PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

The
vs
Martinez

191 cm
25
221 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

194 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The instigates a clinch.
The trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The lands a body punch in the clinch.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that The shrugs off.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martinez pulls him back up using the underhooks.

The gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The stops Martinez from standing up.
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is looking to stand up but The isn't so interested in that idea.
The throws a big elbow that misses.
The wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
The trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
The has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but The is having none of it.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martinez darts in and clinches The up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
The with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Fernando Martinez has been cut.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!

Martinez is fighting off a takedown attempt but The is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martinez to the mat. Martinez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez keeping full guard, as The tries to pass.
The trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but The is having none of it.
The throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and The manages to pass to side control.
The prevents Martinez from standing back up.
The controlling the action here.

The seems to be looking for submissions.
The wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
The throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez is trying to stand up here but The is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let The control the position.
Martinez tries to kick The off but The keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
The looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martinez pushes The off looking to stand but The dives back in and keeps control.
The not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez is trying to stand up here but The is controlling him well.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.

The seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The takes an elbow to the forehead.
The landing knees to the body.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The misses with a knee strike.
The avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
The is stalling here.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
The lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on The - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
The lands with a short shot to the head.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
The holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section. The lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
The 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.
A right handed body shot lands from Martinez.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of The backwards.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
The takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
The is looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Martinez lands a body punch.
The looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernando Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez working aggressively here.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez tries a body shot but The blocks it.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Martinez landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from The.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Martinez stops a takedown attempt from The.
The is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now The has his back to the cage.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but The leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
Martinez tries a body shot but The blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fernando Martinez'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. This is the final round!

Martinez drives through and clinches with The against the cage.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
The leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
The lands a nice uppercut.
The takes a knee right on the jaw!
The looking to stall.
The lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
The tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
The lands an uppercut.
The lands a knee to the body.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
The can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The lands a knee to the head.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
The tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez lands an elbow just above The 's eye.
The trying to land knees to the body.
The using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez prevents a body shot from The.
Martinez avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
The blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from The.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
The takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
The 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.
The avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
The stalling in the clinch.
The looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The's defenses.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from The.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into The's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into The's ribcage.
The is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
The has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake The.
I think The has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!