PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elbow Elbows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Martinez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Elbows
vs
Martinez

195 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
255 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elbow Elbows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbows keeps the fight on the outside.
Elbow Elbows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elbows darts in trying to clinch

and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Elbows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez tries to land a leg kick but Elbows saw it coming and moves away.
Elbows dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Elbows's head and hops out.
Elbows misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elbows fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Martinez.

Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elbows, pushing him back against the cage.
Elbows lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.

It looks like Jackson Martinez has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elbows throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Elbows blocks with his arms.
Elbows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elbows misses with an elbow strike.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Elbows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Elbows has managed to clinch.
Elbows is stalling here.

Elbows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Elbows is breathing heavily.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elbows's head.

It looks like Elbow Elbows has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Elbows sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Elbows's front leg but catches the back leg as Elbows tries to avoid it.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez tries to score with a low kick but Elbows moves his leg out of the way.

Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Elbows blocks it.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Elbows blocks with his arms.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Elbows looking to stall.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elbows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elbows takes a knee right on the jaw!
Elbows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elbows wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Elbows blocks with his arms.
Elbows lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elbows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elbows is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Elbows into the cage.
Elbows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Elbows lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elbows lands a nice elbow.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elbows looking to slow down the pace here.
Elbows pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Elbows keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Elbows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elbows closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Elbows wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a body kick that stops Elbows in his tracks momentarily.

Elbows instigates a clinch.
Elbows lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Elbows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elbows manages to break the clinch.
Elbows tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elbows tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Elbows wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Elbows.
Elbows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elbows throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Elbows moves out of range easily.
Elbows fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elbows tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Elbows closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Elbows is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elbow Elbows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Elbows moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Elbows tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Elbows tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Elbows.
Elbows tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Elbows's knee momentarily.

Elbows takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elbows blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Elbows is blocking nicely.
Elbows tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Elbows decides to pull guard.
Martinez prevents Elbows from getting back to his feet.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Martinez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Elbows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elbows shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elbows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elbows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Elbows doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Elbows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elbows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Elbows stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Elbow Elbows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martinez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Elbows sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elbows's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elbows tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez lands with a kick to the temple. Elbows shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.

Elbows tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez wants to slow Elbows down by chopping away at his legs.
Elbows tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Elbows tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elbows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elbows darts in trying to clinch

and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Elbows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Elbows manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Elbows utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez stops Elbows from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martinez postures up in Elbows's guard and throws a big left but Elbows blocks it.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Elbows blocks nicely.
Elbows working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elbows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Elbows tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Elbows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elbows throws an elbow but misses.
Elbows fails to pull guard.
Elbows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Elbows closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elbows takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez lands a head kick. Elbows smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Elbows tries to clinch
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Elbows gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elbows lands a nice elbow.
Elbows lands a nice elbow.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Elbows blocks with his arms.
Elbows lands a nice elbow.
Elbows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.
Elbows tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Elbows drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elbow Elbows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elbows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elbows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elbows lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Elbows blocks with his arms.
Elbows gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Elbows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez lands a head kick. Elbows smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Elbows tries to clinch
and Martinez counters with a low kick, right behind Elbows 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elbows tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Elbows wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Elbows wants to clinch

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Elbows shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Elbows's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elbows keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Elbows looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Martinez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Elbows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elbows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Elbows blocks with his arms.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elbows blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez has Elbows pressed against the cage, preventing Elbows from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Elbows blocks it.
Elbows tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Elbows tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Elbows thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Martinez closes the distance and pushes Elbows back into the cage.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elbows tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elbows is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elbows has his back to the cage.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elbows tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elbow Elbows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elbows misses with the head strike.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Elbows tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with a leg kick.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Elbows circles away.
Martinez tries to work over Elbows's front leg with a kick but Elbows checks it.

Elbows rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.

Elbows jumps into guard, dragging Martinez to the mat.
Elbows trying to control the position.
Elbows working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.

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.

Martinez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Elbows has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Elbows and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elbows checks a leg kick.
Elbows tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Elbows fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elbows tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elbows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elbows clinches but Martinez breaks the clinch
and Martinez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martinez connects with a high kick.
Elbows closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Elbows is looking to clinch.
Elbows tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elbows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elbows tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Elbows tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Elbows has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Elbows and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Elbows moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elbows tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Elbows tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a good low kick that Elbows was not able to check.
Elbows closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Elbows is looking to clinch.
Elbows closes the distance looking to clinch

and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Elbows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elbows lands a nice elbow.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Elbows is blocking nicely.

Elbows manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elbows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elbows tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with a low kick, right behind Elbows 's knee.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elbows.
Martinez misses with a body kick.

Elbows fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinez, pushing him back against the cage.
Martinez wants to break free but Elbows has control.
Elbows avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Elbows lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elbows tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Elbows drops back down to his feet.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Elbows blocks it.
Elbow Elbows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elbows lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Martinez!