PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackenzie King comes into the arena with Westside Connection - Gangsta Nation blaring out of the sound system. De Matos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kick Ass. William Mackenzie King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mackenzie King
vs
Domingos De Matos

187 cm
30
215 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

195 cm
30
213 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Perkele!
Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Mackenzie King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie King misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for De Matos.
Mackenzie King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mackenzie King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Matos was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King connects with a leg kick. De Matos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos tries to score with a low kick but Mackenzie King moves his leg out of the way.
De Matos missing with a left hand there. Mackenzie King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Matos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Matos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mackenzie King blocks a head kick by De Matos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Matos lands with a nice body kick.

Mackenzie King bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops De Matos! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

De Matos is rocked!

It looks like Moacyr Domingos De Matos has been cut.
Mackenzie King stopping the sweep attempt from De Matos.
De Matos is still in real trouble! Can Mackenzie King finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Matos seems to have recovered his senses.
Mackenzie King tries to hold on but De Matos pushes him away.
Mackenzie King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mackenzie King wants to hold on but De Matos pushes him away.
De Matos controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King is looking to improve his position but De Matos isn't that keen on the idea.
De Matos looking to control but Mackenzie King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Matos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Moacyr Domingos De Matos.
Mackenzie King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Matos manages to avoid it.

Mackenzie King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Matos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Matos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mackenzie King throws a big right hand that misses.

De Matos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mackenzie King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Matos throws a body punch but Mackenzie King moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from De Matos misses
and Mackenzie King counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mackenzie King drops his shoulder and cracks De Matos with a huge uppercut! De Matos goes down! Can Mackenzie King finish him?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Matos holds on and takes a little breather.

Mackenzie King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Matos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Matos has escaped and now he's on top!

Mackenzie King is looking for a triangle but De Matos pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mackenzie King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Matos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Matos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Mackenzie King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moacyr Domingos De Matos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Matos avoids the body shot from Mackenzie King.
De Matos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mackenzie King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick and Mackenzie King moves out of range easily.
Mackenzie King ducks right into an uppercut from De Matos.

It looks like William Mackenzie King has been cut.

Mackenzie King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Matos did well to prevent Mackenzie King getting side control.
De Matos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mackenzie King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Matos defending well though.
De Matos is trying to maintain the position but Mackenzie King is very close to passing his half guard.
Mackenzie King is keen to just control but De Matos is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mackenzie King misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Matos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
De Matos looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mackenzie King is working for a submission of some sort.

Mackenzie King is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mackenzie King passes the guard and advances to mount!
De Matos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mackenzie King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mackenzie King misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Matos really wants to buck Mackenzie King off and get back to his feet.
Mackenzie King throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Matos because Mackenzie King loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos tries to lock up and control but Mackenzie King gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Matos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mackenzie King haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
William Mackenzie King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mackenzie King punching from mount but De Matos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
De Matos tries to hold on but Mackenzie King pushes him away.
De Matos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Matos is looking to escape.
De Matos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King looking to control but De Matos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mackenzie King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mackenzie King lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mackenzie King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Matos blocking the ground and pound.
Mackenzie King lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Matos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mackenzie King lands a big elbow - De Matos is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and De Matos is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). William Mackenzie King!
William Mackenzie King retains his light heavyweight title!
William Mackenzie King looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'In order to find true potential, you have to lose everything first. Ive got nothing to lose, and that makes me one dangerous man. In the jungle, the mighty jungle - this lion never sleeps.'.