PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Return of the Mack . Katana has chosen Baby got back as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

George
vs
Katana

220 cm
31
300 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

160 cm
32
167 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a two punch combination.
Katana swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
George looks to land a combination but Katana avoids it well.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Katana does no damage.
George throws a left and a right that both miss
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katana circles away from the clinch attempt

so Katana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Katana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Katana.
George throws an overhand right that lands on Katana's shoulder, as Katana tries to avoid the shot.
George misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katana doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Katana lands with a hook. George tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
George throws a hook but Katana avoids it easily.
George throws a lazy right hand but Katana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George throws a hook but Katana avoids it easily.
Katana throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
George tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Katana counters with a right hand to the body.
Katana slips a straight right by George.
Katana misses the jab.
George misses with a double jab
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
George throws a right hand that Katana ducks under and follows up with a left that Katana also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a looping right.

Katana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Katana lands in his opponent's guard.
George wants to stand up but Katana is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Katana gets to his feet - George follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Katana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Katana is just out of range.
George misses with a few strikes there.
Katana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Katana misses with a straight right.
George throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George throws a shot from downtown. Katana moves away and avoids it.
George scores with the left hand. Katana knows he should have avoided that one.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katana slips under a jab.
George misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katana.
Katana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George looks to land a right hand but Katana moved out of range.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from George.
Katana looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Katana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George misses with a hook.
George will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Katana will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katana looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
George moves in looking to clinch but Katana pushes him off.

George closes the distance and pushes Katana back into the cage.
George keeps control of Katana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

George breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Katana.
George falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katana scores with a jab to the body.
Katana throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katana throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
Katana lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana thows a left - swing and a miss!
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katana works the jab nicely.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George misses with a looping left.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and George connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katana scrambles back to his feet.

George takes the fight into the clinch.

Katana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George ducks under a wild hook from Katana.
George throws a series of punches but Katana avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to clinch but Katana is avoiding it.
George ducks under a wild hook from Katana.
Katana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
A head kick misses from George.
George looks to land a combination but Katana avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
George misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katana dodges the punch combination from George.
Matthew George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katana fails to land with a series of punches.
Katana misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Katana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katana throws out the jab.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
George throws out a loose jab but Katana uses good head movement to avoid it.
George misses with a jab to the body
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George tries to clinch
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Katana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katana there as he acknowledges the shot.
George tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katana.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew George is winning the standup battle so far.
George misses with a double jab.
Katana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
George throws a left and a right that both miss
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
George misses with a lunging right hand
and Katana counters with a series of strikes. George will be more careful next time no doubt.
Katana throws the left hand but George avoids the punch easily.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katana counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katana looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Matthew George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Katana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katana dodges the punch combination from George.
George scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew George will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Katana scores with a nice right hand.
George tries to move into range but Katana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Katana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katana throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George looks to land a right hand but Katana moved out of range.
Katana misses with a straight left.
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katana.
Katana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katana scores with a nice right hand.
George tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from George.
George throws a series of punches but Katana avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George blocks a head kick by Katana.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Katana misses its intended target.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George throws a series of punches but Katana avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
George walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
George misses with a combination
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws a right and a left that Katana avoids nicely.
Katana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Katana.
Katana loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Katana.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Katana throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
Katana misses the jab.
George throws a left and a right that both miss
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George closes the distance but Katana moves to the side
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katana misses with a body kick.
Katana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Katana misses its intended target.
George misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Katana misses.
George tries to clinch there but Katana circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Katana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a straight left.
Katana cracks George with a good jab.
Katana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George misses with a double jab.
Katana avoids the head kick by George.
George throws a lazy uppercut
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katana misses with a looping left.
George misses with an uppercut.
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from George.
Katana misses the jab.
Katana walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Katana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Katana!
James Katana made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER in his post fight interview.