PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniels Turgunovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turgunovs
vs
Mattos

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniels Turgunovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mattos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turgunovs shoots in for a double leg but Mattos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mattos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mattos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turgunovs's sensitive parts.
A cross from Mattos lands.
Daniels Turgunovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turgunovs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turgunovs looks to score with a jab to the body but Mattos is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turgunovs pushes Mattos up against the cage in a clinch.
Turgunovs prevents Mattos from breaking the clinch.
Mattos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mattos is trying to push Turgunovs away but Turgunovs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turgunovs is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgunovs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Mattos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mattos connects with a high kick.
Turgunovs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mattos lands a jab to the nose.
Turgunovs misses with a kick to the body
enabling Mattos to counter with a crisp jab.
Mattos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mattos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mattos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walter Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turgunovs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mattos is fending him off so far but Turgunovs persists. Nope, Mattos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniels Turgunovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mattos misses with a head kick.
Turgunovs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mattos counters with a series of strikes. Turgunovs will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turgunovs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mattos defends it nicely.
Mattos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mattos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mattos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mattos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mattos connects with a solid leg kick.
Mattos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turgunovs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turgunovs tries to clinch up but Mattos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mattos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mattos throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mattos.
Turgunovs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mattos connects with an inside leg kick.
Turgunovs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mattos avoids it really well and circles away.
Mattos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turgunovs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turgunovs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turgunovs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Turgunovs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mattos is out of range.
Mattos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos scores with a leg kick.
Turgunovs misses with a takedown
letting Mattos counter with a right hand.
Mattos throws a head kick that Turgunovs semi-blocks.
Mattos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turgunovs's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turgunovs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mattos.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mattos.
Mattos swats away the attempt to clinch by Turgunovs.
Mattos scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Mattos 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.

Mattos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turgunovs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mattos. That one must have hurt.
Daniels Turgunovs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turgunovs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mattos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turgunovs moves in looking to clinch but Mattos pushes him off.
Mattos scores with a jab.
Turgunovs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walter Mattos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mattos connects with a body shot that sends Turgunovs's belly button to the back.
Turgunovs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Mattos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turgunovs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mattos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turgunovs's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgunovs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mattos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mattos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turgunovs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mattos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mattos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turgunovs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mattos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mattos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turgunovs with a poor takedown
letting Mattos counter with a right hand.
That kick from Mattos tenderised Turgunovs's leg. Turgunovs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mattos keeps the fight on the outside.
Mattos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mattos lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turgunovs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mattos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mattos moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mattos. That's going to slow Turgunovs down.
Turgunovs shoots in but Mattos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniels Turgunovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mattos connects with a solid leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Turgunovs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Turgunovs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mattos circles away.
Mattos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mattos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mattos feints and then cracks Turgunovs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turgunovs down.
Mattos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Mattos.
Mattos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mattos keeps Turgunovs at a distance using the push kick.
Mattos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turgunovs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mattos can pounce on him.
Mattos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mattos feints and then cracks Turgunovs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turgunovs down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turgunovs on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turgunovss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mattos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mattos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mattos lands a head kick. Turgunovs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, jab by Mattos - just one landing.
Mattos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turgunovs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mattos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turgunovs misses with a takedown attempt - Mattos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mattos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turgunovs.
Turgunovs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mattos thumps Turgunovs with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Mattos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Turgunovs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mattos counters with an outside leg kick.
Turgunovs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mattos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mattos lands with a straight right. Turgunovs didn't see that one coming.
Turgunovs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turgunovs or perhaps it was just good defense by Mattos, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgunovs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mattos.
Turgunovs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mattos. That one must have hurt.
Turgunovs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turgunovs's sensitive parts.
Mattos scores with a head kick.
Mattos throws a head kick that Turgunovs semi-blocks.
Turgunovs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mattos swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mattos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mattos lands a high kick!
Turgunovs closes the distance but Mattos moves to the side
and Mattos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turgunovs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mattos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turgunovs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mattos but Mattos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniels Turgunovs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos lands with a hook. Turgunovs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turgunovs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mattos scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mattos.
Turgunovs throws a lazy head kick
letting Mattos counter with a right hand.
Turgunovs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Mattos lands but Turgunovs takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Mattos - just one landing.
Turgunovs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mattos finds it's way round the side to connect with Turgunovs's head.
Mattos throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgunovs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mattos lands with a kick to the temple. Turgunovs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mattos cracks Turgunovs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mattos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mattos lands with a slapping head kick.
Mattos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mattos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mattos throws a leg kick which misses Turgunovs's front leg but catches the back leg as Turgunovs tries to avoid it.
Turgunovs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mattos throws a big counter head kick but Turgunovs avoids it with no problem.
Turgunovs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mattos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turgunovs under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Mattos.
Turgunovs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mattos can pounce on him.
Mattos lands a leg kick that knocks Turgunovs off balance momentarily.
Mattos scores with a push kick.
Mattos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turgunovs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mattos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mattos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turgunovs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mattos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels Turgunovs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter Mattos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mattos scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Mattos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mattos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Mattos!