PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold. Wood has chosen kick my ass......rehab as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matiss
vs
Wood

186 cm
29
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matiss counters with a big head kick but Wood shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matiss slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Matiss dodges the punch combination from Wood.

Matiss clinches with his opponent.
Wood working hard to break the clinch.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Matiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wood looks gassed!
Matiss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wood's face.
Matiss crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Matiss.
A knee to the head by Matiss.
Wood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matiss lands a knee to the head.

Wood is rocked!
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Matiss finish him?
Stalling in the clinch from Matiss.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss lands a big knee! That's hurt Wood! Oh, he's all over the place! Matiss lands another knee that sends Wood to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Matiss!
Mario Matiss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.