PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Guntoff Winnettusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Winnettusk
vs
Martin

184 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guntoff Winnettusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Martin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnettusk tries to clinch up
and Martin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winnettusk moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Winnettusk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winnettusk.
Winnettusk scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one.
Winnettusk wants to clinch.

Martin pushes Winnettusk up against the cage in a clinch.
Winnettusk has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winnettusk dodges an elbow strike from Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martin looking to slow down the pace here.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winnettusk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winnettusk lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnettusk looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Winnettusk counters with a head kick.
Winnettusk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winnettusk is looking to clinch.
Martin wants to clinch up but Winnettusk keeps it at a distance.
Martin throws a right hand that Winnettusk ducks under and follows up with a left that Winnettusk also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk scores with a push kick.
Winnettusk looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.

Winnettusk rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Martin.

Winnettusk breaks the clinch.

Winnettusk closes the distance and clinches.
Winnettusk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Winnettusk counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to slow Winnettusk down with leg kicks.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick

and Winnettusk moves into the clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winnettusk scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winnettusk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winnettusk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Winnettusk moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin is pushing Winnettusk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin moves out of range as Winnettusk throws a body kick.

Winnettusk moves into the clinch successfully.

Winnettusk breaks from the clinch.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winnettusk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnettusk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winnettusk keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin blocks a head kick by Winnettusk.
Winnettusk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winnettusk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a head kick by Winnettusk.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Winnettusk moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Winnettusk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Winnettusk. Winnettusk maintains the clinch.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin tries to stall but Winnettusk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winnettusk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Winnettusk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winnettusk wants to clinch.
That kick from Martin tenderised Winnettusk's leg. Winnettusk is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Martin misses

and Winnettusk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martin tries to break free but Winnettusk pushes him back against the cage.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Winnettusk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Winnettusk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin tries a body shot but Winnettusk blocks it.
Winnettusk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Martin wants to break free but Winnettusk has control.
Winnettusk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winnettusk avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk avoiding damage.
Winnettusk avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin looks winded!

Winnettusk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Winnettusk forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Winnettusk keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Winnettusk manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Winnettusk. Those never looked like landing.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Winnettusk tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Winnettusk.
Winnettusk is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to clinch.
Martin works the jab nicely.
Winnettusk closes the distance but Martin moves to the side

and Martin counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winnettusk stalling against the cage.
Winnettusk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Winnettusk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Winnettusk throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Winnettusk fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Winnettusk.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk lands with a kick to the temple. Martin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winnettusk doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Winnettusk tries to clinch up.

Winnettusk gets a clinch.
Winnettusk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnettusk stalling.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnettusk's elbow.

Winnettusk manages to break the clinch.
Winnettusk throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Winnettusk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winnettusk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winnettusk.
A slapping body kick lands there for Winnettusk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guntoff Winnettusk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnettusk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winnettusk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Winnettusk wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Winnettusk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guntoff Winnettusk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin slips a jab from Winnettusk.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin tries to clinch up but Winnettusk circles away and keeps his distance.
Winnettusk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Winnettusk tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnettusk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winnettusk counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin closes the distance but Winnettusk moves to the side
and Winnettusk counters with a nice body kick.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Winnettusk moves into the clinch.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winnettusk has him pressed against the cage.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Winnettusk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Winnettusk is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Winnettusk forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Martin trying to stall but Winnettusk improves his position.

Winnettusk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnettusk.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Winnettusk.

Winnettusk gets a clinch.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Winnettusk gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
Winnettusk can't break the clinch.

Winnettusk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin tries to clinch up but Winnettusk circles away and keeps his distance.

Martin instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winnettusk managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.

Winnettusk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin wants to clinch but Winnettusk slips to the side
and Winnettusk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Winnettusk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guntoff Winnettusk is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Winnettusk.
Winnettusk keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Winnettusk.
Winnettusk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winnettusk paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Winnettusk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winnettusk throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winnettusk throws a nice head kick!

Martin is rocked!

Winnettusk has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Winnettusk has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Winnettusk prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.

Winnettusk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winnettusk throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Javier Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk misses with a body kick.
Winnettusk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Winnettusk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winnettusk is looking to clinch.
Winnettusk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin tries to clinch but Winnettusk is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Winnettusk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Winnettusk finish him?

Winnettusk takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin letting Winnettusk take a breather here.

Winnettusk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Winnettusk has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.

Winnettusk breaks from the clinch.
Martin looks to clinch

and Winnettusk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winnettusk.
A hook to the body from Winnettusk.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin taking a breather.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Winnettusk tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winnettusk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winnettusk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Winnettusk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Winnettusk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winnettusk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin prevents Winnettusk from breaking the clinch.

Winnettusk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.

Winnettusk clinches.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Winnettusk leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to stall but Winnettusk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Winnettusk manages to break the clinch.

Winnettusk pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

Winnettusk breaks from the clinch.
Martin tries to clinch but Winnettusk is having none of it.
Winnettusk wants to clinch.
Winnettusk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winnettusk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winnettusk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Winnettusk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin scores with a jab.

Winnettusk moves into the clinch.
Winnettusk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Winnettusk has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Winnettusk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Winnettusk prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Winnettusk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winnettusk is out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Martin misses
and Winnettusk counters with a stiff right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Winnettusk!
Winnettusk throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Winnettusk lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Javier Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Winnettusk moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
Winnettusk content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Winnettusk breaks the clinch.
Winnettusk throws a nice inside leg kick.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Winnettusk. Winnettusk maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winnettusk controlling the action here for a moment.

Winnettusk breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guntoff Winnettusk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winnettusk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Guntoff Winnettusk!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Guntoff Winnettusk!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Guntoff Winnettusk!

Guntoff Winnettusk wins by unanimous decision!