PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Speed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Domingos De Matos
vs
Speed

195 cm
33
213 lbs
37 - 17 - 0

192 cm
28
212 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
North

Conviction
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos slips under a jab.
Speed misses with a hook. De Matos ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Matos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Matos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Speed has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Speed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Matos. That did some damage!
Speed avoids the body shot from De Matos.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
De Matos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Good work by De Matos as he checks the leg kick.
De Matos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Matos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Matos throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Matos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos scoring well with a low kick there.
De Matos lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Speed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Matos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Speed misses with a hook
and De Matos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed throws a leg kick
and De Matos counters with an outside leg kick.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
De Matos checks a low kick from Speed.
De Matos misses with a body kick.
De Matos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed throws a jab but it's blocked by De Matos.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
De Matos is looking to chop away at Speed's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos digs a good body shot into Speed's ribs.
De Matos punishes Speed's body with a nice straight punch.
De Matos lands a head kick. Speed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Speed blocks the low kick.
Speed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Matos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed checks the leg kick.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at De Matos's knee but De Matos avoids it well.
Speed tries a low kick but De Matos avoids it.
De Matos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Matos stuffs the takedown attempt from Speed. Speed gets slowly back to his feet.
De Matos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Matos takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Speed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
De Matos stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
A bone on bone clash there as De Matos blocks the leg kick.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Matos tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Speed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Speed scores with a body shot.
De Matos checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Matos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Matos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Matos throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - De Matos had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos throws a chopping leg kick but Speed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with a leg kick.
Speed throws a low kick but De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by De Matos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Moacyr Domingos De Matos 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.

Some bone on bone action there as De Matos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by De Matos.
De Matos tries to land a leg kick but Speed saw it coming and moves away.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Matos checks a leg kick.
De Matos lunges at Speed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speed's hand.
Speed throws a body kick that misses.
De Matos is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Matos tries to score with a low kick but Speed moves his leg out of the way.
Speed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Matos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Matos blocks a head kick by Speed.
De Matos ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
De Matos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from De Matos lands but Speed takes it in his stride.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
De Matos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Speed throws a low kick but De Matos moves out of range easily.
Speed moves out of range as De Matos throws a body kick.
De Matos misses with a body shot
and Speed counters with a right hand to the body.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
Speed avoids the head kick by De Matos.
De Matos blocks a leg kick.
Speed lands with a kick to the temple. De Matos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Speed misses with a looping left.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed misses with a looping right.
Speed wants to land a leg kick but De Matos is out of range.
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!

A momentary lapse in concentration from De Matos enables Speed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Matos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Matos has Speed pulled in close to control his posture.
Speed wants to control from the top but De Matos keeps moving.
De Matos pulls Speed in close to his closed guard and prevents Speed from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed looking to sit in guard and control but De Matos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Speed wants to sweep here but De Matos controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

We're going to have a standup here because Moacyr Domingos De Matos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Matos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from De Matos lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Matos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Speed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Matos checks a low kick from Speed.
De Matos looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Matos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Speed doesn't seem bothered though.
De Matos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Speed on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Matos checks a leg kick.
De Matos misses with a body shot.
De Matos is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Speed lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed cracks the inside of De Matos's front leg.
Speed shoots in and drives through. De Matos sprawls well.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Matos is out of range.
De Matos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 Moacyr Domingos De Matos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

De Matos lands a glancing blow to the side of Speed's head.
De Matos tries to land a leg kick but Speed saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from De Matos.
De Matos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speed digs a good body shot into De Matos's ribs.
De Matos scores with a leg kick.
Speed throws a leg kick but De Matos sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looks like De Matos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Speed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Matos throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Speed throws the left hand but De Matos avoids the punch easily.
Speed throws a low kick but De Matos moves out of range easily.
Speed lands with a kick to the temple. De Matos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Speed throws a solid leg kick but De Matos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Speed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos checks a leg kick nicely.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Matos swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Speed tries to land a body kick
and De Matos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Speed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Matos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Matos looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
De Matos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speed looks to throw the jab but De Matos is out of range.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Matos.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Matos misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Matos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Matos missing with a left hand there. Speed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from De Matos.
De Matos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. De Matos does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Matos connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Matos checks a low kick from Speed.
De Matos slips under a jab from Speed.
De Matos slips a jab from Speed.
De Matos throws a nice head kick!
De Matos tries to work over Speed's front leg with a kick but Speed checks it.
De Matos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Speed scores with a jab to the head.
De Matos loads up on a big right hand but Speed slips the punch.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Speed misses
letting De Matos counter with a right hand.
Speed dives in for a single leg takedown but De Matos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Matos backwards.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but De Matos uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Matos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Matos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nathan Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed has De Matos pushed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Matos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos thanked the fans post fight for their support.