PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Marx (ranked 2840 p4p, 2394 weight class) and Tommy Matson (ranked 334 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marx
vs
Matson

200 cm
26
240
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
240
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Matson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matson.
Marx throws a low kick, looking for Matson's leg but Matson calmly moves out of range.
Marx throws a series of punches but Matson avoids them all with ease.
Marx falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matson works Marx's body with a nice hook.
Matson dodges the punch combination from Marx.
A countering left hand to the body from Matson misses.
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Marx swinging wildly here.
Karl Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matson.

Matson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matson.
Matson slows down the pace here.
Matson lands with a short shot to the head.
Marx definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Matson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marx takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marx throws a right hand that Matson ducks under and follows up with a left that Matson also avoids with ease.
Matson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marx to score with a decent uppercut.
Marx misses with a straight left.
Matson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marx.
Marx swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx walks straight into a right hand from Matson - that's dropped him! Matson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Marx from any more punishment! Marx complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Matson!
After winning the bout, Tommy Matson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.