PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matlock comes to the cage accompanied by And Justice for All. Nogueira has chosen Nogueira PRIDE entrance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matlock
vs
Nogueira

190 cm
23
285 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock misses with a body shot.
Thiago Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nogueira rushes Matlock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Matlock has double underhooks.
Nogueira tries to circle away but Matlock has him pinned against the cage.
Matlock prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matlock landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Matlock.
Matlock pushes Nogueira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Matlock has double underhooks.
Nogueira can't break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Nogueira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matlock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nogueira lands a head shot.
Nogueira throws a right hand that misses

and Matlock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matlock.
Nogueira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nogueira throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but Matlock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ben Matlock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira has Matlock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Matlock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Matlock won't allow it.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matlock keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matlock scores a nice knee to the body.
Matlock landing knees to the head.

It looks like Thiago Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira looks winded!
Matlock lands a shot to the body.
Nogueira digs a right hand into Matlock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matlock's gas tank.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matlock landing knees to the head.
Matlock connects with a knee to the head.
Matlock working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matlock working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Matlock lands a knee to the head.
Matlock scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matlock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matlock scores a nice knee to the body.
Matlock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matlock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matlock tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Nogueira is working for takedown but Matlock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matlock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.
Matlock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matlock with a knee to the head.
Matlock stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Matlock lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matlock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matlock lands a knee to the body.
Matlock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matlock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matlock scores with a knee to the head.

Nogueira is rocked!
Matlock crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Matlock finish him?
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Matlock.
Matlock lands a big knee to the head and Nogueira goes down! Matlock pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Matlock!
Ben Matlock spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.