|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss has chosen Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
35
223 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
|
186 cm
41
210 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart slips a jab from Matiss.
Beefheart tests Matiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beefheart throws a low kick but Matiss avoids it.
Beefheart moves out of range of the strikes.
Beefheart throws a body kick that misses.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Matiss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matiss throws a head kick that Beefheart semi-blocks.
Beefheart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beefheart slips a straight right by Matiss.
Beefheart slips a straight right by Matiss.
Beefheart 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 Beefheart checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Beefheart looks for the body kick but Matiss saw that one coming.
Beefheart definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Matiss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beefheart blocks a low kick nicely.
Beefheart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss wants to slow Beefheart down by chopping away at his legs.
Matiss moves out of range of the body kick.
Matiss lands a nice looking body kick.
Beefheart tried to score with a low kick but Matiss checks it.
Beefheart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beefheart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matiss walks into a stiff left hand from Beefheart.
Beefheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Beefheart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss lands with an overhand left.
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beefheart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Beefheart.
Some wild striking there from Beefheart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart throws a body kick that misses.
Beefheart misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Beefheart misses
and Matiss counters with a stiff right hand.
Matiss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matiss misses with a wild body shot.
Beefheart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matiss swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Matiss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beefheart eats them both and turns towards Matiss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matiss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beefheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Matiss.
Beefheart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beefheart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beefheart throws a counter high kick but Matiss was just alert enough to avoid it.
Matiss wants to clinch up but Beefheart keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Matiss lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart thows a leg kick but Matiss checks it
and Matiss counters with a nice leg kick.
Beefheart throws a head kick that half lands.
Matiss throws a body kick that misses.
Beefheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matiss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beefheart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matiss wants to slow Beefheart down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefheart.
Matiss throws a shot to the body.
Matiss tries to clinch up but Beefheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Beefheart tries to land a leg kick but Matiss saw it coming and moves away.
Beefheart throws out a loose jab but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matiss checks the leg kick.
Matiss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beefheart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matiss counters with a leg kick.
Beefheart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matiss throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Matiss.
Beefheart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Matiss.
Beefheart blocks the body kick.
Beefheart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Matiss manages to circle out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matiss throws out a counter right but Beefheart avoids it with no problem.
Matiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beefheart lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matiss misses with a double jab.
Beefheart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Matiss.
Crunch! Matiss slams his shin into Beefheart's torso.
Beefheart blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Beefheart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matiss tries to clinch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Beefheart looks to land a right hand but Matiss moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Matiss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Beefheart is out of range.
Beefheart defending well as Matiss loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beefheart checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Beefheart.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Matiss's coach down at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Matiss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Beefheart jumps back.
Beefheart defending well as Matiss loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
Beefheart tries to work over Matiss's front leg with a kick but Matiss checks it.
Beefheart closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Matiss fails to land.
Matiss misses with a knee to the head.
Beefheart misses with some punches.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matiss looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss has Beefheart pushed against the cage.
Matiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beefheart tries to work over Matiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefheart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matiss or not.
Matiss takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Mario Matiss has been cut.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Matiss shrugs off.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike.
Matiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Beefheart avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Matiss.
Beefheart managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Beefheart is struggling to control the position.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Matiss 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matiss's defenses.
Matiss lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Captain Beefheart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matiss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beefheart tries to throw a body punch but Matiss avoids it by throwing Beefheart back against the cage.
Matiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Matiss on the inside.
Beefheart pushes Matiss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Matiss.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beefheart blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Beefheart.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matiss with a knee to the head.
Matiss misses with a body punch.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Matiss avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart pushes Matiss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matiss throws a head punch that misses.
Beefheart pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matiss's brow.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Beefheart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beefheart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beefheart.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matiss.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefheart is trying to maintain a safe position but Matiss gets an underhook and turns Beefheart into the cage.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Beefheart is blocking nicely.
Beefheart effectively controlling the action here.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beefheart blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Beefheart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beefheart.
Beefheart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Matiss dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Matiss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mario Matiss's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beefheart thuds his shin into the meat of Matiss's side.
Beefheart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Matiss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beefheart throws a hook to the side of Matiss's head but Matiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Matiss tries a quick counter leg kick but Beefheart is wise to it.
Matiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beefheart.
Matiss now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beefheart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beefheart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beefheart throws a wild body kick that Matiss sees coming a mile off.
Beefheart misses with a left hand
and Matiss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matiss.
Beefheart tries to clinch but Matiss moves out of range.
Matiss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefheart misses the jab.
Matiss lands a jab to the head.
Matiss throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Beefheart blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beefheart.
Beefheart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beefheart moves out of range of the body kick from Matiss.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beefheart moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatiss.
Matiss lands a front kick.
Matiss scores with a punch to the head.
Beefheart tries to clinch there but Matiss circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beefheart.
Beefheart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matiss checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beefheart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beefheart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beefheart blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Beefheart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beefheart cracks Matiss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beefheart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
Beefheart checks the leg kick.
Matiss tries to clinch up but Beefheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Beefheart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beefheart moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatiss.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
As Matiss tries to get set, Beefheart tries to push him back and clinch up but Matiss manages to avoid the attempt.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefheart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matiss. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Captain Beefheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matiss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matiss, right into the meat.
Beefheart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick and Beefheart moves out of range easily.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss moves out of range of the body kick from Beefheart.
Matiss only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Beefheart defending well as Matiss loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss throws a low kick, looking for Beefheart's leg but Beefheart calmly moves out of range.
Matiss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beefheart. That did some damage!
Beefheart throws a push kick but Matiss slaps the foot to one side.
Beefheart lands a body shot.
Matiss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beefheart circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Matiss blocks the low kick.
Matiss blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Beefheart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A lazy body kick from Beefheart
and Matiss counters with a thumping low kick.
Beefheart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beefheart scores with a nice body kick.
Matiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beefheart checks a leg kick.
Beefheart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
Beefheart throws a leg kick which misses Matiss's front leg but catches the back leg as Matiss tries to avoid it.
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matiss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
An out of breath Mario Matiss thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
