PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Matthews (ranked 5695 p4p, 4674 weight class) and Beast Mode (ranked 555 p4p, 520 weight class). Beast Mode struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Beast Mode has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matthews
vs
Mode

180 cm
18
180
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Mode!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.

Matthews scores with a takedown into Mode's guard.
Matthews with a nice head shot there.
Matthews advances position into side control!
Mode defending against the ground and pound.

Matthews has hold of Mode's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mode tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Matthews cranks the arm and Mode screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mode, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johnny Matthews!