PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrico Zamora is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Matson
vs
Zamora

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Matson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrico Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora shoots in for a takedown but Matson shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Matson misses.
Matson tries to clinch but Zamora moves out of range.
Zamora dives in and grabs Matson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matson pushes down on Zamora's head and hops out.
Zamora has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matson tries to clinch but Zamora is having none of it.
Matson works over Zamora's head and body with a nice combination.
Matson stuffs the takedown.
Josh Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Zamora.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Matson.
Zamora fails with a takedown attempt.
Matson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matson lands with a nice combination. Zamora backs away looking to recover.
Matson tries to clinch but Zamora is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matson tries to clinch but Zamora is having none of it.

Zamora drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora stops Matson from standing up.
Matson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zamora loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora stopping the sweep attempt from Matson.
Zamora missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zamora stopping the sweep attempt from Matson.
Zamora keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matson's head.
Zamora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zamora chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora won't allow Matson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamora throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zamora accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zamora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zamora accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zamora wants to control from the top but Matson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zamora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Matson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Matson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matson misses with a low kick as Zamora jumps back.
Matson leaves Zamora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matson stuffs the takedown.
Zamora blocks the body kick.
Matson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Josh Matson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zamora.
Josh Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Zamora.
Matson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zamora has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matson throws a right and a left that Zamora avoids nicely.
Matson wants to clinch up but Zamora keeps it at a distance.
Zamora checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Josh Matson is winning the standup battle so far.
Matson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Josh Matson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matson works over Zamora's head and body with a nice combination.
Zamora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zamora shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matson as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zamora fails with the takedown.
Zamora is breathing heavily.
Matson moves in looking to clinch but Zamora pushes him off.
Matson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Matson tries to bum rush Zamora with a series of wild strikes but Zamora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Zamora with that takedown attempt.
Matson misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Zamora shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zamora throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zamora can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matson is looking to escape.
Zamora postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Matson looks a forlorn figure.
Zamora misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Matson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Matson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zamora circles away.
Nice shot lands for Matson.
Zamora shoots for a double leg takedown but Matson sprawls well. He's pushed Zamora's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zamora looks for a takedown but Matson sprawls well.
Zamora changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matson tries to avoid it but Zamora manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matson to the ground. Matson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Josh Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Zamora.
Zamora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zamora is out of range.
Matson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Matson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zamora tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zamora somewhat.
Matson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matson throws a series of punches but Zamora moves out of range.
Matson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zamora doesn't seem bothered though.
Matson tries to clinch but Zamora is having none of it.
Matson misses with a body kick.
Matson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zamora stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matson throws a right hand that Zamora ducks under and follows up with a left that Zamora also avoids with ease.
Matson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson misses with a wild combination.
Matson swinging wilding here.
Matson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Josh Matson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matson works over Zamora's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matson moves in looking to clinch but Zamora pushes him off.
Enrico Zamora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matson throws a series of punches but Zamora moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Matson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Matson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Matson!