PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mattos
vs
Kharitonov

206 cm
33
275 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

207 cm
42
272 lbs
39 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mattos blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kharitonov tries to clinch up.
Mattos 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kharitonov under the eye.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a nice shot that snaps Mattos 's head back.
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov 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.
Mattos blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
An attempted straight right counter from Mattos misses the target.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kharitonov staying out of range there.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Mattos .
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos .
Mattos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kharitonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Mattos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moyses Mattos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattos misses with a body punch
letting Kharitonov counter with a right hand.
Kharitonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kharitonov misses with a straight right.
Mattos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kharitonov throws a nice looking combination but Mattos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mattos 's hands.
Mattos throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharitonov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mattos throws a hook to the side of Kharitonov's head but Kharitonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mattos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
Mattos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kharitonov cracks Mattos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Kharitonov gets tackled into the cage by Mattos . Mattos maintains the clinch.
Kharitonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mattos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattos 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mattos tries to break free but Kharitonov pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos tries to break the clinch but Kharitonov is controlling the position.

Mattos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mattos misses with a looping left.
Mattos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKharitonov.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Mattos takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
Kharitonov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mattos looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
Kharitonov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mattos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kharitonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos throws a lazy uppercut
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mattos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mattos throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Kharitonov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mattos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the side of Mattos 's head but Mattos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kharitonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov moves away from the strike by Mattos .
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mattos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kharitonov doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mattos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kharitonov.

Kharitonov takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boris Kharitonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Kharitonov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mattos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Mattos blocks it.
Kharitonov takes one on the button.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Kharitonov misses.

Mattos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mattos blocks an uppercut.
Kharitonov blocking some punches.
Kharitonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Mattos 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Mattos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mattos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos connects with a nice looking jab.
Mattos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Kharitonov is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kharitonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mattos finish him?
Kharitonov blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Mattos throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mattos misses with the head strike.
Kharitonov blocks an uppercut.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kharitonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kharitonov.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov blocking some punches.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
Mattos misses with a punch on the inside.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos .

Mattos breaks from the clinch.
Moyses Mattos is winning the standup battle so far.
Mattos grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Kharitonov takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Mattos cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Moyses Mattos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.