PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. 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?

Martinez
vs
Sieve

190 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Sieve!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
Martinez lands with a cross.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.

Sieve breaks the clinch.
Sieve tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Sieve on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Tommy Sieve has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sieve under the eye.
Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Sieve tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Sieve.
Sieve takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Tommy Sieve's cut even more.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sieve takes an elbow to the temple.
Martinez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sieve's face.

The cut above Tommy Sieve's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sieve can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sieve looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sieve backwards.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Sieve takes an elbow to the temple.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Sieve takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martinez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Tommy Sieve's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Sieve's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Martinez!
Ricardo Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.