PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Bayag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bayag
vs
Martin

167 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Totoy Bayag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Martin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a straight right.
Bayag avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Bayag manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Martin gets a clinch.
Martin slows down the pace here.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bayag swivels and escapes.
Totoy Bayag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martin.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Bayag sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Bayag with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Martin pushes Bayag up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bayag.
Bayag is trying to force a seperation but Martin has the dominant position.

Martin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bayag uses from the top position.
Bayag wanted to stand there but Martin had control of the position.
Martin keeping full guard, as Bayag tries to pass.
Bayag throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martin is adopting a defensive guard.
Bayag wanted to stand there but Martin had control of the position.
Bayag 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.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Bayag slips an elbow through the middle.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bayag wants to stand but Martin is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bayag throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Bayag from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bayag!
Martin looks winded!
Bayag wants to get back to his feet.
Martin punching from mount but Bayag doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin content just to control the position here.
Bayag keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bayag wants to control but Martin is having none of it.
Bayag is trying to stand up.
Bayag flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bayag is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Martin avoids the attempt from Bayag to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Totoy Bayag will probably get the nod.
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.

Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Bayag moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin counters with a head kick.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Bayag sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Martin clinches up against the cage.
Martin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bayag after a bit of a struggle.
Totoy Bayag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martin.

Martin breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Bayag gets underhooks to prevent Martin's takedown attempt.
Bayag letting Martin take a breather here.
Martin tries to pull guard but Bayag won't allow it.
Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martin blocking some punches.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to clinch.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bayag moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Bayag keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Bayag counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayag tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bayag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Bayag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bayag.
Bayag tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bayag shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bayag lands with an uppercut that bounces Martin off the cage and back into range.
Bayag wants to clinch.
Bayag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Javier Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bayag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin lands with a straight right. Bayag didn't see that one coming.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin dives in and grabs Bayag's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bayag pushes down on Martin's head and hops out.
Bayag looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Bayag sprawls well.
Totoy Bayag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martin.
Bayag darts in trying to clinch

and Martin counters by clinching up.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayag is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bayag throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin fails to land the takedown.

Bayag has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bayag trying to control the position but instead, Martin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bayag into the cage.
Martin is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bayag to keep the fight standing.
Bayag is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Martin clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayag is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Bayag into the cage.
Bayag can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bayag's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Bayag ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bayag doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Bayag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bayag sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayag tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Bayag tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bayag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bayag shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Bayag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bayag counters with a left to the body.
Martin shoots in but Bayag avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bayag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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 Totoy Bayag.
I think Bayag 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Javier Martin!