PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laaka Mato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mato
vs
Recall

174 cm
18
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laaka Mato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Recall both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Laaka Mato has been cut.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall digs a good body shot into Mato's ribs.
Mato misses with a hook. Recall ducked under it nicely.
Mato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Recall finds it's way round the side to connect with Mato's head.
Recall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Recall punishes Mato's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mato looks to land a left hand but Recall moved out of range nicely.
Mato throws a jab when Recall was well out of range.
Recall slips a jab from Mato.
Mato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Recall wants to counter with a clinch but Mato pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mato connects with a body shot that sends Recall's belly button to the back.
Mato lands with a cross.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Mato misses the target.
Recall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Recall misses with a wild body shot.
Recall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Recall swings for the body but Mato moves out of range.
Mato throws a shot from downtown. Recall moves away and avoids it.
Recall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mato.
Mato misses the shot to the body.
Recall tries to move into range but Mato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Recall throws the left hand but Mato avoids the punch easily.
Mato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Recall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mato rather than just go for the knockout.
Recall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Recall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Recall.
Recall fails to land with a series of punches.
Mato looks to land a right hand but Recall moved out of range.
Recall throws a hook but Mato blocks it.
Recall misses with the combination.
Recall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mato.
Recall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Recall duly obliges.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Recall does no damage.
Mato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Recall throws out the jab.
Mato looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mato misses the shot to the body.
Recall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mato.
Mato looks to score with a jab to the body but Recall is just out of range.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mato.
Recall throws out a loose jab but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Recall ducks under a wild hook from Mato.
Mato misses with a body shot.
Recall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mato.
Recall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mato throws out the jab.
Mato lands a really nice looking cross but Recall seems unphased.
Recall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mato throws out the jab.
Recall throws a shot to the body.
Recall misses with a hook.
Recall staying out of range there.
Recall throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Mato scores with a nice head shot.
Mato misses with a wild body shot.
Mato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Recall throws a series of punches but Mato avoids them all with ease.
Mato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Recall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mato scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Recall.
Mato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Recall.
Recall unleashes a big counter combination but Mato bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mato throws a shot from downtown. Recall moves away and avoids it.
Recall tries to move into range but Mato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Recall misses with a wild combination.
Mato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Recall. Mato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall throws a series of strikes that have Mato backpedaling.
Recall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Recall tries to bum rush Mato with a series of wild strikes but Mato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Recall.

Laaka Mato's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Recall under the eye.
Mato throws out a loose jab but Recall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mato looks to land a left hand but Recall moved out of range nicely.
Mato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Recall lands with an uppercut that bounces Mato off the cage and back into range.
Recall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mato moves away.
Recall slips a jab from Mato.
Recall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall avoids the body shot from Mato.
Mato throws a looping overhand right but Recall ducks down to avoid it.
Mato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Recall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Recall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Recall swinging wildly here.
Recall just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Mato misses.
Recall is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mato throws a jab but it's blocked by Recall.
Recall misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Recall. Those never looked like landing.
Mato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Recall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Recall misses its intended target.
Mato works Recall's body with a nice hook.
Mato with a hook.
Mato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Recall momentarily.
Recall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hanson Recall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laaka Mato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Recall throws a series of punches but Mato moves out of range.
Mato looks to land a left hand but Recall moved out of range nicely.
Mato lands with a shot to the body.
Hanson Recall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Recall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Mato finds it's target.
Recall slips a straight right by Mato.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Recall digs a good hook to Mato's body.
Recall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Recall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Recall throws a series of punches but Mato moves out of range.
Recall tries to bum rush Mato with a series of wild strikes but Mato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Recall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Mato misses.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Mato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recall is breathing heavily.
Recall looks to score with a jab to the body but Mato is just out of range.
Recall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mato misses with an uppercut. Recall saw that one coming.
Recall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mato.
Recall slips a straight right by Mato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mato connects with a right hand. Recall shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mato. Recall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Hanson Recall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recall misses with a hook
and Mato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Recall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Recall.
Recall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Mato.
Recall ducks under a wild hook from Mato.
Nice defenses there by Recall.
Recall just misses with a punch to the body.
Mato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Recall fails to land with a series of punches.
Recall moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Mato misses its intended target.
Recall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mato to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mato misses with a straight right.
Recall throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Recall swings widly with a right hand
and Mato counters with a nice uppercut.
Mato works the jab nicely.

Recall is rocked!
Mato avoids the body shot from Recall.
Recall is still on wobbly legs! Can Mato finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall walks straight into a right hand from Mato - that's dropped him! Mato jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Recall from any more punishment! Recall complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Laaka Mato!
An out of breath Laaka Mato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Hanson Recall stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked'.