PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balls Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Mattias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlon Mattias has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Balls Wall's chin.

Wall
vs
Mattias

170 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balls Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Mattias!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mattias as he jumps to the side.
Wall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mattias.
Mattias throws a series of strikes that have Wall backpedaling.
A shot to de liver by Wall. Beautiful body shot.
Wall tries to close the distance and clinch but Mattias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mattias pinned against the cage. Mattias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mattias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mattias is trying to get back to full guard.
Wall trying to advance position but Mattias counters by regaining guard.
Wall trying to control but Mattias is working from the bottom.
Mattias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wall is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattias is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wall could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mattias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wall tries to free his leg and advance position but Mattias is retaining full guard.
Wall stands and throws Mattias's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mattias is not content to let Wall control the position.
Mattias manages to get back to half guard.
Wall is looking to advance position but Mattias won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mattias is not content to let Wall control the position.
Wall stalling away here and it's allowed Mattias to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wall stopping the sweep attempt from Mattias.
Wall trying to control the position from guard on top but Mattias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mattias has a closed guard, preventing Wall from standing up.
Wall is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mattias scores with a takedown into Wall's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattias forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Mattias there.
Mattias seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wall is trying to get back to full guard.
Mattias trying to control from half guard but Wall is working away.
Wall trying to control from the bottom.
Mattias content to control rather than advance.
Wall gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattias wants to control from the top but Wall keeps moving.
Wall controls Mattias momentarily but Mattias frees himself.
Mattias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mattias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wall is keeping the position for now.
Mattias lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mattias slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wall trying to keep a closed guard but Mattias is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Mattias dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wall misses with a head kick.
Mattias swats away the attempt to clinch by Wall.
Wall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Mattias counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Wall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall wants to sweep but no luck.
Mattias stands up over Wall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mattias advances to half guard.
Mattias stalling.
Let's hope that Mattias has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mattias trying to mount his opponent but Wall defends it.
Mattias controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattias prevents Wall from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mattias wants to work for an arm triangle but Wall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mattias perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mattias moves nicely into side control.
Mattias landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mattias controlling the position.
Wall avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mattias.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wall tries to bench press Mattias off him but Mattias keeps the position.
Wall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mattias working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wall is looking for a sweep.
Mattias taking a breather here.
Wall can't do much from the bottom here.
Wall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattias trying to control the action but Wall is working from the bottom.
Wall tries to bench press Mattias off him but Mattias keeps the position.

Mattias tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mattias scoring with punches and elbows.
Wall takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wall taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wall stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Mattias happy to just control the position for now.
Wall tries to buck Mattias off but Mattias is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattias scoring with punches from side control.
Mattias avoids the strikes from the bottom by Wall.
Mattias controlling the position from side mount.
Wall is looking to regain half guard here but Mattias keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Mattias's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mattias scoring with punches from side control.
Wall tries to improve position but can't.
Mattias remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mattias trying to control the action but Wall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlon Mattias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Wall fakes the leg kick and cracks Mattias in the body.
Wall with a poor takedown

and Mattias counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wall's guard now.
Wall looking to control but Mattias passes into half guard.
Wall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mattias is working away from the top position though.
Mattias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wall is looking to improve his position.
Wall trying to hold on to Mattias's head to control him but Mattias postures up.
Wall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mattias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wall trying to keep a closed guard but Mattias is proving a slippery customer.
Mattias tries to free his leg and advance position but Wall is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattias slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wall is trying to keep Mattias in close.
Mattias won't allow Wall to get back to his feet.
Wall trying to control the position.
Marlon Mattias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wall is really struggling to control Mattias but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Mattias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wall misses with a takedown

and Mattias counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mattias.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balls Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mattias is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Mattias fails to land.
Mattias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mattias is trying to stall.
Wall looking for a takedown.
Mattias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mattias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mattias smiles and moves away.
Wall with a poor takedown

and Mattias counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mattias.

Mattias is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wall has escaped and now he's on top!
Wall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wall trying to control but Mattias is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wall is one step ahead there.
Mattias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wall manages to get himself to full guard.
Wall wants to sweep but no luck.
Mattias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Wall is looking for a triangle here but Mattias uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wall seems a little lost for a moment, as Mattias dominates the positioning.
Wall is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mattias's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mattias content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattias prevents Wall from improving his position.
Mattias wants to take a breather but Wall is having none of it.
Mattias works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mattias with good strikes from the mount here!
Wall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mattias takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mattias prevents Wall from getting the reversal.
Balls Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mattias controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Mattias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mattias 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Mattias!