PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Soze
vs
Mathers

196 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soze tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
Soze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soze wants to clinch.
Soze wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze moves in looking to clinch but Mathers pushes him off.
Mathers tries to clinch but Soze moves out of range.
Soze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soze misses with a wild body shot.
Soze blocks the body kick.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Soze pushes Mathers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Soze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
Mathers trying to land knees to the body.
Mathers looking for a takedown.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
Soze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
Soze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathers blocks it with crossed arms.
Soze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathers tries to pull guard but Soze won't allow it.
Soze lands an elbow inside that Mathers shrugs off.
Soze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Soze drops Mathers with a big knee straight up the middle! Mathers is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Mathers is rocked!

That has opened up Marshall Mathers's cut even more.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soze wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keyser Soze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze clinches but Mathers breaks the clinch

and Mathers counters with a shoot takedown. Soze fights it but they end up in guard.
Mathers wants to stand and escape but instead Soze has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Soze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze tries to clinch up.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soze tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
Soze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soze but Soze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mathers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soze connects with a knee to the head.
Soze just leaning against Mathers, taking a breather.
Soze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mathers's face.

The cut above Marshall Mathers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch on the inside from Mathers fails to land.
Soze misses with a knee to the head.
Soze lands an elbow just above Mathers 's eye.

Soze drops Mathers with a big knee straight up the middle! Mathers is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mathers is still on wobbly legs! Can Soze finish him?

Marshall Mathers's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marshall Mathers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keyser Soze!