PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Martin (ranked 4560 p4p, 543 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 1847 p4p, 270 weight class). Tupolski has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Katurian Tupolski looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Martin
vs
Tupolski

182 cm
44
170 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

175 cm
38
182 lbs
26 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Tupolski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tupolski slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Tupolski moves away and avoids it.
Tupolski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Tupolski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Tupolski moved out of range nicely.
Tupolski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tupolski clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martin avoids the head kick by Tupolski.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Tupolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupolski misses the shot to the body.
Martin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O. Koala's in the buildup to the fight.
Tupolski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tupolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tupolski - that will leave a mark!
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Martin.
Tupolski throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Tupolski slips a jab from Martin.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin tries to bum rush Tupolski with a series of wild strikes but Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Tupolski's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupolski. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Tupolski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Martin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Tupolski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tupolski misses with a looping left.
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Tupolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupolski.
Martin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupolski. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tupolski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Tupolski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupolski.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tupolski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tupolski looks winded!
Tupolski cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tupolski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a hook but Tupolski blocks it.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martin tests Tupolski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tupolski thumps Martin with a low kick.
A big left from Tupolski misses.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Tupolski scores with a hook.
Martin lands a high kick!
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Tupolski throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tupolski thumps Martin with a low kick.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been informed that Tupolski has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tupolski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski walks into a left hand.

Tupolski is rocked!
Tupolski misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a huge left! Tupolski is in big trouble! He's backing up but Martin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tupolski from any more damage. A dominating finish by Martin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Martin!
Dakota Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Katurian Tupolski was interviewed post fight and said 'Fighting is a tough business. All the props to my opponent - he was better tonight. I will be back stronger.'.