PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Kaputtski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Brock had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tobias Kaputtski enters the cage!

Brock
vs
Kaputtski

180 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tobias Kaputtski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaputtski takes the fight into the clinch.
Brock can't get the takedown.
Brock connects with a knee to the head.
Brock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kaputtski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaputtski fails to land with a series of punches.
Brock tries to clinch but Kaputtski is having none of it.

Kaputtski drives through and clinches with Brock against the cage.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Kaputtski blocks with his arms.
Brock avoiding damage as Kaputtski throws knees to the body.
Kaputtski has Brock pressed against the cage.
Brock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaputtski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaputtski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kaputtski gets a clinch.
Brock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaputtski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Kaputtski.
Brock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaputtski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaputtski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kaputtski tightens his grip and picks Brock up, before dumping him to the ground. Brock manages to land in guard.
Kaputtski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kaputtski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Brock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brock is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaputtski sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Kaputtski gets to his feet. Brock looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brock is looking to clinch but Kaputtski is avoiding it.

Kaputtski gets a clinch.
Kaputtski is leaning against Brock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kaputtski leaning against his opponent.
Brock can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaputtski.
Kaputtski gets through Brock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaputtski scores with a shoulder strike.
Brock misses with a knee strike.
Kaputtski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaputtski prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaputtski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaputtski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaputtski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brock wants a takedown.
Kaputtski misses with a hook from the clinch.

Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaputtski.
Brock tries to clinch but Kaputtski is having none of it.
Kaputtski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries to clinch but Kaputtski is having none of it.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaputtski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kaputtski is trying to stall.
Brock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaputtski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brock goes for a takedown attempt but Kaputtski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Kaputtski.
Kaputtski is looking to clinch but Brock is avoiding it.
Brock tries to clinch there but Kaputtski circles away.

Brock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaputtski is keeping busy.
Brock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaputtski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaputtski.
Kaputtski has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Kaputtski misses with a punch to the body.
Brock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaputtski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brock tries for a takedown but Kaputtski manages to get underhooks.
Brock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaputtski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kaputtski tries a knee to the head but Brock blocks it.
Brock looking for a takedown.
Kaputtski scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaputtski tries a knee to the head but Brock blocks it.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaputtski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaputtski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Kaputtski.
Brock jumps guard but Kaputtski stands there with Brock around his waist. Brock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaputtski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaputtski gets underhooks to prevent Brock's takedown attempt.
Brock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaputtski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Brock is rocked!
Kaputtski lands a big knee to the head and Brock goes down! Kaputtski pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Kaputtski!