PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mars Brawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brawl might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr. Dre - Kush ft. Snoop Dogg, Akon. 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.

Brawl
vs
Matumba

190 cm
24
148 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

173 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mars Brawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umba Matumba!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brawl moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brawl throws an elbow but misses.
Brawl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matumba backwards.
Nice elbow from Brawl.
Brawl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matumba avoids the elbow strike from Brawl, against the cage.
Matumba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brawl obliges.
Brawl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawl won't allow it.
Brawl with a knee to the head.
Brawl really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by Brawl.
Matumba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brawl has him pressed against the cage.
Matumba is trying to force a seperation but Brawl has the dominant position.
Matumba tries to break the clinch but Brawl is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brawl obliges.
Brawl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brawl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brawl landing knees to the head.
Brawl landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brawl.
Brawl is leaning against Matumba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brawl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Brawl.
Matumba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brawl prevents Matumba from breaking the clinch.
Brawl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matumba's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matumba's defenses.
Brawl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matumba avoids it.
Matumba is trying to force a seperation but Brawl has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matumba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matumba is trying to break the clinch but Brawl has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brawl.

Brawl breaks the clinch.

Brawl clinches up against the cage.
Brawl has Matumba pressed against the cage, preventing Matumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brawl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brawl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brawl landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matumba is trying to break free.
Matumba is trying to break free.
Brawl displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matumba up against the cage.
Brawl landing knees to the body.
Brawl lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Brawl.
Brawl with a knee to the head.
Matumba tries to break free but Brawl pushes him back against the cage.
Brawl landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Brawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matumba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brawl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brawl scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawl has Matumba pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brawl.
Brawl misses with an elbow strike.
Brawl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matumba is trying to force a seperation but Brawl has the dominant position.
Brawl scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matumba is trying to break free.
Brawl lands an elbow inside.
Brawl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matumba avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mars Brawl dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brawl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matumba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brawl tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brawl lands with a light punch inside.
Matumba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brawl lands an elbow just above Matumba 's eye.
Brawl digs a right hand into Matumba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matumba's gas tank.
Brawl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matumba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brawl has Matumba pressed against the cage, preventing Matumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brawl lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Brawl.
Brawl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brawl crunches a lovely knee into Matumba's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawl is struggling to control the position.
Brawl struggles to land a body shot inside as Matumba controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Brawl.
Brawl lands a right hand.
Matumba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matumba tries to break free but Brawl pushes him back against the cage.
Brawl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brawl scores a nice knee to the body.
Brawl crunches a lovely knee into Matumba's ribcage.
Matumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawl won't allow it.
Matumba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Brawl.
Matumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matumba is trying to break free.
Brawl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brawl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matumba takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Brawl.

Brawl manages to break the clinch.
Brawl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matumba can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brawl tries to clinch up.
Brawl is looking to clinch but Matumba is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matumba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Brawl moves into the clinch.
Brawl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matumba backwards.
Brawl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brawl connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matumba's face.
Brawl lands a hook to the side of the head.

Brawl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brawl has closed the distance and engaged Matumba in a clinch.
Brawl prevents Matumba from breaking the clinch.
Matumba is trying to break the clinch but Brawl has him pressed against the cage.
Matumba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matumba is trying to break the clinch but Brawl has him pressed against the cage.
Mars Brawl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brawl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawl lands an uppercut.
Matumba is trying to break the clinch but Brawl is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brawl lands an elbow that stopped Matumba in his tracks for a moment.
Brawl misses with a knee strike.
Brawl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brawl lands a good knee to the midsection. Matumba won't want to take too many of those.
Brawl lands a good knee to the midsection. Matumba won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Brawl.
Brawl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brawl lands an elbow just above Matumba 's eye.
Brawl throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Brawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mars Brawl dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brawl wants to clinch up but Matumba keeps it at a distance.
Brawl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matumba.
Matumba misses with a two punch combination.
Matumba misses with a two punch combination.
Matumba misses with a series of wild punches.
Brawl wants to clinch up but Matumba keeps it at a distance.
Matumba misses with a double jab
letting Brawl counter with a right hand.
Matumba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Brawl.
Brawl throws a one two combo.
Brawl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brawl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matumba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba swats away the attempt to clinch by Brawl.

Brawl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brawl lands a knee to the head.
Brawl avoiding damage.
Brawl landing knees to the body.
Brawl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matumba backwards.
Matumba is trying to break free.
Matumba takes a knee right on the jaw!

Brawl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matumba fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brawl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawl is looking to clinch.
Matumba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brawl circles away quickly and effectively.
Matumba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matumba throws a series of punches but Brawl moves out of range.

Brawl has managed to clinch.
Brawl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matumba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Brawl.
Matumba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matumba blocks an elbow strike from Brawl.
Matumba tries to circle away but Brawl has him pinned against the cage.
Matumba tries to circle away but Brawl has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Brawl as the two fighters clinch.
Matumba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matumba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brawl lands with a left to the head.

Brawl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matumba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matumba throws a series of punches but Brawl avoids them all with ease.
Matumba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Brawl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mars Brawl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brawl scores with a shoulder strike.
Brawl working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawl won't allow it.
Brawl tries to land knees in the clinch but Matumba avoids the damage to the body.

Brawl manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Matumba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Brawl lands but Matumba takes it in his stride.

Brawl forces Matumba back against the cage and clinches.
Brawl scores a nice knee to the body.
Brawl unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Brawl.
Umba Matumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matumba is trying to break the clinch but Brawl has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mars Brawl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brawl 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mars Brawl!
A victorious Mars Brawl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.