PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Pheonix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Pheonix

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Pheonix!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pheonix circles away quickly and effectively.
Pheonix ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Pheonix throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Pheonix slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Pheonix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Pheonix moves out of range.
Martinez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Pheonix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pheonix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pheonix keeps Martinez at a distance using the push kick.
Martinez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pheonix is out of range.
Pheonix lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pheonix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Hugo Martinez has been cut.
Pheonix throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pheonix throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.

Martinez is rocked!
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Pheonix.
Pheonix lands a big head kick that sends Martinez to the canvas! Pheonix follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Pheonix!