PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fraiser Matta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Love
vs
Matta

170 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fraiser Matta!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matta moves into the clinch.
Matta trying to land knees to the body.
Matta with a knee to the head.

It looks like Quest Love has been cut.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Matta has him pressed against the cage.
Matta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Love in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matta lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Matta.

Matta breaks from the clinch.
Matta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Love's sensitive parts.
Matta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fraiser Matta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matta throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love misses with a low kick.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
Love slips under a jab from Matta.
Love checks a leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Love has knocked Matta down with a huge combo! Love steps away and waves a wobbly Matta back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.

Matta is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Matta lands but Love takes it in his stride.
Matta is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Matta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Love is out of range and Matta settles back down.
Matta walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Love swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quest Love!
A relieved looking Quest Love thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.