PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LA twotwo star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adan martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LA twotwo star has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

twotwo star
vs
martinez

170 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

192 cm
19
175 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, LA twotwo star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, adan martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
star swinging wilding here.
martinez shoots for a takedown but star saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
star misses with a looping right.
martinez scores with a one two! star had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
star swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
star defends well against a solid takedown attempt from martinez.
martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

star rushes martinez and presses him up against the cage.
star is pressed up against the cage. martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag star down to the mat. star avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
LA twotwo star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adan martinez.
martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
star throws a looping overhand right but martinez ducks down to avoid it.
LA twotwo star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
star defends well against a solid takedown attempt from martinez.
martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from star.
martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as star throws out the jab.
martinez walks into a straight right hand from star.
star misses with an uppercut.
martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
star throws a jab when martinez was well out of range.
star throws a nice looking combination but martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
star takes a swing at martinez's ribcage but misses.
martinez slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
star connects with a looping right hand.
star throws a lazy right hand but martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
star gets full guard.

martinez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
martinez looks gassed!
star throws an overhand right that lands on martinez's shoulder, as martinez tries to avoid the shot.
martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
star throws a left and a right that both miss

and martinez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

star 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.

star is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! martinez has his hands clasped together but star extends an breaks martinez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by star.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LA twotwo star!