PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Olav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olav kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock. Zane Olav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Olav
vs
Matthews

181 cm
26
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Prestige Nutrition (160!)

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Olav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews throws a body punch but Olav moves out of range.
Olav throws a shot from downtown. Matthews moves away and avoids it.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Olav takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Olav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chris Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthews misses with an uppercut
and Olav counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olav blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthews chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matthews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olav doesn't seem bothered though.
Matthews is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Olav rather than just go for the knockout.
Matthews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olav avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Olav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olav.
Matthews cracks Olav with an open hand slap.
Olav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthews lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matthews lands with a nice combination. Olav backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Olav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews misses with a low kick.
Matthews blocks a low kick nicely.
Olav avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Olav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews checks a leg kick.
Olav blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Olav.
Matthews lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olav misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Olav throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matthews counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olav is looking to score with low kicks.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olav was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
Olav lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matthews throws a chopping leg kick but Olav manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Olav blocks a jab.
A cross from Matthews lands.
Olav throws a wild body kick that Matthews sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews connects with the punch.
Olav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olav was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthews.
Olav blocks a leg kick.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olav throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matthews counters with a left to the body.
Olav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olav misses with a double jab
and Matthews counters with a nice body kick.
Matthews lands a nice looking body kick.
Matthews lands a high kick!
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Olav.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Matthews tenderised Olav's leg. Olav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matthews connects with a crisp jab.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zane Olav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews lands a jab.
Olav throws a leg kick
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Olav.
Matthews misses with a hook
and Olav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chris Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Matthews misses
and Olav counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthews jabs Olav right on the nose. Olav blinks but takes it well.
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!
Olav needs to keep his hands up - Matthews had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Matthews.
Sloppy strikes from Olav. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews lands a jab-cross combination.
A cross from Matthews lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Matthews misses with a left hand
and Olav counters with a series of strikes. Matthews will be more careful next time no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.
Olav swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olav throws a series of punches but Matthews avoids them all with ease.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but Olav is just out of range.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matthews 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 Olav has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olav and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matthews attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matthews swings for the body but Olav moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Matthews misses.
Olav falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews counters with a nice body shot.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Olav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Olav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Olav.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
Matthews lands with a nice body punch.
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Olav checks it.
Olav misses with a double jab
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a jab to the body.
Olav checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Matthews lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olav doesn't seem phased though.
Olav looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matthews throws a body punch but Olav moves out of range.
Zane Olav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Matthews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to score with a low kick but Olav moves his leg out of the way.
A right-left combo lands from Olav.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Olav might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Matthews throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews lands with a hook. Olav tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matthews motions for Olav to come forward. Matthews throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olav motions for Matthews to come forward. Olav throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matthews.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthews has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Matthews!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Matthews made sure he mentioned Prestige Nutrition (160!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.