PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Demian Silva enters the cage!

Martinez
vs
Silva

167 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonardo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Martinez rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Leonardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Silva.
Martinez misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
A short left from Martinez.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Martinez clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

Martinez pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Leonardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Leonardo Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Silva tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez tries to clinch up.

Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Leonardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Martinez.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demian Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Martinez!
Leonardo Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.