PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Moura (ranked 4888 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 379 p4p, 232 weight class). Martins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monte Tiene Garabato kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moura
vs
Martins

159 cm
24
155
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
145
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddy Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martins rushes Moura and presses him up against the cage.
Moura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moura backwards.
Martins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martins with a knee to the head.
Martins lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Martins.
Martins lands a nice shot to the body.
Martins stops a takedown attempt from Moura.
Martins's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moura's face.
Martins landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martins gets through Moura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martins crunches a lovely knee into Moura's ribcage.
Martins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura looking for a takedown.
Martins lands a knee to the head.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moura's efforts to push away.
Martins prevents the takedown attempt.
Martins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moura takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Martins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martins stalling.
A knee to the head by Martins.
Martins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Martins scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands with a left to the head.
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!
Martins stalling.
Martins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martins lands an elbow that stopped Moura in his tracks for a moment.
Martins lands an elbow that stopped Moura in his tracks for a moment.
Martins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Moura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martins lands a knee to the head.
Martins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martins blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Martins.
Moura is trying to pull guard but Martins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moura.
Martins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moura backwards.
Moura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martins just leaning against Moura, taking a breather.
Moura takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Martins to work.
Martins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mouras head.
Martins crunches a lovely knee into Moura's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura letting Martins take a breather here.
Moura takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura tries to pull guard but Martins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Martins.
Still in the clinch, Martins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moura looking for a takedown.
Moura takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Martins.
Martins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martins has Moura pushed against the cage.
Martins lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Martins scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Martins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Martins moves into the clinch successfully.
Martins with a knee to the head.
Martins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moura.
Martins effectively controlling the action here.
Martins scores with a knee to the head.
Martins lands a shoulder strike.

Moura is rocked!
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Moura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Martins.

Moura successfully pulls guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Moura's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Martins wants to stand and escape but instead Moura has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Moura seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moura throwing strikes from guard but Martins blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Moura from controlling successfully.
Martins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martins wants to get back to his feet but Moura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moura wanted to stand there but Martins had control of the position.
Moura prevents Martins from getting back to his feet.

Martins has his feet on Moura's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martins drives through and clinches with Moura against the cage.
Moura tries to pull guard but Martins won't allow it.
Moura being controlled against the cage.
Martins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martins connects with a knee to the head.
Martins stalling the fight.
Martins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moura taking a breather.
Martins scores with a knee to the head.
Martins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mouras head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martins.
Moura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martins is keeping busy.
Martins lands a knee to the head.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Martins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martins with a knee to the head.
Martins avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moura backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martins has Moura pushed against the cage.
Martins stops a takedown attempt from Moura.
Moura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martins to keep the fight standing.
Martins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martins is pushing Moura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Martins has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Martins leaves Moura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Martins pushes Moura up against the cage in a clinch.
Martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moura misses with an elbow strike.
Martins is pressed up against the cage. Moura has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martins down to the mat. Martins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Martins moves into range and clinches up with Moura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moura is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martins has Moura pushed against the cage.
Martins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moura's efforts to push away.
Moura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moura.
Martins stops a takedown attempt from Moura.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins with a knee to the head.
Martins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moura wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Martins pushes Moura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moura tries to pull guard but Martins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Martins effectively controlling the action here.
Moura jumps guard but Martins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura takes a shot to the head.
Moura can't get the takedown.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moura's face.
Martins scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martins.
Martins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Martins to work.
Martins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martins slowing the pace effectively.
Martins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a nice uppercut.
Moura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martins lands with a light punch inside.
Moura tries to pull guard but Martins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Martins.
Stalling in the clinch from Martins.
Martins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moura jumps guard but Martins stands there with Moura around his waist. Moura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Martins drops Moura with a big knee straight up the middle! Moura is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martins instigates a clinch.
Moura fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a big knee to the head and Moura goes down! Martins pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diogo Martins!