PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaidan Alenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alenko
vs
Matson

182 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

218 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaidan Alenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexy Matson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alenko tries to keep at a distance but Matson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alenko's face.

It looks like Kaidan Alenko has been cut.
Matson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alenko.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matson avoids it.
Matson lands a knee to the head.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Alenko managing to block the knees to the body from Matson.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alenko is breathing heavily.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Matson.
Matson lands an elbow inside that Alenko shrugs off.
Matson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alenko's face.
Alenko with a knee to the head.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Matson.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matson missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alenko.
Alenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alenko misses with a knee to the head.
Matson landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matson lands a knee to the head.
Matson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alenko's face.
Matson misses with an elbow strike.
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Alenko missing with knees to the body.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Matson connects with a knee to the head.
Alenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Matson won't want to take too many of those.
Matson landing knees to the head.
Matson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Alenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson lands a good knee to the midsection. Alenko won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matson.
Matson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matson lands a knee to the body.
Matson scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Alenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Matson.
Matson lands a good knee to the midsection. Alenko won't want to take too many of those.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alenko misses with a body punch.
Matson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alenko's face.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Alenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alenko's face.
Matson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson managing to block the knees to the body from Alenko.
Alenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matson pushes off an throws an elbow but Alenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alenko avoiding damage as Matson throws knees to the body.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Matson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson tries a knee to the head but Alenko blocks it.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Matson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alenko is defending well for now.
Matson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alenko.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Matson missing with knees to the body.
Alenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Alenko landing knees to the body.
Matson looking to throw knees to the head but Alenko is blocking nicely.
Alenko blocks an elbow strike.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matson lands a knee to the body.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matson avoids it.
Alenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matson connects with a knee to the head.
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alenko misses with the head strike.
Matson landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Matson.
Alenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Matson trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alenko.
Matson lands a knee to the head.
Matson missing with knees to the body.
Matson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alenko's face.
A knee to the head by Matson.
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Matson.
Matson looking to throw knees to the head but Alenko is blocking nicely.
Matson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alenko avoids it.
Alenko lands a nice uppercut.
Alenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matson backwards.
Alenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Matson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alenko blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexy Matson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaidan Alenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Matson closes the distance and pushes Alenko back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matson.
Matson pushes off an throws an elbow but Alenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Alenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matson's face.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Alenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
Matson connects with a knee to the head.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
Alenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Alenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alenko misses with a knee to the head.
Matson tries a knee to the head but Alenko blocks it.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alenko scores with a knee to the head.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson tries a knee to the head but Alenko blocks it.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Matson trying to land knees to the body.
Alenko is trying to stall.
Matson crunches a lovely knee into Alenko's ribcage.
Matson lands a knee to the head.
Alenko landing knees to the head.
Matson lands a knee to the head.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Alenko scores with a knee to the head.
Alenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alenko avoiding damage as Matson throws knees to the body.
Matson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Alenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Alenko with a knee to the head.
Matson with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Matson.
Matson avoiding damage as Alenko throws knees to the body.
Alenko throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alenko stalling in the clinch but Matson improves position.
Alenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson lands a knee to the head.
Alenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Matson scores with a knee to the head.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alenko's defenses.
Alenko stalling in the clinch but Matson improves position.
Alenko lands a body punch.
Matson looking to throw knees to the head but Alenko is blocking nicely.
Matson scores with a knee to the head.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Matson working Alenko over with knees to the body.
Matson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.
Matson working Alenko over with knees to the body.
Alenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matson misses with a knee to the head.
Alenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matson backwards.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Matson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Matson.
Alenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matson blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson landing knees to the body.
Alenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Alenko lands a knee to the head.
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.
Matson misses with a knee strike.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matson tries a knee to the head but Alenko blocks it.
Matson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alenko.
Matson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matson misses with an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Alenko.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matson.
Matson trying to land knees to the body.
Matson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alenko managing to block the knees to the body from Matson.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Matson misses with a knee to the head.
Matson misses with a knee strike.
Matson managing to block the knees to the body from Alenko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matson obliges.
Matson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matson looking to throw knees to the head but Alenko is blocking nicely.
Matson misses with a knee to the head.
Matson landing knees to the body.
Matson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alenko is defending well for now.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
Matson scores with a knee to the head.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matson tries a knee to the head but Alenko blocks it.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Matson controls his hands.
Matson scores with a knee to the head.
Alenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexy Matson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaidan Alenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alenko has managed to clinch.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko lands a left hand.
Alenko throws a head punch that misses.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Alenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alenko.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Alenko.
Matson managing to block the knees to the body from Alenko.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Matson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alenko.
Matson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matson misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alenko taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matson obliges.
Alenko lands a shoulder strike.
Matson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matson misses with an elbow strike.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matson blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alenko obliges.
Matson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alenko's face.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alenko obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matson blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson lands a knee to the body.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Matson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alenko scores with a knee to the head.
Alenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Alenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Matson.
Matson crunches a lovely knee into Alenko's ribcage.
Matson lands an elbow that stopped Alenko in his tracks for a moment.
Alenko scores with a knee to the head.
Matson landing knees to the head.
Alenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Matson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Alenko avoiding damage as Matson throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matson as Alenko tries to tie him up.
Alenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Matson lands a nice knee to the body.
Alenko misses with a knee to the head.
Matson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alenko.
Matson missing with knees to the body.
Alenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Matson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Matson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson with a knee to the head.
Alenko scores with a knee to the head.
Matson connects with a knee to the head.
Matson lands an elbow that stopped Alenko in his tracks for a moment.
Alenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson scores a nice knee to the body.
Alenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matson.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Alenko blocks an elbow strike.
Matson misses with a knee to the head.
Alenko avoids the elbow strike from Matson, against the cage.
Alenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Alenko.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matson landing knees to the head.
Alenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matson is defending well for now.
Matson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matson lands a knee to the head.
Kaidan Alenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matson landing knees to the head.
Matson tries to land knees in the clinch but Alenko avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but Matson blocks it.
Matson misses with a knee strike.
Alenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson landing knees to the head.
Matson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alenko lands a knee to the head.
Alenko misses with a knee strike.
Matson looking to throw knees to the head but Alenko is blocking nicely.
Alenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson looking to throw knees to the head but Alenko is blocking nicely.
Alenko looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson tries to land a knee to the head but Alenko blocks with his arms.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Alenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matson blocks it with crossed arms.
Matson landing knees to the head.
Alenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matson looking to throw knees to the head but Alenko is blocking nicely.
Matson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alenko avoids it.
Alenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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 Kaidan Alenko.
Well Matson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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