PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Moukoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Matthews
vs
Moukoury

179 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malik Moukoury!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukoury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a hook. Moukoury ducked under it nicely.
Moukoury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matthews circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matthews.
Moukoury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matthews is fending him off so far but Moukoury persists. Nope, Matthews circles away and we're back to standing.

Moukoury is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matthews's half guard.
Moukoury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moukoury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Moukoury there.
Matthews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moukoury on the ground.
Moukoury is nestled in close to Matthews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matthews is staying active underneath Moukoury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moukoury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moukoury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matthews's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukoury content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moukoury winds up and cracks Matthews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moukoury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moukoury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moukoury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moukoury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moukoury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moukoury thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury lands strikes from half guard.
Moukoury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matthews's head.
Moukoury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matthews's head.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Moukoury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moukoury landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moukoury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moukoury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matthews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moukoury scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moukoury landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moukoury not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moukoury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Moukoury there.
Moukoury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Moukoury winds up and cracks Matthews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moukoury thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.
Matthews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moukoury scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury working over Matthews with some ground and pound. Matthews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moukoury lands strikes from half guard.
Moukoury controlling the action here.
Moukoury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moukoury slips a nice elbow through Matthews's hands, connecting with Matthews's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moukoury lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moukoury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.
Matthews blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moukoury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Moukoury dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moukoury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Matthews.
Moukoury fails with a takedown attempt.
Moukoury fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malik Moukoury.
Moukoury shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthews defends it nicely.
A good leg kick by Matthews.
Matthews stuns Moukoury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moukoury shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Moukoury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moukoury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moukoury tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Matthews takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Matthews is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moukoury connects with a decent elbow.
Matthews takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moukoury scores with punches from side control.
Moukoury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moukoury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matthews down.
Matthews managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moukoury.
Moukoury lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moukoury working the head with strikes.
Moukoury working the head with strikes.
Moukoury lands a nice forearm strike.
Moukoury working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moukoury working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Matthews is rocked!
Check out the look on Moukoury's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Matthews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moukoury cracks Matthews with a big right hand but Matthews just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Matthews seems to have got his legs back now.
Moukoury working the head and body with strikes.
Moukoury creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Matthews some visible discomfort.
Moukoury scoring with punches from side control.
Moukoury working the head and body with strikes.
Matthews is not content to let Moukoury control the position.
Moukoury working the body and head with strikes.
Moukoury passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Matthews!
Moukoury controlling the position easily from mount.
Moukoury's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukoury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Moukoury landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Moukoury.
Moukoury loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Matthews scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Moukoury land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Moukoury stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Moukoury!