PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matazz
vs
Rose

188 cm
23
192 lbs
18 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
187 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

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Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Rose!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz takes one to the chin there.
Rose tries to move into range but Matazz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose tries a low kick but Matazz avoids it.
Rose swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Matazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Hunter Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a shot to the body.

Matazz closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matazz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rose's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Matazz is looking to control Rose's arms but Rose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matazz has his back to the cage.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matazz.
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
Matazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matazz looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Matazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Matazz with a knee to the head.
Rose tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose prevents a body shot from Matazz.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Matazz keeps him there for the moment.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Rose manages to break the clinch.
Matazz moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Matazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matazz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matazz is looking to clinch.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz lands a head kick. Rose smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matazz manages to avoid it.
Rose slips under a jab from Matazz.
Rose checks a low kick from Matazz.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose takes one on the button.
Matazz scores with a decent looking hook.
Matazz tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.

Matazz clinches.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Matazz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matazz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.

Rose breaks the clinch.
Rose sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matazz throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz lands a head kick!
Rose slips under a jab from Matazz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matazz.
Rose looks gassed!
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Matazz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matazz rather than just go for the knockout.
Matazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!

Matazz closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz lands a shot to the body.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Matazz manages to break the clinch.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matazz.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matazz.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matazz fakes the leg kick and cracks Rose in the body.

Matazz moves into the clinch.
Matazz lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Matazz.
A right handed body shot lands from Matazz.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matazz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matazz with a knee to the head.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
Matazz lands a nice elbow.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rose walks into a jab.
Matazz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rose's head.
Matazz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matazz manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matazz.
Matazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Matazz is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Matazz cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Matazz tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matazz, right into the meat.
Matazz connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matazz.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matazz to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Matazz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Matazz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz with a nice cross.
Matazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Matazz lands a head kick!
Matazz scores with a jab to the head.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matazz ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Matazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Matazz had a free shot at his head there.

Matazz closes the distance and clinches.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Matazz crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.

Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Matazz.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Matazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
Matazz scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matazz can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matazz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matazz. That's going to slow Rose down.
Rose avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matazz - that will leave a mark!
Matazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz lands with a cross.
Matazz scoring well with a low kick there.
Matazz tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matazz throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rose is looking to break free of the clinch but Matazz has double underhooks.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raz Matazz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Matazz.
Matazz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
Matazz slowing the pace effectively.
Rose blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Matazz.
Matazz lands an elbow inside.
Matazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Matazz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matazz obliges.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.

Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matazz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matazz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matazz throws a lazy body kick
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses the body punch
and Matazz counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Matazz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Matazz lands the left hand.
Rose misses the body punch
letting Matazz counter with a right hand.
Rose catches Matazz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Matazz.
Rose lands the left hand.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.

Matazz clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Matazz tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the cage.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.

Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz misses the shot to the body.
Rose lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Matazz is just out of range.
Matazz stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matazz.
Rose swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose lands a jab to Matazz's midsection.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Matazz counters with a body kick that stops Rose in his tracks momentarily.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
Rose checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Matazz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Matazz has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Matazz.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.

Matazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Matazz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matazz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matazz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid body kick from Matazz.
Matazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matazz, as that shot connected.
Matazz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matazz closes the distance and clinches.
Matazz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Matazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matazz pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matazz misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matazz.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Matazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matazz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matazz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matazz at a distance.
Rose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raz Matazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matazz manages to avoid it.
Matazz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Matazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose misses with a hook.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose misses the body punch
and Matazz counters with an outside leg kick.
Matazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matazz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rose will feel that in the morning.
Rose takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Rose.
Rose misses with a body shot

and Matazz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matazz.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Matazz looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matazz trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matazz is keeping busy.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matazz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz just leaning against Rose, taking a breather.
Rose misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose tries to break free but Matazz pushes him back against the cage.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Matazz stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Matazz has him pressed against the cage.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Matazz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Matazz keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Rose lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matazz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Matazz wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose lands a jab to Matazz's midsection.
Matazz throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Matazz counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matazz. That one must have hurt.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
Matazz avoiding damage.
Matazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matazz.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matazz tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Matazz is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Matazz misses with a series of wild punches.
Matazz misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Matazz counters with a good, hard body kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Rose swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Matazz lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot

and Matazz counters by moving into the clinch.

Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Matazz is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matazz on the side of the head.

Matazz has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
Matazz prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Matazz taking a breather.
Matazz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matazz lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Matazz catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
Matazz scores with a spinning back kick!
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raz Matazz had his way with Hunter Rose in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Matazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Nice body punch from Matazz.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matazz.
Rose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matazz.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matazz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Matazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
Matazz feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Rose moves forwards but Matazz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rose is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Good exchange - Matazz coming out on top.
Matazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matazz.
Nice shot lands for Matazz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matazz finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.

Rose is rocked!
Matazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matazz. Matazz obviously looking to wear him down.

Matazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.
Matazz has Rose pushed against the cage.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.

Matazz breaks the clinch.
Matazz feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.

Matazz moves into range and clinches up with Rose.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Matazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Matazz landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matazz lands a knee to the body.
Matazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz stalls.
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matazz scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose is working Matazz over against the cage.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matazz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose clobbers Matazz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matazz motions for Rose to come forward. Matazz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Matazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matazz clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Matazz throws an elbow but it misses.
Matazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rose is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Hunter Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matazz trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Matazz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose pushes Matazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matazz misses with a knee to the head.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Matazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matazz takes one to the chin there.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Matazz counters with a big head kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - Rose scores with a four punch combination!
Raz Matazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matazz can pounce on him.
Matazz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose misses with a hook to the body

and Matazz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rose takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rose's defenses.
Rose lands with a left to the head.

Matazz manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Rose scores with a four punch combination!
Matazz lands a nice looking body shot.

Matazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raz Matazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matazz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raz Matazz!
Raz Matazz retains his middleweight title!