PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colon comes to the cage accompanied by TRAUMATIZED-Meek Mill. Roberto Colon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Colon
vs
Matthews

184 cm
30
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

160 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Matthews scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Colon looking for submissions off his back.

Colon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Colon is trying to maintain the position but Matthews is very close to passing his half guard.
Colon works his way to full guard. Good work.

Colon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matthews is aware though and is defending well.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Colon is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Colon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matthews defends it easily.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Colon keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Colon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Colon is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Matthews has his hands clasped together but Colon extends and breaks Matthews's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Colon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Colon!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Colon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.