PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Matae
vs
Mercury

190 cm
36
271 lbs
35 - 12 - 0

225 cm
30
263 lbs
18 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yokida Matae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matae misses with a kick to the body.
Matae shoots in for a takedown but Mercury shows good takedown defense.
Matae throws a push kick but Mercury slaps the foot to one side.
Matae throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
Matae checks the leg kick.
Matae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mercury finds it's way through Matae's defenses.
Matae takes one on the button.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercury throws the kick towards the body but Matae avoids it.
Matae looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matae avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Yokida Matae has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matae steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercury. That one must have hurt.
Matae lands a leg kick that knocks Mercury off balance momentarily.
Crunch! Mercury slams his shin into Matae's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Matae misses with an uppercut
and Mercury finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That kick from Mercury tenderised Matae's leg. Matae is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matae throws a head kick but Mercury moves out of range.
Matae misses with a hook.
Mercury lands with an uppercut that bounces Matae off the cage and back into range.
A lazy left from Mercury finds it's target.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mercury scores with a jab.
Matae doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercury circles away.
Matae takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Matae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercury lands with a cross.
Matae walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matae fails to land with a series of punches.
Matae avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a kick to the body.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matae throws a head kick that Mercury semi-blocks.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Matae walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matae misses with a kick to the body.
Matae attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matae's sensitive parts.
Mercury misses with a double jab.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matae tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercury staying out of range there.
Mercury lands a really nice looking cross but Matae seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.
Matae takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick

and Matae counters with a takedown into side control.
Matae prevents Mercury from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matae controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tries to escape but Matae is in control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yokida Matae just wasn't active enough.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matae throws a head kick that misses
and Mercury counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercury plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matae blocks a jab.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Matae misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Matae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Matae saw that one coming.
Matae misses with a body shot.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercury lands a jab to the head.
Mercury tries to score with a low kick but Matae moves his leg out of the way.
Matae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matae throws a nice looking combination but Mercury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matae. That did some damage!
Matae looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Mercury is looking to chop away at Matae's legs.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matae throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matae throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matae tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mercury counters with a two punch combo.
Matae throws an off balance right hand
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae tries to clinch but Mercury is having none of it.
Mercury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matae.
Matae wants to land a leg kick but Mercury is out of range.
Matae throws a big shot that misses.
Mercury has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mercury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Matae.
Matae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercury lands a lovely overhand right.
Matae throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
Matae connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercury scoring well with a low kick there.
Matae misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Matae misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Matae has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mercury finds it's way round the side to connect with Matae's head.
Mercury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matae is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercury's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Matae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercury makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matae lands a right hook to the body.
Mercury slips a jab and a cross from Matae.
Matae takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercury makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matae moves out of range of the strikes.
Matae shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matae lands with a right hand.
Mercury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matae.
Mercury misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercury connects with a looping right hand.
Mercury throws a head kick that Matae semi-blocks.
Matae throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mercury counters with a nice leg kick.
Matae looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Mercury is looking to land body kicks.
Mercury cracks Matae with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercury.
Mercury moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mercury blocks the body kick.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matae tries to clinch up but Mercury circles away and keeps his distance.
Matae tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freddie Mercury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matae under the eye.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matae tries to clinch
and Mercury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matae moves out of range as Mercury throws a body kick.
Matae tries to clinch there but Mercury circles away.
Matae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Matae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matae checks a leg kick.
Mercury is looking to slow Matae down with leg kicks.
Mercury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury moves out of range as Matae strikes.
Matae takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercury works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matae lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matae.
Matae avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Matae connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury tries to land a front kick but Matae steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercury throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mercury walks into a jab.
Matae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Matae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
Matae tries to clinch up.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matae swinging wildly here.
Matae throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercury thows a body kick. Matae tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mercury blocks a leg kick.
Matae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mercury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matae walks into a straight right hand from Mercury.
Matae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercury can pounce on him.
Mercury cracks Matae with an open hand slap.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Matae.
Matae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matae wants to clinch up but Mercury keeps it at a distance.
Matae throws a leg kick but Mercury sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Matae sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mercury duly obliges.
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!
Mercury scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercury cracks Matae with a good jab.
Matae throws a body kick that misses
and Mercury counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercury cracks Matae with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matae throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick by Matae misses
and Mercury counters with a head kick. That will keep Matae thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mercury throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mercury.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae blocks a head kick by Mercury.
A left lands for Matae.
A cross from Mercury lands.
Yokida Matae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mercury misses.
Mercury takes one to the side of the head.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That has opened up Freddie Mercury's cut even more.
Matae pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercury is out of range and Matae settles back down.
Matae wants to clinch.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Mercury moves out of range of the leg kick from Matae.
Matae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matae tries to clinch up but Mercury circles away and keeps his distance.
Matae misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Matae misses with a combination
and Mercury counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matae gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Matae looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matae fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercury lands with a nice combination. Matae backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Matae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury connects with a jab.
Matae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercury.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddie Mercury.
I've got Mercury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!