PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Dufva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Martin
vs
Dufva

190 cm
37
185 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

189 cm
38
177 lbs
33 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)
Hellbent

Hellbent
Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Dufva!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva with a hook.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dufva.
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufva jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Dufva with a hook.
Dufva scores with a spinning back kick!

Martin lands a big head kick that sends Dufva tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Dufva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Sven Dufva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
A jab from Dufva misses.
Martin throws a push kick but Dufva slaps the foot to one side.
Martin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O. Koala's in the buildup to the fight.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dufva moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Dufva is out of range.
Dufva throws a leg kick
and Dufva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dufva.
Dufva misses with a looping right.
Dufva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Martin misses the target.
Dufva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufva.
Sven Dufva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Dufva digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Dufva connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dufva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Dufva misses.
Martin is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Dufva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dufva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dufva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martin pulls Dufva in close to prevent any damage.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dufva.
Dufva throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Dufva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dufva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dufva holds on and takes a little breather.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Martin wants to control from the top but Dufva keeps moving.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dufva is retaining full guard.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dufva is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Dufva from controlling successfully.
Martin wants to sweep here but Dufva controlling him for the moment.
Dufva lands a couple of digs.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dufva cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Dufva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carter Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sven Dufva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dufva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Dufva's head but Dufva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
Dufva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dufva tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin throws a big counter combination but Dufva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dufva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dufva lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Dufva scores with a jab to the head.
Dufva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dufva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva slips a jab from Martin.
Dufva throws out a counter right but Martin avoids it with no problem.
Dufva lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin digs a good hook to Dufva's body.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dufva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Dufva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Dufva throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dufva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dufva misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dufva thinking.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
Dufva misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Dufva moves his leg out of the way.
Dufva misses with a body kick.
Martin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dufva just manages to avoid it.
Martin takes one on the button.
Dufva throws a big shot that misses.
Martin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martin blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin is looking to counter punch.

Martin lands a left and a right that send Dufva crashing to the mat, dazed. Martin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dufva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dufva connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dufva scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dufva.
Dufva scores with a shot to the body.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin avoids the head kick by Dufva.
Dufva throws a hook but Martin blocks it.

Dufva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martin's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin wants to sweep here but Dufva controlling him for the moment.
Dufva is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dufva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Dufva misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dufva.
A big right from Dufva misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sven Dufva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sven Dufva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dufva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dufva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Dufva drives through with a takedown into Martin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Martin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dufva looking to stall.
Dufva tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dufva tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin keeps control of Dufva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dufva digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dufva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.

Dufva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dufva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dufva lands with a slapping head kick.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Martin staying out of range there.
Dufva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin jabs at Dufva's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dufva walks into a jab.
A jab from Dufva misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin is looking to counter punch.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Jab by Dufva.
Dufva throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martin stalks Dufva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dufva's face. Dufva staggers backwards, shaken.

Dufva is rocked!
A lazy body kick from Dufva
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dufva is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin weaves into range and cracks Dufva right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dufva goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Martin is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Martin!
Carter Martin retains his middleweight title!
Carter Martin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.