PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanak
vs
Matoshin

172 cm
32
164 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

180 cm
39
158 lbs
37 - 21 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak blocks a jab.
Matoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
Matoshin cracks Hanak with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matoshin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matoshin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matoshin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matoshin lands with a cross.
Hanak misses with a hook.
Matoshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak throws the kick towards the body but Matoshin avoids it.
Hanak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Hanak.
Hanak moves forwards but Matoshin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matoshin throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Matoshin misses with a wild body shot.
Hanak lands with an overhand left.
Hanak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matoshin can pounce on him.
Hanak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
A punch combination from Matoshin misses.
Hanak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Hanak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matoshin pushes Hanak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Matoshin controls the action.
Hanak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Hanak controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Hanak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matoshin tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matoshin blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak blocking some punches.
Matoshin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matoshin misses with some punches.
Matoshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matoshins head.
Matoshin misses with some punches.

Hanak is fighting off a takedown attempt but Matoshin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hanak to the mat. Hanak regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hanak keeping full guard, as Matoshin tries to pass.
Matoshin trying to control but Hanak is working from the bottom.
Matoshin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanak is keeping the position for now.
Matoshin won't allow Hanak to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Matoshin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Matoshin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanak is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matoshin digs a good body shot into Hanak's ribs.
Hanak cracks the inside of Matoshin's front leg.
Hanak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
Hanak throwing a counter right hand but Matoshin manages to avoid it.
Hanak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matoshin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matoshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanak connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws an overhand right that lands on Matoshin's shoulder, as Matoshin tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matoshin! But no joy.
Matoshin misses with a hook
and Hanak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanak clobbers Matoshin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanak is looking to slow Matoshin down with leg kicks.
Hanak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanak.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matoshin.
Matoshin checks a low kick from Hanak.
Hanak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanak swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Matoshin lands a nice looking body shot.
Matoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matoshin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matoshin with a hook.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matoshin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshi Matoshin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hanak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matoshin throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd cheers as Matoshin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanak doesn't seem phased though.
Hanak misses with a body kick.
Matoshin digs a good hook to Hanak's body.
Matoshin lands a head kick!
Matoshin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matoshin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanak on the side of the head.
Hanak throws a wild body kick that Matoshin sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Hanak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matoshin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matoshin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matoshin defending well as Hanak loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matoshin, as that shot connected.
Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanak has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin tries to move into range but Hanak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matoshin misses with a looping left.
Matoshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matoshin throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak dips to his left and cracks Matoshin with an uppercut!
Matoshin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanak is looking to chop away at Matoshin's legs.
Donk. Matoshin catches Hanak right on the button with a cross.
Hanak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanak tries to counter by clinching up but Matoshin breaks away and moves out of range.
Matoshin blocks a jab.
Matoshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
Matoshin checks a low kick from Hanak.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Hanak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Hanak.
A big left from Hanak misses.
Hanak misses with a combination
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Hanak.
A big left from Matoshin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matoshin swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak thumps Matoshin with a low kick.
Matoshin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanak wants to clinch
and Matoshin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanak throws a right and a left that Matoshin avoids nicely.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
Hanak swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Hanak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matoshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanak moves out of range as Matoshin strikes.
Hanak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hanak defending well as Matoshin loads up on a big left hand.
Matoshin slips under a jab.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Matoshin lands but Hanak takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a hook but Matoshin avoids it easily.
Matoshin tries to land a front kick but Hanak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matoshin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Hanak throws the kick towards the body but Matoshin avoids it.
Hanak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matoshin scores with a nice head shot.
Matoshin throws a looping overhand right but Hanak ducks down to avoid it.
Matoshin cracks Hanak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanak scores with a punch to the head.
Matoshin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanak.
Matoshin throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Matoshin fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Matoshin tries to get set, Hanak tries to push him back and clinch up but Matoshin manages to avoid the attempt.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Hanak moved out of range.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak is looking to clinch.
Matoshin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanak checks it well.
Matoshin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanak is able to avoid easily.
Hanak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hanak closes the distance and pushes Matoshin back into the cage.
Matoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Hanak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Matoshin tightens his grip and picks Hanak up, before dumping him to the ground. Hanak manages to land in guard.
Matoshin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matoshin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matoshin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hanak wants to stand up but Matoshin is controlling him.
Matoshin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Matoshin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matoshin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matoshin scores with a nice strike.
Hanak moves out of range of the body kick from Matoshin.
Matoshin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanak checks it well.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak is looking to clinch.
Hanak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matoshin throws a head kick that misses.
Hanak wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Matoshin does no damage.

Hanak has Matoshin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matoshin scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matoshin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak.
Matoshin lands a right hand.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
Matoshin lands a nice uppercut.
Matoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanak tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Matoshin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matoshin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak lands a right hand.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanak tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Matoshin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanak's elbow.
Hanak tries a body shot but Matoshin blocks it.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Matoshin controls his hands.
I was talking to Hanak's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hanak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.

Matoshin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matoshin staying out of range there.
Matoshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanak was well out of range. Poor timing from Matoshin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanak, as that shot connected.
Hanak throws a solid leg kick but Matoshin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanak.

Hanak moves into the clinch.
Hanak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Hanak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanak lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin digs a right hand underneath Hanak's ribcage. Hanak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hanak as the two fighters clinch.
Matoshin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Hanak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matoshin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
Hanak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Hanak.
Lukas Hanak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Hanak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matoshins head.

Matoshin is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Matoshin.
Matoshin is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanak finish him?
Matoshin tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing Matoshin back against the cage.
Matoshin seems to have recovered his senses.
Matoshin blocks a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matoshin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
A short right from Hanak.
Hanak lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matoshin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Hanak swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hanak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Matoshin controls the action.
Hanak tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matoshin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanak.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Matoshin.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but Matoshin avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lukas Hanak.
I think Matoshin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Toshi Matoshin made sure he mentioned Pearson Specter Litt, along with how happy he was to win his fight.