PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matmat's choice of entrance music: pass tha axe. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grey
vs
Matmat

175 cm
30
170 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

176 cm
34
167 lbs
20 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matmat thows a body kick. Grey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matmat misses with a wild body shot.
Matmat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matmat avoids the body shot from Grey.
Matmat misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
Grey misses with an uppercut. Matmat saw that one coming.
Grey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matmat scores with a jab to the body.
Grey lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matmat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grey feints and then cracks Matmat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matmat down.
Grey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grey tries to work over Matmat's front leg with a kick but Matmat checks it.
Matmat looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Desmond Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matmat throws a chopping leg kick but Grey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matmat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matmat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matmat misses with a leg kick
and Grey counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grey.
Grey delivers a nice body kick.

Matmat moves into the clinch successfully.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey stalling in the clinch.
Matmat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grey avoids it.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matmat landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey avoids a wild elbow strike from Matmat.
Matmat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matmat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matmat has Grey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matmat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matmat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Matmat.
Matmat lands an elbow that stopped Grey in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Desmond Grey has been cut.
Come on Matmat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Matmat missing with knees to the body.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Grey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Matmat can't fight it off and eventually Grey manages to take the fight to the floor. Matmat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat looking to control.
Matmat keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.

Matmat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grey defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matmat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matmat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Matmat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Matmat's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey not doing much here.
Grey wants to take a breather but Matmat is having none of it.
Matmat is trying to get back to full guard.
Grey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey scoring with strikes but Matmat is staying in there.
Grey breaks from Matmat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Matmat is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matmat tries to lock up and control but Grey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matmat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grey misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Matmat to counter with a crisp jab.

Matmat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Matmat is trying to hold Grey in close to prevent damage but Grey has managed to pass into half guard.
Grey trying to pass the guard but Matmat defending well.
Matmat is in trouble now - Grey has advanced to mount!
Matmat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Matmat is bucking up trying to escape but Grey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matmat wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Grey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matmat is in all sorts of trouble here.
Desmond Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grey tries to control but Matmat wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat is bucking up trying to escape but Grey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Matmat wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Matmat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grey lands a big shot there that rocks Matmat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grey trying to control but Matmat is having none of it.
Matmat wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Grey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Matmat's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matmat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grey landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Matmat looks a forlorn figure.
Matmat is working to get back to half guard.
Grey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Matmat is rocked!
Matmat is trying desperately to improve position.
Matmat is still in real trouble! Can Grey finish him?
Grey is trying to control here but Matmat has managed to regain half guard.
Matmat seems to have recovered his senses.
Grey trying to control the action but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Grey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matmat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grey is thwarting Matmat's attempts to control the position.
Matmat is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matmat actively working from the bottom here.
Grey trying to control the action but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Grey works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grey with the ground and pound from mount.
Matmat is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Matmat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grey trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matmat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matmat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grey avoids the attempt from Matmat to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey lands a nice shot to the head.
Matmat wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
The referee warns Matmat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matmat is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey is landing with some decent strikes but Matmat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grey trying to control but Matmat is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Grey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Grey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Grey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grey throws a sloppy body shot
and Matmat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matmat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grey scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Grey.
Matmat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey moves away.
Grey scores with a one two! Matmat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Matmat pushes him off.
Grey digs a good body shot into Matmat's ribs.
Matmat scores with a jab.
Grey tries to clinch up but Matmat circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Grey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matmat as he jumps to the side.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Desmond Grey is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matmat throws out the jab.
Grey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grey shoots for a double leg takedown but Matmat sprawls well. He's pushed Grey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey staying out of range there.
Matmat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matmat throws a jab when Grey was well out of range.
Grey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mat Matmat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matmat. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matmat throws a lazy right hand but Grey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matmat manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Matmat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grey looks to land a right hand but Matmat moved out of range.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matmat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matmat tries a head kick but it misses.
Grey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matmat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matmat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Grey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matmat tries to roll over but Grey keeps him under control.
Matmat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat is in trouble now - Grey has advanced to mount!
Matmat is squirming around, avoiding Grey's attempts to control the action.
Grey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grey wants to control the pace but Matmat is squirming around nicely.
Matmat is trying to escape the mount.
Grey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Matmat's face.
Grey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grey working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Matmat's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matmat regains half guard.

Matmat actively working from the bottom here.
Grey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grey working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Matmat's thigh. Matmat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Matmat throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Matmat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matmat is keeping the position for now.
Matmat striking off his back but it's not causing Grey any problems.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Grey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Grey!
After the big win, Desmond Grey made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.