PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de Janeiro. Renato Cardoso has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cardoso
vs
Martin

170 cm
30
172 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

182 cm
28
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Cardoso looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cardoso's head.

It looks like Renato Cardoso has been cut.
Cardoso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin jabs Cardoso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cardoso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardoso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cardoso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renato Cardoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoso scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardoso lands with a nice body punch.
Cardoso looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Cardoso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin avoids the body shot from Cardoso.

Cardoso rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cardoso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Cardoso has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cardoso as Martin tries to tie him up.
Martin tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Martin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Cardoso avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardoso.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Cardoso.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso missing with knees to the body.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso misses with a body punch.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin blocks a body shot from Cardoso.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardoso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cardoso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin controlling the action here for a moment.
Cardoso is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Cardoso pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Cardoso controls the action.
Cardoso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Cardoso avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cardoso.
Martin tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Cardoso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cardoso misses with a wild body shot.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardoso.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cardoso tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cardoso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dakota Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Martin and Cardoso goes tumbling to the canvas! Martin follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Cardoso is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Cardoso is hurt! He's hurt bad - Martin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Cardoso from any more punishment! Congratulations to Martin! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Martin!
A less than humble Dakota Martin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.