PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urvin Janzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janzen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El Guapo Likes to Dance. Urvin Janzen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Janzen
vs
Martin

190 cm
33
216 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

196 cm
33
221 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urvin Janzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janzen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Janzen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Janzen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Janzen throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.

Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janzen's elbow.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Janzen misses with an elbow over the top.
Janzen lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Michael Martin has been cut.
Janzen misses with an elbow over the top.
Janzen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Janzen keeps him there for the moment.
Janzen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to Janzen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Janzen, against the cage.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin misses with a looping right.

Janzen moves into the clinch.

Janzen breaks the clinch.
Janzen thumps Martin with a low kick.

Martin moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janzen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Janzen avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.

Janzen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin throws a right hand that Janzen ducks under and follows up with a left that Janzen also avoids with ease.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Janzen in his tracks.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Janzen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Janzen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janzen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janzen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Janzen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Martin.

Martin drops Janzen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Janzen looks back up at him and smiles so Martin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Janzen is rocked!

Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Janzen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Janzen has double underhooks.
Janzen seems to have got his legs back now.
Janzen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Janzen keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Janzen is trying to break free.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.

Janzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janzen throws a head kick that misses.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Janzen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook. Janzen ducked under it nicely.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Janzen.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martin wants to break free but Janzen has control.
Janzen has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janzen's head backwards.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.

Janzen tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Janzen avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Janzen looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Janzen with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janzen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Janzen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Janzen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Janzen misses with a body kick.
Janzen throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Janzen misses.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin punishes Janzen's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin tries to circle away but Janzen has him pinned against the cage.
Janzen throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Martin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A nice leg kick lands there from Janzen.
Janzen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.

Martin drives through and clinches with Janzen against the cage.

Janzen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Janzen.
Martin blocks a head kick by Janzen.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Janzen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janzen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws the left hand but Janzen avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Janzen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Janzen should have avoided that one.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Janzen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws the left hand but Janzen avoids the punch easily.
Janzen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janzen scores with a spinning back kick!
Janzen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Janzen, pushing him back against the cage.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Janzen down.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Janzen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janzen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Janzen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janzen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janzen clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Martin is rocked!
Janzen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Janzen finish him?

Martin tries to keep at a distance but Janzen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janzen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin is pressed against the cage. Janzen pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Martin! Two more big strikes from Janzen and Martin crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Urvin Janzen!
Urvin Janzen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mango Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.