PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Matarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Markos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matarl
vs
Markos

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Matarl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Markos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matarl tries to close the distance and clinch but Markos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Markos tries a head kick but it misses.
Matarl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Markos's waist but Markos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matarl off to one side.

Markos clinches with his opponent.
Matarl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Markos has him pressed against the cage.

Markos has hold of one of Matarl's legs. Matarl is fighting the takedown attempt but Markos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Markos wants to control from the top but Matarl keeps moving.
Matarl is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Canadian Dragon MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Matarl is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matarl is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markos throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matarl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Markos trying to control but Matarl is working from the bottom.
Matarl has a closed guard, preventing Markos from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Markos wants to control from the top but Matarl keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Markos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Markos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matarl keeping moving, preventing Markos from controlling successfully.
Markos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matarl keeping moving, preventing Markos from controlling successfully.
Markos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markos prevents Matarl from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matarl misses the jab.
Matarl throws a head kick that misses

and Markos counters with a crisp one two that drops Matarl! Markos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Matarl to his feet! Matarl is in big trouble!

Matarl is rocked!

Markos closes the distance looking for a takedown. Markos picks Matarl up and slams him brutally to the floor. Matarl is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Matty Markos!
Our winner, Matty Markos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.