PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chihuahua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Rise Up. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chihuahua
vs
Martel

167 cm
25
145 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

170 cm
29
145 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chihuahua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chihuahua throws a jab when Martel was well out of range.
Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Chihuahua.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua stalks Martel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martel's face. Martel staggers backwards, shaken.
Chihuahua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martel.
Chihuahua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chihuahua moves away.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Chihuahua throws a sloppy head kick
and Martel counters with a nice uppercut.
Martel is looking to clinch but Chihuahua is avoiding it.
Martel defending well as Chihuahua loads up on a big left hand.
Chihuahua avoids the body shot from Martel.
Chihuahua misses with a hook.
Martel swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua misses with a double jab.
Chihuahua scores with a jab.

It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.

Martel forces Chihuahua back against the cage and clinches.
Chihuahua stalling.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel tries to break the clinch but Chihuahua is controlling the position.
Martel struggles to land a body shot inside as Chihuahua controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Chihuahua fails to land.
Martel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chihuahua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martel wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Chihuahua controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martel.
Chihuahua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chihuahua is pushing Martel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chihuahua blocks a body shot from Martel.

Chihuahua breaks from the clinch.
Chihuahua swinging wildly here.
Chihuahua missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a right and a left that Chihuahua avoids nicely.
Martel keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Chihuahua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chihuahua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Martel moves into the clinch.

Martel manages to break the clinch.
Chihuahua tries to clinch up.
Martel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chihuahua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chihuahua throws a right and a left that Martel avoids nicely.
Chihuahua tries to clinch up but Martel circles away and keeps his distance.
Chihuahua misses with a wild body shot.

Chihuahua gets tackled into the cage by Martel. Martel maintains the clinch.
Martel struggles to land a body shot inside as Chihuahua controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua prevents a body shot from Martel.

Martel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chihuahua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martel jabs Chihuahua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martel misses with a leg kick.
Chihuahua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martel lands a jab to Chihuahua's midsection.

Martel rushes Chihuahua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel is looking to control Chihuahua's arms but Chihuahua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martel has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Martel.
Martel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chihuahua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martel takes a swing at Chihuahua's ribcage but misses.
Martel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chihuahua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martel. That one must have hurt.
Martel throws a body punch but Chihuahua moves out of range.
Chihuahua loads up on a big right hand but Martel slips the punch.
Chihuahua connects with a right hand. Martel shakes it off.
Chihuahua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chihuahua scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel throws a low kick but Chihuahua avoids it.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chihuahua rather than just go for the knockout.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Chihuahua avoids it.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Chihuahua's head but Chihuahua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chihuahua throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chihuahua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Chihuahua's corner calls for a 1-2. Chihuahua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chihuahua misses with a left hand
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Chihuahua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chihuahua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel misses with a wild combination.
Chihuahua throws out a loose jab but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chihuahua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martel counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Chihuahua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chihuahua misses with an uppercut
and Martel counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martel stuns Chihuahua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Martel does it's job there.
Jab from Chihuahua.
A bone on bone clash there as Chihuahua blocks the leg kick.
Chihuahua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chihuahua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Chihuahua tries for a takedown but Martel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martel swings for the body but Chihuahua moves out of range.
Martel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chihuahua looks to land a combination but Martel avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel digs a good hook to Chihuahua's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martel takes a swing at Chihuahua's ribcage but misses.
Martel lands a jab to the nose.
Martel dips to his left and cracks Chihuahua with an uppercut!
Chihuahua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martel throws a body punch but Chihuahua moves out of range.
Chihuahua fails to land with a series of punches.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chihuahua wants to clinch
and Martel counters with a good, hard body kick but Chihuahua shrugs it off.
Chihuahua throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chihuahua misses with a hook.
Chihuahua missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chihuahua throws the left hand but Martel avoids the punch easily.
Chihuahua lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel scores with a body shot.
Martel throws a good cross that connects.
Chihuahua avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel connects with a body shot.
Martel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chihuahua under the eye.
That kick from Martel tenderised Chihuahua's leg. Chihuahua is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chihuahua misses with a leg kick.
Chihuahua misses with a double jab.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martel lands a right hook to the body.
Martel lands a jab to the head.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chihuahua.

Chihuahua closes the distance and clinches.
Martel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chihuahua or not.

Martel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chihuahua defending well as Martel loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Chihuahua. Those never looked like landing.
Martel misses with a body kick.
Chihuahua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martel thuds a left hand into Chihuahua's body.
The fighters circling - Chihuahua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel throws a body punch but Chihuahua moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Chihuahua.
Martel lands the left hand.
Martel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Martel as Chihuahua shoots in.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Chihuahua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chihuahua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martel.
Martel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martel duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Martel. That snapped Chihuahua's head back.
Chihuahua tries to move into range but Martel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Chihuahua throws an off balance right hand
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chihuahua throws a jab when Martel was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chihuahua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martel wants to clinch.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Chihuahua avoids it.
A big right from Martel misses.
Chihuahua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chihuahua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martel connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martel.
Chihuahua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martel looks for the body kick but Chihuahua saw that one coming.
Martel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chihuahua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chihuahua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martel with a jab.
Chihuahua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chihuahua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chihuahua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chihuahua.
Martel scores with the left hand. Chihuahua knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua misses with a wild combination.
Martel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martel.
Chihuahua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martel tries to clinch there but Chihuahua circles away.
Chihuahua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel throws a series of punches but Chihuahua avoids them all with ease.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chihuahua avoids the head kick by Martel.
Chihuahua misses with a hook
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chihuahua walks into a left hand.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Chihuahua's head but Chihuahua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chihuahua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martel. Martel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chihuahua misses with a lunging right hand
and Martel counters with a right hand to the body.
Martel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chihuahua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chihuahua tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chihuahua walks into a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chihuahua throws out a powerful jab.
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chihuahua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martel lands a nice shot that snaps Chihuahua's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chihuahua digs a good body shot into Martel's ribs.
Martel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chihuahua lands with a nice body punch.
Martel misses with a kick to the body
and Chihuahua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chihuahua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chihuahua slips a straight right by Martel.
Chihuahua ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Chihuahua misses with a hook. Martel ducked under it nicely.
Chihuahua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chihuahua throws a jab but it's blocked by Martel.
Martel lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Martel takes the fight into the clinch.
Chihuahua tries a body shot but Martel blocks it.
Martel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chihuahua's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Chihuahua controls the action.

Chihuahua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martel misses with a straight left.
Martel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chihuahua doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Chihuahua does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a push kick but Chihuahua slaps the foot to one side.
Martel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martel finds it's way round the side to connect with Chihuahua's head.
Martel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua misses with a looping left.
Martel with a nice cross.
Martel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chihuahua. Chihuahua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel tries to clinch but Chihuahua is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua tests Martel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martel lands a body shot.
Chihuahua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chihuahua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chihuahua takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Chihuahua misses.
Chihuahua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martel.
Chihuahua misses with a left hand
and Martel counters with an outside leg kick.
Chihuahua fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chihuahua scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martel misses with a low kick.
Martel with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chihuahua tries to clinch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Martel lands.
Martel moves away from the strike by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chihuahua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chihuahua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chihuahua moves out of range as Martel throws a body kick.
Martel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martel blocks a leg kick.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Chihuahua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martel's head backwards.
Martel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
Martel swings for the body but Chihuahua moves out of range.
Martel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chihuahua.
Martel lands a jab to the head.
Chihuahua stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chihuahua is looking to clinch but Martel is avoiding it.
Martel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel with a jab.
Chihuahua swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Chihuahua swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Chihuahua looks to land a right hand but Martel moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua avoids the head kick by Martel.
Chihuahua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martel misses with a body shot.

Chihuahua gets tackled into the cage by Martel. Martel maintains the clinch.
Martel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chihuahua.
Chihuahua effectively controlling the action here.
El Chihuahua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel trying to stall but Chihuahua improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Martel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chihuahua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chihuahua fails to land.

Martel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martel throws a jab when Chihuahua was well out of range.
Chihuahua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martel.
Martel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martel lands with a cross.
Chihuahua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chihuahua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chihuahua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martel.
Chihuahua lands a jab.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua misses the shot to the body.
Chihuahua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chihuahua swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Martel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chihuahua misses with the combination.

Chihuahua moves into the clinch.
Martel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chihuahua misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chihuahua letting Martel take a breather here.
Chihuahua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Martel.
Well Martel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Martel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.