PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chanarong Shinawatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the ring accompanied by Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Martinez
vs
Shinawatra

190 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chanarong Shinawatra!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinawatra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinawatra misses with a wild body shot.
Shinawatra fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Chanarong Shinawatra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinawatra.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!

It looks like Chanarong Shinawatra has been cut.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Shinawatra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.

Shinawatra has Martinez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shinawatra is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinawatra or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Martinez.
Shinawatra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez keeps control of Shinawatra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Shinawatra looks gassed!
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Shinawatra tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shinawatra's efforts to push away.
Martinez digs a right hand into Shinawatra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinawatra's gas tank.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shinawatra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinawatra avoids it.
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinawatra backwards.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Shinawatra shrugs off.
Martinez landing knees to the body.
Martinez is working Shinawatra over against the ropes.
Martinez landing knees to the head.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shinawatra.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez with a knee to the head.

Shinawatra is rocked!
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Shinawatra is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
Martinez breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Shinawatra with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Shinawatra looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Shinawatra get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ricardo Martinez!
Ricardo Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.