PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 904 p4p, 100 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 1324 p4p, 135 weight class). Matus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crow Spirit. Matt Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Juan Matus
vs
Smith

175 cm
34
148 lbs
30 - 16 - 4

167 cm
33
149 lbs
28 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Matus.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Matus with a hook.
Matus tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a hook but Matus blocks it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Matus circles away.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Good work by Matus as he checks the leg kick.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
Matus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Matus 's knee.
Matus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Matus counters with a stiff right hand.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matus looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Matus tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Matus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matus misses with some punches.
Matus looking to slow down the pace here.
Matus lands an uppercut.
Smith working Matus over with knees to the body.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Matus gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage as Matus throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matus lands with a light punch inside.
Matus lands a right hand.
Matus throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Matus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Matus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith pushes Matus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Matus controls his hands.
A short right from Matus.
Matus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Matus - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Smith.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries a body shot but Matus blocks it.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matus backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Matus misses with a body punch.
Matus misses with the head strike.
Matus takes a shot to the head.
Smith digs a right hand into Matus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matus's gas tank.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matus tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Matus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks a body shot from Matus.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Matus.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Matus is breathing heavily.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Matus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matus.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Matus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Matus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
Matus digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matus misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Matus tries to tie him up.

Matus manages to break the clinch.
Matus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matus rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matus can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Matus settles back down.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matus throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matus slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matus throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matus's knee momentarily.
Matus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Smith forces Matus back against the cage and clinches.
Matt Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Matus won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Matus is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith blocks a body shot from Matus.
Smith lands a left hand.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Matus scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matus's brow.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith tries to work over Matus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Matus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matus or not.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Matus fails to land.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Matus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matus avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Smith.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith blocks a body shot from Matus.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Matus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Matus.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matus prevents a body shot from Smith.
Matus avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matus lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matus.
Smith blocking some punches.
Matus managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Matus blocks a body shot from Smith.

Matus breaks the clinch.
Matus misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith is looking to slow Matus down with leg kicks.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matus finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Matus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Matus off the cage and back into range.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Matus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Matus.
Matus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith misses the body punch
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matus stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith digs a good hook to Matus's body.

Smith clinches up with Matus and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matus is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Matus.
Matus lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matus throws a head punch that misses.

Matus manages to break the clinch.
Smith digs a good body shot into Matus's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matus scores with a body shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Matus checks it.
Matus throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Matus only half commits.
Smith cracks the inside of Matus's front leg.
Smith wants to slow Matus down by chopping away at his legs.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Matt Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matus.
Matus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith prevents a body shot from Matus.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Matus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith blocks a body shot from Matus.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matus.
Matus blocking some punches.
Matus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Matus on the inside.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matus tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matus is defending well for now.
A short right from Matus on the inside.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Matus scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith blocks a body shot from Matus.

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 Don Juan Matus.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!
Matt Smith gave a mention to Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).