PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Roughneck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mettew Matej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Roughneck has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Roughneck
vs
Matej

175 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Roughneck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mettew Matej!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matej fails to land the takedown.
Matej throws a sloppy head kick and Roughneck moves out of range easily.
Roughneck stuffs the takedown attempt from Matej. Matej gets slowly back to his feet.

Roughneck pushes Matej up against the cage in a clinch.

Matej ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Matej no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matej is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matej controlling the action here.
Matej wants to pass to mount but Roughneck is defending the position.
Matej is keen to just control but Roughneck is a slippery customer.
Matej might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Roughneck kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Roughneck wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matej trying to mount his opponent but Roughneck defends it.
Roughneck wants to get back to full guard.
Matej tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roughneck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roughneck throws a head kick that Matej semi-blocks.
Roughneck is breathing heavily.
Roughneck is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Matej.

Matej darts in and clinches Roughneck up against the cage.
Matej taking a breather.
Matej is trying to drag Roughneck to the mat but Roughneck just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jan Roughneck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mettew Matej.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roughneck obliges.

Matej jumps into guard, dragging Roughneck to the mat.
Roughneck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matej is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roughneck trying to control the position from guard on top but Matej is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roughneck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matej is keeping the position for now.
Roughneck throws a strike but Matej rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Roughneck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matej wants to pass the guard but Roughneck is keeping the position.

Matej decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roughneck, up you get!

Matej closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roughneck did well to prevent Matej getting side control.
Roughneck tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Matej has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Roughneck is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matej trying to control but Roughneck is having none of it.

Matej is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Roughneck to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Roughneck shrugs it off.
Roughneck wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Matej landing punches.
Matej controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mettew Matej dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roughneck tries to clinch

and Matej counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Matej decides to return to a standing position.

Matej clinches up against the cage.
Roughneck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Matej is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Matej pulls guard effortlessly.
Matej trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matej is on top in guard.
Matej looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roughneck looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Matej puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roughneck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matej sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roughneck is trying to get back to full guard.
Roughneck is not content to let Matej control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matej wants to pass the guard but Roughneck is defending well.
Matej is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matej scores with a push kick.
Matej fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roughneck avoids it really well and circles away.
Matej ducks under a wild hook from Roughneck.
Roughneck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matej counters with a nice uppercut.
Roughneck with a poor takedown

and Matej counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Roughneck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roughneck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matej walks away with a smile on his face. Roughneck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Matej moves into the clinch successfully.
Roughneck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matej walks away with a smile on his face. Roughneck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roughneck with a lazy takedown attempt

and Matej counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matej uses his free foot to push down on Roughneck's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roughneck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck tries to reverse the position but Matej maintains control.
Matej looking to control but Roughneck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roughneck is desperately trying to improve his position but Matej has a good base and remains in mount.
Matej avoids the attempt from Roughneck to control.
Roughneck wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Matej throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Roughneck wants to escape the position.

Roughneck is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Matej gets his way!
Roughneck turns into Matej and is now in his guard.

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.
Roughneck postures up in Matej's guard and throws a big left but Matej blocks it.
Matej has his hands on Roughneck's head, controlling the position.
Roughneck has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matej is proving hard to escape from.
Roughneck with a nice head shot there.
Roughneck wants to control from the top but Matej keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matej is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mettew Matej showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Roughneck throws a sloppy head kick and Matej moves out of range easily.
Matej lands a right hook to the body.
Matej fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roughneck fails with the takedown.

Matej shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roughneck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roughneck working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Roughneck is looking for a triangle but Matej pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck working a defensive guard here.
Matej stops Roughneck from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matej working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Roughneck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matej doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matej manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Matej stands up from Roughneck's guard - Matej perhaps looking for a knockout.

Matej throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roughneck was covering up waiting for the punch and Matej finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roughneck is trying to keep Matej in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matej won't allow Roughneck to sweep him here.
Roughneck has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Matej has passed into side control.
Roughneck is looking for a sweep.
Matej throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matej wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roughneck keeps working.
Roughneck is trying to buck Matej off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Matej or perhaps it was just good defense by Roughneck which made him look bad.
Roughneck scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roughneck scores with a spinning back kick!

Matej looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matej is thwarting Roughneck's attempts to control the position.

Matej postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roughneck to stand up.
Roughneck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Matej counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matej tries to pass to full mount but Roughneck defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck wants to get back to his feet.
Roughneck regains full guard. Nicely done.

Roughneck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matej defends it easily.

Roughneck looking for a guillotine here but Matej defends easily.
Matej must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roughneck trying to keep a closed guard but Matej is proving a slippery customer.
Jan Roughneck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mettew Matej is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matej's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mettew Matej comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matej winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mettew Matej!