PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itzy Bitzy (ranked 3624 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Tommy Matson (ranked 400 p4p, 325 weight class). Tommy Matson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bitzy
vs
Matson

197 cm
20
270
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
240
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Itzy Bitzy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Matson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitzy throws a lazy uppercut
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Itzy Bitzy has been cut.
Bitzy throws a lazy right hand but Matson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Matson closes the distance and pushes Bitzy back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bitzy.
Matson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matson lands with a right to the head.
Matson has a couple of punches blocked by Bitzy.

Matson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitzy is just out of range.
Bitzy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitzy misses the shot to the body.
Matson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bitzy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bitzy misses the shot to the body.
Matson misses with an uppercut
and Bitzy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitzy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bitzy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bitzy lands a really nice looking cross but Matson seems unphased.
Bitzy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitzy.
Bitzy moves out of range as Matson strikes.
Bitzy sizes up Matson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Tommy Matson has been cut.
Matson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matson wants to clinch.
Bitzy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bitzy.
Bitzy misses with a body shot
and Matson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitzy misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Bitzy.
Matson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bitzy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matson misses with a body shot.
Matson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bitzy to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Matson - just one landing.
Matson dips to his left and cracks Bitzy with an uppercut!
Itzy Bitzy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Matson misses.
Bitzy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Bitzy.

That has opened up Tommy Matson's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Matson misses.
Matson blocks a jab.
Bitzy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matson on the side of the head.
Bitzy misses with a hook to the body
and Matson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matson throws a lazy right hand but Bitzy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bitzy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Matson to counter with a crisp jab.
Matson moves away from the strike by Bitzy.
Matson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matson avoids the body shot from Bitzy.
Matson cracks Bitzy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bitzy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Matson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bitzy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Matson!