PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunel Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bennett
vs
Martinez

165 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yunel Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bennett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.

Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bennett is looking for a sweep.

Martinez has hold of Bennett's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bennett tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Martinez cranks the arm and Bennett screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bennett, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yunel Martinez!