PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marcus
vs
Mathews

185 cm
21
197 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

World class MT
Heavy handed

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathews throws a hook but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathews throws out the jab.

Marcus drives through and clinches with Mathews against the cage.
Marcus being controlled against the cage.
Mathews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
A short left from Marcus.
Mathews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcus being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews leaning against his opponent.
Mathews lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mathews is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathews content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Mathews moves into the clinch.
Mathews dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marcus is trying to maintain a safe position but Mathews gets an underhook and turns Marcus into the cage.
Mathews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mathews lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
A short left from Mathews.
Mathews avoiding damage.
Mathews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
Marcus misses with an elbow strike.
Mathews throws a head punch that misses.
Marcus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathews is defending well for now.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mathews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Mathews looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mathews stalls.
Mathews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marcus on the inside.
Mathews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathews has double underhooks.
Come on Mathews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mathews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mathews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marcus's efforts to push away.
Mathews letting Marcus take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Marcus.
Mathews avoiding damage as Marcus throws knees to the body.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Mathews to work.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
Mathews stalling.
Marcus lands an elbow inside that Mathews shrugs off.
Mathews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mathews manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marcus misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathews.
Mathews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mathews's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Mathews dominated that 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.

Marcus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mathews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mathews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marcus.
Simon Marcus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcus misses with a kick to the body.
Dylan Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcus. That did some damage!
Mathews misses with a hook. Marcus ducked under it nicely.
Marcus moves away from the strike by Mathews.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mathews finds it's way round the side to connect with Marcus's head.
Mathews slips a jab and a cross from Marcus.
Marcus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marcus checks a leg kick.
Mathews blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Mathews misses its intended target.

Marcus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathews, pushing him back against the cage.

Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Marcus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcus checks a leg kick.
Marcus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Marcus forces Mathews back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Mathews scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mathews.
Dylan Mathews seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mathews stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcus lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Mathews.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mathews.

It looks like Simon Marcus has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mathews as Marcus tries to tie him up.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Marcus taking a breather.
Mathews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcus wants to break free but Mathews has control.
Marcus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mathews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcuss head.
Mathews misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus lands an elbow that stopped Mathews in his tracks for a moment.
Marcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathews.
Marcus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathews is defending well for now.
Mathews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mathews.
Mathews cracks Marcus with a nice body shot.
Marcus has had enough of the clinch but Mathews keeps him there for the moment.
Marcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathews.
Mathews tries a body shot but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mathews working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mathews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mathews on the inside.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Mathews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcus up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mathews.
Marcus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathews controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mathews.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus is trying to stall.
Marcus lands with a short shot to the head.
Mathews lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Mathews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Marcus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Marcus tries to bum rush Mathews with a series of wild strikes but Mathews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcus throws a switch kick that catches Mathews on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Mathews looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Mathews flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Simon Marcus!
Simon Marcus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.