka closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka working aggressively here.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Con misses with the head strike.
Con blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuzaka misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Con misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuzaka stalls.
Con swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Con lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Matsuzaka taking a breather.
Con swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Matsuzaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Matsuzaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matsuzaka blocks a jab.
A. Mere Con has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range.

Matsuzaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Con lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Matsuzaka.
Nice body punch from Con.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Con.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Con is trying to force a seperation but Matsuzaka has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka lands with a left to the head.
Matsuzaka pushes Con back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka lands a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka tries to throw a body punch but Con avoids it by throwing Matsuzaka back against the cage.
Con is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matsuzaka throws an elbow but misses.
Matsuzaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Con backwards.
Matsuzaka works on Con's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Con.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Con looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Con takes an elbow to the temple.
Con blocks an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsuzaka as Con tries to tie him up.
Con takes an elbow to the forehead.
Con tries to stall but Matsuzaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Con.
Matsuzaka being controlled against the cage.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands a shot to the body.
Con throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
Con's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Con's defenses.
A short left from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Con backwards.
A short left from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Con can't break the clinch.
Con tries to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling the position.
Con misses with a body punch.
Con tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Con misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsuzaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Con tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
Con misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Con's elbow.
Con lands a shoulder strike.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Con.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Con creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Con tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Con stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Con's elbow.

Con manages to break the clinch.
Con slips under a jab.
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!
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Con wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Con throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Con throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it.
Matsuzaka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Con just manages to avoid it.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matsuzaka lands a jab to the nose.
Con fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Con misses with a double jab
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Matsuzaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsuzaka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka retains his welterweight title!
Keisuke Matsuzaka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.