PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Matei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iverson
vs
Matei

190 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

182 cm
27
194 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marius Matei!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iverson slips a straight right by Matei.
Matei closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Dave Iverson has been cut.
Iverson throws a right hand that Matei ducks under and follows up with a left that Matei also avoids with ease.
Matei's corner calls for a 1-2. Matei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matei takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Matei.
Iverson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iverson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matei. Iverson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Matei instigates a clinch.
Iverson wants to get back to striking at distance but Matei won't allow it.
Matei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iverson is defending well for now.
Matei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iverson up against the cage.

Iverson breaks from the clinch.
Iverson throws a low kick but Matei avoids it.
Iverson slips a jab from Matei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matei.
Iverson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matei doesn't seem bothered though.
Iverson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matei scores with a decent looking hook.
Iverson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matei tries a head kick but it misses.
Iverson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matei.
Matei needs to keep his hands up - Iverson had a free shot at his head there.

Matei tries to keep at a distance but Iverson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iverson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iverson avoiding damage as Matei throws knees to the body.

Iverson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matei is trying to keep an underhook but Iverson manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Iverson is looking for a kimura but Matei is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iverson to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iverson is breathing heavily.
Matei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Iverson stopping the sweep attempt from Matei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matei is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Matei missing with knees to the body.
Matei lands a nice knee to the body.
Iverson blocks an elbow strike.
Matei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Iverson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matei lands a knee to the body.
Iverson avoiding damage as Matei throws knees to the body.
Matei lands a nice elbow.

Dave Iverson's cut is getting worse.
Matei missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iverson is defending well for now.
Matei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iverson.
Matei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matei lands an elbow inside that Iverson shrugs off.
Iverson managing to block the knees to the body from Matei.
Iverson avoids the elbow strike from Matei, against the cage.

Iverson manages to break the clinch.
Matei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iverson.
Matei loads up on a big right hand but Iverson slips the punch.

Matei instigates a clinch.
Matei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iverson avoids it.
Nice elbow from Matei.
Matei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iverson avoids it.
Iverson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matei smiles and moves away.

Iverson moves into range and clinches up with Matei.
Iverson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Iverson can't find room to land a body shot as Matei controls the action.
Iverson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matei missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matei trying to land knees to the body.

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

Iverson pushes Matei up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matei connects with a knee to the head.
Iverson managing to block the knees to the body from Matei.
Matei trying to land knees to the body.
Matei is looking to control Iverson's arms but Iverson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matei has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Matei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Iverson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Iverson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Matei tries to keep at a distance but Iverson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iverson avoiding damage as Matei throws knees to the body.
Iverson managing to block the knees to the body from Matei.
Matei throws an elbow but it misses.
Matei looking to slow down the pace here.
Matei keeps control of Iverson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matei lands a nice elbow.
Matei tries a knee to the head but Iverson blocks it.
Matei throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Iverson breaks the clinch.
Dave Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iverson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iverson under the eye.
Matei checks a leg kick.
Matei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matei missing with a left hand there. Iverson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson fails with the takedown.
Matei thows a body shot but no joy.
Iverson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matei is out of range and Iverson settles back down.
Iverson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iverson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matei circles away quickly and effectively.

Matei rushes Iverson and presses him up against the cage.
Matei wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Iverson.
Iverson working hard to break the clinch.
Iverson looking to stall.
Marius Matei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matei missing with knees to the body.

Iverson jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matei pushes down on Iverson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Matei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matei is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Iverson!
Matei lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iverson is looking to escape.
Iverson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Dave Iverson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marius Matei!
A very excited looking Marius Matei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.