PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold. Thomas has chosen Patroit's Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Matiss
vs
Thomas

186 cm
34
210 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

189 cm
30
213 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jackson Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matiss in his tracks.
Thomas throws a hook but Matiss blocks it.
We've been told by Matiss's head coaches at Outlaws Paradise that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas tries to work over Matiss's front leg with a kick but Matiss checks it.
Matiss connects with a high kick.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Matiss saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Matiss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Matiss checks the leg kick.
Matiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Matiss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Matiss.
Mario Matiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Matiss tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Matiss tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matiss tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Matiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Matiss's head.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Matiss ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Matiss throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Matiss only half commits.
Matiss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matiss. Matiss obviously looking to wear him down.

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!
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Matiss's knee but Matiss avoids it well.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Matiss.
Matiss slips a jab from Thomas.
Matiss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Matiss's shoulder, as Matiss tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Matiss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matiss tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Matiss wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.

Matiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Matiss is pushing Thomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matiss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Matiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas is working Matiss over against the cage.
Thomas gets through Matiss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matiss backwards.
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!
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matiss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Matiss down.
Jab by Thomas.
Matiss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matiss slips under a jab.
Matiss tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Matiss was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Matiss will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Matiss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Matiss is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas cracks the inside of Matiss's front leg.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Matiss saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Matiss checks it.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Mario Matiss is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Matiss tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matiss is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Matiss forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matiss throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Matiss throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Matiss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Matiss moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Matiss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matiss takes one to the chin there.
Matiss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Matiss settles back down.
Matiss avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Matiss throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thomas is looking to chop away at Matiss's legs.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Matiss's body.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matiss. Matiss obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Matiss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matiss lands a high kick!
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Matiss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matiss moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Matiss throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Matiss throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matiss.
Matiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Matiss misses with a head kick.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Matiss will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Matiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas cracks Matiss with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Matiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matiss will feel that in the morning.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matiss counters with a head kick.
Matiss connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matiss. That's going to slow Thomas down.
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!
Matiss tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas jabs Matiss right on the nose. Matiss blinks but takes it well.
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matiss.
Matiss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas tries a low kick but Matiss avoids it.
Matiss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.

Matiss takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Matiss will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Matiss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matiss tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matiss, right into the meat.
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matiss.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Matiss is looking to clinch.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Matiss.
A low kick from Matiss misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Matiss lands with a slapping head kick.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matiss, right into the meat.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matiss scores with a leg kick.
Jackson Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Matiss throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Matiss.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matiss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Matiss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Matiss moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses

and Matiss counters by moving into the clinch.
Matiss blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas wants to stall.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Matiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Matiss pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Matiss controls the action.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Matiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matiss dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mario Matiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Matiss has Thomas pressed against the cage.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matiss is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matiss 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
A relieved looking Mario Matiss thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Jackson Thomas stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.