PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Martinez (ranked 23880 p4p, 5767 weight class) and Itziar Belmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano Martinez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Martinez
vs
Belmond

188 cm
31
175
8 - 9 - 0

182 cm
21
175
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmond.
A solid body kick from Belmond.
Belmond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Belmond connects with a leg kick.

Belmond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Belmond as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Belmond.
Belmond prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Belmond to work.
Martinez is trying to drag Belmond to the mat but Belmond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmond lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.

It looks like Fabiano Martinez has been cut.
Belmond scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Belmond on the inside.
Martinez avoiding damage as Belmond throws knees to the body.
Belmond is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belmond prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Belmond on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belmond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
Belmond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
Belmond lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
Belmond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.
Belmond prevents a takedown attempt there.
Belmond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Belmond lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmond lands a nice shot to the body.
Belmond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belmond gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belmond.
Belmond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Fabiano Martinez's cut is getting worse.
Belmond lands an uppercut.
Belmond misses with a knee strike.
Belmond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belmond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmond scores with a hook to the body.
Belmond manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belmond lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
Belmond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belmond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.

Martinez is rocked!
Martinez taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Itziar Belmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabiano Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Belmond with a hook.
Belmond lands a slapping body shot.

Belmond lands a big uppercut and Martinez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Martinez looks OK. Belmond waves Martinez back to his feet!
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Belmond. Martinez falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Belmond!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Itziar Belmond!