PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Succus Matarazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Farris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matarazzo
vs
Farris

197 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Succus Matarazzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Farris!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matarazzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farris looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Farris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Farris shoots in and drives through. Matarazzo sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Matarazzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Farris which made him look bad.
Farris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matarazzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matarazzo tries to clinch up but Farris circles away and keeps his distance.
Matarazzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farris as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Succus Matarazzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matarazzo misses with a body kick.
Farris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matarazzo misses with a takedown attempt - Farris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matarazzo looks to land a body kick but Farris moved away.
Matarazzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Farris wants to clinch

and Matarazzo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matarazzo stops a takedown attempt from Farris.
Matarazzo is working for takedown but Farris is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farris lands a damaging elbow.
Farris trying to stall but Matarazzo improves his position.
Farris misses with an elbow over the top.
Matarazzo keeps control of Farris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Matarazzo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matarazzo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Farris fails to land the takedown.
Matarazzo is looking to clinch but Farris is avoiding it.
Matarazzo is looking to clinch but Farris is avoiding it.
Jonathan Farris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matarazzo is looking to clinch but Farris is avoiding it.
Matarazzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matarazzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farris is fending him off so far but Matarazzo persists. Nope, Farris circles away and we're back to standing.
Farris looks to clinch
and Matarazzo counters with a two punch combo.

Farris clinches up against the cage.
Farris stalls.
Matarazzo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farris prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matarazzo tries to break the clinch but Farris is controlling the position.
Farris wants to break free but Matarazzo has control.
Farris fails to pull guard.
Farris misses with a knee to the head.

Matarazzo jumps into guard, dragging Farris to the mat.
Matarazzo trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Matarazzo is looking for a triangle but Farris pushes his legs off easily.
Matarazzo has a closed guard, preventing Farris from standing up.
Matarazzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farris is one step ahead there.
Matarazzo is looking to stand up but Farris isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matarazzo is trying to control the position but Farris postures up.
Matarazzo wants to get back to his feet but Farris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matarazzo throws a leg kick but Farris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farris is looking to clinch but Matarazzo is avoiding it.
Matarazzo is looking to clinch but Farris is avoiding it.
Matarazzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matarazzo fails with the takedown.
Matarazzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farris at a distance.
Farris misses with a straight left.
Matarazzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farris as he jumps to the side.
Farris wants to clinch but Matarazzo slips to the side

and Matarazzo moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matarazzo pulls guard.
Matarazzo is looking to stand up but Farris isn't so interested in that idea.
Farris trying to control but Matarazzo is working from the bottom.
Matarazzo seems keen to control Farris's posture.
Farris won't allow Matarazzo to get back to his feet.
Farris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matarazzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Farris manages to get himself to full guard.
Farris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Matarazzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matarazzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Succus Matarazzo dominated that round.
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.

Matarazzo has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Matarazzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Farris which made him look bad.
Matarazzo is looking to clinch.
Matarazzo tries for a takedown but Farris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Succus Matarazzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matarazzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Farris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matarazzo pinned against the cage. Matarazzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matarazzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matarazzo fails to land the takedown.
Farris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matarazzo looks for a takedown but Farris sprawls well.
Matarazzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farris as he jumps to the side.
Farris is breathing heavily.

Matarazzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matarazzo seems to be looking for submissions.
Farris is staying active underneath Matarazzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Matarazzo there.
Farris trying to control from the bottom.

Matarazzo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Farris is trying to get back to full guard.
Matarazzo not doing much here.
Matarazzo wants to take a breather but Farris is having none of it.

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.
Matarazzo trying to control the pace.
Matarazzo works his way into side control.
Matarazzo wants to stand but Farris has his arm trapped.
Farris is trying to control Matarazzo's posture but Matarazzo avoids it.
Matarazzo scoring with punches and elbows.
Matarazzo working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matarazzo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matarazzo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Farris sneaks back into half guard.
Farris trying to hold on to Matarazzo's head to control him but Matarazzo postures up.
Farris is not content to let Matarazzo control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Matarazzo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farris punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Farris wants to get back to full guard but Matarazzo has mounted him!
Matarazzo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Feeble punches landing from Farris - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Farris is in all sorts of trouble here.

Matarazzo stands up from mount. Strange move.
Farris wants to clinch

and Matarazzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matarazzo.
Matarazzo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Farris smiles and moves away.

Matarazzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Farris keeps control of Matarazzo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farris prevents Matarazzo from breaking the clinch.
Farris wants to get back to striking at distance but Matarazzo won't allow it.
Farris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farris can't find room to land a body shot as Matarazzo controls the action.

Matarazzo drags the fight down to the ground.
Matarazzo wants to sweep here but Farris controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Succus Matarazzo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Farris blocks a head kick by Matarazzo.
Farris looks to clinch

and Matarazzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Matarazzo manages to pull guard.
Matarazzo wants to get back to his feet but Farris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Matarazzo is looking for a triangle but Farris pushes his legs off easily.
Farris postures up.
Matarazzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matarazzo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Farris!
Matarazzo raining down shots from the mount!
Farris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matarazzo wants to stand but Matarazzo is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Matarazzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matarazzo is looking to stand but Matarazzo has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Farris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Matarazzo wants to get back to his feet but Farris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matarazzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Farris just holding on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matarazzo lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Jonathan Farris has been cut.
Matarazzo raining down shots from the mount!
Matarazzo looking to control but Farris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Farris tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Matarazzo looking for a guillotine from mount but Farris is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Matarazzo.
Matarazzo dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matarazzo with shots to the head and body - Farris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matarazzo controlling his opponent.
Farris tries to hold on but Matarazzo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matarazzo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Matarazzo looking to isolate an arm here. Farris doesn't see it coming and as Matarazzo extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Matarazzo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Succus Matarazzo!