PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Army and Clay Matthews. Army comes to the cage accompanied by Tiger Army - Incorporeal. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Army
vs
Matthews

183 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

194 cm
23
203 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthews. That's going to slow Army down.
Matthews has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Army is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Army thows a leg kick but Matthews checks it
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Army dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Matthews misses with a body kick.
Army will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Army throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Army throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Army connects with a right hand. Matthews shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matthews.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Army moves out of range easily.
Army is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthews.
Army fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matthews moves out of range of the leg kick from Army.
Matthews cracks the inside of Army's front leg.
Matthews misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matthews fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Army moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A left and a right from Matthews both land. Nice combination.
Army throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthews sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matthews throws a hook but Army blocks it.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Army.
Army scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Army looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Army pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthews is out of range and Army settles back down.
Army loads up on a big right hand but Matthews slips the punch.
Matthews lands with a straight right. Army didn't see that one coming.
Matthews lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Army.
Matthews avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Army.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Army is looking to take a break and control but Matthews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Army creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Matthews sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Army controlling from side mount.
We've been hearing that Army has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Matthews manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Matthews seems content to control.
Army wants to improve his position but Matthews is controlling well.
Matthews is trying to control. Army wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Army moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Army is trying to control the position but Matthews postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Army keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.

Matthews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Army might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Army working for a triangle but Matthews defends it easily.
Matthews trying to control but Army is working from the bottom.
Matthews won't allow Army to sweep him here.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clay Matthews will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Army will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Army throws a half hearted mid kick.
Army pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthews is out of range and Army settles back down.
Matthews fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Army has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Army throws a leg kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews throws a head kick but Army moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clay Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Army throws a lazy right hand but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Army throws a hook but Matthews avoids it easily.
Matthews blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Army.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Matthews lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matthews cracks Army with an open hand slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Army.
Matthews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matthews - that will leave a mark!
Matthews blocks a jab.
Matthews is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matthews digs a good body shot into Army's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matthews!
Matthews has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matthews lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Army scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews is looking to slow Army down with leg kicks.
Army moves out of range as Matthews throws a body kick.
Clay Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army blocks a leg kick.
Matthews lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Army misses with a body kick.
Army missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Army staying out of range there.
Army looks to land a right hand but Matthews moved out of range.
Army throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
Army connects with the punch.
Matthews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army.
Matthews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Tiger Army has been cut.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Army takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Army looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Army fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matthews looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews lands a jab to Army's midsection.
Army jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matthews.
Army ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matthews moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Army will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Matthews tries to work over Army's front leg with a kick but Army checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matthews cracks Army with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews checks the leg kick.
Army throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthews. That's going to slow Army down.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews thuds his right hand into Army's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Army doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Army.
Matthews throws a one two combo.
Army fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Army is rocked!
Matthews lands a big head kick that sends Army to the canvas! Matthews follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Matthews!
Our winner, Clay Matthews, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.