PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Martens (ranked 952 p4p, 2290 weight class) and Timo Bader (ranked 122 p4p, 276 weight class). Martens's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The XX - Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martens
vs
Bader

183 cm
24
166
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
160
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Martens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Bader!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martens tries a head kick but it misses.
Martens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader throws out a loose jab but Martens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martens looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Bader. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bader.
A telegraphed right hand from Bader misses the target.
Martens appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bader misses with a looping right.
Martens walks into a jab.
Bader scores with a jab. Martens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Martens is rocked!
Bader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Martens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martens lands a nice looking body shot.
Martens seems to have got his legs back now.
Bader swings for the body but Martens moves out of range.
Bader connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martens. Martens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Martens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bader throws out a loose jab but Martens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bader throws a sloppy body shot
and Martens counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader throws a jab when Martens was well out of range.
Martens half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martens.
Bader 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.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Martens moves away and avoids it.
Bader takes a swing at Martens's ribcage but misses.
Bader looks to land a combination but Martens avoids it well.
Martens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bader throws a one two combo.
Bader lands a jab to Martens's midsection.
Bader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader lands a jab to the head.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Martens is just out of range.
Martens is looking for a counter combo.
Bader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martens counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses with a wild body shot.
Martens went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
and Martens counters with a good low kick that Bader was not able to check.
Martens moves out of range as Bader strikes.
Martens moves out of range of the body kick from Bader.
Bader throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martens jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Martens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bader throws a jab when Martens was well out of range.
As Bader looks to move away, Martens throws a big counter combo but Bader just gets out of the way.
Bader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martens.
Martens throws a quick counter head kick but Bader was just out of range.
Bader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bader takes a swing at Martens's ribcage but misses.
Bader throws a body shot but no joy.
Martens is looking for a counter combo.
Martens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martens appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Martens's head but Martens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bader throws a nice looking combination but Martens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martens is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martens makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bader really felt that one!
Bader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.
Martens appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martens misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Martens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Martens is just out of range.
Bader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martens counters with a one-two to the body.
Martens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bader lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader lands a nice shot that snaps Martens's head back.
Bader lands a hook that stumbles Martens back into the cage. Bader follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Martens to the canvas! Bader pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Martens has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Timo Bader!
During a confident post fight interview, Timo Bader thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.