PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Patroit's Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Matiss's choice of entrance music: Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold. Jackson Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Thomas
vs
Matiss

189 cm
28
213 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

186 cm
31
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jackson Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomas has managed to clinch.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Matiss has Thomas pushed against the cage.
Thomas tries a body shot but Matiss blocks it.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Matiss tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Matiss.

It looks like Jackson Thomas has been cut.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Matiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matiss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Matiss landing knees to the head.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Thomas tries to break free but Matiss pushes him back against the cage.
Matiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matiss managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matiss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matiss's face.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matiss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matiss scores with a knee to the head.
Matiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Matiss misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries to work over Matiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas tries a body shot but Matiss blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Matiss is blocking nicely.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matiss scores with a knee to the head.
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Matiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Matiss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matiss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Matiss blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Matiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.

Matiss breaks the clinch.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas tests Matiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matiss lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas moves out of range as Matiss throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a head kick!
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matiss gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Matiss avoids the damage to the body.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
A short right from Thomas.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Matiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Matiss feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matiss. Matiss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Matiss.
Matiss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matiss. That's going to slow Thomas down.

Matiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Thomas.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Matiss counters with a leg kick.
Matiss lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matiss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matiss is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas 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.
Matiss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Matiss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matiss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matiss, right into the meat.
Matiss moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Matiss slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Matiss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matiss.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Matiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matiss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matiss.
Matiss lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
Matiss thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Matiss connects with a high kick.
Crunch! Matiss slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matiss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matiss throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matiss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matiss connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Matiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Matiss tries to land a body kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matiss.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Matiss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matiss.
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matiss. That one must have hurt.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a high kick!
Matiss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matiss scores with a leg kick.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.

Matiss clinches.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.

Matiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Matiss darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas is stalling here.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mario Matiss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mario Matiss has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matiss avoids it.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Matiss controls his hands.
Matiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Matiss avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matiss blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Matiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss throws a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Matiss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Matiss's body. Matiss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Matiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Matiss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matiss drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matiss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matiss moves away.
Matiss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matiss tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas swings for the body but Matiss moves out of range.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matiss.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Matiss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matiss throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matiss. Matiss obviously looking to wear him down.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Matiss looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Matiss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matiss 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
Mario Matiss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.