PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Tarkatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baraka Tarkatan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Mathews's chin.

Tarkatan
vs
Mathews

200 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
295 lbs
3 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baraka Tarkatan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathews takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baraka Tarkatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarkatan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mathews. That did some damage!
Mathews looks gassed!
Tarkatan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarkatan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarkatan tries to clinch but Mathews is having none of it.
Tarkatan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarkatan delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarkatan thuds his shin into the meat of Mathews's side.
Tarkatan is looking to clinch but Mathews is avoiding it.
Tarkatan tries to clinch but Mathews moves out of range.
Tarkatan scores with a kick to the body.
Mathews should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarkatan tries to clinch up but Mathews circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarkatan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tarkatan. Mathews shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Tarkatan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarkatan.
Tarkatan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarkatan tries to clinch up but Mathews circles away and keeps his distance.

Tarkatan lands a big head kick that sends Mathews tumbling to the mat! Tarkatan takes a step backwards and waves Mathews back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Travis Mathews has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Tarkatan! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baraka Tarkatan!