PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock. Matson has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silvera
vs
Matson

185 cm
31
193 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

190 cm
34
192 lbs
25 - 16 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

DJs Locker

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silvera moves into the clinch successfully.
Silvera is trying to stall.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matson avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Silvera slows down the pace here.
Matson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvera walks away with a smile on his face. Matson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silvera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matson.
Matson shoots in but Silvera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvera. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silvera throws a hook but Matson blocks it.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvera was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvera has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Matson.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Matson.
Silvera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matson working aggressively here.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.

Matson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matson jabs Silvera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Silvera.
Silvera throws a front kick aimed at Matson's knee but Matson avoids it well.
Silvera misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silvera's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silvera clinches.
Silvera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Matson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvera has double underhooks.
Silvera taking a breather.
Matson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matson working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Matson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Matson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joey Silvera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Matson.
Silvera trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera taking a breather.

Matson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matson misses with a body kick.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Silvera slips the punch.
Silvera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matson throws a body kick that misses.
Matson misses the jab.
Josh Matson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matson swings widly with a right hand

and Silvera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvera looking to stall.
Matson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera tries a body shot but Matson blocks it.
Matson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matson.

Matson pulls guard effortlessly.

Silvera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Matson, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Silvera is predictable there
and Matson counters with a left and a right that stings Silvera.
Matson checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson scores with the left hand. Silvera knows he should have avoided that one.
Silvera slips under a jab.
Silvera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Matson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Matson moves out of range easily.
Matson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matson looks to land a left hand but Silvera moved out of range nicely.
Matson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matson misses with a low kick.
Josh Matson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Silvera rushes Matson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joey Silvera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvera using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Silvera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silvera tries to work over Matson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Matson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matson is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Matson.

Matson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silvera has closed the distance and engaged Matson in a clinch.
Silvera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matson blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson prevents a body shot from Silvera.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvera avoiding damage.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Matson trying to control the position but instead, Silvera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matson into the cage.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson lands a left hand.
Silvera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Matson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson looks to land a body kick but Silvera moved away.
Silvera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matson was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvera.
Nice uppercut lands for Matson. That snapped Silvera's head back.
Matson misses with a hook to the body
and Silvera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matson's knee momentarily.
Matson checks a leg kick.
Silvera wants to clinch up but Matson keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Silvera.
Silvera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws out a loose jab but Matson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera checks a leg kick nicely.
Matson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matson lands a lovely overhand right.
Matson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvera.
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.

Oooooh!!! Matson has knocked Silvera down with a huge combo! Matson steps away and waves a wobbly Silvera back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Silvera is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera tries to land a leg kick but Matson saw it coming and moves away.
Silvera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matson's sensitive parts.
Silvera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matson is able to avoid easily.
Silvera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Matson throws a lazy head kick
and Silvera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joey Silvera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matson blocks a leg kick.
Matson checks a low kick from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvera manages to avoid it.
Silvera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matson. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Matson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Matson scores with a punch to the head.
Matson tries for a takedown but Silvera circles away easily
and Silvera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvera throws a leg kick
and Matson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good shot there by Matson.
Silvera moves out of range as Matson throws a body kick.
Matson throws a front kick aimed at Silvera's knee but Silvera avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Silvera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws a leg kick but Silvera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matson misses with a hook
and Silvera counters with a stiff right hand.
Silvera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silvera thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvera checks a leg kick.
Silvera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Matson drops Silvera with a beautiful combination! Silvera stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matson is looking for the KO!
Oh Silvera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera misses with a low kick.
Joey Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvera seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matson, right into the meat.
Silvera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silvera is out of range and Matson settles back down.
A low kick from Matson misses
and Silvera counters with a nice body kick.
Matson throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Matson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silvera pushes Matson up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Silvera misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Matson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matson misses with a punch to the body.
Matson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera stalling.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matson avoids the damage to the body.
Matson is leaning against Silvera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silvera stalling in the clinch.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matson is keeping busy.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Matson controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Silvera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson prevents a body shot from Silvera.
Silvera stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson is trying to drag Silvera to the mat but Silvera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Matson controls his hands.
Silvera struggles to land a body shot inside as Matson controls his hands.
Silvera misses with some punches.

Matson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvera is looking to wear down Matson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silvera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Matson does no damage.
Silvera misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvera's head.
Josh Matson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silvera misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Matson.
I've got Matson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Matson!
Josh Matson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.