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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Matthew (ranked 596 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Ivan Jomoney (ranked 84 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Jomoney!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jomoney tries to move into range but Matthew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew darts in and clinches Jomoney up against the cage.
Jomoney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jomoney is working for takedown but Matthew is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matthew stops a takedown attempt from Jomoney.
Patrick Matthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Jomoney tries to score a body lock takedown but Matthew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matthew misses with a punch on the inside.
Matthew can't find room to land a body shot as Jomoney controls the action.
Jomoney blocking some punches.
Matthew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jomoney's elbow.
Matthew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matthew tries to work over Jomoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jomoney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matthew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney can't get the takedown.
I was talking to Matthew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jomoney tries for a takedown but Matthew manages to get underhooks.
Matthew has a couple of punches blocked by Jomoney.
Jomoney wants a takedown.
Jomoney gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Matthew regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matthew keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
Matthew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jomoney is controlling him.
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matthew scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Matthew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patrick Matthew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jomoney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jomoney staying out of range there.
Matthew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matthew throws a push kick but Jomoney slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jomoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthew was well out of range. Poor timing from Jomoney.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthew.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown but Matthew shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Jomoney.
Jomoney ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jomoney throws an overhand right that lands on Matthew's shoulder, as Matthew tries to avoid the shot.
Jomoney defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
Jomoney misses with a left hand
enabling Matthew to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but Jomoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jomoney manages to avoid it.
Jomoney moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Matthew lands a jab.
Jomoney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthew defends it nicely.
Matthew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jomoney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Matthew does no damage.
Jomoney jabs at Matthew's body.
Matthew cracks a nice hook into Jomoney's ribs.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. Jomoney saw that one coming.
Matthew scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Jomoney.
Jomoney lands a jab.
Jomoney has his takedown stuffed
and Matthew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jomoney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Jomoney misses with a hook.
Jomoney thuds a left hand into Matthew's body.
Jomoney shoots in but Matthew avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut.
Matthew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jomoney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jomoney throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Jomoney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands with an uppercut that bounces Jomoney off the cage and back into range.
Matthew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Jomoney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Matthew throws a hook to the side of Jomoney's head but Jomoney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jomoney is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jomoney lands with a nice combination. Matthew backs away looking to recover.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown but Matthew shows good takedown defense.
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthew.
Jomoney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matthew connects with a nice looking jab.
Jomoney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jomoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthew misses with a double jab.
Jomoney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matthew misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew moves in looking to clinch but Jomoney pushes him off.
Matthew gets a clinch.
Matthew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthew working aggressively here.
Matthew has a couple of punches blocked by Jomoney.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matthew tries to sprawl but Jomoney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Matthew pushes Jomoney off and gets back to his feet.
Jomoney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jomoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jomoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthew.
Jomoney misses with a hook. Matthew ducked under it nicely.
Matthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jomoney.
Jomoney fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jomoney takes one to the chin there.
Matthew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jomoney.
Jomoney slips a jab and a cross from Matthew.
Jomoney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jomoney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthew keeps working.
Jomoney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Matthew's thigh. Matthew counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jomoney trying to control but Matthew is working from the bottom.
Jomoney trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Matthew manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Matthew wanted to stand there but Jomoney had control of the position.
Jomoney wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jomoney trying to control the position here.
Matthew gets to his feet - Jomoney follows without any prompting.
Matthew misses the shot to the body.
Jomoney swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthew.
Jomoney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matthew stuffs the takedown.
Jomoney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jomoney throws an overhand right that lands on Matthew's shoulder, as Matthew tries to avoid the shot.
Jomoney misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jomoney.
Matthew scores with a nice strike.
Jomoney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Jomoney throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jomoney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matthew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jomoney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jomoney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Matthew takes a swing at Jomoney's ribcage but misses.
Matthew cracks a nice hook into Jomoney's ribs.
Jomoney scores with a jab. Matthew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jomoney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matthew sneaks out the side door and pushes Jomoney away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jomoney shoots in but no luck this time.
Jomoney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matthew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matthew slips under a jab from Jomoney.
Patrick Matthew is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew tries to clinch up but Jomoney circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthew dips to his left and cracks Jomoney with an uppercut!
Matthew connects with a single shot there.
Jomoney scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew misses with a wild combination.
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jomoney can do to turn this around?
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jomoney moves away.
Matthew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jomoney throws out the jab.
Jomoney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jomoney.
Matthew throws a head kick but Jomoney moves out of range.
Jomoney missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jomoney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matthew circles away.
It looked like Matthew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patrick Matthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Jomoney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jomoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Jomoney misses.
Matthew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
No luck for Jomoney with that takedown attempt.
Matthew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jomoney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matthew.
Jomoney misses with a looping left.
Jomoney misses with a takedown
and Matthew counters with a stiff right hand.
Patrick Matthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Jomoney slips a jab from Matthew.
Jomoney misses with a looping right.
Matthew swings for the body but Jomoney moves out of range.
Matthew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but Jomoney moved out of range nicely.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jomoney momentarily.
Jomoney gets tackled into the cage by Matthew. Matthew maintains the clinch.
Jomoney wants to break free but Matthew has control.
Jomoney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matthew has him pressed against the cage.
Matthew stops a takedown attempt from Jomoney.
Matthew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Matthew.
Jomoney has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Matthew clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Matthew is trying to stand back up.
Matthew has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jomoney.
Matthew is trying to get back to his feet but Jomoney has full control of the position and if anything, Matthew has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jomoney.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthew trying to get back to his feet but Jomoney is in full control for now.
Matthew looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jomoney.
Matthew has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jomoney.
Matthew staying busy and making it hard for Jomoney to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matthew is trying to get back to his feet but Jomoney has full control of the position and if anything, Matthew has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jomoney is riding his opponent, not letting Matthew buck him off.
Matthew is trying to get back to his feet but Jomoney has full control of the position and if anything, Matthew has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Patrick Matthew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jomoney controls the action.
Matthew wants to get back to his feet.
Jomoney is throwing strikes but Matthew counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Matthew regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Matthew to regain full guard.
Jomoney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jomoney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthew wants to get back to his feet but Jomoney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jomoney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matthew's head.
Ivan Jomoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jomoney misses the shot to the body.
Matthew has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Matthew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matthew 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Matthew!
Patrick Matthew was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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RATING
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