PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsujiri Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Matsui
vs
Conway

190 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatsujiri Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Conway!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway tries to clinch but Matsui moves out of range.
Matsui throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conway's waist but Conway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matsui off to one side.
Conway with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matsui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsui fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matsui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conway circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsui shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conway as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matsui.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsujiri Matsui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsui misses with a takedown attempt - Conway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Conway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Conway has a takedown stuffed.
Conway shoots in for a takedown but Matsui shows good takedown defense.
Matsui shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conway.

It looks like Tatsujiri Matsui has been cut.
Matsui is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matsui fails with a takedown attempt.
Conway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matsui as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Matsui or perhaps it was just good defense by Conway which made him look bad.
Conway shoots in but Matsui avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matsui closes the distance and clinches up with Conway, looking for a takedown. Matsui pushes Conway against the cage but Conway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conway doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsui circles away.

Conway clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway jumps guard but Matsui stands there with Conway around his waist. Conway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Conway is trying to drag Matsui to the mat but Matsui just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matsui prevents a takedown attempt there.

Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Conway misses
and Matsui counters with a three punch combo that has Conway backing up. Conway nods at Matsui to acknowledge the strikes.
Conway shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matsui pinned against the cage. Matsui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Conway fails with the takedown.
Matsui really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matsui keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matsui stuffs the takedown attempt from Conway. Conway gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Matsui or perhaps it was just good defense by Conway which made him look bad.

Conway clinches up against the cage.

Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conway connects with a looping right hand.

Conway pushes Matsui up against the cage in a clinch.
Matsui goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conway prevents it.

Conway gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Matsui throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Matsui flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matsui actively working from the bottom here.
Matsui wants to control but Conway is keeping busy.
Matsui tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Matsui trying to control but Conway postures up.
Matsui flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Matsui misses with some strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Conway lands a nice shot to the body.
Conway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsui stuffs the takedown.
Conway fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsujiri Matsui's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Conway shoots in and drives through. Matsui sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Matsui as Conway shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conway fails with the takedown.
Tatsujiri Matsui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Conway.

Matsui gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Matsui.
Conway tries to pull guard but Matsui holds him up against the cage and eventually Conway drops back down to his feet.
Conway can't find room to land a body shot as Matsui controls the action.
Conway jumps guard but Matsui stands there with Conway around his waist. Conway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Conway wants to break free but Matsui has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Matsui.
Matsui tries for a takedown. No joy.

Matsui pulls guard effortlessly.
Matsui striking off his back but it's not causing Conway any problems.
Matsui 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.
Matsui lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Conway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matsui swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matsui looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matsui wants to stand and escape but Conway is having none of it.
Matsui tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matsui trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Matsui working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Conway doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Conway manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Conway gets to his feet. Matsui looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conway.
Matsui shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conway but Conway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conway with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matsui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matsui shoots in for a takedown but Conway shows good takedown defense.
Conway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conway shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matsui as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conway doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matsui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Matsui darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Conway has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsui is working away from the top position though.
Matsui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Conway is refusing to be controlled, as Matsui sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsui.
Conway taking some punishment here, with Matsui in his half guard.
Matsui missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsui not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matsui misses with a double jab.
Conway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conway throws a head kick but Matsui moves out of range.
Conway throws a lazy head kick

and Matsui counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matsui.
Conway taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matsui looking for a takedown.
Matsui has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conway is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matsui is trying to drag Conway to the mat but Conway just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsujiri Matsui dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatsujiri Matsui's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Conway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tatsujiri Matsui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Matsui scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matsui working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matsui thows a huge punch but Conway dodges it nicely.
Matsui thows a huge punch but Conway dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conway is looking to improve his position.
Matsui not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Conway is trying is best to control the position here.
Matsui stops Conway from getting back to his feet.
Matsui prevents Conway from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Conway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsui cracks a nice hook into Conway's ribs.
Conway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsui keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matsui throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conway's waist but Conway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matsui off to one side.
Conway wants to clinch.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Conway shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Conway wants to control the pace but Matsui is squirming around nicely.
Matsui is trying desperately to improve position.
Conway tries to control but Matsui wriggling away.
Matsui can't escape the position.

Conway stands up from mount. Strange move.

Conway closes the distance and clinches.
Matsui can't get the takedown.

Conway breaks the clinch.
Matsui avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway fails with a takedown attempt.
Tatsujiri Matsui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Conway.
Conway tries to clinch but Matsui is having none of it.
Conway has his takedown stuffed

and Matsui counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matsui trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Matsui postures up in Conway's guard and throws a big left but Conway blocks it.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Matsui from controlling successfully.
Matsui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conway escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matsui gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matsui lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tatsujiri Matsui overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matsui postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matsui trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conway shoots in but no luck this time.
Conway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Matsui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Conway takes the fight into the clinch.
Conway tries to pull guard but Matsui holds him up against the cage and eventually Conway drops back down to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsujiri Matsui showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsui has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsujiri Matsui!