1994: Tony ELLIN vs. CJ WILEY - FINALS of the 19th SANDS REGENCY OPEN - Commentary: Pretty Boy Floyd

From June 1994, this is one for the books! A classic of classic treasures! Not only do we have fantastic play in the Finals match of the 19th Sands Regency 9-Ball open between Tony ELLIN and CJ WILEY, but we have the infamous and colorful PRETTY BOY FLOYD, Jimmy Mataya, in the booth! This is definitely a "one-of-a-kind" match worth listening to 'til the end!
Commentary by Jimmy "Pretty Boy Floyd" Mataya and Bill Cress
Remastered and up-scaled to 720p HD
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[@Yezir760]

Pretty Boy Flyod should be commentating now. He makes it interesting.

[@bonhzeppelin55]

I wish he was paired with the late Grady The Professor Matthews. That would've been a great pool commentary team.

[@callingoutbullshit3623]

What ever happened too him?

[@theabhorrentchef7226]

@callingoutbullshit3623 I haven’t been watching a lot of pool lately but a year or two ago you could catch PBF commentating on a few streams. I think maybe it was on pov pool streams. Funny as ever. If you haven’t seen his “secrets of pool hustling” video - watch it immediately. It is the greatest piece of pool art in the history of this spinning earth. Tears of laughter. An epic troll

[@billysikes1374]

​@@callingoutbullshit3623 he just died 2 weeks ago

[@mykolas566]

@@billysikes1374 RIP, dat man play good!

[@cjr3559]

This is great. Keep the classic games coming 👍🏻

[@nickp4793]

Wow this match was fun to watch! I must have watched hundreds of matches over the past 25 years, and this one had me smiling and laughing the whole time.

[@fraserwing8744]

Incredibly entertaining commentary!

[@jameshendrix9262]

Hey! I asked and y’all delivered! Tony is from my hometown but passed a few years before I started playing. Naturally I love watching his matches

[@bonhzeppelin55]

I loved to watch Tony's powerful game. He really had it all .. the complete game and skills. I wish he were around today stringing racks.

[@gtronable]

Ellin was a beast. One of my faves growing up watching. Gone to soon.

[@bonhzeppelin55]

The Hurricane! Mr. Ellin had one of the biggest breaks on the tour, including a Buddy Hall like touch//finesse and power! A real Peach of a Guy and greatly missed.

[@gtronable]

@@bonhzeppelin55 totally one of a kind player.

[@bgjb-r1499]

A tragic ending for one of the nicest guys on the tour.

[@misteroughtright5557]

Gone way too soon. His break was one of the kind.

[@thepoolmaster8683]

He died 3 days after this match

[@texascowboy8612]

I was in that tournament . I miss Tony. The Hay Man

[@AlexZander688]

Holy hell, MacGyver is playing in the pool tournament.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

I love how 27 years later thorpe and woodward brought back the mullet lol

[@MrJdsenior]

"I went to lag for the break and I jumped the table" Nice one. "I'm playing so bad, in my last tournament I forfeited the lag. Not bad. "She's picking his pocket, and he doesn't know it" "Man's on death row, wondering when and if he's getting his last meal" Great commentary, funny guys.

[@bonhzeppelin55]

Pretty Boy Floyd can dab it with his cue and his mouth! :-) Cheers!

[@trevorlyttle9073]

He plays like a pregnant woman

[@anotherOneMore7]

This is how you play pool. And... this is how you perform commentary on pool. Great entertainment in all four corners.

[@lonniebest4697]

Enjoyed the commentary personalities and the match of course.

[@AccuStats]

One of the most liked commentaries of all time.

[@eddiebob77]

Came for the pool but the commentary was epic!

[@AccuStats]

Yes, epic!

[@williamhall7349]

Pittsburgh John remember him from back in the early 70s I was a young ladd racking the balls for him and another player called Rip Maynard Parrish was his real name my dad was staking Rip .Pitts was a real gentleman he and another player called monk

[@jacobjones5269]

I was there when Tony played Jeremy Jones tennis for a grand.. This was when JJ was north of 3 bills, too.. lol.. But he had a kick serve like Agassi.. lol.. Watching Tony trying to return that serve was one of the funniest things I’ve ever witnessed..

[@davidmcvay5096]

Wow that’s awesome I need more info on this story and why the heck wasent it put on tape lol? And how did Tony pass away ?

[@DominiKing32]

@@davidmcvay5096 Tony passed away when his car got stuck on a train crossing and got hit by a train.

[@mrvafaman]

Thanks Pat !!!

[@Fatboypool]

This is a great one! Thx Pat🙏🏼❤️😀

[@AccuStats]

You're so welcome!

[@williamhall7349]

@@AccuStatsHey Pat Have you got any matches will Jimmy Reid?

[@timatkinson9291]

Tony great shooting. Simply on fire!!!

[@ingvaardhesingstaat3592]

What a great match. The commentary by Pretty Boy and Bill hilarious. Sounds like they were throwing back a few before and during. My favourite quip was about the girl trying to pickpocket her boyfriend. And both were hot for CJs gal. Keep it coming..

[@alexcollins1630]

I'm here for Mataya 's commentary the best 🤪

[@licoricesaffron]

Ye mataya doesn’t like jump cues. In one sentence he said the shooter looked Like he took charlie chan’s walking stick Soon they’ll be knocking em in on planet mars from saturn And it’s like that guy who jumped those cars at the snake river Evel knievel. He also said there were 17.5 million viewers, Frank sinatra was here but just left, the winner got $500G And a new lexus, and the runner up $250G. Some zingers for the ladies, as well.

[@licoricesaffron]

At the end we saw the pretty wife of cj and mataya wanted to know if she had any sisters. The other guy in the booth said, well id settle for one of her brothers. Jimmy not knowing what to say to that chuckled, youll probabably end up with one of her brothers. It was incredible really. Very funny.

[@kevind9952]

Tony was on his way to being an all time great. It's a shame with his unfortunate early passing. Love watching his matches

[@lestrowell3433]

That Minnesota Fats reference took me back. I fell in love with pool I was playing all the time. My mom got me a video for Christmas of Minnesota fats. I learned why I did certain things and how I could use it better . And also a little something called The Diamond system. A little less than a year later I was getting banned from Every Game Room tournament there was. Now if she'd got me Pretty Boy Floyd's video. I would've have been such a dumbass and ruin my action everywhere. I was dead set on on humiliating anybody I played. Pool is the longest lasting love I've ever had.

[@CKC-gk2dh]

I miss the Accu-stats intro music such as this one!

[@Fatboypool]

Fatboy Approved Rip TE🙏

[@jeffren70]

That's like the tiniest big check ever!

[@cliffy236]

Great back in the days classic match, remember watching this on vhs

[@dannyberkabile265]

Why do commentators feel they have to predict the shots? Don’t they commentate or make comments on the shots players themselves already decide to shoot? I think this is what commentators should be doing rather than being predictors. For instance, the commentator said he has not got one right yet, but getting predictions right is not what a commentator should be doing. It's commenting on shots after the player shoots them.

[@xanh350]

Pretty boy floyd should be nicknamed "Hey, lets face it" instaed :D

[@bonhzeppelin55]

He does say that a lot.

[@CrazyHeartRanch]

always fun to watch Tony play. Francisco is the only one who breaks good with that extreme body english tho

[@ethanletzer3507]

Cj Wiley looks like a combo of Niels Feijen and Theo Von lol. Long live the Rat King!!!

[@mista335]

No it's McGyver (original)

[@kylepepin7879]

Why isn’t theo wearing a vest? His best game is strong

[@mattfahnestock6178]

Awesome !!!

[@_I_KNOW_HOW_THE_FLOWERS_FELT_]

* Bill Cress' voice and the way he speaks is very similar to the poet Charles Bukowski *

[@roadrunner381]

Lol, good ear my man!👍🤣

[@der1narr]

a lot of „body english“, my coach would beat me with a stick, if i‘d play like that. but hey, he’s pottin‘ everthing. 🤓

[@mehdim544]

Funniest break technique ever. However plays like a beast. CJ looks like Macgvyer 😀

[@wombra8314]

Mehdi M lolol :)

[@jameshendrix9262]

Played like a beast. He passed away in 2000 from a collision with a train.

[@paulkissiah8083]

Tony wasn't from Columbia when Tony was in his zone no one on this tour could defeat him Tony was by far the best in 9 ball period.

[@jacobjones5269]

He was coming into his own when he was taken from us... My brother, Jeremy, absolutely adored him, and believed he woulda been a legend, if he had the opportunity..

[@billysikes1374]

He was from Brunswick Ga

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

RIP Tony 🎱

[@jandeband]

👍

[@djamo1969]

For those of you too young to remember, everyone named CJ had hair like that back then. LOL

[@clintonehrhardtsr122]

playing so bad i just forfeited the lag,thats hilarious

[@DeeMoback]

I remember Tony when he was a kid ..... he could get on a roll sometimes..... very hard to beat....tough competitor ..... back then there was another Tony too and they were about the same age and from same part of the country

[@DeeMoback]

I just thought of the other Tony's name.....was Tony Watson I think.....last time I drew CJ he beat me 9-4 .....lol....."walk-in-the-park"

[@BarBoxRob]

@@DeeMoback Tony Watson has matches on youtube too he was gonna be a champion but he went the gambling route in pool

[@jacobjones5269]

Tony Watson... My brother brought him to Houston when he was 12 years old, and had me run him around from Houston to New Orleans, where they called him the shrimp boat.. lol.. Great player, bets high..

[@michaelasbery7130]

Tony Watson was a player he came derby city several years he had good backers that would gamble he would play for Big money he had a lot of heart

[@kaivonweymarn2897]

Toll nur toll

[@williamtruitte4929]

Ayyyy pass that French marijuana this way !!!! I'm fucking done lmmfao

[@mrfrano100]

Love to watch the old masters! Why are there no fat snooker players? Different time, countries or sport?

[@AJMangino]

39:27 😂

[@jandeband]

how much did tony win ?

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Jimmy Mataya, "Last match I was so nervous I jumped the table on the lag" Then without missing a beat, Bill Cress, "I was playing so bad my last match I forfeited the lag" Outstanding exchange by the commentators. Side note: Not a fan of Mataya after watching his video about hustling pool.

[@theabhorrentchef7226]

WHAT?!?!? Why not? That video has given me more tearful laughs than anything else in my life. It is absolute gold

[@frankdavino7701]

Trophy dont spent...CASH !

[@RichardsWorld]

@14:35 seeing Jeanette Lee wearing white makes her hard to recognize.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

CJ "flat earth" Wiley

[@CrazyHeartRanch]

is that Lee Marvin with Floyd?

[@AccuStats]

Sounds like him, doesn't it?

[@billysikes1374]

The best player to ever play pool CJ, just ask him, And Mataya claims he beat Everybody, never beat a soul

[@theabhorrentchef7226]

He beat that shlup at the bar while he was dressed up as a painter. You think he was playing for trophies?! Hell no, he wanted the CASH!! You can’t buy a rolls Royce with a trophy, you need CASH! He’s going through life eating lobster and caviar, and he’s taking me with him.

[@woofpool2022]

Was the half million prize money a joke?

[@AccuStats]

Haha! Yes! It's Pretty Boy Floyd!! LOL

[@ronplaja892]

You see at the end he gets a check for $7,450. I hate to break it to you but he didn’t get a Lexus either.

[@zxzs328]

Thanks! Great matchup, but Floyd profoundly annoying.

[@frazierg0325]

Somebody in the booth didn't like women too much.

[@clintonehrhardtsr122]

did tony die in a car wreck back some time ago ?

[@AccuStats]

Yes, hit by a train.

[@jlobiafra]

Joe Dirt has a mean game of pool

[@jacobjones5269]

In his prime, there weren’t many who shot as straight as that guy.. His break was so so, safety game just ok, but when heated, he could humble anyone..

[@gyro313]

Drug head and ruined JM last time in the booth

[@kriskringle6173]

These commentators are something else.. Tony played real good. CJ played like shit. We've all been there tho. I wouldnt lose any sleep. On to the next one.

[@kevindean6600]

While witty. I find pbf’s banter to be boorish. His insight is insightful but a bit of a doosh.

[@kevindean6600]

I just realized that statement was redundant. Hey I worked a lot today. Lol

[@zxzs328]

He talked like he thought he was some minor gangster or something.

[@licoricesaffron]

Forgive me tony, but that’s the worst break ever.

[@researcher3981]

Apparently theses two never saw or heard of Craig Stevens' break, he gave virtually anyone the 6-7-8 if you gave him the break.