PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Max is coming, better be ready.... 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.

Power
vs
Matthews

185 cm
32
173 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

176 cm
27
184 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power checks a low kick from Matthews.
A jab from Power misses.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matthews sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Power somewhat.
Chris Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power shoots in but Matthews avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews throws the kick towards the body but Power avoids it.
A big left from Power misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Matthews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matthews.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Chris Matthews has been cut.
Matthews misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Matthews checks a low kick from Power.
Power throws a low kick but Matthews avoids it.
Power misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Matthews.
Matthews will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthews defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Power.
Power lands with a hook. Matthews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Power misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews throws a leg kick
and Power counters with a nice body shot.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Matthews counters with an outside leg kick.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Power or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews which made him look bad.
Power cracks Matthews with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power slips under a jab from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Power checks a low kick from Matthews.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
Power lands with a straight right. Matthews didn't see that one coming.
Matthews slips a straight right by Power.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a leg kick that misses.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Power lands but Matthews takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Matthews throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chris Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power digs a good hook to Matthews's body.

Power shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Power was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matthews is wriggling around trying to escape.
Power wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.
Power lands with some strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Power raining down hammerfists from mount.
Power is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Matthews can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Power controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Matthews that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power breaks from Matthews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Power tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
Matthews is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Power is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matthews is surviving well by controlling Power's body position as best he can.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power landing strikes from the mount and Matthews is in trouble!
Power throwing strikes here but Matthews is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Power working the ground and pound effectively.
Power has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Power connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is squirming around, avoiding Power's attempts to control the action.
Power controlling his opponent.
Matthews is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Matthews's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
Matthews takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthews rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Power counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matthews holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matthews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Power is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power passes the guard and advances to mount!
Power punishing his opponent with strikes.
Power misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Power controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Power cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Power looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power controlling the pace for now.

Power has control of Matthews's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Matthews regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews avoids a series of strikes thrown by Power.
Power landing shots from mount.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Max Power overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Power pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
Power controlling the position easily from mount.
Power wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.
Power looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power lands a heavy elbow.

Matthews is rocked!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.

Power goes for an armbar but Matthews turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Matthews.
Matthews throws an elbow that misses. Power uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matthews's guard. Nice move by Power!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Matthews working a defensive guard here.
Power preventing the sweep.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Power passes into half guard.

Power wants to work for an arm triangle but Matthews is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Matthews reverses the position - he's now on top in Power's guard.
Power is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Power looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matthews is in close to Power's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to improve his position but instead Matthews has moved into half guard.
Matthews wants to free his trapped foot but Power is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Power is looking to get back to full guard here but Matthews has managed to pass to side control instead.
Power manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Matthews is trying to control the action in half guard but Power is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Power is trying to maintain the position but Matthews is very close to passing his half guard.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Power gets back to full guard.

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

Power had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matthews defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Matthews's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matthews has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power looks to land a body kick but Matthews moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power checks a leg kick.
Power throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That has opened up Chris Matthews's cut even more.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Matthews off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Power throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power blocks a leg kick.
Matthews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matthews looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Power throws a low kick but Matthews moves out of range easily.
Power misses with a body shot.
Matthews throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Matthews throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matthews fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Power checks it well.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthews drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matthews - that will leave a mark!
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Max Power is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Matthews lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthews misses with a leg kick
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matthews checks a low kick from Power.
Matthews thumps Power with a low kick.
Matthews throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Power.
Matthews lands with a nice body kick.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook.
Power tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Power misses with a hook.
Matthews throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Power misses with the combination.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Matthews tries to score with a low kick but Power moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Power defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
Power misses with a body punch
and Matthews counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Matthews to acknowledge the strikes.
Matthews throws a leg kick that misses.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a low kick as Power jumps back.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power scores with a leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Matthews slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matthews bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Power's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Power misses.
Matthews throws a push kick but Power slaps the foot to one side.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Chris Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthews is out of range and Power settles back down.
Power lands a really nice looking cross but Matthews seems unphased.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
Max Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a leg kick.
Matthews throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matthews can pounce on him.
Power connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matthews takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews misses with a leg kick.
Matthews is looking to score with low kicks.
Power throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Power.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews throws an off balance right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Power.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Power.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews misses with an uppercut.

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 Max Power.
Well Power 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Max Power!

Max Power wins by unanimous decision!
Max Power thanked the fans post fight for their support.