PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Iwamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Iwamura looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Iwamura
vs
Martinez

178 cm
27
153 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshihiro Iwamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iwamura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Iwamura tries to clinch but Martinez moves away

and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Martinez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martinez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Martinez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Iwamura tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Iwamura tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iwamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Iwamura back to the cage. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Iwamura avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Iwamura is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martinez scores a takedown into full mount!
Martinez controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like Martinez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Iwamura tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martinez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Iwamura tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.

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 tests Iwamura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Iwamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez lunges at Iwamura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iwamura's hand.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Iwamura.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Hugo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iwamura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iwamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Iwamura's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Martinez.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iwamura in his tracks.
Iwamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Martinez dominated that round.
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.

Iwamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iwamura takes one to the chin there.
Martinez lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.

Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Iwamura wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martinez throws a body punch but Iwamura moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Yoshihiro Iwamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez feints a jab promting Iwamura to slip. Martinez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Iwamura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Iwamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Iwamura tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Iwamura enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Iwamura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Iwamura being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Iwamura moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Iwamura enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Iwamura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iwamura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hugo Martinez.
Iwamura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martinez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Iwamura is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Hugo Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwamura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Iwamura persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.

Iwamura has managed to clinch.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Iwamura is controlling the position.
Iwamura misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iwamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iwamura looking to slow down the pace here.
Iwamura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Martinez has Iwamura pressed against the cage, preventing Iwamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Iwamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Iwamura is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwamura gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Iwamura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Iwamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Iwamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez is looking to slow Iwamura down with leg kicks.
Iwamura moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Iwamura's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Iwamura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinez finds it's way round the side to connect with Iwamura's head.
Iwamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martinez throws a head kick that half lands.
Iwamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinez moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hugo Martinez.
Martinez punishes Iwamura's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iwamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Martinez catches Iwamura right on the button with a cross.
Iwamura is looking to clinch.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshihiro Iwamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugo Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hugo Martinez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Iwamura is looking to clinch.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Iwamura.
Iwamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Martinez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

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