PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Skourge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martin
vs
Skourge

170 cm
31
350 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

220 cm
27
290 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarvis Skourge!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skourge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Martin drives through and clinches with Skourge against the cage.
Skourge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skourge or not.
Skourge working hard to break the clinch.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Skourge avoids the damage to the body.
Skourge letting Martin take a breather here.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skourge in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Skourge looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Skourge is blocking nicely.
Martin is stalling here.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Skourge is blocking nicely.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skourge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Skourge blocks it.
Martin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin with a knee to the head.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skourge can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skourge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martin prevents Skourge from breaking the clinch.
Skourge is looking to control Martin's arms but Martin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skourge has his back to the cage.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Skourge is blocking nicely.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin is pushing Skourge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skourge trying to stall but Martin improves his position.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skourge backwards.
Skourge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin leaning against his opponent.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skourge taking a breather.
Skourge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Skourge tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
Skourge is trying to break free.
Skourge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skourge is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
Martin lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skourge wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Martin stalling in the clinch.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Skourge blocks with his arms.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Skourge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skourge is looking for a takedown.
Martin effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Skourge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin tries to clinch there but Skourge circles away.
Skourge misses with a body shot.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Martin rushes Skourge and presses him up against the cage.
Skourge wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Martin misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skourge trying to stall but Martin improves his position.
Martin lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jarvis Skourge has been cut.
Martin has Skourge pressed against the cage, preventing Skourge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skourge wants a takedown.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skourge is trying to break free.
Tim Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Martin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skourge's efforts to push away.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Skourge blocks it.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Skourge blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Skourge shrugs off.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skourge blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Skourge blocks with his arms.

Martin drops Skourge with a big knee straight up the middle! Skourge is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Skourge is rocked!

Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skourge is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Skourge is blocking nicely.
Skourge seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoiding damage.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skourge is breathing heavily.
Skourge managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Martin drops Skourge with a big knee straight up the middle! Skourge is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
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!
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin throws a right and a left that Skourge avoids nicely.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skourge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skourge swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skourge, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Skourge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martin smiles and moves away.
Skourge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Martin tries to clinch there but Skourge circles away.

Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Skourge is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarvis Skourge's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skourge works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Skourge's leg but Skourge calmly moves out of range.
Skourge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Tim Martin has been cut.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skourge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Skourge misses.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skourge throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Skourge scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin thuds a left hand into Skourge's body.
Skourge circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Skourge cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skourge can do to turn this around?
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skourge blocks it with crossed arms.
Skourge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin has Skourge pressed against the cage, preventing Skourge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skourge working hard to break the clinch.
Skourge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skourge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skourge jumps guard but Martin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Skourge dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Skourge working hard to break the clinch.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin lands a body punch.
Skourge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin stalls.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skourge blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Skourge blocks with his arms.
Skourge is trying to force a seperation but Martin has the dominant position.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin stalling against the cage.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Skourge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Skourge working hard to break the clinch.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Skourge blocks with his arms.
Martin stalls.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Skourge's ribcage. Skourge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Martin clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skourge.
Skourge throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Skourge. Those never looked like landing.
Skourge connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin slips a straight right by Skourge.
A big right from Skourge misses.

Martin clinches up against the cage.
Skourge wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has Skourge pushed against the cage.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skourge is defending well for now.
Martin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Martin landing knees to the body.
Skourge is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Martin stalls.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skourge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skourge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martin as Skourge tries to tie him up.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martin connects with a knee to the head.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skourge's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin has Skourge pressed against the cage, preventing Skourge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skourge's brow.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Martin stalls.
Skourge wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skourge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skourge's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Skourge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skourge is trying to break free.
Martin with a knee to the head.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Skourge blocks it.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Skourge.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin just leaning against Skourge, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skourge has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Martin had his way with Jarvis Skourge in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Martin misses with a looping left.
Skourge stalks Martin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martin's face. Martin staggers backwards, shaken.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Skourge.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Martin clinches.
Skourge can't break the clinch.
Martin landing knees to the body.
Martin is pushing Skourge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skourge managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Skourge is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Martin.
Skourge takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skourge working hard to break the clinch.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Skourge blocks it.
Skourge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin crunches a lovely knee into Skourge's ribcage.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin just leaning against Skourge, taking a breather.
Martin pushes Skourge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skourges head.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Skourge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Skourge blocks with his arms.
Martin landing knees to the body.
Martin with a knee to the head.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin is pushing Skourge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin has Skourge pressed against the cage.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin pushes Skourge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarvis Skourge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Martin.
Martin has Skourge pressed against the cage.
Skourge working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin has Skourge pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Martin.
Skourge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skourge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Martin!
Tim Martin is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Martin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.