PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Martin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Munky
vs
Martin

150 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
19
168 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Martin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to clinch but Munky is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ed Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin tries to clinch up

and Munky counters by clinching up.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Munky keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Munky throws an elbow but misses.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.

It looks like Ed Martin has been cut.
Munky lands an elbow inside.
Munky has Martin pressed against the ropes, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Munky pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Munky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Munky stalls.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Munky blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin looks to clinch

and Munky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Munky.
Munky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martin taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
Munky lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martin looks gassed!
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Munky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Munky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Munky.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.

Martin is rocked!
Munky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Munky finish him?
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munky is pushing Martin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Munky pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Martin! Munky unloads with more strikes and Martin sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chunky Munky!