PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between marcos martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

martini
vs
Calzaghe

175 cm
20
156 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, marcos martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
martini swats away the attempt to clinch by Calzaghe.

martini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calzaghe blocking some punches.
martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Calzaghe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
martini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calzaghe's elbow.
martini lands an elbow that stopped Calzaghe in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calzaghe avoids a wild elbow strike from martini.
Calzaghe tries to break the clinch but martini is controlling the position.
martini trying to land knees to the body.
martini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Calzaghe.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
martini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as martini throws knees to the body.
Calzaghe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
martini has Calzaghe pushed against the cage.
martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
martini missing with knees to the body.
martini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzaghe is defending well for now.
martini is trying to stall.
martini trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, martini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calzaghe's brow.
Calzaghe wants to break free but martini has control.
martini misses with a punch to the body.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calzaghe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calzaghe wants to get back to striking at distance but martini won't allow it.
martini scores a nice knee to the body.
Calzaghe looks gassed!
Calzaghe is trying to force a seperation but martini has the dominant position.
martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
martini has Calzaghe pushed against the cage.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.
martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calzaghe tries to break the clinch but martini is controlling the position.
martini lands a good knee to the midsection. Calzaghe won't want to take too many of those.
martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from martini fails to land.
Calzaghe lands with a light punch inside.
martini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
martini landing knees to the head.
Calzaghe takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe prevents a body shot from martini.
martini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
martini lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from martini.
martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calzaghe's defenses.
martini stalling in the clinch but Calzaghe improves position.
Calzaghe is looking to break free of the clinch but martini has double underhooks.
martini misses with a knee to the head.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
Calzaghe avoids a wild elbow strike from martini.
Calzaghe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
martini trying to land knees to the body.

Calzaghe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot.

Calzaghe takes the fight into the clinch.
martini stalling in the clinch but Calzaghe improves position.
martini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but martini is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
martini looking to throw knees to the head but Calzaghe is blocking nicely.
martini prevents Calzaghe from breaking the clinch.
martini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.

Calzaghe breaks from the clinch.
martini looks to clinch
and Calzaghe counters with an inside leg kick.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt.
martini wants to clinch but Calzaghe slips to the side
and Calzaghe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calzaghe doesn't manage to clinch there - martini circles away.

martini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calzaghe's defenses.
martini missing with knees to the body.
martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calzaghe's defenses.
Calzaghe is trying to force a seperation but martini has the dominant position.
Calzaghe tries to break free but martini pushes him back against the cage.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Joe Calzaghe's cut even more.
martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzaghe avoids the damage to the body.
martini lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calzaghe's defenses.
martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzaghe avoids the damage to the body.
Calzaghe is looking to break free of the clinch but martini has double underhooks.
martini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calzaghe avoids a wild elbow strike from martini.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calzaghe is trying to force a seperation but martini has the dominant position.
Calzaghe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.
martini lands a nice elbow.
martini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calzaghe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
martini misses with an elbow strike.
martini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Calzaghe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calzaghe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calzaghe is trying to force a seperation but martini has the dominant position.
Calzaghe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
martini works on Calzaghe's body with a couple of short punches.
Calzaghe wants to get back to striking at distance but martini won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcos martini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

martini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
martini looks to throw a body kick
and Calzaghe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

martini has closed the distance and engaged Calzaghe in a clinch.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini tries a body shot but Calzaghe blocks it.
martini lands a damaging elbow.
Calzaghe is trying to break free.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from martini.
martini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
martini lands an elbow just above Calzaghe 's eye.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as martini throws knees to the body.
martini tries to land a knee to the head but Calzaghe blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calzaghe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
martini trying to land knees to the body.
martini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Calzaghe breaks from the clinch.
Calzaghe scores with a hook to the body. martini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
martini avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
martini misses with a leg kick.
Calzaghe tries a low kick but martini avoids it.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini throws a front kick that sends Calzaghe stumbling back into the cage.
martini tries to clinch but Calzaghe moves away
and Calzaghe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Calzaghe closes the distance and clinches.
martini tries a knee to the head but Calzaghe blocks it.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from martini.
A frustrated look appears on Calzaghe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
martini working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
Calzaghe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as martini throws knees to the body.
Calzaghe can't break the clinch.
Calzaghe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
martini struggles to land a body shot inside as Calzaghe controls his hands.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Calzaghe wants to break the clinch but can't.
martini pushes off an throws an elbow but Calzaghe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch.
martini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calzaghe looks to land a left hand but martini moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe tries to close the distance and clinch up but martini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
martini wants to clinch up but Calzaghe keeps it at a distance.
martini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calzaghe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but martini was well out of range. Poor timing from Calzaghe.
martini lands a two punch combo.
martini throws a head kick that misses.
Calzaghe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

martini gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from martini - that landed with a thud.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
Calzaghe avoiding damage as martini throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch but martini keeps him there for the moment.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.

Calzaghe manages to break the clinch.
martini keeps Calzaghe at a distance using the push kick.
A combination from Calzaghe does no damage.

martini pushes Calzaghe up against the cage in a clinch.
martini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calzaghe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
martini pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Calzaghe tries to break free but martini pushes him back against the cage.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch.
martini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Calzaghe if he has to take too many more of those.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calzaghe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
martini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
martini misses with a few strikes there.

Calzaghe tries to keep at a distance but martini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calzaghe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzaghe is defending well for now.
Calzaghe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calzaghe working hard to break the clinch.
martini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
martini trying to land knees to the body.
Calzaghe is trying to break free.
martini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
martini stalling in the clinch but Calzaghe improves position.
Calzaghe avoids the elbow strike from martini, against the cage.
martini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calzaghe is defending well for now.
martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
martini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Calzaghe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calzaghe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Calzaghe managing to block the knees to the body from martini.
martini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
martini scores with a knee to the head.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calzaghe wants to clinch.
marcos martini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
martini tries to land a leg kick but Calzaghe saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcos martini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
That's time! martini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt.
martini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
martini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calzaghe is able to avoid easily.
martini wants to clinch but Calzaghe slips to the side
and Calzaghe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calzaghe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
Calzaghe tries to clinch but martini moves out of range.
martini scores with a punch to the head.
Calzaghe takes a kick to the side of the head.
martini tries to clinch there but Calzaghe circles away.
Calzaghe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

martini clinches with his opponent.
martini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
martini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, martini throws an elbow but misses.
Calzaghe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
martini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzaghe blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Calzaghe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from martini - that landed with a thud.
martini swings wildly with an uppercut but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
martini missing with knees to the body.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
martini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Calzaghe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Calzaghe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calzaghe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calzaghe takes a swing at martini's ribcage but misses.
martini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but martini was well out of range. Poor timing from Calzaghe.
martini cracks Calzaghe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

martini moves into range and clinches up with Calzaghe.
martini lands an elbow inside.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch but martini keeps him there for the moment.
martini leaning against his opponent.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but martini is controlling him.
martini misses with a knee strike.
Calzaghe tries to break free but martini pushes him back against the cage.
martini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzaghe blocks it with crossed arms.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
martini misses with a knee strike.
Calzaghe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
martini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calzaghe avoids it.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
martini trying to land knees to the body.

Calzaghe manages to break the clinch.
martini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calzaghe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calzaghe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
martini closes the distance but Calzaghe moves to the side
and Calzaghe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for martini.
Calzaghe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but martini is out of range.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the side of martini's head but martini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

martini pushes Calzaghe up against the cage in a clinch.
martini landing knees to the body.
Calzaghe takes an elbow to the temple.
martini lands a knee to the head.
marcos martini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, martini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calzaghe's brow.
Calzaghe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
martini trying to land knees to the body.
martini keeps control of Calzaghe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
martini misses with a knee strike.
Calzaghe working hard to break the clinch.

Calzaghe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calzaghe avoids a kick to the body.
Calzaghe wants to clinch but martini slips to the side

and martini counters by clinching up.
martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
marcos martini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
martini throws an elbow but it misses.
martini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calzaghe blocks an elbow strike.
Calzaghe is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini prevents Calzaghe from breaking the clinch.
martini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calzaghe blocks it with crossed arms.

Calzaghe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

martini moves into the clinch.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch but martini keeps him there for the moment.
martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Calzaghe avoids the damage to the body.
Calzaghe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calzaghe is trying to break free.

Calzaghe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Calzaghe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
martini tries to close the distance and clinch but Calzaghe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calzaghe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down martini rather than just go for the knockout.
Calzaghe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
marcos martini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for martini, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marcos martini!