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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 4868 p4p, 6309 weight class) and Gustav Matti (ranked 415 p4p, 460 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Monte Tiene Garabato. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gustav Matti!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martins tries to clinch up.
Matti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martins clinches with his opponent.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Matti improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Martins stalls.
Martins is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matti is stalling here.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matti's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matti throws an elbow but misses.
Martins blocks a body shot from Matti.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matti up against the cage.
Matti being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Matti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martins backs up against the cage.
Matti dips to his left and cracks Martins with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martins moves in looking to clinch but Matti pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins darts in trying to clinch
and Matti counters with a left and a right that stings Martins.
Martins moves into range and clinches up with Matti.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martins slows down the pace here.
Matti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Matti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Martins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matti is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martins stalling in the clinch.
Martins taking a breather.
Martins trying to stall but Matti improves his position.
Matti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matti has Martins pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Matti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Martins closes the distance and pushes Matti back into the cage.
Martins stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Matti.
Matti trying to control the position but instead, Martins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matti into the cage.
Martins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matti swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Martins gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins tries to clinch there but Matti circles away.
Martins wants to clinch up but Matti keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Matti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martins manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matti lands a jab to the head.
Martins moves into range and clinches up with Matti.
Martins scores a nice knee to the body.
Martins breaks from the clinch.
Martins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matti keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Matti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matti throws a combination. Martins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martins stalling against the cage.
The referee calls for Martins to work.
Martins stalling the fight.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martins tries to land knees in the clinch but Matti avoids the damage to the body.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Matti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Matti has him pressed against the cage.
Matti being controlled against the cage.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Matti shrugs off.
Martins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martins looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matti being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustav Matti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Matti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustav Matti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Matti circles away.
Martins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matti.
Martins is looking to clinch.
Matti tries to clinch up.
Matti lands a right hook to the body.
Matti wants to clinch up but Martins keeps it at a distance.
Matti pushes Martins up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martins.
Martins is trying to stall.
Matti has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Matti improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Martins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martins is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins tries to clinch up but Matti circles away and keeps his distance.
Martins wants to clinch but Matti slips to the side
and Matti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martins darts in and clinches Matti up against the cage.
Matti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Matti improves position.
Martins is trying to maintain a safe position but Matti gets an underhook and turns Martins into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martins trying to control the position but instead, Matti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martins into the cage.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diogo Martins.
Matti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diogo Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins closes the distance but Matti moves to the side
and Matti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matti jabs Martins right on the nose. Martins blinks but takes it well.
Martins clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matti's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matti blocks an uppercut.
Martins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matti is defending well for now.
Matti is struggling to control the position.
Martins slowing the pace effectively.
Matti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matti is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.
Martins is looking to control Matti's arms but Matti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martins has his back to the cage.
Martins looking to slow down the pace here.
Matti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matti can't find room to land a body shot as Martins controls the action.
Martins lands a knee to the body.
Diogo Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustav Matti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martins breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Matti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Matti!
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