PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Matthews (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.

Hartmann
vs
Matthews

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murilo Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann stuffs the takedown.
Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Murilo Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hartmann throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartmann takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Hartmann.
Hartmann looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
A left and a right from Hartmann both land. Nice combination.
Hartmann avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Nice uppercut lands for Hartmann. That snapped Matthews's head back.

Hartmann has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hartmann decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Hartmann won't let him.
Matthews won't allow Hartmann to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hartmann is working an open guard so Matthews takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hartmann misses with a combination
and Matthews counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartmann is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hartmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthews, pushing him back against the cage.
Matthews wants a takedown but no success here.
Hartmann is trying to force a seperation but Matthews has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hartmann wants a takedown but no success here.
Hartmann pushes Matthews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hartmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Hartmann.
Murilo Hartmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hartmann clinches.
Hartmann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hartmann can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hartmann is defending well.
Murilo Hartmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Matthews.
Matthews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hartmann's efforts to push away.
Hartmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matthews jumps guard but Hartmann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matthews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthews looks gassed!
Matthews is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann has had enough of the clinch but Matthews keeps him there for the moment.
Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Hartmann holds him up against the cage and eventually Matthews drops back down to his feet.
Matthews has Hartmann pressed against the cage, preventing Hartmann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matthews keeps control of Hartmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matthews has Hartmann pressed against the cage, preventing Hartmann from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.
Matthews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hartmann's efforts to push away.
Hartmann tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Hartmann forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.

Hartmann jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann wants to stand and escape but Matthews is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartmann wants to get back to his feet but Matthews passes into half guard.
Matthews stops Hartmann from getting back to his feet.
Matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hartmann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hartmann is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Matthews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Hartmann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Matthews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hartmann swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.
Hartmann throws a series of strikes that have Matthews backpedaling.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Hartmann moves out of range easily.
Hartmann stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartmann swinging wildly here.
Hartmann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartmann is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hartmann clinches with his opponent.
Hartmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthews avoids the elbow strike from Hartmann, against the cage.
Hartmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Hartmann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hartmann digs a right hand underneath Matthews's ribcage. Matthews let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matthews stalling in the clinch but Hartmann improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann wants to get back to striking at distance but Matthews won't allow it.

Hartmann gets control of Matthews's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hartmann will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hartmann wants to stand but Matthews is controlling the position.

Hartmann manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartmann is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Hartmann circles away and we're back to standing.
Murilo Hartmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartmann takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Matthews checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartmann moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hartmann pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matthews back to the cage. Hartmann follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Murilo Hartmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Hartmann does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matthews gets tackled into the cage by Hartmann. Hartmann maintains the clinch.
Matthews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hartmann's efforts to push away.
Hartmann working hard to break the clinch.
Hartmann misses with an elbow strike.

Hartmann ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hartmann no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmann is looking to stand back up but Matthews counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hartmann.
Hartmann wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to get back to is feet but Matthews passes into side control.
Matthews scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hartmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
Hartmann is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Matthews has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Matthews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hartmann has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hartmann is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Matthews asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to get back to his feet here but Matthews is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hartmann's back.
Hartmann holding both Matthews 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Hartmann dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartmann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Matthews avoids them all with ease.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hartmann!
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
Hartmann misses with the combination.
Hartmann moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hartmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartmann wants to clinch
and Matthews counters with a big head kick but Hartmann shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Matthews 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.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews throws a head kick but Hartmann moves out of range.
Matthews lands a high kick!
Hartmann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hartmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hartmann.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Hartmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab from Hartmann.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartmann circles away.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartmann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matthews momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Hartmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann blocks a head kick by Matthews.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartmann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matthews backs up against the cage.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Hartmann.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Hartmann.
Hartmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Hartmann.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews moves forwards but Hartmann connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann working hard to break the clinch.

Hartmann has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Matthews uses from the top position.
Matthews is in close to Hartmann's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hartmann is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
Hartmann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hartmann tries to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling the position.

Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartmann is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Hartmann moves out of range easily.
Jab by Hartmann.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann cracks Matthews with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brendan Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Murilo Hartmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danga de danga de dang - Hartmann scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartmann 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Hartmann!