PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esten Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brendan Matthews is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Flores
vs
Matthews

195 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
201 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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, Esten Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews feints a jab promting Flores to slip. Matthews then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Flores slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Flores tries to clinch up
and Matthews counters with a head kick. That will keep Flores thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Matthews throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matthews throws a head kick that half lands.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Flores tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews throws a head kick but Flores moves out of range.
Flores blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Matthews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Flores.
Flores tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flores avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flores throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick

and Flores counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Matthews!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
You get the feeling that Matthews really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores unloads with some shots from mount but Matthews bucks and avoids them well.
Flores trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flores misses with a head shot.
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.
Flores with a couple of short strikes.
Flores controlling the position easily from mount.

Flores is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esten Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores has a takedown stuffed.
Flores is breathing heavily.

Matthews drives through with a takedown into Flores's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Matthews is now in half guard.
Matthews controlling the action here.

Matthews is working for a kimura but Flores is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matthews perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Flores has a hand on Matthews's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Matthews takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Matthews controlling from mount.

Matthews working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brendan Matthews will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Flores moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flores won't be happy with that.
Flores is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Flores bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Flores avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flores dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Flores's head and hops out.
Flores misses with a jab to the body
and Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flores shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flores looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matthews looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flores does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Flores wants to get back to his feet.

Matthews stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Matthews lands with a nice combination. Flores backs away looking to recover.
Matthews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Flores takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flores takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Matthews shoots in and bounces Flores off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matthews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brendan Matthews was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esten Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores misses with a takedown
and Matthews counters with a series of strikes. Flores will be more careful next time no doubt.
Esten Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flores's head.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matthews gets a double leg takedown into Flores's guard.
Matthews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flores's head.
Flores wants to control but Matthews passes easily into half guard.

Matthews decides to stand up.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matthews counters with a head kick. That will keep Flores thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Flores throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
Flores tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Flores shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Matthews counters with a single leg into guard. Flores didn't expect that.
Flores is trying to keep Matthews in close.
Flores looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
Brendan Matthews has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matthews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matthews trying desperately to get to his feet.
Matthews holds on to Flores around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.

Flores goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Matthews turns into him and now he's in Flores's guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews cracks Flores with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matthews throws a head kick that Flores semi-blocks.

Matthews pushes Flores up against the cage in a clinch.

Flores is fighting off a takedown attempt but Matthews is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Flores to the mat. Flores regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores working a defensive guard but Matthews manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews trying to control the action but Flores is working from the bottom.

Matthews stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Matthews fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flores on the side of the head.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthews paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flores misses with the body kick
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
Flores lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthews throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flores is looking to land body kicks.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esten Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flores.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Brendan Matthews is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esten Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthews 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Matthews!
Post fight, an emotional Brendan Matthews said 'FUCK ME AND THE CROWD AND THE WORLD.IDK WHY I DO THIS I WONT WIN'.