PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Berserk
vs
Martel

170 cm
28
150 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

170 cm
40
145 lbs
45 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Berserk misses.
Berserk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berserk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martel counters with a nice body shot.
Martel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berserk.
Thor Berserk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Berserk.
Berserk takes one to the chin there.
Martel throws a low kick, looking for Berserk's leg but Berserk calmly moves out of range.
Berserk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel throws a head kick but Berserk moves out of range.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martel lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
Berserk dips to his left and cracks Martel with an uppercut!
Berserk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martel.
Berserk connects with a solid leg kick.
Berserk tries to clinch up.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berserk manages to avoid it.
Berserk lands with a nice body kick.
Martel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berserk throws a low kick but Martel moves out of range easily.
Berserk misses with a body kick.
Berserk throws a head kick that Martel semi-blocks.
Martel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berserk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berserk misses with a kick to the body.
Berserk moves out of range of the body kick from Martel.
Berserk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berserk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel swings for the body but Berserk moves out of range.
Martel throws a body punch but Berserk moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berserk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berserk blocks a head kick by Martel.
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Martel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berserk doesn't seem bothered though.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berserk. Berserk obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel moves out of range of the leg kick from Berserk.
Berserk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berserk.
Martel blocks a head kick by Berserk.
Berserk avoids the body shot from Martel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berserk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martel checks a low kick from Berserk.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel moves in looking to clinch but Berserk pushes him off.
Martel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berserk.
Berserk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berserk moves away.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berserk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berserk is looking to land body kicks.
Berserk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Berserk tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berserk is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Berserk finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martel misses with a hook.
Martel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berserk on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berserk moves in looking to clinch but Martel pushes him off.
Martel throws a wild body kick that Berserk sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Martel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Berserk pushes Martel away with a front kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Martel blocks the leg kick.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel tries to clinch up
and Berserk counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berserk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berserk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martel. That's going to slow Berserk down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Berserk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martel.
Berserk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Berserk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Berserk lands but Martel takes it in his stride.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Martel gets tackled into the cage by Berserk. Berserk maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Martel.
Berserk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Berserk controls the action.
Berserk pushes Martel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Berserk.

Martel manages to break the clinch.
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!
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Berserk is just out of range.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berserk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berserk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martel. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Berserk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martel throws a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
Martel swings for the body but Berserk moves out of range.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Berserk lands a jab.
Martel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berserk has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berserk. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berserk cracks Martel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berserk throws a sloppy head kick and Martel moves out of range easily.
Berserk moves out of range as Martel strikes.
Martel jabs Berserk right on the nose. Berserk blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berserk misses with a wild body shot.
Berserk misses with a low kick as Martel jumps back.
Berserk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.

Berserk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martel misses with some punches.
Martel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Berserk.
Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martel lands a body punch.
Martel pushes Berserk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berserk is pushing Martel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Martel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martel blocks the body kick.
Martel misses with a hook.
Martel checks a leg kick.
Berserk moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel scores with a jab to the head.
Martel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berserk.
Martel lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berserk.
Martel tries to clinch up
and Berserk counters with a body kick.
Martel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berserk checks it well.
Berserk avoids the head kick by Martel.
Martel misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berserk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martel lunges at Berserk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berserk's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berserk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Berserk throws a leg kick but Martel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martel takes a swing at Berserk's ribcage but misses.
Martel avoids a kick to the body.
Martel throws a jab but it's blocked by Berserk.
Berserk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berserk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berserk rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters circling a little - Berserk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Berserk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charles Martel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Berserk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Martel.
A left lands for Martel.
Berserk looks to throw a body kick
and Martel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berserk was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Berserk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berserk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martel. Martel obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel moves out of range of the body kick from Berserk.
Some wild striking there from Berserk.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Berserk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martel defending well as Berserk loads up on a big left hand.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Martel tries to land a leg kick but Berserk saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berserk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berserk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berserk moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Berserk swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Berserk staying out of range there.
Berserk throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berserk cracks Martel with a good jab.
Martel throws a big shot that misses.
Berserk tries to clinch up but Martel circles away and keeps his distance.
Berserk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berserk manages to avoid it.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berserk moves away.
Thor Berserk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk throws a head kick that misses.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Berserk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martel blocks a leg kick.
Berserk tries to clinch up.
Berserk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berserk is looking to chop away at Martel's legs.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Martel as he checks the leg kick.
Berserk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martel throws a looping overhand right but Berserk ducks down to avoid it.
Martel checks a leg kick.
Berserk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berserk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berserk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berserk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berserk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berserk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martel is able to avoid easily.
Berserk tries to clinch up.
Martel slips under a jab from Berserk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berserk.
Berserk cracks Martel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berserk throws a sloppy head kick and Martel moves out of range easily.
Berserk avoids the head kick by Martel.
Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Berserk.
Martel throws a solid leg kick but Berserk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martel.
Berserk throws a front kick aimed at Martel's knee but Martel avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Berserk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Martel blocks the leg kick.
Martel's corner calls for a 1-2. Martel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Berserk tenderised Martel's leg. Martel is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berserk tries to land a front kick but Martel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berserk was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Martel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel takes a swing at Berserk's ribcage but misses.
Berserk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martel is out of range.
Berserk is looking to score with low kicks.

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 Thor Berserk.
Well Martel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Add another gold belt to my collection, thanks SYN for the chance to capture yet another title. I can't believe you re-signed that skid stain Skid Torres though.'.
Thor Berserk spoke after the fight, saying 'I am better then this.'.