PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 4895 p4p, 3830 weight class) and Julio Martines (ranked 555 p4p, 472 weight class). Martines comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 300 Violins Orchestra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arturito Tampukpuk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tampukpuk
vs
Martines

181 cm
21
185
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
193
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Martines!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martines throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martines misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Martines misses.
Tampukpuk blocks a head kick by Martines.

Tampukpuk clinches.

Tampukpuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tampukpuk looks to land a body kick but Martines moved away.
Martines throws a head kick that misses.
Tampukpuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martines scores with a decent looking hook.

Tampukpuk rushes Martines and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

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

Tampukpuk pushes Martines up against the ropes in a clinch.

Martines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martines fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tampukpuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No joy there for Martines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tampukpuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martines misses with the combination.
Tampukpuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Martines off the ropes and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tampukpuk lands a leg kick that knocks Martines off balance momentarily.
Tampukpuk misses with a straight right.
Martines steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Martines throws a combination. Tampukpuk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martines throws a head kick that misses

and Tampukpuk counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Martines goes down! Will Martines beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tampukpuk lands a front kick.
Martines looks winded!
Tampukpuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martines takes a swing at Tampukpuk's ribcage but misses.
Martines throws a combination that misses
and Tampukpuk counters with a body kick.
Martines moves out of range of the body kick.
Tampukpuk lands a right hook to the body.
Tampukpuk feints and then cracks Martines's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martines down.
Tampukpuk lands with a shot to the body.
Tampukpuk cracks Martines with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturito Tampukpuk!
Arturito Tampukpuk is the new middleweight champion!
Julio Martines spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.