PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Ondoy
vs
Martinez

180 cm
38
190 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

186 cm
33
182 lbs
30 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Ondoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ondoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Ondoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ondoy throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
A big right from Ondoy misses.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Ondoy misses.
Ondoy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
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!
Ondoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jose Martinez has been cut.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ondoy momentarily.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ondoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Ondoy lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Ondoy misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Martinez moves out of range as Ondoy strikes.
Ondoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Ondoy. Those never looked like landing.
Ondoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ondoy throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Ondoy loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ondoy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ondoy rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Martinez misses with some punches.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Ondoy throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Ondoy misses with a left hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Ondoy.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ondoy misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ondoy.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Ondoy tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez works the jab nicely.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.

Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.

Ondoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ondoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ondoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
No joy there for Ondoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the body from Ondoy misses
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ondoy punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ondoy's hands.
Ondoy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Ondoy lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Pepeng Ondoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Martinez instigates a clinch.
Ondoy lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Ondoy tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Ondoy.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Ondoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Ondoy keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Ondoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ondoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Ondoy is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ondoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Martinez's cut.
That's time! Ondoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ondoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ondoy.
Ondoy lands a nice looking body shot.
Ondoy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ondoy cracks Martinez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Ondoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ondoy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ondoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ondoy connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Ondoy looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Ondoy throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ondoy throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ondoy throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Ondoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Jose Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ondoy misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Ondoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ondoy throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ondoy is just out of range.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ondoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ondoy is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez defending well as Ondoy loads up on a big left hand.
Ondoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ondoy throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ondoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Ondoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ondoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ondoy walks into a left hand.
Ondoy jabs at Martinez's body.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Ondoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ondoy manages to avoid it.
Ondoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Ondoy with an uppercut!

Ondoy is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Ondoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ondoy presses Martinez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ondoy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Ondoy breaks from the clinch.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ondoy.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Ondoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ondoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ondoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ondoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy misses with a body punch
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez jabs at Ondoy's body.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ondoy has time to react.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Ondoy.
Ondoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ondoy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ondoy's hands.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez stuns Ondoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Ondoy's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Martinez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy slips a jab from Martinez.
Ondoy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ondoy scrambles back to his feet.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ondoy misses with the combination.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Ondoy closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the ropes.
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ondoy backwards.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ondoy.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez jabs Ondoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body. Ondoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ondoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez cracks Ondoy with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut there from Ondoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Ondoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ondoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ondoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Ondoy tries to clinch up
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Ondoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez throws a monster overhand right that drops Ondoy! Martinez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Martinez!
Jose Martinez is the new middleweight champion!
Jose Martinez took some time post fight to say the following; 'We told eachother before the fight we would stand and trade, all to excite you fans!!!! I got the win, but Ondoy is a monster, much respect to him for standing with me and making it a fun fight.'.
In defeat, Pepeng Ondoy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yeah we wanted to excite all you fans, and I'm glad we did.. Thanks everyone for showing up, I did my best. My opponent was better than me tonight.'.