PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Bottura (ranked 3373 p4p, 3332 weight class) and Joe Jobber (ranked 433 p4p, 429 weight class). Matteo Bottura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bottura
vs
Jobber

183 cm
19
170
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Knock Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Jobber misses with a straight right.
Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jobber.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jobber.
Bottura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jobber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jobber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Jobber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura walks into a straight right hand from Jobber.
Jobber misses with a looping left.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
Bottura connects with a body shot.
Jobber misses with an uppercut. Bottura saw that one coming.
Bottura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jobber throws out the jab.
Bottura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jobber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jobber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura ducks under a wild hook from Jobber.
Bottura misses with a hook.
Bottura slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Bottura is looking to counter punch.
Bottura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jobber misses with a hook
and Bottura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jobber thinking.
Jobber throws the left hand but Bottura avoids the punch easily.
Bottura throwing a counter right hand but Jobber manages to avoid it.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jobber.
Bottura cracks Jobber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Joe Jobber has been cut.
Jobber misses with an uppercut
and Bottura counters with a huge left! Jobber is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bottura isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jobber from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bottura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matteo Bottura!