PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koji Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Mentalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by 科学忍者隊ガッチャ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matsuda
vs
Mentalio

182 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Lucid Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelius Mentalio!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Koji Matsuda has been cut.
Mentalio tries a head kick but it misses.

Matsuda closes the distance and clinches.
Matsuda looking to throw knees to the head but Mentalio is blocking nicely.
Matsuda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Mentalio.
Matsuda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matsuda throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mentalio.
Mentalio misses with a knee to the head.
Matsuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mentalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsuda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mentalio with a knee to the head.
Matsuda connects with a knee to the head.
Matsuda looking to throw knees to the head but Mentalio is blocking nicely.
Mentalio misses with an elbow strike.
Mentalio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsuda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mentalio trying to stall but Matsuda improves his position.
Matsuda has had enough of the clinch but Mentalio keeps him there for the moment.
Mentalio misses with a knee to the head.
Mentalio connects with a knee to the head.
Matsuda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matsuda is breathing heavily.
Mentalio landing knees to the head.
Matsuda misses with an elbow strike.
Mentalio blocks an elbow strike from Matsuda.
Matsuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mentalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsuda throws an elbow that misses.
Mentalio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mentalio tries a knee to the head but Matsuda blocks it.
Matsuda blocks an elbow strike from Mentalio.
Mentalio scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mentalio.
Knees to the body from Mentalio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matsuda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mentalio's brow.
Mentalio lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mentalio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mentalio tries to land a knee to the head but Matsuda blocks with his arms.
Matsuda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mentalio blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentalio crunches a lovely knee into Matsuda's ribcage.

Matsuda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koji Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda wants to clinch up but Mentalio keeps it at a distance.
Matsuda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mentalio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsuda swinging wilding here.
Matsuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mentalio circles away.
Mentalio keeps the fight on the outside.
Mentalio jabs Matsuda right on the nose. Matsuda blinks but takes it well.

Matsuda is rocked!
Mentalio lands with a big right hook that stumbles Matsuda - he's out on his feet here! Mentalio follows up with another monster hook that separates Matsuda from consciousness! Matsuda falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Mentalio stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cornelius Mentalio!