PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Moneybags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Matthews will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Moneybags
vs
Matthews

150 cm
25
144 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
140 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Moneybags!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneybags fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matthews on the side of the head.
Moneybags throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews lands with a straight right. Moneybags didn't see that one coming.
Moneybags throws a right hand that misses
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moneybags lands with a nice body kick.
A shot to the body from Moneybags misses
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthews slips under a jab from Moneybags.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matthews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moneybags - the referee stops the clock and Matthews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moneybags. Matthews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moneybags throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moneybags pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthews is out of range and Moneybags settles back down.
Moneybags scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moneybags throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Moneybags takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Moneybags throws a shot to the body.
Moneybags moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Moneybags slips a straight right by Matthews.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
Moneybags throws a body kick the misses
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moneybags ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Matthews swings for the body but Moneybags moves out of range.
Matthews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moneybags.
Matthews walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Moneybags misses with a left hand
and Matthews counters with a two punch combo.
Matthews throws a lazy right hand but Moneybags sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moneybags's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moneybags scores with a sloppy right hand. Matthews should have avoided that one.
Moneybags throws an off balance right hand
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews slips a jab from Moneybags.
Matthews throws the left hand but Moneybags avoids the punch easily.
Matthews moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Moneybags is rocked!

It looks like John Moneybags has been cut.
Matthews has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matthews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moneybags.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Moneybags.
Matthews is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moneybags had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Moneybags misses with a body shot
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Moneybags cracks Matthews with a right hand to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Matthews blocks the low kick.
Jab from Moneybags.
Matthews displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moneybags throws out the jab.
Matthews throws a hook but Moneybags blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews sizes up Moneybags with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moneybags.
Matthews walks into a left hand.
Matthews ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matthews lands a nice hook to Moneybags's body. Moneybags takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moneybags lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moneybags is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Moneybags displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Moneybags connects with a jab.
John Moneybags seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moneybags throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews misses with a lunging right hand
and Moneybags counters with a nice uppercut.
Moneybags fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews tests Moneybags's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matthews ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moneybags throws an off balance right hand
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moneybags throws a sloppy body shot
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
Moneybags throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moneybags tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Moneybags.
Matthews works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matthews misses with the combination.
A jab from Moneybags misses.
Matthews might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matthews!
Oh Moneybags is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moneybags seems to have got his legs back now.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with an uppercut
and Moneybags counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moneybags ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Matthews staying out of range there.
Matthews defending well as Moneybags loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Moneybags does no damage.
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moneybags moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moneybags smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moneybags throws a jab when Matthews was well out of range.
Moneybags looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
Moneybags misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Moneybags catches Matthews right on the button with a cross.
Moneybags ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Matthews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matthews works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moneybags connects with a body shot.
Matthews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moneybags misses the shot to the body.
Matthews slips under a jab from Moneybags.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moneybags looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Matthews staying out of range there.
Moneybags throws a looping overhand right but Matthews ducks down to avoid it.
Moneybags lands with a cross.
Moneybags lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Moneybags misses.
Moneybags just misses with a punch to the body.
Moneybags moves away from the strike by Matthews.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moneybags throws a hook to the side of Matthews's head but Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthews is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moneybags tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Moneybags.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Moneybags will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Moneybags's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Moneybags misses with a lunging right hand
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthews slips a straight right by Moneybags.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Moneybags misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moneybags jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moneybags avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moneybags.
Matthews walks into a jab.
Moneybags takes one to the chin there.
Matthews dips to his left and cracks Moneybags with an uppercut!
Matthews cracks Moneybags with an open hand slap.
Moneybags looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews lands a lovely overhand right.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moneybags misses with a hook.
Moneybags swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.
John Moneybags is winning the standup battle so far.
Moneybags throws a looping overhand right but Matthews ducks down to avoid it.
Matthews rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moneybags moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moneybags pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moneybags misses with a lunging right hand
and Matthews counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moneybags swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matthews counters with a three punch combo that has Moneybags backing up. Moneybags nods at Matthews to acknowledge the strikes.
Matthews moves out of range as Moneybags strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Moneybags dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moneybags throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moneybags fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Moneybags throws a hook to the side of Matthews's head but Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moneybags gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Moneybags misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moneybags stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Moneybags misses the shot to the body.
Moneybags throws a looping overhand right but Matthews ducks down to avoid it.
Moneybags throws the left hand but Matthews avoids the punch easily.
Moneybags throws a hook but Matthews blocks it.
Moneybags misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moneybags back to the cage. Matthews follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moneybags tries to score with a low kick but Matthews moves his leg out of the way.
Moneybags tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moneybags pushes Matthews away with a front kick.
Moneybags throws a body kick that misses.
Moneybags throws a lazy right hand but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moneybags bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moneybags takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Moneybags showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Moneybags is looking to score with low kicks.
Moneybags throws a chopping leg kick but Matthews manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Moneybags misses.
Moneybags connects with a crisp jab.
Matthews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moneybags ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Moneybags uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthews.
Matthews lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moneybags throws a solid leg kick but Matthews takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moneybags.
Moneybags swinging wildly here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Moneybags.
Moneybags with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matthews to score with a decent uppercut.
Moneybags with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matthews to score with a decent uppercut.
Moneybags throws a lazy right hand but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthews has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moneybags.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moneybags missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags slips under a jab.
Moneybags throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moneybags throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moneybags lands a right hook to the body.
Moneybags throws the left hand but Matthews avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
Matthews displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moneybags throws out the jab.
Moneybags just misses with a punch to the body.
Moneybags digs a good hook to Matthews's body.
Moneybags moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moneybags misses with a straight left.
Moneybags throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Moneybags.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Moneybags.
Moneybags throws a hook but Matthews blocks it.
Moneybags misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moneybags waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Moneybags throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthews displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moneybags throws out the jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matthews's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matthews duly obliges.

John Moneybags's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Moneybags misses.
Moneybags looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moneybags throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moneybags looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moneybags is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthews.
Moneybags lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moneybags swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews moves out of range of the strikes.
Moneybags misses with a double jab
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Moneybags.
Well Moneybags 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for John Moneybags!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for John Moneybags!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for John Moneybags!

John Moneybags wins by unanimous decision!