PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Matthews (ranked 6092 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buckee Mcstucking (ranked 6977 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckee Mcstucking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matthews
vs
Mcstucking

152 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brady Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buckee Mcstucking!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcstucking decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews is looking for a sweep. Mcstucking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcstucking wants to take a breather but Matthews is having none of it.
Mcstucking looks winded!
Mcstucking prevents Matthews from improving his position.
Matthews preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Matthews moves into full guard.
Matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mcstucking manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcstucking wants to control but Matthews passes easily into half guard.
Matthews controlling the action here.
Matthews drops an elbow to the side of Mcstucking's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcstucking keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matthews seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcstucking wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcstucking with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matthews drops an elbow to the side of Mcstucking's head.
Matthews could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Matthews working over Mcstucking with some ground and pound. Mcstucking looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcstucking is looking for a sweep. Matthews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands with a punch from half guard.
Matthews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mcstucking on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been informed that Mcstucking has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mcstucking is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matthews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matthews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Matthews working the head and body with strikes.
Matthews takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcstucking on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mcstucking punching from the bottom.
Matthews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews 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.
Matthews keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Matthews 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.

Mcstucking clinches up against the cage.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Mcstucking won't allow it.
Mcstucking misses with an elbow over the top.

Matthews jumps guard and drags Mcstucking to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but Mcstucking is proving a slippery customer.
Matthews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcstucking wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.

Matthews has his foot on Mcstucking's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcstucking works his way back into a safe position though.
Matthews 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.
Mcstucking wants to stand but Matthews has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matthews holds on and takes a little breather.
Matthews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcstucking wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Matthews is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matthews is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Matthews wants to sweep here but Mcstucking controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mcstucking moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matthews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matthews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcstucking can do to turn this around?

Matthews decides to pull guard.
Mcstucking wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet.
Matthews might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Matthews is trying to control the position but Mcstucking postures up.
Matthews seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matthews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Matthews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mcstucking doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mcstucking manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcstucking wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcstucking has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matthews is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown but Mcstucking manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matthews's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcstucking throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.

Mcstucking clinches.
Mcstucking throws a knee to the head but misses.

Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Mcstucking misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Mcstucking closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews jumps guard but Mcstucking turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcstucking fails to pull guard.
Matthews slows down the pace here.

Matthews gets control of Mcstucking's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matthews will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matthews trying to control the position.
Mcstucking wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matthews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matthews is trying to control the position but Mcstucking postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Buckee Mcstucking will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcstucking leaves Matthews with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mcstucking tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcstucking shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matthews pinned against the cage. Matthews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Matthews has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcstucking uses from the top position.
Matthews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcstucking avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matthews controls Mcstucking momentarily but Mcstucking frees himself.
Matthews wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Matthews is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcstucking defends well.

Matthews is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcstucking defends well.
Matthews trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcstucking sitting in guard here, content to control.

Matthews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matthews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brady Matthews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matthews drops an elbow to the side of Mcstucking's head.
Mcstucking tries to roll over but Matthews keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews working over Mcstucking with some ground and pound. Mcstucking looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Mcstucking looking for submissions off his back.
Mcstucking works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matthews postures up and lands a big shot to Mcstucking's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcstucking is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matthews is working Mcstucking over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Matthews cracks Mcstucking with a solid left hand.
Mcstucking wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Matthews manages to pass to side control.
Mcstucking wants to control the action here but instead Matthews manages to pass to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthews has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Matthews!