PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Martinez
vs
Rehab

186 cm
31
182 lbs
28 - 8 - 2

185 cm
29
177 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rehab connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez tries to bum rush Rehab with a series of wild strikes but Rehab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rehab misses with an uppercut.
Rehab moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rehab misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Rehab misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rehab avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Rehab is out of range.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a body shot
letting Rehab counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez rushes Rehab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rehab doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rehab is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Rehab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rehab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rehabs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rehab can't break the clinch.
Rehab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez presses Rehab against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Rehab's head.

Rehab jumps guard and drags Martinez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Rehab.
Martinez wants to stand but Rehab has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Rehab is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
Martinez wants to stand but Rehab has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rehab looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Rehab working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rehab is proving hard to escape from.
Rehab wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez stands and throws Rehab's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rehab tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Martinez decides to stand back up. Martinez steps back and let's Rehab get back to his feet.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rehab takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rehab makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rehab tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rehab. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rehab walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rehab swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Rehab buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Rehab should have avoided that one.
Rehab scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rehab swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez throws a right hand that Rehab ducks under and follows up with a left that Rehab also avoids with ease.
Rehab tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Rehab loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Donk. Rehab catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Rehab slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rehab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rehab misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rehab on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Rehab is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Rehab out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Martinez!
Jose Martinez retains his welterweight title!