QFC Tournament 966 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perti Jetson (ranked 4243 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Donovan (ranked 4372 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jetson
vs
Donovan

178 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Perti Jetson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jetson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donovan is fending him off so far but Jetson persists. Nope, Donovan circles away and we're back to standing.
Donovan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jetson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donovan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Donovan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Donovan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jetson is trying to control the position but Donovan postures up.
Donovan wants to control from the top but Jetson keeps moving.
Donovan throwing strikes from guard but Jetson blocks nicely.
Donovan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jetson keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jetson. No joy for Donovan on that attempt.

Donovan moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donovan as Jetson tries to tie him up.
Jetson is trying to break free.
Jetson stalling in the clinch but Donovan improves position.
Jetson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perti Jetson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donovan can't get the takedown.
Jetson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Donovan walks away with a smile on his face. Jetson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jetson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Donovan was covering up waiting for the punch and Jetson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Donovan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donovan looking for a sweep. Not yet Donovan, not yet.
Jetson wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Donovan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jetson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jetson lands a couple of elbows.
Jetson works over Donovan with some ground and pound from guard.
Jetson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jetson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jetson controlling from the top position.
Jetson trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jetson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jetson advances position into side control!

Jetson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jetson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donovan controls the position for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Perti Jetson will probably get the nod.
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.

Jetson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jetson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here as Jetson stalls from top position.
Donovan tries to buck Jetson off but Jetson is having none of it.
Donovan is being controlled here.
Perti Jetson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetson working the head and body with strikes.
Jetson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Donovan is not content to let Jetson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jetson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?
Jetson trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.

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.
Donovan seems a little lost for a moment, as Jetson dominates the positioning.
Jetson lands some shots froms side control.
Jetson is staying tight to Donovan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Donovan pushes Jetson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jetson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Donovan is trying to escape the position but Jetson is controlling the position.
Jetson is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jetson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donovan is not content to let Jetson control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jetson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jetson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jetson is staying tight to Donovan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jetson looks up at the clock and then as Donovan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jetson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jetson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Donovan some visible discomfort.
Jetson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donovan tries to buck Jetson off but Jetson is having none of it.
Jetson working the ground and pound.
Donovan is not content to let Jetson control the position.
Donovan is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jetson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donovan down.
You can see the frustration on Donovan's face as Jetson controls the position.
Jetson looks up at the clock and then as Donovan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jetson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Donovan prevents Jetson from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jetson cracks Donovan with a big right hand but Donovan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jetson landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jetson working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perti Jetson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jetson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donovan sprawls well. Donovan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jetson gets slowly back to his feet.
Donovan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Donovan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jetson defends well and Donovan ends up having to push Jetson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jetson swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.
Perti Jetson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jetson misses with a takedown attempt - Donovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jetson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donovan as he jumps to the side.
Donovan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perti Jetson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetson misses with a takedown attempt - Donovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jetson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donovan counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jetson doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.

Jetson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jetson trying to advance position but Donovan counters by regaining guard.
Donovan is trying to keep Jetson in close.
Jetson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donovan pulls Jetson in close to prevent any damage.
Donovan wants to stand and escape but Jetson is having none of it.
Jetson tries to free his leg and advance position but Donovan is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jetson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jetson moves into full mount! Donovan won't be happy about that!
Donovan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jetson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jetson controlling the position easily from mount.
Donovan is squirming around, avoiding Jetson's attempts to control the action.

Jetson working for a guillotine from mount but Donovan is in no mood to give up.
Jetson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jetson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Donovan is surviving well by controlling Jetson's body position as best he can.
Jetson scoring with strikes but Donovan is staying in there.
Jetson wants to control the pace but Donovan is squirming around nicely.
Donovan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jetson content just to control the position here.
Jetson punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jetson lands a big shot there that rocks Donovan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jetson 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.
Jetson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Donovan! More shots from Jetson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perti Jetson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Nikolas (ranked 2862 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randi Orto (ranked 4246 p4p, 0 weight class). Randi Orto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nikolas
vs
Orto

182 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pierre Nikolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randi Orto !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nikolas's waist but Nikolas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orto off to one side.
Nikolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Orto throws a counter combo.
Nikolas throws a looping overhand right but Orto ducks down to avoid it.
Nikolas's corner calls for a 1-2. Nikolas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Randi Orto has been cut.
Orto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikolas tries to avoid it but Orto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikolas to the ground. Nikolas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierre Nikolas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randi Orto .
Orto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nikolas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orto misses with a takedown attempt
and Nikolas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikolas digs a good body shot into Orto 's ribs.
Orto shoots in but no luck this time.
Nikolas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nikolas swivels and escapes.
Orto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orto tries for a takedown but Nikolas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Orto looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orto circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Orto 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nikolas misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nikolas defends well and Orto ends up having to push Nikolas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nikolas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orto misses with a takedown attempt - Nikolas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Nikolas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orto .
Nikolas sizes up Orto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nikolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Orto shoots in but Nikolas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orto misses with a takedown
and Nikolas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orto staying out of range there.
Orto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nikolas but Nikolas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nikolas throws an overhand right that lands on Orto 's shoulder, as Orto tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Nikolas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Nikolas catches Orto right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orto shoots in but Nikolas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pierre Nikolas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orto shoots in but no luck this time.
Nikolas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nikolas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolas looks to land a combination but Orto avoids it well.
Nikolas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nikolas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Nikolas lands a left and a right that send Orto crashing to the mat, dazed. Nikolas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Orto is rocked!
Orto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nikolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orto is still on wobbly legs! Can Nikolas finish him?
Nikolas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orto seems to have recovered his senses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Orto or perhaps it was just good defense by Nikolas, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nikolas drops Orto with a beautiful combination! Orto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nikolas is looking for the KO!

That has opened up Randi Orto 's cut even more.
Nikolas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nikolas throws a jab but it's blocked by Orto .
Nikolas misses with a body shot.
As Nikolas backs off Orto throws a huge counter combo but Nikolas manages to avoid it all.
Orto shoots in but Nikolas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orto darts in looking for a takedown but Nikolas gets double underhooks and turns Orto into the cage.
Orto avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Nikolas backs off Orto throws a huge counter combo but Nikolas manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orto .
Nikolas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orto has his takedown stuffed
and Nikolas counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikolas thuds his right hand into Orto 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nikolas avoids it really well and circles away.
Nikolas scores with the left hand. Orto knows he should have avoided that one.
Nikolas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orto .
Orto misses with a takedown attempt
and Nikolas counters with a nice body shot.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Orto got wobbled bad by a big combination! Nikolas presses forward with punches and knees until Orto stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Orto closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Nikolas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nae McCombs (ranked 4548 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Marques (ranked 4244 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Marques has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nae McCombs's chin.

McCombs
vs
Marques

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nae McCombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Marques!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCombs shoots in looking for a takedown but Marques manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCombs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nae McCombs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCombs darts in looking for a takedown but Marques gets double underhooks and turns McCombs into the cage.

Marques manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCombs on his heels. He'll look to pass McCombs's guard now, I'm sure.
Marques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marques trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marques cracks McCombs with a solid left hand.
Marques lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques works over McCombs with some ground and pound from guard.
Marques postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marques passes McCombs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marques has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marques trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCombs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marques is working away from the top position though.
McCombs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marques scores with a couple of nice shots.

McCombs is rocked!
Marques lands a big elbow - McCombs is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Marques!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Marques!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Martin (ranked 4247 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Leostorm (ranked 4242 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Martin
vs
Leostorm

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Leostorm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leostorm checks a leg kick.
Leostorm misses with an uppercut.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leostorm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martin at a distance.
Martin misses with a kick to the body
and Leostorm counters with a left to the body.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leostorm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Leostorm was not able to check.
Leostorm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Leostorm looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Martin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leostorm manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin looks to throw a body kick
letting Leostorm counter with a right hand.
Leostorm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leostorm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martin rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Martin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leostorm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leostorm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Leostorm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leostorm throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leostorm lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martin backs up against the cage.
Leostorm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leostorm lands a jab.
Martin thumps Leostorm with a low kick.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leostorm was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
As Martin backs off Leostorm throws a huge counter combo but Martin manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leostorm scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Martin is rocked!
No joy there for Leostorm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Leostorm. Those never looked like landing.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
Leostorm misses with a two punch combination.
Martin throws the left hand but Leostorm avoids the punch easily.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leostorm is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Leostorm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leostorm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Martin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Leostorm moves out of range easily.
Martin lands with a slapping head kick.
Martin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leostorm to score with a decent uppercut.
Leostorm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Leostorm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Leostorm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a jab to the head.
Leostorm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Apollo Leostorm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leostorm scores with a body shot.
Leostorm lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leostorm lands with an uppercut that bounces Martin off the cage and back into range.
Leostorm blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leostorm throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLeostorm.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
letting Leostorm counter with a right hand.
Martin throws a body punch but Leostorm moves out of range.
Martin misses with a hook. Leostorm ducked under it nicely.
Leostorm throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leostorm was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leostorm scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leostorm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martin finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Leostorm's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Martin falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Leostorm!