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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keven Mathis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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279 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keven Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Souza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Souza wants to break free but Mathis has control.
A bit of stalling here from Mathis.
Souza has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mathis uses from the top position.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mathis is controlling him.
Mathis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mathis stops Souza from standing up.
Mathis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Souza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mathis to the ground. Souza is now in Mathis's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathis throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza drops back looking for a leg! Mathis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mathis manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Mathis's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mathis postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Mathis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mathis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mathis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mathis kicks Souza off and gets to his feet.
Souza scores with a takedown into Mathis's guard.
Souza looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mathis looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Souza is defending well. Mathis quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Souza has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mathis celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keven Mathis!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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