PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yunel Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daytona Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daytona Fernandez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Martinez
vs
Fernandez

169 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yunel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daytona Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yunel Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez scores with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Martinez is looking to land body kicks.

Fernandez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Fernandez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Martinez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Martinez trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Fernandez has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martinez misses with a double jab.

Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Martinez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fernandez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fernandez controls his leg.
Fernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Fernandez is positioning himself well to prevent Martinez advancing to mount.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.

Martinez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fernandez manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Fernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.

Fernandez has gone for a leg lock! Martinez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fernandez's guard.
Martinez trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.

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 is looking to work some ground and pound but Fernandez has wrist control.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
Martinez postures up in Fernandez's guard and throws a big left but Fernandez blocks it.

Martinez stands up from Fernandez's guard - Martinez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fernandez defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Fernandez moves away and avoids it.
Fernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandez.
A choreographed right hand from Martinez misses the target.

Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunel Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fernandez wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez wants to control but Fernandez is keeping him busy.

Fernandez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Martinez pulls his head out easily.
Fernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Martinez throws and elbow that misses. Fernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Fernandez!
Fernandez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martinez's guard.

Fernandez is looking for a kimura here.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez gets full guard.

Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Fernandez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Martinez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fernandez has Martinez in his guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is really struggling to control Fernandez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but instead Fernandez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Martinez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fernandez has passed into half guard!
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fernandez moves into full mount! Martinez won't be happy about that!

Fernandez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Martinez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Fernandez control the position.
Martinez pushes Fernandez off looking to stand but Fernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.

Fernandez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Martinez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daytona Fernandez!