PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Matthews (ranked 4102 p4p, 4133 weight class) and Timmy Buzzkill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Matthews
vs
Buzzkill

189 cm
18
212
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
211
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zachary Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Buzzkill!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews connects with a nice looking jab.
Buzzkill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Zachary Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Matthews misses its intended target.
Buzzkill lunges at Matthews with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matthews's hand.

Buzzkill drives through and clinches with Matthews against the cage.
Buzzkill keeps control of Matthews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands a right hand.
Buzzkill lands a left hand.
Buzzkill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matthews misses with some punches.
Buzzkill presses Matthews against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Buzzkill.
Buzzkill works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buzzkill lands a shoulder strike.
Buzzkill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthews.
Matthews has a couple of punches blocked by Buzzkill.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Buzzkill.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Buzzkill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthews.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzkill is working Matthews over against the cage.
Buzzkill controlling the action here for a moment.
Buzzkill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buzzkill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzkill lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Buzzkill.
Still in the clinch, Buzzkill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buzzkill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buzzkill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthews or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthews or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzzkill lands a nice shot to the body.
Buzzkill works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Buzzkill working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzkill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buzzkill.
A left hand lands to the body for Buzzkill.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill digs a right hand underneath Matthews's ribcage. Matthews let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buzzkill is working Matthews over against the cage.
Buzzkill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buzzkill lands a left hand.
Buzzkill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buzzkill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buzzkill cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Buzzkill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthews.
Buzzkill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buzzkill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buzzkill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Matthews tries to circle away but Buzzkill has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Buzzkill.
Good body shot from Buzzkill.
A nice left hand lands by Buzzkill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buzzkill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buzzkill scores with a shot to the side of Matthews's head.
Buzzkill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthews.
Buzzkill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Buzzkill - that landed with a thud.
Buzzkill lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buzzkill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buzzkill is working Matthews over against the cage.
Buzzkill pushes Matthews back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buzzkill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buzzkill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buzzkill scores with a shoulder strike.
Buzzkill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buzzkill scores with a hook to the body.
Buzzkill cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Buzzkill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzkill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buzzkill scores with a hook to the body.
Buzzkill scores with a shoulder strike.
Buzzkill digs a right hand underneath Matthews's ribcage. Matthews let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buzzkill keeps control of Matthews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill stalling in the clinch.
Buzzkill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buzzkill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill scores with a shoulder strike.
Buzzkill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buzzkill stalls.
Good body shot from Buzzkill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Buzzkill.
A shot in the inside from Buzzkill.
Still in the clinch, Buzzkill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buzzkill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Buzzkill dominated that round.
That's time! Matthews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab by Buzzkill.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Matthews misses.
Buzzkill sizes up Matthews with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buzzkill cracks Matthews with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matthews takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matthews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews moves away from the strike by Buzzkill.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Buzzkill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Buzzkill moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Buzzkill's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzkill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matthews misses with a right hand
and Buzzkill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buzzkill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buzzkill lands a slapping body shot.
Buzzkill just misses with a punch to the body.
Buzzkill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matthews doesn't seem bothered though.
Timmy Buzzkill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Buzzkill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matthews thinking.
Buzzkill connects with a jab.
Buzzkill misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Matthews misses the target.
Buzzkill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill connects with a single shot there.
Buzzkill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buzzkill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matthews on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Buzzkill in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Buzzkill throws a shot to the body.
Buzzkill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buzzkill lands a right hook to the body.
Buzzkill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buzzkill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands with a good body shot.

Buzzkill moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
A right handed body shot lands from Buzzkill.
A nice left hand lands by Buzzkill.
Buzzkill scores with a shoulder strike.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Buzzkill - that landed with a thud.
Buzzkill digs a right hand into Matthews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthews's gas tank.
Buzzkill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Buzzkill on the inside.
Nice body punch from Buzzkill - that landed with a thud.
Buzzkill lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buzzkill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buzzkill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzkill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buzzkill lands with a left to the head.
Buzzkill works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Buzzkill digs a right hand into Matthews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthews's gas tank.
Buzzkill works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Buzzkill is working Matthews over against the cage.
Buzzkill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buzzkill.
Matthews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buzzkill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matthews up against the cage.
Timmy Buzzkill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buzzkill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzzkill lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands a nice uppercut.
Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Buzzkill won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Buzzkill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Buzzkill lands a jab to the head.
Matthews throws a poor cross that misses

and Buzzkill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Buzzkill.
Matthews is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Buzzkill dives into side control.

Buzzkill stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Buzzkill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzkill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Matthews drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buzzkill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buzzkill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews walks into a left hand.
Buzzkill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews throws an off balance right hand
and Matthews takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buzzkill slips under a jab.
Buzzkill catches Matthews with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Buzzkill.
Buzzkill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Buzzkill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buzzkill throws a hook but Matthews avoids it easily.
Matthews is looking to counter punch.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Buzzkill drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Matthews defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Buzzkill slips the punch.
Matthews takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Buzzkill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Buzzkill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
Matthews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buzzkill.

Buzzkill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buzzkill lands a left hand.
Buzzkill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch but Buzzkill keeps him there for the moment.
Buzzkill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buzzkill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buzzkill has Matthews pressed against the cage, preventing Matthews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Matthews's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzkill pushes Matthews back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buzzkill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buzzkill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buzzkill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buzzkill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthewss head.
Buzzkill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
A body shot lands from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill lands a right hand.
Buzzkill presses Matthews against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buzzkill digs a right hand underneath Matthews's ribcage. Matthews let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buzzkill works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Buzzkill lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buzzkill.

Matthews is rocked!
Buzzkill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buzzkill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthews or not.
Buzzkill gets through Matthews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buzzkill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Matthews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzkill cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Matthews seems to have got his legs back now.
Buzzkill taking a breather.
Matthews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Matthews fails to land.
Buzzkill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buzzkill lands a left hand.
Buzzkill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buzzkill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Buzzkill.
Matthews being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Buzzkill.
Buzzkill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buzzkill lands a body shot.
Buzzkill lands a shoulder strike.
Zachary Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Buzzkill.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Buzzkill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buzzkill 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 James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Buzzkill!