PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shakki Matti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant has chosen Jolly Green Giant - the Kingsmen as his entrance music. Jolly Giant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matti
vs
Giant

200 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
28
280 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shakki Matti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Matti.
Giant misses with a hook
and Matti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matti throws out the jab.
Giant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matti counters with a straight right hand.
Giant misses with a left hand
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
Giant connects with a looping right hand.
Giant misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a left and a right that stings Giant.
Giant misses with a lunging right hand
and Matti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giant is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Giant misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant misses with a body shot.
Giant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giant throws a right hand that misses
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Giant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giant throws an off balance right hand
and Matti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matti looks to score with a jab to the body but Giant is just out of range.
Giant misses with a lunging right hand
and Matti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Giant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matti, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matti.
Giant gets through Matti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti is trying to break free.

Giant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giant throws a right hand that misses
and Matti counters with a nice body shot.
Matti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Giant misses with an uppercut
and Matti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matti fails to land with a series of punches.
Matti missing with a left hand there. Giant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giant throws a body kick that misses.
Giant misses with a hook to the body
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
Matti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant tries to move into range but Matti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giant misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a two punch combo.
Matti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giant connects with a solid leg kick.
Giant throws an off balance right hand
and Matti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giant misses with a hook
and Matti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giant misses with a body punch
and Matti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giant on the side of the head.
Giant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giant misses with a body shot.
Matti throws a right and a left that Giant avoids nicely.
Giant misses with a lunging right hand
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giant misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matti counters with a straight right hand.
Giant throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Matti to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giant throws a poor cross that misses
letting Matti counter with a right hand.
Matti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giant swings widly with a right hand
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shakki Matti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Matti stalks Giant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Giant's face. Giant staggers backwards, shaken.
Matti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giant manages to avoid it.
Matti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giant throws a lazy uppercut
and Matti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giant misses with a right hand
and Matti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Matti here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Giant misses with a left hand
and Matti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matti scrambles back to his feet.
Giant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
Giant misses with a left hand
enabling Matti to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant misses with an uppercut
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Giant misses
and Matti counters with a two punch combo.
Giant misses with a body shot
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
Giant throws a right hand that misses
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giant cracks Matti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giant throws a lazy uppercut
and Matti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giant swings widly with a right hand
and Matti counters with a left to the body.
Giant scores with a jab to the body.
Giant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jolly Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Giant is looking to land body kicks.
Giant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giant misses with a shot to the body
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giant misses with a hook
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant misses with a combination
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Matti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matti.
Giant doesn't manage to clinch there - Matti circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Shakki Matti has been cut.
Giant with a hook.
Giant misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Matti counter with a right hand.
Giant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giant misses with an uppercut
enabling Matti to counter with a crisp jab.
Matti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matti.
Shakki Matti is winning the standup battle so far.
Giant scores with a punch to the head.
Giant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matti. Matti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matti misses with a lunging right hand
and Giant counters with a leg kick.
Giant thumps Matti with a low kick.
Giant dips to his left and cracks Matti with an uppercut!
Giant swings for the body but Matti moves out of range.
Giant ducks under a wild hook from Matti.
Giant throws a right hand that misses
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant thows a body shot but no joy.
Matti blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jolly Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shakki Matti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Giant misses with a right hand
letting Matti counter with a right hand.
Giant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giant throws an off balance right hand
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
Giant throws an off balance right hand
and Matti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matti was well out of range. Poor timing from Giant.
Giant lands with a nice body punch.
Giant throws an off balance right hand
enabling Matti to counter with a crisp jab.
Giant misses with a jab to the body
and Matti counters with a nice body shot.
Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giant swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Matti to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant throws a body punch but Matti moves out of range.
Giant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giant misses the body punch
and Matti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giant swings widly with a right hand
and Matti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giant throws a sloppy body shot
and Matti counters with a straight right hand.
Giant misses with a hook
and Matti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giant thinking.
Giant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giant misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giant misses with a lunging right hand
and Matti counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant throws an off balance right hand
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Giant takes a swing at Matti's ribcage but misses.
Giant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giant misses with a right hand
and Matti counters with a left and a right that stings Giant.
Giant misses the body punch
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
Giant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant misses with a left hand
and Matti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giant misses with a jab to the body
and Matti counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with an uppercut
and Matti counters with a nice body shot.
Giant tries to close the distance and clinch but Matti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the body from Giant misses
and Matti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matti blocks a head kick by Giant.
Giant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giant ducks under a wild hook from Matti.
Giant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matti counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a body shot
and Matti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matti counters with a left to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Giant in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Giant lands with a cross.
Giant misses with a hook to the body
and Matti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Giant misses
and Matti counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giant thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant misses with a body shot
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant misses with a body punch
letting Matti counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Giant.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shakki Matti.
I think Matti 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakki Matti!