PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Shmuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Matthews (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.

Shmuck
vs
Matthews

174 cm
27
135 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

175 cm
26
140 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Valhalla Clothing
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Shmuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Matthews!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Shmuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shmuck at a distance.
Matthews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shmuck blocks a jab.
Matthews cracks Shmuck with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Matthews finds it's way through Shmuck's defenses.
Shmuck slips a jab from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Shmuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews tries to bum rush Shmuck with a series of wild strikes but Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shmuck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shmuck there as he acknowledges the shot.

Shmuck moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
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!
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shmuck has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Matthews.
Shmuck taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Matthews.
Matthews lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Shmuck is rocked!
Matthews misses with a left hand

and Shmuck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Shmuck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews lands a left hand.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch but Shmuck keeps him there for the moment.
Matthews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shmuck is keeping busy.
Shmuck looking to stall.
Matthews is struggling to control the position.
Shmuck seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Matthews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shmuck's elbow.
Shmuck misses with some punches.
Shmuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck wants a takedown.
Shmuck tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shmuck misses with a knee strike.
Shmuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shmuck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Shmuck moved out of range.
Shmuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shmuck counters by clinching up.
A short right from Matthews.
Matthews stalls.
Matthews pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Matthews breaks the clinch.
Shmuck tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews swings for the body but Shmuck moves out of range.
Shmuck tries to clinch
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Shmuck's head but Shmuck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shmuck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthews checks it well.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shmuck misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Shmuck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matthews.
Shmuck wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Shmuck is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews misses with the combination.
Matthews takes a swing at Shmuck's ribcage but misses.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matthews tries to keep at a distance but Shmuck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shmuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shmuck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matthews fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Shmuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shmuck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shmuck wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Matthews misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Matthews dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Matthews tries to bum rush Shmuck with a series of wild strikes but Shmuck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews throws a right hand that Shmuck ducks under and follows up with a left that Shmuck also avoids with ease.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Shmuck moved out of range nicely.
Shmuck fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Shmuck darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Shmuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Shmuck.
Shmuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matthews creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shmuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matthews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews lands a head shot.
Shmuck tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Matthews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmuck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Shmuck saw that one coming.
Shmuck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shmuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthews circles away.
Michael Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews missing with a left hand there. Shmuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves away
and Matthews counters with a left to the body.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Shmuck darts in trying to clinch
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matthews's corner calls for a 1-2. Matthews obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shmuck tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Shmuck is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Matthews.

Matthews gets tackled into the cage by Shmuck. Shmuck maintains the clinch.
Shmuck wants a takedown but no success here.
Shmuck lands a knee to the body.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Shmuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shmuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shmuck being controlled against the cage.
Shmuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matthews is defending well for now.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a swing at Shmuck's ribcage but misses.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shmuck manages to avoid it.
Shmuck shoots in for a double leg but Matthews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthews lands a really nice looking cross but Shmuck seems unphased.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Shmuck.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Shmuck moves out of range.
Matthews dips to his left and cracks Shmuck with an uppercut!
Matthews dodges the punch combination from Shmuck.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shmuck manages to avoid it.
Shmuck needs to keep his hands up - Matthews had a free shot at his head there.
Shmuck wants to clinch.
Shmuck throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shmuck misses the shot to the body.
Buck Shmuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shmuck at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shmuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews drops Shmuck with a huge uppercut! Shmuck drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Matthews is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Matthews!
Michael Matthews bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.