PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Remnant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Matrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Remnant
vs
Matrione

181 cm
23
199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Remnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Matrione!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Remnant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Remnant lands in his opponent's guard.
Matrione manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matrione can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Remnant is looking to escape.
Remnant slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Remnant moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remnant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matrione manages to get himself to full guard.
Remnant with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matrione is on top in guard.

Remnant has his foot on Matrione's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matrione works his way back into a safe position though.
Remnant 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrione working some strikes from top position.
Matrione trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remnant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matrione's guard.
Matrione preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matrione tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Remnant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Remnant throws a big elbow that misses.
Matrione striking off his back but it's not causing Remnant any problems.
Matrione is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matrione is thwarting Remnant's attempts to control the position.
Remnant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Remnant wants to sweep but no luck.
Remnant looking to control.
Remnant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrione trying to control the position from guard on top but Remnant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Remnant holds on and takes a little breather.

Remnant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matrione defends it easily.
Matrione trying to control but Remnant is working from the bottom.
Remnant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Remnant throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Matrione wants to control from the top but Remnant keeps moving.
Matrione must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Matrione was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Matrione as Remnant shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant thows a body shot but no joy.
Remnant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Matrione gets caught flat footed, as Remnant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Remnant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Remnant throwing strikes from guard but Matrione blocks nicely.
Remnant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Remnant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matrione working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remnant.
Remnant trying to control the position from guard on top but Matrione is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matrione is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Remnant throwing strikes from guard but Matrione blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remnant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Remnant cracks Matrione with a solid left hand.
Remnant postures up and lands a big shot to Matrione's brow.
Matrione looking for a sweep. Not yet Matrione, not yet.
Remnant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Remnant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Remnant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Remnant cracks Matrione with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Remnant lands a couple of elbows.
Matrione manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Remnant manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Remnant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Remnant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Remnant showed some decent athleticism there.
Remnant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Remnant working over Matrione with some ground and pound. Matrione looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Matrione looking for submissions off his back.
Remnant working Matrione over with strikes.
Remnant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Remnant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remnant working the head and body with strikes.
Matrione trying to hold on to Remnant's head to control him but Remnant postures up.
Remnant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Remnant wants to work for an arm triangle but Matrione is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Remnant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matrione gets back to full guard.
Remnant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Matrione has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Remnant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Matrione is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matrione is breathing heavily.
Remnant landing with the ground and pound.
Remnant scoring with some ground and pound.
Remnant chips away with some ground and pound.
Remnant with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant landing some decent shots from guard.
Remnant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matrione's head.

Matrione is looking for a triangle but Remnant pushes his legs off easily.
Remnant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Remnant trying to control but Matrione is working from the bottom.
Matrione looking for a sweep. Not yet Matrione, not yet.
Remnant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Remnant cracks Matrione with a solid left hand.
Remnant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matrione keeping moving, preventing Remnant from controlling successfully.
Remnant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matrione's head.
Remnant chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Remnant is pushing down on Matrione's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matrione is fighting to maintain full guard but Remnant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Matrione wants to get back to full guard.
Matrione has hold of Remnant's hands but Remnant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Remnant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Remnant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Remnant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matrione manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Remnant landing some decent shots from guard.
Remnant trying to control the position from guard on top but Matrione is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Remnant works over Matrione with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remnant landing some decent shots from guard.
Remnant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matrione can do to turn this around?
Remnant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matrione's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matrione's head.
Remnant throwing strikes but missing.
Matrione has Remnant pulled in close to control his posture.
Matrione trying to keep a closed guard but Remnant is proving a slippery customer.
Remnant lands a couple of digs.
Remnant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Remnant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Remnant cracks Matrione with a solid left hand.

Remnant drops back looking for a leg! Matrione is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matrione manages to kick Remnant off! Remnant jumps back into Matrione's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Remnant won't allow Matrione to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Remnant dominated that second round.
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!

Remnant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Remnant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matrione looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remnant is one step ahead there.
Remnant chips away with some ground and pound.
Remnant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Remnant wants to control from the top but Matrione keeps moving.
Remnant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Remnant postures up in Matrione's guard and throws a big left but Matrione blocks it.
Matrione is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Remnant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matrione's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remnant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Remnant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant working some strikes from top position.
Remnant lands a couple of digs.

Remnant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Remnant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Remnant cracks Matrione with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Remnant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chris Remnant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matrione manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Remnant manages to get himself to full guard.
Remnant wants to sweep but no luck.
Matrione throwing strikes from guard but Remnant blocks nicely.
Matrione postures up in Remnant's guard and throws a big left but Remnant blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Remnant is on top in guard.
Remnant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matrione has momentary wrist control but Remnant slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant is in close to Matrione's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Remnant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Remnant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Matrione looking for a guillotine here but Remnant defends easily.
Matrione takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Remnant has gone for a leg lock! Matrione slips out almost immediately though and dives into Remnant's guard.
Remnant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Remnant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Remnant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matrione is one step ahead there.
Matrione working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrione with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matrione stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Remnant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Remnant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matrione's guard.
Remnant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Remnant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Remnant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matrione's head.
Matrione doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Remnant won't allow Matrione to sweep him here.
Remnant lands a couple of elbows.
Remnant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remnant is working Matrione over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Remnant preventing the sweep.
Matrione keeping moving, preventing Remnant from controlling successfully.
Remnant won't allow Matrione to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant works over Matrione with some ground and pound from guard.
Remnant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Remnant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Remnant passes Matrione's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Remnant wants to pass to mount but Matrione is defending the position.
Remnant lands with a punch from half guard.
Mark Matrione has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Remnant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Remnant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Matrione actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Remnant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Remnant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Remnant!
A relieved looking Chris Remnant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.