PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moyses Mattos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mattos
vs
Thunderborn

206 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

220 cm
27
276 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dice Thunderborn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderborn misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Thunderborn.
Mattos misses with a right hand
and Thunderborn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunderborn misses with a hook. Mattos ducked under it nicely.
Mattos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunderborn.
Moyses Mattos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunderborn slips a jab from Mattos .
Mattos just misses with a punch to the body.

Thunderborn gets tackled into the cage by Mattos . Mattos maintains the clinch.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Thunderborn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Thunderborn.
A short right from Mattos on the inside.
Mattos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunderborn lands a nice uppercut.
Mattos is looking to control Thunderborn's arms but Thunderborn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mattos has his back to the cage.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Mattos presses Thunderborn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Thunderborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thunderborn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mattos misses the shot to the body.
Mattos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunderborn counters with a nice leg kick.
Mattos checks a low kick from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Thunderborn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunderborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunderborn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Mattos throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunderborn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Thunderborn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mattos finds it's way round the side to connect with Thunderborn's head.
Mattos tries to clinch but Thunderborn moves out of range.
Thunderborn slips a straight right by Mattos .
Mattos is looking to clinch.
Thunderborn misses with a hook
and Mattos counters with a nice body shot.
Thunderborn drops his hands momentarily and Mattos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunderborn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunderborn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thunderborn catches Mattos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thunderborn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mattos lands a jab to Thunderborn's midsection.
Mattos misses with a body shot.

Mattos has closed the distance and engaged Thunderborn in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mattos .
Thunderborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thunderborn blocks an uppercut.
Thunderborn presses Mattos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thunderborn tries to break free but Mattos pushes him back against the cage.
Thunderborn misses with the head strike.
Thunderborn stalls.
Thunderborn scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Thunderborn blocks a body shot from Mattos .
Mattos trying to control the position but instead, Thunderborn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mattos into the cage.
Thunderborn lands with a right to the head.
Thunderborn is working Mattos over against the cage.
Thunderborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos tries a body shot but Thunderborn blocks it.
Mattos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunderborn's elbow.
Mattos blocks an uppercut.
Mattos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thunderborn.
Mattos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mattos tries a body shot but Thunderborn blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunderborn blocks an uppercut.
Mattos misses with a body punch.
Thunderborn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunderborn tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Thunderborn.
Mattos is breathing heavily.
Thunderborn working aggressively here.
Mattos taking a breather.
Thunderborn tries to work over Mattos 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Mattos - that landed with a thud.
Thunderborn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mattos s head.
Mattos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Thunderborn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattos struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunderborn controls his hands.
Thunderborn working aggressively here.
Thunderborn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunderborn lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dice Thunderborn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mattos walks into a stiff left hand from Thunderborn.

Mattos clinches up against the cage.
Thunderborn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mattos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thunderborn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
Dice Thunderborn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thunderborn blocks an uppercut.
Mattos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mattos blocking some punches.
Thunderborn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
Mattos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunderborn scores with a shot to the side of Mattos 's head.
Thunderborn tries a body shot but Mattos blocks it.
Thunderborn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mattos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunderborn is keeping busy.
Thunderborn can't find room to land a body shot as Mattos controls the action.
Thunderborn lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderborn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mattos controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunderborn.

Thunderborn manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mattos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thunderborn ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Mattos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunderborn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunderborn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
The fight stays on the outside here - Mattos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mattos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mattos there as he acknowledges the shot.

Mattos moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunderborn.
Mattos can't find room to land a body shot as Thunderborn controls the action.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Mattos prevents a body shot from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos lands an uppercut.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Thunderborn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunderborn lands a hook that snaps the head of Mattos backwards.
Mattos blocks an uppercut.
Thunderborn wants to stall.
Thunderborn digs a right hand into Mattos 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mattos 's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Thunderborn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mattos 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Thunderborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thunderborn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mattos misses with a wild body shot.
Mattos thuds a left hand into Thunderborn's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Mattos misses with a straight right.
A big left from Thunderborn misses.
Nice defenses there by Mattos .
Mattos misses with the combination.
Mattos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mattos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunderborn.
Mattos blocks a jab.
Mattos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunderborn jabs Mattos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thunderborn connects with a right hand. Mattos shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Thunderborn.
Mattos staying out of range there.
Thunderborn misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn swings for the body but Mattos moves out of range.
Mattos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunderborn can pounce on him.
Mattos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Mattos is rocked!
Thunderborn finds Mattos 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Mattos flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Thunderborn lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Mattos will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dice Thunderborn!
A very excited looking Dice Thunderborn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.