PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warwick Martigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bloom
vs
Martigan

172 cm
34
140 lbs
22 - 25 - 0

169 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Martigan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martigan misses with an uppercut.
Martigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bloom staying out of range there.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martigan misses with a straight left.
Martigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bloom misses with a low kick.
Martigan throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bloom counters by clinching up.
Bloom misses with some punches.
Bloom prevents Martigan from breaking the clinch.
Martigan blocks an uppercut.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom tries to throw a body punch but Martigan avoids it by throwing Bloom back against the cage.

Martigan breaks the clinch.
Martigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Martigan does it's job there.
Martigan avoids the head kick by Bloom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Martigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bloom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martigan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bloom is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Martigan misses the jab.
Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martigan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom wants to clinch
and Martigan counters with a good low kick that Bloom was not able to check.
Martigan misses the jab.
A jab from Martigan finds it's way through Bloom's defenses.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Martigan pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Bloom.
Bloom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martigan.

Martigan lands a left and a right that send Bloom crashing to the mat, dazed. Martigan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bloom is rocked!

It looks like Orlando Bloom has been cut.
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!
Bloom dodges the punch combination from Martigan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martigan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martigan connects with a jab.
Martigan misses with a body kick.
Warwick Martigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martigan tries to keep at a distance but Bloom has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Martigan.
Martigan is trying to break the clinch but Bloom has him pressed against the cage.
Bloom lands an elbow just above Martigan 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom wants a takedown.
Bloom can't find room to land a body shot as Martigan controls the action.

Martigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Martigan circles away.

Bloom pushes Martigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Martigan avoids the elbow strike from Bloom, against the cage.
Bloom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martigan lands with a left to the head.
Bloom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martigan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bloom is trying to drag Martigan to the mat but Martigan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Martigan misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martigan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Martigan.
Martigan lands with a cross.
Martigan misses with a hook. Bloom ducked under it nicely.
Bloom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martigan jabs Bloom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martigan scores with a nice right hand.
Martigan feints and then cracks Bloom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bloom down.
Martigan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bloom.
Oh Bloom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid body kick from Bloom.
Bloom seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Martigan.
Bloom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Martigan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martigan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Warwick Martigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Bloom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martigan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bloom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Martigan pushes him off.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Martigan is avoiding it.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Martigan pushes him off.
Warwick Martigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloom.
Martigan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martigan scores with a nice head shot.
Martigan with a nice cross.

Bloom moves into range and clinches up with Martigan.
Bloom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martigan is trying to push Bloom away but Bloom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bloom letting Martigan take a breather here.
Bloom working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bloom.
Bloom lands an elbow just above Martigan 's eye.
Martigan tries to pull guard but Bloom holds him up against the cage and eventually Martigan drops back down to his feet.
Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Martigan.
Martigan tries to throw a body punch but Bloom avoids it by throwing Martigan back against the cage.
Martigan connects with a knee to the head.
Bloom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martigan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom.
Martigan is trying to force a seperation but Bloom has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martigan has had enough of the clinch but Bloom keeps him there for the moment.
Martigan lands with a light punch inside.
Bloom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martigan managing to block the knees to the body from Bloom.
Martigan looking to stall.

Martigan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martigan jabs at Bloom's body.
A combination from Martigan does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martigan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martigan misses with a double jab
and Bloom counters with a good, hard body kick but Martigan shrugs it off.
Bloom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bloom tried to score with a low kick but Martigan checks it.
Bloom defending well as Martigan loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martigan.
Martigan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Martigan.
Bloom checks a low kick from Martigan.
Martigan throws a big shot that misses.
Bloom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Martigan pushes him off.
Martigan looks to land a right hand but Bloom moved out of range.
Bloom slips under a jab from Martigan.
Nice straight punches there by Martigan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martigan.
Martigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Martigan throws out a powerful jab.
Martigan misses with a left hand
and Bloom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Martigan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martigan is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloom finish him?

Bloom clinches up with Martigan and pushes him back against the cage.
Martigan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom throws a big uppercut that drops Martigan! More strikes from Bloom and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Martigan lies dazed against the cage as Bloom celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Bloom!