Match on action example

Match on action (or cutting on action) is an editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject in the first shot.The match on action in this shot takes place between 23 and 24 seconds into the clip. The action matched is her lighting a match and the shot changes between a long MLS to a MS.  

When using a match on action technique, it is enhanced by changing the shot distance and angle, this gives a more realistic view of the scene and keeps the piece together by being able to see what is happening with each character.