PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metalingus by Alter Bridge kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinez
vs
Copeland

185 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

205 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Copeland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Copeland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Copeland is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Copeland circles away and we're back to standing.
Copeland throws out a powerful jab.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Copeland misses.
Copeland looks to land a combination. Martinez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Guillermo Martinez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Copeland pinned against the cage. Copeland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Copeland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copeland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Copeland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Martinez got wobbled bad by a big combination! Copeland presses forward with punches and knees until Martinez stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Martinez closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Copeland!
A less than humble Adam Copeland misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.