PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Euan Daxton (ranked 4225 p4p, 4996 weight class) and Manuel Martinez (ranked 530 p4p, 583 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!

Daxton
vs
Martinez

190 cm
25
210
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Euan Daxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manuel Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Daxton misses with a straight left.
Daxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
A big right from Daxton misses.
Daxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Daxton connects with a nice looking jab.
Daxton looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daxton, as that shot connected.
Martinez lands a slapping body shot.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez slips under a jab from Daxton.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Daxton avoids it with no problem.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Daxton's ribs.
Jab, jab by Martinez - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daxton misses with a straight right.
Martinez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxton throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martinez lands a jab.
Daxton swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daxton.
Martinez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Daxton takes one to the side of the head.
Daxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Daxton is looking to clinch.

Daxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daxton.
Daxton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Daxton.
Martinez tries a body shot but Daxton blocks it.
Daxton jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daxton misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daxton.

Daxton decides to pull guard.
Martinez pushing down on Daxton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Daxton.
Daxton moves into full guard.

Daxton has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Daxton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daxton wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is fighting to break Daxton's control of his arms but Daxton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daxton continues to stall.
Daxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Daxton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daxton is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daxton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Daxton is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Daxton postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Daxton trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Daxton throws a big right hand that misses.
Daxton is standing up over Martinez. Martinez looks to escape but Daxton dives into side control.
Daxton scoring with punches from side control.
Martinez pushes Daxton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Daxton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Euan Daxton dominated that round.
That's time! Daxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martinez slips under a jab.
Daxton looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Daxton.
Daxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Euan Daxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daxton.
The fighters circling - Daxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daxton scores with a decent looking hook.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Euan Daxton is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Daxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Daxton.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daxton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Daxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daxton defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Daxton lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxton misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Daxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Daxton has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Daxton wants a takedown but no success here.
Daxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daxton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Euan Daxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daxton.
Daxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Daxton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daxton closes the distance and clinches.
Daxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daxton.
Daxton tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez stalls.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daxton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daxton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Daxton can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Daxton working aggressively here.
Daxton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Daxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daxton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Daxton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martinez uses from the top position.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Daxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daxton is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control but Daxton is working from the bottom.

Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daxton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Daxton's legs - danger averted.
Martinez preventing the sweep.

Daxton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Euan Daxton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Daxton is keeping the position.

Daxton is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Euan Daxton dominated that second round.
That's time! Daxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Martinez lands an overhand right.
Martinez slips a jab from Daxton.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daxton.
Daxton throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daxton misses the jab.
Martinez cracks Daxton with an open hand slap.
Daxton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Daxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daxton tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Daxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a nice hook to Daxton's body. Daxton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daxton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daxton lands an overhand right.
Daxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Daxton moved out of range.
Daxton looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Daxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daxton misses with a body punch
and Daxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Daxton clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.

Daxton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez takes a swing at Daxton's ribcage but misses.
Daxton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daxton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daxton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daxton takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Daxton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daxton wants to clinch.
Daxton wants to clinch.
Martinez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daxton, as that shot connected.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daxton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Daxton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daxton has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daxton.
Daxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Euan Daxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez tries a body shot but Daxton blocks it.
Daxton blocks an uppercut.
Daxton letting Martinez take a breather here.

Daxton gets control of Martinez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Daxton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Daxton holds on and takes a little breather.

Daxton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Daxton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Euan Daxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daxton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euan Daxton!