PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Foreshore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matos is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Lucas Matos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matos
vs
Foreshore

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duncan Foreshore!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreshore.
Matos is breathing heavily.

Foreshore gets a clinch.
Foreshore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foreshore continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Foreshore closes the distance and clinches.
Foreshore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matos's face.
Foreshore lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreshore with a knee to the head.

Foreshore pulls Matos into guard.

Matos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Foreshore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Matos has Foreshore in his guard.
Foreshore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Foreshore advances to half guard.
Foreshore is looking to take a break and control but Matos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matos has hold of Foreshore's hands but Foreshore slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foreshore wants to control but Matos is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreshore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foreshore wants to control but Matos is keeping him busy.
Foreshore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Duncan Foreshore was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Foreshore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Foreshore throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Foreshore is in Matos's guard.
Foreshore trying to control but Matos is working from the bottom.

Foreshore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foreshore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matos's half guard.

Foreshore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Foreshore wants to stand up but Matos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Foreshore with the ground and pound but Matos uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foreshore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreshore tries to free his leg and advance position but Matos is retaining full guard.
Foreshore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Foreshore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Foreshore tries to free his leg and advance position but Matos is retaining full guard.

Matos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Foreshore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Matos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Matos swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreshore.
Foreshore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matos tries for a takedown but Foreshore circles away easily

and Foreshore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matos's guard now.
Foreshore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreshore is keen to just control but Matos is a slippery customer.

Matos actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreshore trying to mount his opponent but Matos defends it.
Foreshore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Foreshore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Foreshore is looking for a kimura but Matos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foreshore to get the leverage.
Foreshore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Matos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Matos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foreshore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Matos is defending against the submission attempts here by Foreshore.

Foreshore decides to stand and escape the position.
Matos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Matos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foreshore won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos working away.

Matos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foreshore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duncan Foreshore has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Foreshore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Foreshore tries to bench press Matos off him but Matos keeps the position.
Foreshore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Foreshore is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Matos has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Matos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foreshore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Matos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foreshore is trying to buck Matos off.
Foreshore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Matos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Matos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Matos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Foreshore manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Matos seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Foreshore has recovered full guard.

Foreshore has his foot on Matos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matos works his way back into a safe position though.
Foreshore wants to sweep here but Matos controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Matos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matos looking for a guillotine here but Foreshore defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foreshore trying to control the position from guard on top but Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foreshore looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Foreshore trying to control but Matos is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Duncan Foreshore was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Foreshore dives in and scores a takedown into Matos's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreshore trying to control the position from guard on top but Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foreshore preventing the sweep.
Foreshore looking to pass the guard.

Matos has his foot on Foreshore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foreshore works his way back into a safe position though.
Foreshore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foreshore trying to control the position from guard on top but Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foreshore wants to pass the guard but Matos is keeping the position.
Foreshore wants to control from the top but Matos keeps moving.

Duncan Foreshore has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Foreshore scores a takedown into full mount!
Matos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Foreshore is working for a guillotine from mount but Matos frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Foreshore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foreshore 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Foreshore!