PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Castaneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mathias Matthews enters the cage!

Castaneda
vs
Matthews

166 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodolfo Castaneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mathias Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castaneda throws a lazy head kick

and Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Matthews is trying to trip Castaneda. He has hold of a leg but Castaneda is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Matthews persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Castaneda wants to get back to his feet but Matthews is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Castaneda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matthews controls the pace.
Matthews is pushing down on Castaneda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castaneda is fighting to maintain full guard but Matthews has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castaneda is trying to escape back to his feet but Matthews uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Matthews in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Castaneda is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mathias Matthews!
After winning the bout, Mathias Matthews thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.