PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laam OvGod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caliman Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laam OvGod had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

OvGod
vs
Matos

188 cm
21
192 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

188 cm
20
189 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Fast

Bullet Proof System
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laam OvGod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caliman Matos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OvGod fails in his attempt to clinch.
OvGod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matos moves away.
OvGod lands with a nice body punch.
OvGod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matos closes this distance looking for a takedown but OvGod circles away.

Matos gets a double leg takedown into OvGod's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OvGod working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matos.
Matos passes into half guard.
OvGod knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matos on the ground.

Matos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Matos seems to be looking for submissions.
OvGod tries to roll over but Matos keeps him under control.
Matos wants to pass to mount but OvGod is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OvGod is trying to get back to full guard.
OvGod trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Matos manages to pass to mount!
OvGod in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Matos prevents OvGod from getting the reversal.

OvGod has left one of his arms exposed and Matos doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. OvGod screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caliman Matos!
Caliman Matos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.