PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kick Ass. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gold
vs
Domingos De Matos

188 cm
26
223 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
213 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos connects with an inside leg kick.
De Matos scores with a jab to the head.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Matos connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos misses with a body shot.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
A jab from De Matos does it's job there.
Gold connects with a leg kick. De Matos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold avoids the head kick by De Matos.
Gold avoids the head kick by De Matos.
Both fighters circling a little - Gold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gold throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Matos was covering up waiting for the punch and Gold finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to control but De Matos is working from the bottom.
De Matos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Matos is pulling down on Gold's head to control his posture.
De Matos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Matos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gold's guard.
De Matos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Matos won't allow Gold to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gold is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Matos defends well.
Gold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Matos stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
De Matos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Matos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Matos defends it easily.
De Matos is stalling in the full guard.
De Matos throws a strike but Gold rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Matos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gold manages to get himself to full guard.
De Matos preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is working hard here to advance position.
Gold keeping moving, preventing De Matos from controlling successfully.
Gold is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Gold has his foot on De Matos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Matos works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gold throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Matos uses it to pass to side control.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Matos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mr Gold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gold throws a big shot that misses.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos misses with the combination.
De Matos avoids the head kick by Gold.
De Matos throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
De Matos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Matos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Matos looks to land a body kick but Gold moved away.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold with a nice cross.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Matos throws out the jab.
De Matos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gold is able to avoid easily.
De Matos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Matos scores with a nice head shot.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
De Matos defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from De Matos.
Gold cracks De Matos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Matos scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by De Matos.
De Matos scores with a head kick.

It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Matos throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Matos throws a front kick that sends Gold stumbling back into the cage.
De Matos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gold scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold missing with a left hand there. De Matos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from De Matos misses.
De Matos misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a hook but De Matos avoids it easily.
De Matos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Matos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Matos throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
A slow jab from De Matos misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from De Matos.
De Matos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Matos ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
De Matos throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Nice cross by Gold.
De Matos lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Matos misses with a leg kick.
De Matos throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
De Matos thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but De Matos saw it coming and moves away.
Gold blocks the body kick.
De Matos throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - De Matos coming out on top.
De Matos lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moacyr Domingos De Matos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gold moves out of range as De Matos throws a body kick.
De Matos catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gold misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Matos.
De Matos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as De Matos blocks the leg kick.
Gold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Matos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Matos.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Gold moves out of range as De Matos throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
De Matos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
De Matos scores with a head kick. Gold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gold misses with an uppercut
and De Matos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Matos throws a big shot that misses.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Matos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold looks to land a left hand but De Matos moved out of range nicely.
De Matos connects with an inside leg kick.
Gold blocks a head kick by De Matos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold throws a hook but De Matos avoids it easily.
De Matos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold connects with the punch.
De Matos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
De Matos throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Matos throws a push kick but Gold slaps the foot to one side.
De Matos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos misses with a kick to the body.
Gold takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gold walks into a left hand.
De Matos throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
De Matos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gold counters with a good low kick that De Matos was not able to check.
De Matos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
De Matos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Matos lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Matos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Matos lands with a hook. Gold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gold takes one to the side of the head.
Gold slips under a jab.
Gold throws a head kick but De Matos moves out of range.
A jab from De Matos misses.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Matos throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Matos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Matos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
A victorious Moacyr Domingos De Matos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.