PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artair Dostan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Marshall Matthews
vs
Dostan

172 cm
40
152 lbs
27 - 24 - 1

175 cm
28
154 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Artair Dostan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall Matthews scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Marshall Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marshall Matthews.
Marshall Matthews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dostan is keeping busy.
Marshall Matthews unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marshall Matthews creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Marshall Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dostan fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall Matthews tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dostan manages to circle out of the way.
Dostan fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Dostan.
Dostan misses with a right hand
and Marshall Matthews counters with a three punch combo that has Dostan backing up. Dostan nods at Marshall Matthews to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dostan swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall Matthews.
Dostan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dostan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marshall Matthews defends well and Dostan ends up having to push Marshall Matthews into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dostan throws a right and a left that Marshall Matthews avoids nicely.
Dostan throws an off balance right hand
and Marshall Matthews counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Dostan! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Marshall Matthews!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morton Marshall Matthews!
Morton Marshall Matthews seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.