PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 472 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 66 p4p, 320 weight class). Averescu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinez
vs
Averescu

188 cm
31
202
31 - 3 - 0

185 cm
38
185
21 - 27 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Averescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Averescu throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Averescu throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Averescu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Averescu clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Averescu in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Averescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike.
Averescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Averescu avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez keeps control of Averescu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Averescu wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Averescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Averescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Averescu is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Averescu avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Averescu has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Averescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Averescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez stalling the fight.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Averescu.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Averescu's brow.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Averescu in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Dan Averescu's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Averescu being controlled against the cage.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Averescu 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Averescu's brow.
Averescu blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Averescu avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike.
Averescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Averescu is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Averescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Averescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Averescu as Martinez tries to tie him up.
Averescu blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Averescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Averescu's brow.
Nice elbow from Martinez.

The cut above Dan Averescu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Averescu blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.

Martinez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Averescu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez missing with punches from the back.
Martinez trying to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Averescu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Averescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Averescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Averescu moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Averescu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.