PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Materazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Materazzi
vs
Sherman

193 cm
26
210 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

185 cm
28
217 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Fast

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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Materazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman throws a looping overhand right but Materazzi ducks down to avoid it.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses
and Materazzi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sherman misses with a head kick.
Sherman moves in looking to clinch but Materazzi pushes him off.
Materazzi ducks right into an uppercut from Sherman.

It looks like Marco Materazzi has been cut.

Sherman moves into the clinch.
Sherman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Materazzi's efforts to push away.

Materazzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherman throws a head kick but Materazzi moves out of range.
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Materazzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Materazzi scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sherman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Materazzi.

Sherman moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman gets through Materazzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Materazzi tries to break free but Sherman pushes him back against the cage.
Sherman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Materazzi can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.

Materazzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sherman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Materazzi blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Sherman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sherman throws a sloppy head kick and Materazzi moves out of range easily.
Sherman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sherman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sherman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Materazzi blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman looks for the body kick but Materazzi saw that one coming.
Sherman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Materazzi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sherman throws a right and a left that Materazzi avoids nicely.
A head kick by Sherman misses
and Materazzi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sherman's knee momentarily.
Sherman connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherman moves to clinch but Materazzi breaks away
and Materazzi counters with a good low kick that Sherman was not able to check.
An inside leg kick from Sherman misses.
Materazzi throws a series of punches but Sherman avoids them all with ease.
Materazzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherman.
Sherman thows a leg kick but Materazzi checks it
and Materazzi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Materazzi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michael Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman tries to clinch but Materazzi moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman wants to clinch.
Materazzi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Sherman forces Materazzi back against the cage and clinches.
Materazzi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Materazzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Sherman has double underhooks.
Materazzi working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sherman.
Materazzi misses with the head strike.
Materazzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Materazzi avoiding damage as Sherman throws knees to the body.
Materazzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow.
Sherman looking to slow down the pace here.
Sherman misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a knee strike.
Materazzi is trying to break the clinch but Sherman is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sherman.

Materazzi breaks from the clinch.
Materazzi blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Sherman slips under a jab from Materazzi.
Sherman misses the shot to the body.
Sherman tries to clinch there but Materazzi circles away.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Materazzi misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sherman loads up on a big right hand but Materazzi slips the punch.
Sherman throws a shot from downtown. Materazzi moves away and avoids it.
Materazzi scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sherman. That's going to slow Materazzi down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Sherman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Materazzi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sherman throws a head kick that misses.
Materazzi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sherman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sherman throws a nice head kick!
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materazzi manages to avoid it.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses
and Materazzi counters with a low kick, right behind Sherman 's knee.
Sherman thows a leg kick but Materazzi checks it
and Materazzi counters with an outside leg kick.
Sherman misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Materazzi ducks under a wild hook from Sherman.
Sherman lands a jab-cross combination.
Sherman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Materazzi's head backwards.
Materazzi throws a right and a left that Sherman avoids nicely.
Materazzi tests Sherman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sherman misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Materazzi moves out of range as Sherman throws a body kick.
Sherman scores with a nice right hand.

Marco Materazzi's cut is getting worse.
Decent striking displayed by Materazzi there.
Sherman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Materazzi.
Sherman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Materazzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sherman.
Sherman throws a head kick but Materazzi moves out of range.
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Materazzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sherman scoring well with a low kick there.
Materazzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materazzi misses with a two punch combination.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Materazzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sherman with a nice cross.
A low kick from Sherman is predictable there
and Materazzi counters with a one-two to the body.
Materazzi blocks a low kick nicely.
Sherman throws a head kick but Materazzi moves out of range.
Sherman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sherman checks a leg kick nicely.
Materazzi misses with a double jab.
Sherman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sherman is looking to chop away at Materazzi's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a looping left.
Marco Materazzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherman wants to land a leg kick but Materazzi is out of range.
Materazzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sherman wants to clinch up but Materazzi keeps it at a distance.
Materazzi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Marco Materazzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Materazzi misses with a combination
and Sherman counters with an outside leg kick.
Sherman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Materazzi avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Materazzi misses with the combination.
Sherman throws a poor cross that misses
and Materazzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Materazzi feints and then cracks Sherman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherman down.
Sherman lands with a kick to the temple. Materazzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Materazzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Sherman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Materazzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sherman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Materazzi is out of range and Sherman settles back down.

Sherman closes the distance and clinches.
Sherman pushes off an throws an elbow but Materazzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sherman tries to throw a body punch but Materazzi avoids it by throwing Sherman back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sherman throws an elbow but misses.
Materazzi lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Sherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Materazzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sherman takes a swing at Materazzi's ribcage but misses.
Materazzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sherman tries to clinch but Materazzi is having none of it.
Sherman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sherman throws a leg kick
and Materazzi counters with a nice leg kick.
Sherman throws a body kick that misses
and Materazzi counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Sherman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Materazzi checks a low kick from Sherman.
Good leg kick by Sherman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Materazzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Materazzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Materazzi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sherman.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses.
Materazzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sherman misses with a body shot.

Sherman gets a clinch.
Sherman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sherman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Materazzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sherman scores with a knee to the head.
Sherman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sherman throws an elbow that misses.
Sherman lands an elbow that stopped Materazzi in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Marco Materazzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Materazzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Sherman!