PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fatman Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hatton
vs
Matthews

155 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatman Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matthews as he jumps to the side.
Hatton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matthews gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatman Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Matthews gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Matthews passes into side control, despite Hatton's attempt to control the position.
Hatton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Matthews presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Matthews controlling from mount.
Hatton is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matthews swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Matthews!