PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dias
vs
Matsuo

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Matsuo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo lands a nice hook to Dias's body. Dias takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matsuo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matsuo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dias.

It looks like Gabriel Dias has been cut.
Matsuo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dias if he has to take too many more of those.
Matsuo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dias's calf.
Matsuo feints a jab promting Dias to slip. Matsuo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Damian Matsuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuo feints a jab promting Dias to slip. Matsuo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dias shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matsuo defends it nicely.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Dias has his takedown stuffed
and Matsuo counters with a left and a right that stings Dias.
Dias takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick by Matsuo - that's a beauty! Dias is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Matsuo can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Damian Matsuo!