PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shteve Erthegg (ranked 1725 p4p, 4404 weight class) and Teboho Matekane (ranked 135 p4p, 272 weight class). Erthegg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Office Theme. On his way into the ring it seems that Shteve Erthegg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shteve Erthegg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Erthegg
vs
Matekane

172 cm
26
140
4 - 0 - 0

152 cm
19
142
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shteve Erthegg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teboho Matekane!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matekane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Erthegg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Matekane trying to control the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Erthegg tries to roll over but Matekane keeps him under control.
Matekane wants to pass to mount but Erthegg is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erthegg is refusing to be controlled, as Matekane sits in half guard.
Erthegg wants to control but Matekane is keeping busy.
Erthegg is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at KO MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erthegg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Erthegg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matekane wants to control but Erthegg is keeping him busy.
Matekane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Teboho Matekane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matekane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Matekane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Erthegg did well to prevent Matekane getting side control.
Matekane trying to control the action but Erthegg is working from the bottom.
Matekane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Erthegg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matekane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Erthegg keeps working.
Erthegg is in trouble now - Matekane has advanced to mount!
Matekane lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Erthegg is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matekane controlling the position easily from mount.
Erthegg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matekane working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Erthegg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Erthegg tries to hold on but Matekane postures up.
Matekane wants to control the pace but Erthegg is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matekane goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Erthegg is on top in guard.
Matekane is trying to keep Erthegg in close.
Matekane keeping moving, preventing Erthegg from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Matekane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Erthegg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Erthegg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Erthegg trying to control the position from guard on top but Matekane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Matekane tries to close the distance and clinch but Erthegg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matekane tries to clinch but Erthegg is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Erthegg misses the target.
Matekane tries to clinch there but Erthegg circles away.
Matekane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matekane throws an overhand right that lands on Erthegg's shoulder, as Erthegg tries to avoid the shot.

Matekane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Erthegg - that landed with a thud.
Matekane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Erthegg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Erthegg.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erthegg.

It looks like Teboho Matekane has been cut.
Erthegg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matekane or not.
Matekane blocks the elbow strike.
Matekane scores with a shoulder strike.
Matekane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Erthegg tries to throw a body punch but Matekane avoids it by throwing Erthegg back against the ropes.
Matekane has a couple of punches blocked by Erthegg.

Matekane has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Erthegg regains guard immediately.
Erthegg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matekane trying to control the position from guard on top but Erthegg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Erthegg looking for a guillotine here but Matekane defends easily.
Erthegg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matekane tries to free his leg and advance position but Erthegg is retaining full guard.
Erthegg is trying to control the position but Matekane postures up.
Matekane slips nicely into half guard.
Matekane wants to control but Erthegg is keeping him busy.
Erthegg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matekane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matekane working the head and body with strikes.
Matekane sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Matekane is keen to just control but Erthegg is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Matekane there.
Erthegg is trying is best to control the position here.
Matekane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matekane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matekane is nestled in close to Erthegg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Matekane is working for a kimura but Erthegg is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Erthegg is staying active underneath Matekane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Erthegg is looking to improve his position.

Matekane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Erthegg sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Teboho Matekane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teboho Matekane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Matekane missing with a left hand there. Erthegg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erthegg throwing a counter right hand but Matekane manages to avoid it.
Matekane is looking to clinch but Erthegg is avoiding it.
Erthegg is looking to counter the offense by Matekane and move into the clinch.
Matekane throws a right hand that misses

and Erthegg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Erthegg prevents Matekane from improving his position.
Erthegg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matekane is looking to improve his position.
Erthegg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matekane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matekane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Matekane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matekane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Erthegg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Erthegg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matekane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matekane is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matekane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Erthegg can't keep his opponent in guard - Matekane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Erthegg tries to roll over but Matekane keeps him under control.
Matekane is trying to control. Erthegg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matekane lands a nice short elbow.
Matekane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Erthegg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erthegg wants to control but Matekane is keeping busy.
Erthegg wants to get back to full guard.
Matekane drops an elbow to the side of Erthegg's head.
Teboho Matekane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matekane is keen to just control but Erthegg is a slippery customer.
Matekane is stalling here. Erthegg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Matekane seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Erthegg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Matekane can't do much from the bottom here.
Matekane is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Erthegg stalls from top position.
Matekane is trying to work for a sweep but Erthegg has mounted him!
Erthegg trying to control but Matekane is having none of it.
Matekane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matekane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matekane sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Erthegg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matekane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Shteve Erthegg did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Teboho Matekane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matekane tries to clinch but Erthegg moves away
letting Erthegg counter with a right hand.
Erthegg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matekane is looking to chop away at Erthegg's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Matekane gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Matekane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matekane wants to clinch but Erthegg slips to the side
and Erthegg counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matekane misses with a takedown attempt
and Erthegg counters with a nice uppercut.
Erthegg avoids the body shot from Matekane.
A low kick from Matekane misses
letting Erthegg counter with a right hand.
Matekane shoots in and drives through. Erthegg sprawls well.
Erthegg throws a big counter combination but Matekane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shteve Erthegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teboho Matekane.
Matekane tries to clinch up
and Erthegg counters with a three punch combo that has Matekane backing up. Matekane nods at Erthegg to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matekane moves into the clinch.
Matekane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Erthegg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Erthegg has had enough of the clinch but Matekane keeps him there for the moment.

Matekane tightens his grip and picks Erthegg up, before dumping him to the ground. Erthegg manages to land in guard.
Erthegg has momentary wrist control but Matekane slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matekane trying to control the position from guard on top but Erthegg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erthegg trying to keep a closed guard but Matekane is proving a slippery customer.

Erthegg looking for a guillotine here but Matekane defends easily.

Erthegg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Erthegg trying to keep a closed guard but Matekane is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matekane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erthegg's head.
Erthegg looking for a sweep. Not yet Erthegg, not yet.
Matekane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Erthegg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matekane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matekane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matekane looking to sit in guard and control but Erthegg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Erthegg trying to control the position from guard on top but Matekane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erthegg won't allow Matekane to sweep him here.
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 Shteve Erthegg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teboho Matekane's cut.
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. 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.

Matekane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erthegg manages to avoid it.
It looked like Erthegg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Matekane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erthegg swivels and escapes.
Matekane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Matekane misses
and Erthegg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matekane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shteve Erthegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teboho Matekane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matekane moves in looking to clinch but Erthegg pushes him off.
Erthegg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matekane has his takedown stuffed
and Erthegg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matekane fails with the takedown.
Erthegg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shteve Erthegg is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matekane tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Erthegg defends well and Matekane ends up having to push Erthegg into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Erthegg misses the target.
Matekane tries to clinch up
and Erthegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erthegg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matekane.
Shteve Erthegg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matekane wants to clinch but Erthegg slips to the side
and Erthegg counters with a left and a right that stings Matekane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matekane misses with a takedown
and Erthegg counters with a one-two to the body.
Erthegg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matekane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matekane misses with a right hand
and Erthegg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matekane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erthegg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erthegg ducks under a wild hook from Matekane.
Matekane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erthegg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Erthegg keeps the fight on the outside.
Matekane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matekane scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shteve Erthegg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Erthegg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shteve Erthegg!
Shteve Erthegg is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, Shteve Erthegg took to the microphone: 'I'm coming for all the belts'.

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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