PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Matice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Matice Jr
vs
King

174 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Matice Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert King!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Matice Jr scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King throws a leg kick but Matice Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matice Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
King misses with a straight right.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Matice Jr defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King lunges at Matice Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matice Jr's hand.
King walks into a straight right hand from Matice Jr.
Matice Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matice Jr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Matice Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Matice Jr scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
King is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Matice Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matice Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice Jr controlling his opponent.
Matice Jr breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Matice Jr content just to control the position here.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Matice Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matice Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Matice Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

King is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Matice Jr's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Matice Jr!